EPISODE · Nov 14, 2025 · 23 MIN
Thailand & Hong Kong Luxury Vacation with Points
from Points and Miles Travel Chats · host Michele - Fancy Travel Pointers
In this episode, we're chatting about...How we planned a Christmas/New Year’s Asia itinerary despite zero date flexibilityThe exact routes we booked—including our long-haul KLM business class flights and how we secured three seats at onceHow we avoided $35k+ cash prices by using transferable points What to do when award space disappears Why searching manually—smartly—matters, and the tools that helped us narrow down valid routesHow early-morning arrivals, club lounges, and Hyatt status shaped the tripReviews of each hotel we stayed at, including Hong Kong, Phuket, Bangkok, and TaipeiThe mindset shift for planning high-demand award trips, and how to build multiple backup plansWhether luxury or quantity is right for your points strategy, and how I make that choice for our family📋 READY TO LEVEL UP YOUR POINTS TRAVEL?🫶🏼 Free points & miles guide - PDF downloaded over 17K times🫶🏼 Best card offers - tailored by category for your needs🫶🏼 Fancy Travel Pointers Instagram - keep up to date on all the latest points news🫶🏼 Fancy Travel Pointers Facebook - great place to share wins, ask questions 🫶🏼 Fancy Travel Pointers Newsletter - sent weekly to over 24K points lovers!👋 Hi! I'm Michele!A points and miles expert, using points for family vacations to Japan, Hawaii, Thailand, Greece, Italy, Spain, theme parks and so much more. I don't believe in spending more to earn more points. The key is knowing how to earn the best points and getting massive value from them. With a teenager in competitive sports & public school, traveling during the busiest of times is our family's norm. I'll show you my best tips & strategies to use points for making incredible family travel happen. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fancy Travel Pointers is part of an affiliate sales network and receives compensation for sending traffic to partner sites, such as Bankrate.com. This compensation may impact how and where links appear on this site. This site does not include all financial companies or all available financial offers.Opinions expressed here are the author’s alone, not those of any bank, credit card issuer, hotel, airline, or other entity. This content has not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of the entities included within the post.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Information was correct to the best of my knowledge at time of recording. Always double check/verify information about cards and or bookings.
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In this episode, we're chatting about... How we planned a Christmas/New Year’s Asia itinerary despite zero date flexibilityThe exact routes we booked—including our long-haul KLM business class flights and how we secured three seats at onceHow we avoided $35k+ cash prices by using transferable points What to do when award space disappears Why searching manually—smartly—matters, and the tools that helped us narrow down valid routesHow early-morning arrivals, club lounges, and Hyatt st...
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