What 2 Million Points Got Us in 2025: Business Class Flights, Luxury Hotels & More

We’re wrapping up 2025 with a full points and travel recap—flights, hotels, credit cards, and all the lessons we learned this year. 00:00 Intro Credit Card Points (00:39) 01:00 Points earned in 2025 02:27 Number of credit cards opened and closed 05:44 Current points tally and breakdown 11:07 Total credit card annual fees and credits earned 16:02 Personal finance and productivity software Travel (18:29) 18:33 Total points and cash spent 22:31 Favorite and least fav trips 27:17 Business class products flown 35:15 Luxury hotel stays Life Updates (54:47) 54:48 Social media 1:01:05 Career, health, hobbies 1:06:45 Relationship growth 1:12:44 Looking ahead to 2026 Quick note: We ran into some minor IT issues during recording, so you may notice occasional audio that’s slightly out of sync. Thanks for sticking with us—we promise the content is worth it. ✈️ Business Class Flights Mentioned (How We Booked) • ANA “The Room” — United MileagePlus: 110k miles + $5.60 • China Airlines — Flying Blue: 128k miles + $244 • STARLUX — Alaska Mileage Plan: 75k miles + $18 • Asiana Airlines — Aeroplan: 75k points + $160 • Cathay Pacific — Asia Miles: 84k miles + $178 🏨 Luxury Hotels Mentioned (How We Booked) • Hyatt Centric Ginza — Hyatt: 21k points/night • Grand Hyatt Taipei — Hyatt + Amex FHR (cash ~$200/night) + GOH • Andaz Seoul Gangnam — Hyatt: 21k points/night + SUA • Park Hyatt Seoul — Hyatt: 25k points/night + Amex FHR credit • Park Hyatt Busan — Hyatt: Cash (~$190/night) + SUA • Conrad RWLV — Hilton Aspire resort credit + Amex Biz Plat Hilton credits • Hyatt Centric Waikiki — Hyatt: 20k points/night + GOH • Crockfords RWLV — Hilton FNA + Aspire resort credit + Amex Biz Plat Hilton credits • Alila Shanghai — Hyatt: Cash (~$280/night) + GOH • Park Hyatt Suzhou — Hyatt: Cash (~$180/night) + FNA + GOH • Grand Hyatt Hangzhou — Hyatt: Cash (~$150/night) + CAA • Grand Hyatt Hong Kong — Hyatt: 29k points/night + GOH Products mentioned: • Cardpointers App: https://cardpointers.com/partner/onlypoints/ • Empower Personal Dashboard • Microsoft To Do App