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Crushing Life: How I Got 10,000 Miles and a 4 Star Room for $11

December 30, 2020 4 Comments

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  • Jetblue Vacations Credit
      • Amex Travel: Top 10 Ways to Save Money with American Express Flight Offers
    • Booking Process (Jetblue Credit Card Benefits)
    • Overall Value
      • Flight Review: Jetblue Mint NYC to Vegas

Jetblue Vacations Credit

So I’ve had my eye on the Jetblue Trueblue Vacation package deals lately because I have 3 Jetblue Credit Cards, each of which has an available benefit for Jetblue Plus and Jetblue Business Card holders of an annual $100 Statement credit on Jetblue Vacations Packages of $100 or more. Since these are calendar year credits they basically expire by Friday. I just did an extensive post about expiring credits $2000 worth of expiring Amex Airline Incidental Fee credits here: 2020 Amex Airline Credit: Using $2000 on JB, AA, Delta.

Jetblue Vacations Credit

Recently, Jetblue launched a new type of vacation package called Hotel + Points which is just that- a hotel booking with 5,000 Trueblue bonus points. Note this package does not include airfare. I got to thinking that I should just book a cheap hotel and points bundle to rack up some cheap Trueblue points. After a little digging I realized I could split the payment across all three cards by just calling into the Vacations call center. I was playing around with dates and had decided to book Toronto this summer since I’m hoping to see a concert there in July. Well luckily, I waited till the last minute because yesterday Jetblue sent out an email that anyone who booked one of these hotel packages by 1/4/2021 and traveled by 9/7/21 would get 10,000 points instead of the standard 5,000 points for the same price. Plus, you earn 1 point per eligible $1 on your bundle.

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Jetblue is waiving any change or cancellation penalties for these bookings through February, so in the event I need to change the reservation I’ll receive a refund in the form of a JetBlue Vacations travel credit. JetBlue Vacations credit is good for one year from the date of issue and may be used towards any portion of a JetBlue Vacations package. I’m thinking that since the points are credited after the stay the complete value would become a new travel credit applicable to any vacations package which could end up being more advantageous for me down the line. (But don’t quote me on that.)
Guide: Best Way to Book JetBlue Mint

Booking Process (Jetblue Credit Card Benefits)

The booking process was relatively painless, I called  Call 1-844-528-2229 and gave her the date I wanted to book and the price was exactly the same as it was online. I let her know I was going to be splitting the payment across three cards and the total came out to $310.16. So yea I got the hotel I was hoping to book plus 10,311 Trueblue Points for exactly $10.16. I think I’ll wait until January 1st and repeat the process with the other hotel I want to try while I’m in Toronto this summer.jetblue credit card benefits

Overall Value

I looked up the regular cash price of the room and it’s about $150 less if you book direct. I don’t think this is a great value on it’s own, even with the extra 5,000 Trueblue Points it’s still like paying around 1.5 cents per point and I value Trueblue points from .0- 1.3 cents each. But obviously this is an outrageous value and another reason I will continue to keep these cards open year after year.

Flight Review: Jetblue Mint NYC to Vegas

When you consider the prices we’ve been seeing for Jetblue Mint Routes at under 30,000 Points each way, I’m thrilled with the value I got in this instance. I paid $10 and I basically have a third of my next Mint flight paid for or at a minimum around $100 off my next award flight.

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  1. Rallen says

    December 31, 2020 at 9:13 pm

    In Ft Lauderdale/Miami
    area all hotels require a 4 night minimum, decreasing the value proposition of this strategy, unfortunately.

    Reply
    • Bougiemiles says

      January 6, 2021 at 1:54 am

      I’m not sure where you saw that but I just did a search for 1 night stays in Miami in a few different months and I found hundreds of hotels available for a one night booking. Just make sure you’re selecting Hotel Plus Points and not Hotel Plus Flight

      Reply
  2. Emilia says

    January 6, 2021 at 10:41 am

    Excellent write up (as always)! Now to find the right way to use my Vacation credit. Also, why does one need THREE JetBlue cards?

    Reply
    • Bougiemiles says

      January 6, 2021 at 3:42 pm

      Your picture is beautiful BTW. Well, the 10% rebate may or may not have stacked in the past and I like the 5k anniversary bonus enough that I can eat the $95 fee each year to keep good relations with Barclays. And then of course there was the 100k offer.

      Reply

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