After the Wedding Comes The Honeymoon

Summer is the height of wedding season. Luckily for me, I have no weddings this year. However, next year is a different story.

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As a traveler, I am excited about where the couple is headed for their honeymoon more than the wedding. For many couples, their honeymoon is the first time they travel outside the United States. Its an exciting time for the new couple. Add in a foreign location and the experiences to be had a numerous.

A survey by Hipmunk and Yahoo, revels that Fiji, Italy, Hawaii, New Zealand and Greece are the top Honeymoon Destinations. No real surprises there.

(Graphic: Jinah Kim)

What I like about the survey is that Disneyland, Mexico and California are the "least ideal honeymoon destinations." I had a college friend have here honeymoon at Disneyland, but the couple were major "Disney geeks." There description of themselves, not mine.

The survey reveled that 70% of men were more excited about the honeymoon than the actual wedding compared to 36% of women.

(Graphic: Jinah Kim)

Almost all couples would spend less on the wedding for a fancier honeymoon.

(Graphic: Jinah Kim)

This is where points and miles can help. Typically, weddings/honeymoons are planned a year or more in advance. A few strategic credit card applications by your fiance and you, can result in a significant portion of your honeymoon being paid for.

For instance, the Hyatt credit card offers 2 free nights worldwide. If both your fiance and you apply for the Hyatt credit cards separately, you can earn 4 free nights. For many couples, 4 nights is almost the entire honeymoon. Add in an airline credit card or 2, you could help reduce or eliminate the cost of the airfare to the honeymoon destination.

How will you hit the minimum spend on the credit card to earn the bonus miles?

Don't you have expenses for the wedding. Probably lots of expenses!

Parents paying for the wedding?

Ask them to allow you to put the charges on your credit card and give you a check. If you tell them its to help pay for the honeymoon, they might be more willing to help out twice!

A small amount of planning can result in significant savings on your honeymoon.

If you are married, do you wish you could have taken a fancier honeymoon?

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Earn 5,000 Bonus Hyatt Gold Passport Points

If you are Chase Hyatt Credit Card holder check your mail for a summer bonus offer that could earn you a bonus 5,000 Hyatt Gold Passport points if you spend $3,000 or more on your Hyatt Credit Card from July 1 to September 30.

The 5,000 bonus is in addition to the points that you will earn on your $3,000 spend. Hyatt has a helpful breakdown of extra points that you could earn on various items. You can earn 3 points per $1 spent at Hyatt properties, 2 points per $1 spent at restaurants, airline tickets purchased directly from the airline or at car rental agencies, finally 1 point per $1 spent anywhere else. So on the low end you can earn 8,000 extra Hyatt points for $3,000 in spending.

This is a good deal if you are not in the process of meeting a minimum spend on another credit card and you are in the market to gain some Hyatt points. If you have a Hyatt redemption in mind, its even better. With top Hyatt properties at a very accessible 22,000 points putting an 8,000 point dent is always a plus.

To register you can visit hyatt.mychasebonus.com/summer5k or call 1-877-532-3803 to register.
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