{"id":351805,"date":"2024-03-03T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-03T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/?p=351805"},"modified":"2026-05-08T15:52:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:52:47","slug":"kenya-oman-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/testimonials\/kenya-oman-points\/","title":{"rendered":"Testimonial: A luxurious trip to Kenya and Oman with points"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Through a series of testimonials from our readers, Milesopedia presents what you can achieve with credit cards and loyalty programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is Mano and his partner&#8217;s luxury travel plan for Kenya and Oman.<\/p>\n\n\n<aside class=\"component component__deferred_contents wp-block-milesgutenberg-deferred-contents\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tdata-template='s-h'\n\t\t\t\tdata-post_type='post'\n\t\t\t\tdata-per_page='4'\n\t\t\t\tclass='deferred_container--preload container_post container_template--s-h container_count--1'\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tag=\"post_id\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-post_ids=\"244791\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t<article class=\"post-preview\">\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-image\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simmer-bar-group\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-mano-s-testimonial-who-are-you\">Mano&#8217;s testimonial &#8211; Who are you?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m 65 and my partner is 72. I&#8217;ve been a Milesopedia reader for about four years now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Europe, we always travel on our own, never in organized groups. We prefer freedom of movement. Usually, we rent <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"Airbnb\" href=\"\/go\/airbnb\/\" rel=\"noindex\">Airbnb<\/a> or stay in hotels. We sometimes rent a car, but we prefer the train.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Africa, we prefer all-inclusive, customized packages. For this trip to Kenya, we&#8217;re opting for luxury and ease: we&#8217;ll be staying in the same accommodation for seven nights. In Oman, we&#8217;ll be moving around a bit. It&#8217;s important for us to get a feel for the local culture and people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-mano-s-testimonial-your-travel-project-with-points-kenya-and-oman\">Mano&#8217;s testimonial &#8211; Your travel project with points&nbsp;: Kenya and Oman<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our trip will be less than 21 days. My husband and I are leaving as a couple to celebrate our retirement. We wanted to create a unique experience to mark this special occasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We had two main destinations in mind. First, we wanted to discover <a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/reward-program\/marriott-bonvoy\/\">Marriott Bonvoy<\/a> &#8216;s <a title=\"JW Marriott Masai Mara Lodge\" href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/go\/marriott-nbomj\/\" rel=\"noindex\">JW Masai Mara Lodge<\/a> in Kenya. We&#8217;d heard about its tranquil safaris, luxurious accommodation and safe surroundings. What&#8217;s more, we were reassured by the fact that we would be taken care of as soon as we arrived in Kenya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/jw-masai-mara-lodge.jpeg\" alt=\"Testimonial: A luxurious trip to Kenya and Oman with points - jw-masai-mara-lodge\" class=\"wp-image-353472\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, we planned to travel to Muscat, Oman, for around 10 days. We wanted to explore the city, but also experience the unique desert. Our full itinerary is still in preparation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, we had a very specific goal in mind: to travel in <a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/guide\/tutorials\/how-to-travel-qsuite-with-points\/\">Qatar Airways&#8217; Qsuites<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<aside class=\"component component__deferred_contents wp-block-milesgutenberg-deferred-contents\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tdata-template='s-h'\n\t\t\t\tdata-post_type='post'\n\t\t\t\tdata-per_page='4'\n\t\t\t\tclass='deferred_container--preload container_post container_template--s-h container_count--1'\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tag=\"post_id\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-post_ids=\"178802\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t<article class=\"post-preview\">\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-image\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simmer-bar-group\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-transportation\">Transportation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We booked our flights for two with Qatar Airways and Avios. Our itinerary is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"component component__table\"><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Flight<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Carrier and cabin<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Number of points used<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Money saved<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Montreal-Doha-Nairobi<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Qatar Airways in Qsuite<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">410,000 Avios<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><span class=\"nowrap\">$33,360<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Nairobi-Doha<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Doha-Muscat-Doha<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Qatar Airways in First Class<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Doha-Montreal<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Qatar Airways in Qsuite<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<aside class=\"component component__deferred_contents wp-block-milesgutenberg-deferred-contents\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tdata-template='s-h'\n\t\t\t\tdata-post_type='post'\n\t\t\t\tdata-per_page='4'\n\t\t\t\tclass='deferred_container--preload container_post container_template--s-h container_count--1'\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tag=\"post_id\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-post_ids=\"314445\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t<article class=\"post-preview\">\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-image\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simmer-bar-group\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-accommodation\">Accommodation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For