![]() ![]() Second, being able to base themselves in Asia, we didn’t think that there was any way that we were going to be able to compete with what they could accomplish on pricing (turns out we weren’t entirely correct). First off, they’re smart, creative and talented people, so they already had one-up on us. Nick and I knew that our work would be cut out for us versus Team TYO. Activities – Helicopters, speed boats and the best waterfall view in the world.Transportation – Buenos Aires to Puerto Iguazu (5,000 Bilt points).Food – “I guess we have to eat sometime”.Lodging – Wyndham Golden Suites (6,750 Wyndham points + Chase Sapphire Preferred hotel credit).Activities – Street Art Tour and Aerosol Mural Class with Luxor.Transportation – Santiago to Buenos Aires, LATAM.Food – Ritz Carlton Brunch, Private dinner in Buenos Aires.Lodging – Park Tower Buenos Aires (Marriott Free Night Certificate).Activities – Walking Tour of Santiago, Private gourmet meal for 5.Transportation – How many Frequent Milers can you fit in a clown car Uber.Food – Fuente de Soda and the sandwiches that ate us.Lodging – Ritz Carlton Santiago (Fine Hotels and Resorts).Activities – White Water Rafting, Hot Springs and Sunsets…not.June 10 – Santiago and Stolen Backpacks.Transportation – LATAM Business (45K Alaska Miles with stopover).Activities – Irish Coffee and Party of 5 House Fly-by.June 9 – San Francisco – Santiago Chile.Lodging – Holiday Inn Golden Gateway (IHG 40K cert). ![]() Activities – Coastal Walking and Sunset.June 8 (half-day) – Jet-lagged in San Francisco.Frequent Miler Greg’s Rules of Order (and how we think we did).Team TYO did the same thing yesterday, and Greg will be publishing another post tomorrow that details how many points each team earned. In this post we wanted to give a full breakdown of everything about our trip, including why we picked the flights, hotels and activities that we did, along with how much those and our meals cost. Carrie’s mini-legs in the helicopter on the way to Iguazu FallsĬarrie published a daily update post throughout the challenge, but that only had a broad overview of what we did each day. Even though Greg is our judge in this contest, each team tried to make great use of points and miles to build a trip our whole “family of 5” will love.īelow you’ll find the summary of everything that Team SFO (Nick and Tim) did, how they did it and how much it cost. Team Tokyo (Carrie and Stephen) designed a six day surprise itinerary in Asia, (originating in Tokyo), while Team San Francisco designed five days of mystery adventure in the Americas, (originating in San Francisco). This particular trip divided us into two teams with Greg as our referee. If you’ve been following us, you know that the entire Frequent Miler team just finished a group trip where no one knew the entire itinerary. Flights between Tokyo (NRT/HND) and San Francisco (SFO) were not part of either team’s trip. Here’s the total route for the Party of 5 Challenge. ![]()
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