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Six Senses Kanuhura
I absolutely loved the Six Senses Maldives Laamu where my wife and I spent our honeymoon. We enjoyed both it, and the St Regis Maldives, immensely, but we were in agreement that, if we were to return to the area, Six Senses would get our repeat business. I’d heard rumblings that the area was getting another Six Senses and now it’s populating the website indicating we may see it open later this year!
Six Senses has rebranded the Kanuhura Maldives, adding pools to the overwater villas, adding family suites, dining concepts, and a complete refresh. In total there are 80 villas on the main island ( Kanuhura has 3 islands, two of which are deserted) and if I return to the Maldives this resort has shot to the top of my list.
The Six Senses Kanuhura is roughly a 45 to 50 minute seaplane ride from MLE which I’d prefer compared to the commercial flight + boat you need to take to get to Laamu. I’ll have to do more research on the surf and diving near here, but the island looks absolutely stunning.
This is a review that really shows what the resort was like before Six Senses took it over… i’m eager to see the upcoming changes!
Currently the Six Senses Laamu at its cheapest is 136k points per night, but seems to have skyrocketed in the last few days and much of the calendar is well over 200k points per night. The Intercontinental Maldives is 120k. Both properties are eligible for 4th night free when you have a qualifying IHG credit card, and you can often shore up your account at 1/2 penny a point. I’d guess that the new Six Senses Kanuhura will be somewhere in that range meaning a 4 night stay would be roughly 360k+ IHG points ( $1800 ). I’d absolutely love to visit this property with the IHG One Rewards Diamond benefits!
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- $50 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠
- The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
- 2x on all other travel
- 10% Anniversary Bonus
- Every year you keep the card, your total spend will yield a 10% points bonus. If you spend $10k in a year, you’ll get 1k bonus points
- Chase Sapphire Preferred continues to redeem at 1.25c in the Chase Travel℠ and the slew of other benefits remain in tact including Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver ( primary ), purchase protections, etc.
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- Redeem in Chase Travel℠ for 1.25 cents per point
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Get complimentary access to DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees and lower service fees for a minimum of one year when you activate by December 31, 2027.
- $95 Annual Fee
We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.
Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back.
Main Cast:
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® is exceptional starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex® and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Ink Business Cash® , Ink Business Unlimited® you can combine the points into Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee is quite low at $95 a year + you get a 10% anniversary bonus on points + $50 hotel credit in Chase travel.
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