accommodation, we will only use <a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/reward-program\/marriott-bonvoy\/\">Marriott Bonvoy<\/a> points. Here is a summary of our planned bookings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"component component__table\"><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Accomodation name<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Number of nights<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Number and type of points used<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Money saved<\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a title=\"Four Points by Sheraton Nairobi Airport\" href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/go\/marriott-nbofa\/\" rel=\"noindex\">Four Points by Sheraton Nairobi Airport<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/guide\/tutorials\/amex-marriott-bonvoy-free-night-award\/\">Annual one-night free certificate<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><span class=\"nowrap\">$337<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a title=\"JW Marriott Masai Mara Lodge\" href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/go\/marriott-nbomj\/\" rel=\"noindex\">JW Marriott Masai Mara Lodge<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">812,000 Marriott Bonvoy<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><span class=\"nowrap\">$46,990<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a title=\"Al Bustan Palace - A Ritz-Carlton Hotel\" href=\"\/go\/marriott-mctrz\/\" rel=\"noindex\">Al Bustan Palace &#8211; A Ritz-Carlton Hotel<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">6<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">212,000 Marriott Bonvoy + an annual certificate from an US card<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><span class=\"nowrap\">$3,255<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<aside class=\"component component__deferred_contents wp-block-milesgutenberg-deferred-contents\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tdata-template='m-h'\n\t\t\t\tdata-post_type='card'\n\t\t\t\tdata-per_page='4'\n\t\t\t\tclass='deferred_container--preload container_card container_template--m-h container_count--1'\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tag=\"card_id\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-post_ids=\"267909\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-utm=\"wpb\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t<div class=\"card\">\n\t<div class=\"card--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card--img-outer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--img\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card--title-offer-selling\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title-offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--selling-points\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar shimmer-bar--short\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar shimmer-bar--short\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar shimmer-bar--short\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"apply-btn\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-savings-on-accommodation\">Savings on accommodation<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>So far, we&#8217;ve saved a whopping <span class=\"nowrap\">$50,582<\/span> on lodging using our Marriott Bonvoy points. We have chosen hotels that are both luxurious and accessible with points. In Oman, we plan to stay three nights in the desert, but we haven&#8217;t made our reservations yet.<\/p>\n\n\n<aside class=\"component component__deferred_contents wp-block-milesgutenberg-deferred-contents\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tdata-template='m'\n\t\t\t\tdata-post_type='post'\n\t\t\t\tdata-per_page='4'\n\t\t\t\tclass='deferred_container--preload container_post container_template--m container_count--3'\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tag=\"post_id\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-post_ids=\"50323,63924,62997\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t<article class=\"post-preview\">\n\n<div class=\"post-preview-thumbnail\">\n\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-image\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"post-preview-content\" style=\"top: 1em;\">\n\t<div class=\"simmer-bar-group\">\n\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article><article class=\"post-preview\">\n\n<div class=\"post-preview-thumbnail\">\n\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-image\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"post-preview-content\" style=\"top: 1em;\">\n\t<div class=\"simmer-bar-group\">\n\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article><article class=\"post-preview\">\n\n<div class=\"post-preview-thumbnail\">\n\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-image\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"post-preview-content\" style=\"top: 1em;\">\n\t<div class=\"simmer-bar-group\">\n\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-mano-s-testimonial-credit-cards-used\">Mano&#8217;s testimonial &#8211; Credit cards used<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We needed a lot of points for this luxury trip. My partner and I form a team to collect points. Here are the credit cards that helped us finance this trip:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"component component__table\"><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Credit card<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Accumulation period<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Number of points used<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Points redemption method<\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">HSBC World Elite<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Mastercard<sup>&reg;<\/sup><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2 years<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">310,000 HSBC Rewards<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/guide\/tutorials\/convert-hsbc-points-miles\/\">Transfer to Avios<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card\" href=\"\/go\/rbc-avion-visa-infinite\/\" rel=\"noindex\">RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1 year<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">100,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/reward-program\/rbc-avion-rewards\/\">RBC Avion Rewards<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/guide\/tutorials\/how-to-transfer-points-rbc-avion-programs\/\">Transfer