How to Book Your Dream Trip to the Maldives (All On Points!) 

Friend of mine told me the same thing recently. Don't they still charge you to cook your fish for you though? 😄 My strategy was to master the art of eating a big breakfast. That, and pack some Mr. Noodles in your luggage for a quick pinch. Ultimately, we still splurged for dinner on a few nights - it's a wonderful setting, and you don't want to go hungry.

@@PrinceofTravel they charge but it was a flat rate for as many fish I wanted cooked in as many ways as I wanted. It was cheaper than dinner for two plus we got a free fishing trip out of it which was super fun

Hey, the #content isn't gonna make itself

Thanks Véro! 😃

Tick tock!!

Thanks Wane means a lot 😊

Those have opened since I made this video. I’ll make an updated one on the next trip :)

Check out this one: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iyIKw5UQdw0.html

Thanks Ron 😁

These luxury type of hotels, 1st Class/Business Class and destinations will just quickly burn through your points. One sign up bonus is maybe enough to cover these type of flights and hotels. Usually you need a significant other or another friend to pool these points together.

I think that's why he said at the beginning of the video, "after years of earning, burning, churning....". This takes time. 500K to 1 M sounds daunting but it really isn't. LIke 500K points in x5 multiplier categories are really 100K. You divide that with player 2 if you have one, then 50k. It's still a lot of money but doable over a few years. Plus a chunk of 500k is going to be and should be from CC sign up bonuses! I am about to hit 400K points and I only started this card game summer of 2019. I did involve player 2 (my wife) but it's definitely possible. And I am a typical middle-class man also. You just have to worry about 2 things. Keep an eye out for a hiked sign up bonus offers (Also make sure that you are ready to apply when it happens) and keep your card churning strategy evolved along with it. And map out a plan to maximize your card point-earning multipliers and really stick to it. (paying rent or mortgage or your tax with your CC helps. And if any family members or friends are expected to spend a large amount, I asked them to put it on mind card and have them give me cash)This almost can become a lifestyle man. I check my points and miles, card offers, my FICO score, and videos like this for future planning like every day. I think I do more research on points and miles more than I do with my stock market search. But when you watch your points grow and realizing I am one step closer to be in a place like this, it's doesn't seem so hard. For me, I think I still need to put in work till next year but I'm hoping we hit a million points and actually get to redeem them soon.

Multiple bonuses. You and your wife can get a bonus on multiple cards. Plus you can get referral bonuses as well. I'm a single guy making less than the poverty line and I was still able to fly myself and my dad first class to stay five nights at the St Regis Maldives. Just gotta play the long game. You can't do this overnight. Like he says in the video plan 1-2 years in advance

@@kevinManhattan just in time for the airlines and hotels to jack up the redemption rates. We have to build inflation into the earning equation.

I touch upon the Canadian approach in the video, but let's see here for the US strategy. St. Regis / JW Marriott Maldives: 340,000 points for five nights, let's do 75,000 points x2 on the Bonvoy Brilliant and Bonvoy Business, x2 across two people, that's 300,000 points right there. Sign up via each other's referral links for 15,000 points x3 = 45,000 points (if I'm not mistaken), and you've got enough for a five-night stay. Sometimes the Bonvoy cards offer 100,000 points so you'd get there even quicker. Waldorf Astoria: 480,000 points for five nights. Aspire Card and no-fee Hilton Card for two people, that's 150,000 x2 and 95,000 x2 - boom. You could even throw in the two free night certificates on the Aspire and use fewer points if you want. Or, you could buy some points during a 100% promotion to earn the points much faster. *Bottom line:* Set a goal and work towards that goal. As I mention towards the end of the video, a recommended timeframe for a "big" trip like this is to plan 1-2 years in advance. If you want to go even further, meet others at in-person events and pick up some light MS to accelerate that process and you'll get to do these types of trips more often :)

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Wish I had enough points for the hotel! Still finding my way through hotel deals on sites like Staypia, unfortunately..good luck on your trip though : )

Thanks Chris and not sure if I'll be releasing that as I was a bit of a bumbling mess! 😆

Hate to disappoint ;)

That’s why the Hilton Aspire Credit Card is key 🔑 for your trip because it gives you Diamond 💎 Status which guarantees the upgrade!

@@ivan92845 isn’t it based on availability of the suites though? Eg if you go during peak season? You might not get an upgrade if all the water villas are booked up?

Quite a bit of money. It was US$55 for a wagyu beef burger and US$56 for a pad thai with shrimp. I'll have a blog post on the costs/review soon. Bottom line: master the art of eating a big breakfast. I wasn't even hungry the whole day after a good feast in the morning.

Who said you can't? Move to Canada 😏😏Otherwise, hit those Office Depots and Walmarts that you guys have south of the border.

Oh man... at least 50 if not 100

You and your wife can share up to 100,000 Bonvoy points per year.

Just following up on this thread, does that mean two people with 4 cards can combine points into one Marriott Bonvoy account?

It sure is!

I agree. I also recognize some people wanna check of their maldives bucketlist

Not here, and not at any of the Marriott properties I believe. However, occasionally the resort might host an elite happy hour with cocktails and snacks for elite members to attend.

@@PrinceofTravel thanks for your speedy reply !

Yes!

@@PrinceofTravel Good, that helps a bit :D

I run princeoftravel.com :)

@@PrinceofTravel What did you do before that?

@@Yesitssjess I once worked at one of the Big 5 banks in Canada

Director Ricky has no time for occupational hazards

The Maldives got their first two cases on the day we left. We were like. Really corona, you couldn't come to our island and keep us there for another 14 days? 😄

@@PrinceofTravel asking the real questions LOL