Our 2025 Luxury Travel Recap: Points, Flights & Hotels

Описание: We’re wrapping up 2025 with a full points and travel recap—flights, hotels, credit cards, and all the lessons we learned this year.

00:00 Intro

Credit Card Points (00:39)
01:00 Points earned in 2025
02:27 Number of credit cards opened and closed
05:44 Current points tally and breakdown
11:07 Total credit card annual fees and credits earned
16:02 Personal finance and productivity software

Travel (18:29)
18:33 Total points and cash spent
22:31 Favorite and least fav trips
27:17 Business class products flown
35:15 Luxury hotel stays

Life Updates (54:47)
54:48 Social media
1:01:05 Career, health, hobbies
1:06:45 Relationship growth

1:12:44 Looking ahead to 2026

Quick note: We ran into some minor IT issues during recording, so you may notice occasional audio that’s slightly out of sync. Thanks for sticking with us—we promise the content is worth it.

✈️ Business Class Flights Mentioned (How We Booked)

• ANA “The Room” — United MileagePlus: 110k miles + $5.60
• China Airlines — Flying Blue: 128k miles + $244
• STARLUX — Alaska Mileage Plan: 75k miles + $18
• Asiana Airlines — Aeroplan: 75k points + $160
• Cathay Pacific — Asia Miles: 84k miles + $178

🏨 Luxury Hotels Mentioned (How We Booked)

• Hyatt Centric Ginza — Hyatt: 21k points/night
• Grand Hyatt Taipei — Hyatt + Amex FHR (cash ~$200/night) + GOH
• Andaz Seoul Gangnam — Hyatt: 21k points/night + SUA
• Park Hyatt Seoul — Hyatt: 25k points/night + Amex FHR credit
• Park Hyatt Busan — Hyatt: Cash (~$190/night) + SUA
• Conrad RWLV — Hilton Aspire resort credit + Amex Biz Plat Hilton credits
• Hyatt Centric Waikiki — Hyatt: 20k points/night + GOH
• Crockfords RWLV — Hilton FNA + Aspire resort credit + Amex Biz Plat Hilton credits
• Alila Shanghai — Hyatt: Cash (~$280/night) + GOH
• Park Hyatt Suzhou — Hyatt: Cash (~$180/night) + FNA + GOH
• Grand Hyatt Hangzhou — Hyatt: Cash (~$150/night) + CAA
• Grand Hyatt Hong Kong — Hyatt: 29k points/night + GOH

Products mentioned:
• Cardpointers App: https://cardpointers.com/partner/only...
• Empower Personal Dashboard
• Microsoft To Do App