Milenomics ² Podcast - No Annual Fee Edition

Episode 21: Boutique European Hotels, Virgin Atlantic Upper Class Review, London, Venice and Rome With a Family of Four

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And….We’re Back! Spring break is over and we’re here with a jam packed episode. Today we cover: 

News:

0:30 Chase 30% Transfer Bonus to British Airways (link)

  • Through June 16, 2019
  • You don’t see the 30% bonus on the UR portal, BA processes the bonus on its end
  • Deal or not a deal? Enough to encourage speculative transfer?

    • 4:45 Zero fee MCGC at Staples 4/21-4/27 (link)

    • Stack with Dosh 3% capped at $5 per day (link)
    • Payce too?
    • Am I banned by Dosh? 
    • Chase Offers
    • Amex Staples 10% back Offer

      • 7:50 11-Day Stop & Shop Strike Over (link)

      • Had effects on sales of prepaid cards
        • 9:35 Main Topic: Robert’s Trip to London, Venice and Rome

        10:25 Parameters

        • Family of 4 out of Boston (boys 14 and 11)
        • Saturday to Saturday during April school vacation
        • London, Venice, and Rome

          • 11:20 Flights

          • Blog post on this
          • BOS-LHR//FCO-LHR-BOS
          • Virgin Atlantic Upper Class both ways + Alitalia Economy
          • Paid 150,000 Delta SkyMiles pp + $100 taxes + fees roundtrip
          • Added LHR-Venice (cheap, paid with Wells Fargo GoFar Rewards)
          • Day-time flight on the way there, which is rare

            • All lodging and tours booked through Chase Expedia portal with 1.5 cpp uplift

            23:10 London

            • Hotel: Rosewood London
              • Hotel is fantastic. Absolutely gorgeous with great service.
              • Family Room (2 double beds)
              • Public spaces, restaurants, and bars are so well done.
              • Tour: Photography Tour

                • 29:20 Venice

                • London City Airport-Venice flight on BA was a fine 2 hour flight in Economy
                • But getting through Passport Control in Venice took 1.5 hours
                • Really makes me want to avoid short hop intra-Europe flights because they’re such momentum killers
                • Took a Alilaguna shared water taxi from airport to central Venice 15 euro pp
                • There were transport options in Chase UR portal but the options were confusing to me/poorly reviewed so I made a game out of finding our way there
                • The water taxi stopped at a bunch of places on the Grand Canal before reaching out hotel but it was a fun experience
                • Hotel: Hotel Flora
                  • Highly recommend staying right in central Venice overnight (crowds are low in morning/late at night)
                  • Felt like a very Rick Steves kind of plac
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