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Alida L. Castillero

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10xTravel Award Booker Alida Castillero

Meet Alida

Meet Alida

Alida is a native of Panama, based in Florida with three kids. She started earning points in 2006 with her first American Express® Gold Card and has progressed to over 40 points credit cards and visited 43 countries, redeeming millions of points for epic travel experiences around the world.

She loves yoga and experiencing local off-the-beaten-path adventures anywhere points can take her.

Alida earned degrees in finance and international business and retired from a 20-year career as a Wealth Management Advisor, along with her husband, for a Fortune 500 company, assisting high net-worth clients with investment strategies and asset and liability management.

She has been a speaker at FTU and Latino Travel Fest, interviewed on the Geobreeze Travel Podcast and Disney Points Podcast, hosted an Instagram fundraiser for Miles 4 Migrants and raised over $2,000, and has been active in the points community in many other ways.

Alida became a 10xTravel Award Booker in 2022 and has completed over 100 award booking cases around the world.

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Top Credit Cards in Alida's Wallet

Chase Ink Unlimited Card Art
Chase Ink Business Unlimited® Credit Card
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American Express Gold Credit Card
American Express® Gold Card
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Chase Ink Business Cash® Credit Card
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Alida's Travel Stats


Favorite Redemption

Singapore Suites from Frankfurt to JFK and Emirates Business from Dubai to Orlando

Home Airport

JAX

Countries Visited

43

Favorite Places to Visit

Santorini

Favorite Points Currency

Chase Ultimate Rewards

Favorite First Class

Singapore Airlines A380

Favorite Business Class

Emirates

Aisle or Window?

Window

Next Destination on My List

Bali

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