<\/a><\/p>\n P2S Reader Jay asks: “How can I get to Fort Lauderdale (from NYC) for cheap during Memorial day weekend?” So I figured I’d do a reader question (RQ) post for him on how I would travel there.<\/p>\n Ugh! You just had to throw in the holiday weekend didn’t you Jay? Here’s the thing with Holiday travel, it sucks, and I’ll tell you why:<\/p>\n 1. There’s always a lot of people traveling during these times, especially families because of the school schedule. Now that I got my rant out of the way, let’s look into what the requirements of the trip are.<\/p>\n Flying from<\/strong>: NYC airports, including JFK \/ LGA \/ I’ll even throw in EWR Jay, since you’re new to the miles & points game, I’m going to bring you in slowly. See this <\/a>post on different types of points. Cash based points are the easiest to use and have no restriction. It’s \u00a0just like using cash.<\/p>\n Currently Barclay’s is offering a card that offers 40,000 bonus miles (after you spend $1000 in 90 days). That 40,000 points equates to $400 off a travel expense, like your flight to FLL.<\/p>\n Other information about the Barclay’s Arrival Card:<\/strong> I’ve found that Jetblue and Delta both fly direct from JFK – FLL, and their economy flights are around $375 and up. I’m going to stick with Jetblue since I think they have a better product and you’ll be happier flying with them than Delta in this instance. Here are some Jetblue flights:<\/p>\n
\n2. Because so many people are traveling, deals and award availability are really difficult to come by.<\/p>\n
\nFlying to<\/strong>: Fort Lauderdale (FLL)
\nDates flying<\/strong>: 5\/23\/14 – 5\/26\/14 (Fri – Mon, which are the most expensive days to fly)<\/p>\n
\n– $89 annual fee \/ waived the 1st year<\/em>
\n– Earn 2x miles on all purchases<\/em>
\n– Get 10% miles back on travel redemption<\/em>
\n– No foreign transaction fees<\/em>
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