The Beginner Hotel Strategy We Use for Japan Trips
How normal travelers use credit card points to save on great hotels in Japan - and occasionally splurge on once-in-a-lifetime stays
The Stay We Didn’t Plan For: When a Hotel Becomes the Destination
This is Part 4 of 5 in our 14-night Japan trip on points
In this part: A points redemption that turned into the most unexpected highlight of our trip
Ranked #2 - The Ritz-Carlton Kyoto: The Hotel That Changed How We See Luxury in Japan
It was our first luxury stay on points. Its genuine, consistent hospitality became the benchmark for every hotel that followed
The Framework I Use to Plan Every Japan Trip With Points - Part 2: Hotels
Good redemptions aren’t accidental - they come from understanding where points go furthest
What The Ritz-Carlton Kyoto Means to Us
Set along Kyoto’s Kamo River, this was more than a hotel for us - it was the beginning of our honeymoon and a tradition we’ve returned to ever since