Alaska .. At Last!

We have just finalized the details of our May Alaska trip. With a little organization and planning we were able to use our Carnival Fun Points, Delta vouchers, and Marriott's points. At this time our 7 night Alaskan Cruise is costing us nothing.
Carnival cruise line has a MasterCard program called "Fun Points" where every time you make a purchase you earn dollar for dollar. If you purchase a Carnival Cruise or use your MasterCard on board the ship you will earn 2 for 1 points www.BarclaycardUS.com.
Delta is now overbooking every flight. If you are not in a hurry and willing to get bumped it can work out to be very beneficial. We had a party for 6 coming back from Tahiti in August. Delta offered us $600 credit each for anywhere Delta or its partners fly, a hotel room at the Hilton and meal vouchers for breakfast, lunch & dinner. Our original fly from LAX to Atlanta was coach we ended up flying 1st class. It was definitely worth the wait!
If you can always use the same company for your hotel travel. I go between Marriott & Hilton. By banking up points & perks many times I can get the hotel of choice by using points or getting upgrades. Hotels like loyal customers.