First Flight to Nowhere, TSA Chaos at JFK, and the BEST & WORST of Bermuda!

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Mark's spring break Bermuda trip had it all: JFK security chaos at 4am, a flight that had to turn around twice in high winds before making it to the island, a $850-a-night Fairmont room that looked like it hadn't been touched since the '70s, and then — finally — the Rosewood Bermuda, which might be one of the best hotels either of them has ever stayed at. Full trip debrief with honest hotel reviews, flight booking strategy, and a seriously useful FHR credit tip.

What we cover:

• Spirit Airlines boarding group 2 bag theory — are they skipping the size check?
• Hyatt Regency Resorts World JFK as a free night cert stopover
• JFK security chaos at 4am — ICE agents running lanes, only 3 lanes for thousands of people
• Flight to nowhere: two go-arounds in high winds, back to JFK for 9 hours
• Fairmont Hamilton Princess: $850/night, room looks like 1978, sawdust falling from the bed posts
• Royal Naval Dockyards — Frog and Onion, ferry tips, what to do for a day
• Rosewood Bermuda: top 3 hotel ever, beach club, pink sand, Crystal Caves, complimentary gin tasting
• FHR tip: two rooms in different names = double $100 credits + double free breakfasts
• New Fairmont at Horseshoe Bay — $400M renovation, Accor points, watch this one
• Flight home: DCA lounge agent rebooking saves the family from an overnight stranding

Episode Guide:

• 0:00 - Welcome to MTM Travel
• 0:22 - Mark's Bermuda trip intro and Spirit Airlines boarding theory
• 1:08 - Hyatt Regency Resorts World JFK overnight
• 4:31 - JFK security chaos at 4am
• 8:56 - Flight to nowhere — two go-arounds, back to JFK
• 16:04 - Fairmont Hamilton Princess check-in and room review
• 19:38 - Royal Naval Dockyards and Frog and Onion
• 20:22 - Rosewood Bermuda — arrival and rooms
• 23:06 - Beach club, Crystal Caves, Horseshoe Bay
• 30:22 - FHR tips: two rooms, double credits, double breakfast
• 32:33 - Flight home and DCA lounge rebooking

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