{"id":290427,"date":"2023-07-10T11:55:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T15:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/?p=290427"},"modified":"2024-05-31T14:29:48","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T18:29:48","slug":"testimonial-greece-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/testimonials\/testimonial-greece-points\/","title":{"rendered":"Testimonial: A couple&#8217;s trip to Greece with points"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p>Through a series of testimonials from our readers, Milesopedia presents what you can achieve with credit cards and loyalty programs.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s Kim and her partner&#8217;s (now fianc\u00e9!) plan for a trip to <strong>Greece<\/strong>, and the savings they&#8217;ve made thanks to their points.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;290673&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_rounded&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Kim&#8217;s testimonial &#8211; Who are you?&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;&#8221; el_id=&#8221;kim_s_testimonial_-_who_are_you_&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;checkmarks&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m 43 and have been a Milesopedia reader for about a year and a half.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m a pretty versatile traveler. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I&#8217;ve walked the Camino de Compostela with a backpack, slept in 100-person dormitories, stayed in a 5-star hotel in <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/guide\/destination\/abu-dhabi-visits-must-sees\/\">Abu Dhabi<\/a>, visited all-inclusives in the South&#8230; I don&#8217;t have a specific style, as long as I travel!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;290666&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_rounded&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Kim&#8217;s testimonial &#8211; Your travel project with points&nbsp;: Greece&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;&#8221; el_id=&#8221;kim_s_testimonial_-_your_travel_project_with_points_greece&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;checkmarks&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>I took this trip to <strong>Greece<\/strong> with my partner, who proposed to me on the island of Naxos!<\/p>\n<p>Our 10-day trip to <strong>Greece<\/strong> took place in the spring of 2023. Among others, we visited&nbsp;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The island of Paros<\/li>\n<li>The island of Naxos<\/li>\n<li>Delphi<\/li>\n<li>Meteora<\/li>\n<li>Athens<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;290668&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_rounded&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;290670&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_rounded&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]<div class=\"wpb_content_element wpb_miles_element\">\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=\"268607,137461\"\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<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Transportation&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;&#8221; el_id=&#8221;transportation&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;checkmarks&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>With three different types of points, we saved on flights, car rental and ferries in <strong>Greece<\/strong>. In summary, we used&nbsp;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>74,000<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/reward-program\/nbc-a-la-carte-rewards\/\"> NBC reward points<\/a> for an economy-class flight from Montreal to Athens with Air Canada ( <strong>$700<\/strong> value)<\/li>\n<li><strong>11,840<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/reward-program\/cibc-aventura\/\">CIBC Aventura Points<\/a> for a 3-day car rental(<strong>$142<\/strong> savings)<\/li>\n<li><strong>45,000<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/reward-program\/hsbc-rewards\/\">HSBC Rewards points<\/a> to pay for ferries between Athens, Paros and Naxos ( <strong>$225<\/strong> value)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Transportation savings&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:left&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;&#8221; el_id=&#8221;transportation_savings&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;checkmarks&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>In total, points saved us <strong>$1,070<\/strong> on transportation.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"wpb_content_element wpb_miles_element\">\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=\"48206,234061\"\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<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Accommodation&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;&#8221; el_id=&#8221;accommodation&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;checkmarks&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>We made our biggest savings on accommodation. We booked our hotels with a combination of <strong>69,000<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/reward-program\/marriott-bonvoy\/\">Marriott Bonvoy points<\/a> and <strong>11,930<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/reward-program\/airmiles\/\">Dream AIR MILES<\/a>. Here are the details of our bookings:<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 168px;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\">Accomodation name<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\">Number of nights<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\">Number and type of points used<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\">Money saved<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/go\/marriott-athox\/\">Moxy Athens City<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><strong>30,000<\/strong> Marriott Bonvoy points<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><strong>269$<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\">Paros Bay Hotel<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><strong>2,850<\/strong> AIR MILES<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><strong>388$<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\">Naxos Island Escape<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><strong>6,290<\/strong> AIR MILES<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><strong>858$<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\">Hotel Amalia<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><strong>1,420<\/strong> AIR MILES<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><strong>140$<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\">Guesthouse Monastiri<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><strong>1,370<\/strong> AIR MILES<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><strong>173$<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/go\/marriott-athnd\/\">New Hotel Athens<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><strong>39,000<\/strong> Marriott Bonvoy points<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><strong>600$<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Savings on accommodation&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:left&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;&#8221; el_id=&#8221;savings_on_accommodation&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p>The money saved on lodging totalled <strong>$2,200 <\/strong>for nine nights.