Booked another ticket for our July Asia trip.

Chengdu - Singapore. They were about $400-$500 for a direct flight... But I scoured hubs, airlines, and ideas and I found... *drum roll* $230 ticket via Hong Kong! On Cathay. I booked the longest connection possible 23hr 55 min. So we arrive at 4 pm and leave at 4 pm next day.

So we get to visit HK again, and for free, it actually reduces our airfare, not adds to it.
We will have the whole evening to go out, than have leisurely awesome DIM SUM IN HK the next morning!

Plus, I'm using a Hyatt certificate to book a hotel room. The annual fee for the card is $75, the hotel costs $300 for the night, so again, I'm getting a great value out of my reward cc yearly certificate.

Pay less - get more, and without sacrificing luxury. That is my kind of value!

So my trip is coming together, flight after flight, hotel room after hotel room. We are cash flowing these things as we are booking them, so most of them will already be paid for before we leave.