Straight To The Point: Kauai

Where: Kauai, Hawaii

When: September 2024

Who: Family of 4 (Me, My Husband, & 2 kids)

Total points: 346,000 points

23,000 Chase points – 1 night at Grand Hyatt San Francisco Airport

130,000 Chase points – 5 nights at Grand Hyatt Kauai

77,000 Chase points – 4 flights from New Orleans to San Francisco on Southwest Airlines

30,000 Chase points – 4 flights from San Francisco to Kauai on United

16,000 Chase points – 4 flights from Kauai to Honolulu on Southwest

40,000 Chase points – 4 flights from Honolulu to Los Angeles on United

30,000 Chase points – 4 flights from Los Angeles to Houston on United

Total Cash: $112

$0 – Hotel for all 6 nights

$112 – Taxes and fees for all 4 roundtrip flights

$0 – Hertz rental car

BONUS: Used $300 Capital One Venture X annual travel credit to pay for rental car in Kauai and received a free, automatic upgrade with the complimentary Hertz President’s Circle status that comes with Capital One Venture X card.

Cash value for hotels = $6,628.

Cash value for flights = $3,640.

Cash value for rental car = $283

That’s $10,551 worth of travel for only $112!