to Avios<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 48px;\"><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"American Express Cobalt<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Card\" href=\"\/go\/amex-cobalt-card\/\" rel=\"noindex\">American Express Cobalt<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Card<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">8 months<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">80,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/reward-program\/membership-rewards-american-express\/\">Membership Rewards points<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/guide\/tutorials\/tutorial-transfer-membership-rewards\/\">Transfer to Marriott Bonvoy<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 48px;\"><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"Marriott Bonvoy<sup>&reg;<\/sup> American Express<sup>&reg;<\/sup>* Card\" href=\"\/go\/amex-marriott-bonvoy-card\/\" rel=\"noindex\">Marriott Bonvoy<sup>MD<\/sup> American Express<sup>MD<\/sup>* Card<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"Marriott Bonvoy<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Business American Express<sup>&reg;<\/sup>* Card\" href=\"\/go\/amex-marriott-bonvoy-business-card\/\" rel=\"noindex\">Marriott Bonvoy<sup>MD<\/sup> Business American Express<sup>MD<\/sup>* Card<\/a> (6 cards in all, 3 Canadian and 3 American).<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3 years<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">700,000 Marriott Bonvoy<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Hotel reservations<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<aside class=\"component component__deferred_contents wp-block-milesgutenberg-deferred-contents\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tdata-template='compare'\n\t\t\t\tdata-post_type='card'\n\t\t\t\tdata-per_page='8'\n\t\t\t\tclass='deferred_container--preload container_card container_template--compare container_count--5 container_count--lots'\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tag=\"card_id\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-post_ids=\"22642,22621,267909,22624,22739\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-utm=\"wpb\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\n    <div class=\"card card-list card-list-header\">\n        <div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar shimmer-dark shimmer-bar--short card-specs--title\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar shimmer-dark shimmer-bar--short card-specs--title\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/aside>\n\n\n<aside class=\"component component__notice component__notice--info wp-block-milesgutenberg-notice\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i>\n\t\t<div class=\"component__notice__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p>The HSBC World Elite<sup>MD<\/sup> Mastercard<sup>&reg;<\/sup> is now discontinued. For another no-FX-fee travel card with flexible points, take a look at the <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"Scotiabank Passport\u2122 Visa Infinite*+ Card\" href=\"\/go\/scotiabank-passport-visa-infinite-card\/\" rel=\"noindex\">Scotiabank Passport\u2122 Visa Infinite*+ Card<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n<aside class=\"component component__deferred_contents wp-block-milesgutenberg-deferred-contents\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tdata-template='s'\n\t\t\t\tdata-post_type='post'\n\t\t\t\tdata-per_page='4'\n\t\t\t\tclass='deferred_container--preload container_post container_template--s container_count--2'\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tag=\"post_id\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-post_ids=\"127728,343253\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t<article class=\"post-preview\">\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-image\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simmer-bar-group\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article><article class=\"post-preview\">\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-image\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simmer-bar-group\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-benefits\">The benefits<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With our Marriott Bonvoy credit cards, we earn an annual certificate for a free night&#8217;s stay anywhere in the world, worth up to 35,000 points.<\/p>\n\n\n<aside class=\"component component__deferred_contents wp-block-milesgutenberg-deferred-contents\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tdata-template='s'\n\t\t\t\tdata-post_type='post'\n\t\t\t\tdata-per_page='4'\n\t\t\t\tclass='deferred_container--preload container_post container_template--s container_count--2'\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tag=\"post_id\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-post_ids=\"66018,206750\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t<article class=\"post-preview\">\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-image\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simmer-bar-group\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article><article class=\"post-preview\">\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-image\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simmer-bar-group\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tips-for-collecting-more-points\">Tips for collecting more points<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We focus on what&#8217;s expensive: long-haul business-class airfare and hotel nights. We earn Marriott Bonvoy points, not those of other hotel chains, to enjoy the benefits of <a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/guide\/tutorials\/marriott-bonvoy-elite-status-benefits\/\">Platinum status<\/a> and free nights.<\/p>\n\n\n<aside class=\"component component__deferred_contents wp-block-milesgutenberg-deferred-contents\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tdata-template='s-h'\n\t\t\t\tdata-post_type='post'\n\t\t\t\tdata-per_page='4'\n\t\t\t\tclass='deferred_container--preload container_post container_template--s-h container_count--1'\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tag=\"post_id\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-post_ids=\"120827\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t<article class=\"post-preview\">\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-image\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simmer-bar-group\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p>We plan our trips in advance, which gives us time to <a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/guide\/strategy\/choose-best-points-program-trip\/\">select the right cards and points based on the airlines<\/a> that will get us to our destination. This also gives us time to wait for <a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/rewards\/special-offers\/rbc-avion-avios-bonus-transfer\/\">transfer bonuses<\/a>. We love bonuses!