by The Frugal Tourist | Jan 15, 2023 | Hilton, Redemptions
Conrad Maldives is a top-tier Hilton property that requires 95,000 Hilton points per night on their standard rooms (as of April 2021). Nightly paid rates range from $600 to over $1,000 per night. Hence, it is not truly a financially-viable option if you are a frugal tourist like myself as I’d rather invest that cash for early retirement versus splurge on an experience that only provides a momentary high. In this blog post, I will go over the steps on how you can also book 5 nights at the Conrad Maldives – Rangali Island using Hilton points on your next vacation.
by The Frugal Tourist | Nov 3, 2022 | Gift Cards, MILES & POINTS, Stacking
If you’re looking for a way to rack up travel rewards and cash back, you should consider stacking giftcards.com purchases. This approach can help you earn significant rewards while spending little effort. Keep reading to learn more about how to make the most of this strategy.
by The Frugal Tourist | Nov 2, 2022 | Mortgage, Plastiq
Did you know that you can use gift cards to pay your home mortgage? Yes, that is true and I will walk you through the steps on how you can do it too. Home mortgages are typically impossible to pay using credit cards or gift cards, but in this blog post, I will show you how you can use a service called Plastiq so you can liquidate your Mastercard gift cards to make mortgage payments.
by The Frugal Tourist | Oct 31, 2022 | American Express, Cashback, Charles Schwab
If you’re an American Express cardholder looking for a way to cash out your Membership Rewards points, the Charles Schwab Platinum card may be the right option. This card allows cardholders the ability to convert their points into cash, which can be a great way to get some extra spending money! n this blog post, we’ll discuss the details of the Charles Schwab Platinum® Card and the steps on how you can use it to cash out your points.
by The Frugal Tourist | Oct 30, 2022 | American Express, Rakuten
Rakuten is a shopping portal that allows consumers to earn extra cashback or travel points for every purchase. These rewards can add up quickly and help get us closer to our dream vacation on points or cash! Since most of us love to redeem our points for nearly free travel, I set up my Rakuten account to receive American Express Membership Rewards points that I can use for discounted flights. In this blog post, I will walk you through the steps on how to set up your Rakuten account to earn American Express Membership Rewards so you can be on your way to your next bucket-list destination.