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"wpb_content_element wpb_miles_element\">\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='6'\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=\"66018,63924,134346,50323\"\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<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Activities and other&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;&#8221; el_id=&#8221;activities_and_other&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;checkmarks&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>As for activities and meals, we paid these expenses in cash.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"wpb_content_element wpb_miles_element\">\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=\"191085\"\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<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Testimonial &#8211; Credit cards used&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;&#8221; el_id=&#8221;testimonial_-_credit_cards_used&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p>I was the only one earning points for this trip. I made 4 <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/guide\/strategy-open-close-cards-credit\/\">card rounds<\/a> in one year. In the end, I took out a total of 6 different credit cards during this period.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 240px;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 20%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; height: 24px;\"><strong>Credit card<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; height: 24px;\"><strong>Accumulation period<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; height: 24px;\"><strong>Number of points used<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; height: 24px;\"><strong>Points redemption method<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 20%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; height: 24px;\"><a title=\"National Bank World Elite Mastercard\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/go\/world-elite-mastercard-from-national-bank\/\" rel=\"noindex\">National Bank World Elite Mastercard<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; height: 24px;\">1 year<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; height: 120px; width: 20%;\"><strong>74,000 <\/strong> NBC Rewards points<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; height: 24px;\">Flight booked on \u00c0 la carte travel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 20%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; height: 48px;\"><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"HSBC World Elite<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Mastercard<sup>&reg;<\/sup>\" href=\"\/?p=53248\" rel=\"noindex\">HSBC World Elite<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Mastercard<sup>&reg;<\/sup><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; height: 48px;\">6 months<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; width: 20%;\"><strong>45,000 <\/strong>HSBC Rewards points<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; height: 48px;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/?p=170506\">Statement credit<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 20%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; height: 48px;\"><a title=\"CIBC Aventura<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Visa Infinite* Card\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/go\/cibc-aventura-visa-infinite-card\/\" rel=\"noindex\">CIBC Aventura<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Visa Infinite* Card<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; height: 48px;\">4 months<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; width: 20%;\"><strong>11,840 <\/strong>CIBC Aventura points<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; height: 48px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/guide\/tutorials\/how-to-use-points-aventura-travel\/\">Statement credit<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 20%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; height: 48px;\"><a title=\"Marriott Bonvoy<sup>&reg;<\/sup> American Express<sup>&reg;<\/sup>* Card\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/go\/amex-marriott-bonvoy-card\/\" rel=\"noindex\">Marriott Bonvoy<sup>&reg;<\/sup> American Express<sup>&reg;<\/sup>* Card<\/a> and <a title=\"Marriott Bonvoy<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Business American Express<sup>&reg;<\/sup>* Card\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/go\/amex-marriott-bonvoy-business-card\/\" rel=\"noindex\">Marriott Bonvoy<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Business American Express<sup>&reg;<\/sup>* Card<\/a>.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; height: 48px;\">6 months<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; height: 48px;\"><strong>69,000<\/strong> Marriott Bonvoy points<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; height: 48px;\">Hotel reservations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 20%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; height: 48px;\"><a title=\"BMO eclipse Visa Infinite* Card\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/go\/bmo-eclipse-visa-infinite\/\" rel=\"noindex\">BMO eclipse Visa Infinite* Card<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; height: 48px;\">1 year<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; height: 48px;\"><strong>70,000<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/reward-program\/bmo-rewards\/\">BMO Rewards<\/a> points<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; height: 48px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/news\/programs\/bmo-rewards-cards-use-travel-points\/\">Statement credit<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"BMO<sup>&reg;<\/sup> AIR MILES<sup>&reg;<\/sup> World Elite<sup>&reg;<\/sup>* Mastercard<sup>&reg;<\/sup>*\" href=\"\/?p=53161\" rel=\"noindex\">BMO<sup>&reg;<\/sup> AIR MILES<sup>&reg;<\/sup> World Elite<sup>&reg;<\/sup>* Mastercard<sup>&reg;<\/sup>*<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\">4 years old<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>11,930 <\/strong>AIR MILES<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\">Booking hotels with Dreams miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"wpb_content_element wpb_miles_element\">\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=\"127728\"\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<\/div><div class=\"wpb_content_element wpb_miles_element\">\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='7'\n\t\t\t\tclass='deferred_container--preload container_card container_template--compare container_count--6 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=\"267909,22476,401432,22642,153316,22624,105658\"\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>\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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The benefits&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;&#8221; el_id=&#8221;the_benefits&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;checkmarks&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>With