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shopping portals such as <a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/guide\/tutorials\/how-estore-aeroplan-works\/\">Aeroplan&#8217;s eStore<\/a>, <a title=\"Rakuten\" href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/go\/rakuten\/\" rel=\"noindex\">Rakuten<\/a> and those of the airlines are interesting. We particularly like <a href=\"https:\/\/eataroundtown.marriott.com\/\">Marriott Bonvoy&#8217;s Eat Around Town<\/a> in the United States. This platform allows us to earn bonus Marriott Bonvoy points on our restaurant meals.<\/p>\n\n\n<aside class=\"component component__deferred_contents wp-block-milesgutenberg-deferred-contents\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tdata-template='s'\n\t\t\t\tdata-post_type='post'\n\t\t\t\tdata-per_page='4'\n\t\t\t\tclass='deferred_container--preload container_post container_template--s container_count--2'\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tag=\"post_id\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-post_ids=\"323470,116520\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t<article class=\"post-preview\">\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-image\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simmer-bar-group\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article><article class=\"post-preview\">\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-image\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simmer-bar-group\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p>For this trip, we will have to pay park entrance fees and transport from Nairobi airport to our accommodation and back. These and any other expenses we incur during the trip will be charged to our room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/guide\/tutorials\/earn-points-marriott-bonvoy-hotel\/\">We&#8217;ll earn 21 Marriott Bonvoy points for every US dollar spent<\/a> with our Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant card and Platinum status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We estimate we&#8217;ll easily spend <span class=\"nowrap\">$5,000<\/span>, which will add about 105,000 Marriott Bonvoy points to our account for our next trip to Australia and <a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/guide\/destination\/bali-travel-guide\/\">Bali<\/a> in the summer of 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n<aside class=\"component component__deferred_contents wp-block-milesgutenberg-deferred-contents\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tdata-template='s'\n\t\t\t\tdata-post_type='post'\n\t\t\t\tdata-per_page='4'\n\t\t\t\tclass='deferred_container--preload container_post container_template--s container_count--4'\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tag=\"post_id\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-post_ids=\"68038,98856,318432,135369\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t<article class=\"post-preview\">\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-image\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simmer-bar-group\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article><article class=\"post-preview\">\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-image\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simmer-bar-group\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article><article class=\"post-preview\">\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-image\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simmer-bar-group\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article><article class=\"post-preview\">\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-image\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simmer-bar-group\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-summary\">Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Combining all our bookings, we achieved absolutely incredible savings of <span class=\"nowrap\">$83,942<\/span>! Here are the details of the amounts per category for our luxury safari in Kenya and our visit to Oman for two people:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"component component__table\"><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tfoot><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td><strong>Grand total<\/strong><\/td><td><span class=\"nowrap\"><strong>$83,942<\/strong><\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tfoot><thead><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Type of expense<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Savings<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td>Transportation<\/td><td><span class=\"nowrap\">$33,360<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td>Accommodation<\/td><td><span class=\"nowrap\">$50,582<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<aside class=\"component component__deferred_contents wp-block-milesgutenberg-deferred-contents\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tdata-template='s-h'\n\t\t\t\tdata-post_type='post'\n\t\t\t\tdata-per_page='4'\n\t\t\t\tclass='deferred_container--preload container_post container_template--s-h container_count--1'\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tag=\"post_id\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-post_ids=\"166044\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t<article class=\"post-preview\">\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-image\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simmer-bar-group\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-final-word\">The final word<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If I could only keep one card, it would definitely be the <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"American Express Cobalt<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Card\" href=\"\/go\/amex-cobalt-card\/\" rel=\"noindex\">American Express Cobalt<sup>MD<\/sup> Card<\/a> for its excellent accumulation rate. What&#8217;s more, I appreciate its flexibility thanks to numerous transfer partners and the speed with which points can be transferred. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It really is our joker card: if we run out of points for a booking, we can quickly dip into our Amex account to make up the shortfall. 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