
MTM Travel - The Fun Side of Points & Travel! 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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