our credit cards, we have obtained some additional travel benefits such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Two accesses to the <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/reviews\/airport-lounges\/national-bank-airport-lounge-montreal-trudeau\/\">National Bank lounge<\/a> at the Montreal airport, <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/personal-finance\/insurance\/save-travel-insurance\/\">complete travel insurance<\/a> for two people and a <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/guide\/tutorials\/nbc-annual-travel-credit\/\">$150 travel credit<\/a> to pay for parking at YUL with the <a title=\"National Bank World Elite Mastercard\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/go\/world-elite-mastercard-from-national-bank\/\" rel=\"noindex\">National Bank&#8217;s World Elite Mastercard<sup>&reg;<\/sup><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Two accesses to the Athens airport VIP lounge with the <a title=\"CIBC Aventura<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Visa Infinite* Card\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/go\/cibc-aventura-visa-infinite-card\/\" rel=\"noindex\">CIBC Aventura<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Visa Infinite* Card<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>A <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/?p=170492\">$100 travel credit<\/a> for seat selection and <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/guide\/strategy\/save-foreign-currency\/\">no conversion fees<\/a> for euro transactions with the <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"HSBC World Elite<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Mastercard<sup>&reg;<\/sup>\" href=\"\/?p=53248\" rel=\"noindex\">HSBC World Elite<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Mastercard<sup>&reg;<\/sup><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We were also entitled to checked baggage with Air Canada with our <a title=\"TD<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Aeroplan<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Visa Infinite* Card\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/go\/td-aeroplan-visa-infinite-card\/\" rel=\"noindex\">TD<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Aeroplan<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Visa Infinite* Card,<\/a> but since we were traveling in a carry-on suitcase we didn&#8217;t take advantage of it. We also had a 25% discount on meals purchased on board, as well as the <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/news\/airlines\/air-canada-bell-aeroplan-free-wi-fi-messaging\/\">new free Wi-Fi service<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"wpb_content_element wpb_miles_element\">\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=\"48056,49443,192394,175297\"\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<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Tips to help you save more&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;&#8221; el_id=&#8221;tips_to_help_you_save_more&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p>To save even more on my trip,<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I&#8217;ve been tracking airfares in Google Flights for 2-3 weeks. I love this tool for finding the cheapest options and was flexible on dates and duration (between 8 and 11 days).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"wpb_content_element wpb_miles_element\">\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=\"225919\"\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<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Summary&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;&#8221; el_id=&#8221;summary&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;checkmarks&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>All in all, our <strong>$8,635<\/strong> trip to <strong>Greece<\/strong> only cost us <strong>$3,908<\/strong>, a savings of <strong>$4,727<\/strong>! Here&#8217;s a breakdown of the amounts saved in each category:<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 120px;\">\n<tfoot>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 24px;\"><strong>Grand total<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 24px;\"><strong>$4,727<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: left; height: 24px;\"><strong>Type of expense<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: left; height: 24px;\"><strong>Savings<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 24px;\">Transportation<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 24px;\">$1,070<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 24px;\">Accommodation<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 24px;\">$2,200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 24px;\">Other (baggage, parking at YUL, choice of seats, lounges, miscellaneous)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 24px;\">$1,457<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Diversifying the type of reward points is the key to spend less on travel. In all, we used 6 different programs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/reward-program\/marriott-bonvoy\/\">Marriott Bonvoy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/reward-program\/airmiles\/\">AIR MILES<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/reward-program\/nbc-a-la-carte-rewards\/\">NBC \u00c0 la carte<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/reward-program\/hsbc-rewards\/\">HSBC Rewards<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/reward-program\/cibc-aventura\/\">CIBC Aventura<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/reward-program\/bmo-rewards\/\">BMO Rewards<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"wpb_content_element wpb_miles_element\">\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<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The final word&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;&#8221; el_id=&#8221;the_final_word&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For this trip, the <a title=\"National Bank World Elite Mastercard\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/go\/world-elite-mastercard-from-national-bank\/\" rel=\"noindex\">National Bank&#8217;s World Elite Mastercard<sup>&reg;<\/sup><\/a> was the most lucrative. Although my AIR MILES saved me a lot, I&#8217;ve pretty much given up on this rewards program now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since my return, I&#8217;ve moved on to another stage: I FINALLY applied for the <a title=\"American Express Cobalt<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Card\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/go\/amex-cobalt-card\/\" rel=\"noindex\">American Express Cobalt<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Card<\/a>. It&#8217;s as if I didn&#8217;t believe it&#8230; my only regret is that I didn&#8217;t take it before!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"wpb_content_element wpb_miles_element\">\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=\"64086\"\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<\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After a year, I&#8217;m at the stage of closing cards and ordering new ones. 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