Welcome to TPG’s new video collection, Launch Pad!
In our first episode, video producers Marc Ramos and Ted Willis take you to the idyllic Caribbean island of St. Kitts, famed for its blissful seashores, lush landscapes, wealthy cultural heritage and low-key island vibes (plus a number of rum distilleries).
St. Kitts is without doubt one of the area’s most fascinating locations for factors vacationers because of a few nice redemption choices. Marc and Ted present us how one can redeem Chase Ultimate Rewards factors to fly there and keep at one in every of TPG’s favourite properties — the Park Hyatt St. Kitts Christophe Harbour, an expensive resort nestled on the palm-fringed sands of Banana Bay with spectacular views of St. Kitts’ sister island, Nevis.
Join them as they discover all the things St. Kitts has to supply, from climbing up the dormant stratovolcano, Mount Liamuiga, and rum tastings on the historic Old Road distillery to attempting native delicacies at a number of of the island’s greatest eating places and snorkeling its crystal-clear waters.
Learn how one can plan a visit of a lifetime and do it utilizing — you guessed it — factors.
As a Chase Sapphire Reserve cardholder, you possibly can redeem your Ultimate Rewards factors at a charge of 1.5 cents apiece towards journey booked instantly by way of the Chase Ultimate Rewards portal. Since round-trip flights from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB) on St. Kitts are inclined to run round $600 per individual, that may require 90,000 Ultimate Rewards factors, which is a bit excessive for a single journey. Instead, a straightforward hack is to e book a reasonable flight to Miami International Airport (MIA) utilizing money.
Once in Miami, join on an American Airlines flight to St. Kitts. You can’t switch Chase factors to American AAdvantage. Instead, switch Ultimate Rewards factors to British Airways and e book a companion award on American Airlines. When there’s financial system award area, British Airways prices simply 22,000 Avios and round $70 in taxes and costs round-trip. You’ve already saved 68,000 factors.
But what actually impressed the journey have been the interesting award redemption charges on the Park Hyatt St. Kitts Christophe Harbour, particularly since money costs at this resort are routinely north of $1,000 per night time.
Related: Caribbean luxurious for reasonable: A evaluation of the Park Hyatt St. Kitts
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For a Category 7 property, World of Hyatt prices 25,000, 30,000 or 35,000 factors per night time for off-peak, normal and peak nights, respectively. A four-night keep will clock in at 140,000 factors. If you booked the identical room utilizing money, it will value $4,671.72. That’s various financial savings and a worth of about 3.3 cents per World of Hyatt level, considerably above TPG’s present valuation of each Hyatt and Chase factors.
What’s extra, World of Hyatt additionally waives resort charges ($50 per night time at this property) when utilizing factors, so that you’re saving much more cash by reserving your keep as an award.
But that’s simply the beginning of a St. Kitts getaway. Check out the video for extra inspiration on what to see, do and, most significantly, style in your subsequent journey to this Caribbean gem.
Additional reporting by Kyle Olsen.