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Award Travel · Military · Points Strategy

Luxury Travel
Without Paying
Luxury Prices

Turn your points into business-class flights, luxury hotels, and unforgettable travel experiences. We handle the strategy, planning, and booking.

Military-Friendly Service
Every Major Points Program
Free Strategy Call. No obligation.
$11,700 saved on a Tokyo business-class trip
7.0 CPP Miami to Santiago on 50K Alaska miles
13 Years U.S. Army logistics & planning experience
100% custom . no packages, no upsells

Recent Success Stories

Miami → Santiago
Business Class · LATAM
$3,500
50,000 Alaska Miles
~$75
7.0¢
Value Per Point
New York → Tokyo
Business Class · ANA
$11,200
75,000 Virgin Atlantic Miles
~$300
14.5¢
Value Per Point

Built Around Your Journey

Every engagement starts with a conversation, not a package. Here's how we help.

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Premium Cabin Award Travel

Business and first class seats that retail for $10,000+ . unlocked with your points. We find the sweet spots most people miss.

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Luxury Hotel Redemptions

Overwater bungalows, city penthouses, and five-star resorts. Your hotel points go much further with the right strategy.

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Military Travel Planning

Space-A flights, AFRC resorts, deployment leave, and military-exclusive perks. We understand the system because we've lived it.

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Complex Itinerary Design

Multi-city, multi-country, multi-airline. We design the full trip around your life . not a template.

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Family Vacation Planning

Stretching points across multiple travelers is an art. We make sure the whole family travels in comfort, together.

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Points & Miles Strategy

Amex, Chase, Citi, Capital One, Bilt, and every major airline and hotel program. We audit what you have and build a plan.

Benefits Most
Service Members
Never Use

After 13 years in the Army, Jeremy knows exactly which military travel benefits are real, which are worth pursuing, and how to actually access them.

  • Space-A flights on military aircraft . fly free or near-free worldwide
  • AFRC luxury resorts at 50-70% below civilian rates
  • Military-exclusive hotel rates most service members don't know exist
  • Deployment leave planning so you maximize every day
  • Points strategy built around your military lifestyle
Military travel
13 Years
U.S. Army Veteran-Led Business
Jeremy Cardenales
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U.S. Army
13 Years Service
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FDNY Firefighter
4 Years
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Luxury Travel Consultant
Points & Miles Expert

The Person Behind Your Trip

I'm Jeremy Cardenales. Before I was a travel consultant, I spent 13 years in the U.S. Army and 4 years with the FDNY. Two careers built entirely on logistics, planning, and executing under pressure.

Travel became my outlet. Over the years I became the go-to person for planning group trips . coordinating international itineraries for up to 25 people. Then I discovered the world of points and miles, and everything changed.

The points on your everyday credit card spending can unlock business-class flights, five-star hotels, and full vacations . often for next to nothing. I built Elite Passages to bring that knowledge directly to you.

What Travelers Are Saying

Real people. Real trips. Real savings.

★★★★★

"I had no idea my Chase points could get me lie-flat business class to London. Jeremy found the routing, handled the transfer, booked it in 24 hours. I paid $400 in taxes on a $9,000 seat. Still can't believe it."

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Marcus T.
New York → London, Business Class
Saved ~$8,600
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"As an Army spouse, I had no idea about half these military benefits. Jeremy walked me through Space-A flights, got us into Hale Koa, and planned our entire Hawaii trip. The AFRC resort alone blew my mind."

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Sarah M.
Military Family . Hale Koa, Hawaii
$2,800 in savings
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"We had no idea about Shades of Green until Jeremy told us about it. Military resort right on Disney property, way cheaper than any Disney hotel, and the resort offers discounted park tickets on top of that. For our family of four, we saved over $1,400 compared to what we would have paid staying at a regular Disney hotel. Wish we had found Jeremy years ago."

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The Morales Family
Disney World . Shades of Green, Family of 4
Saved $1,400+ on resort and tickets

Testimonials reflect individual client experiences. Results vary based on points available, destinations, and travel dates.

10 Luxury Flights You Can Book With Points in 2026

The exact routes, programs, and point requirements for ten of the best business and first class redemptions available right now . including routes most people overlook.

  • ANA business class to Tokyo . the best-kept secret in miles
  • Lie-flat to Europe for under 60K points
  • The free Maldives overwater bungalow hack
  • 5 routes under 50K points, round-trip
  • How military members access even better rates

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Where Will You Go?

Santorini
Santorini, Greece
Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
Bali
Bali, Indonesia
Amalfi Coast
Amalfi Coast, Italy
Paris
Paris, France
Maldives
Maldives
Dubai
Dubai, UAE
Santorini
Santorini, Greece
Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
Bali
Bali, Indonesia
Amalfi Coast
Amalfi Coast, Italy
Paris
Paris, France
Maldives
Maldives
Dubai
Dubai, UAE

Travel Deals & Strategy

Deal alerts, points strategies, military travel tips, and luxury destination features.

Common Questions

Everything you need to know before your free strategy call.

We talk through your points balances, where you want to go, and when. I'll tell you what's possible, what it would cost, and whether it makes sense to work together. No pitch, no pressure. Just a real conversation.

No. We work with whatever you have . Amex, Chase, Citi, Capital One, Bilt, airline miles, hotel points, all of it. During the call we'll take stock of your full picture.

I'll be straight with you on the call. If your points can't get you somewhere worth going, I'll tell you that upfront and we can talk about what a realistic path looks like. No charge for the call, no commitment required.

Military and veteran clients get a different conversation because the options are different. Space-A availability, AFRC access, deployment leave windows . we factor all of that in. Check out the Military page for more detail, then book a call.

We handle it. You approve the plan, we execute the transfers and lock in the reservations. You just need to give us access to your loyalty accounts when it's time to book.

Most clients have a strategy in hand within 48 hours of our call. Once you approve, most bookings are done in 1 to 3 days. Complex multi-country itineraries may take a bit longer . we'll keep you posted throughout.

Ready to Stop Leaving Points on the Table?

Book a free 30-minute strategy call. I'll tell you exactly what your points can unlock . no obligation, no upsell.

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Military & Veteran Travel

You've Earned Benefits
Most People Never
Know Exist

After 13 years in the U.S. Army, Jeremy built Elite Passages to help military families access every travel benefit they've earned . and make the most of them.

Military Travel Expertise

From Space-A to AFRC resorts, credit card strategy to deployment leave . we cover the full picture.

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Space-A Flights

Free and near-free standby flights on military aircraft via Air Mobility Command. We help you understand priority categories, terminal registration, and which routes are actually worth pursuing.

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AFRC Luxury Resorts

Hale Koa in Waikiki, Shades of Green at Disney World, Edelweiss Lodge in Bavaria, Dragon Hill in Seoul, New Sanno in Tokyo. 50-70% below civilian rates . if you know how to book them.

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Deployment Leave Planning

You have a short window and one shot to make it count. We build the entire trip around your leave dates and maximize every day . no wasted time, no logistical stress.

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Family Reunions

Post-deployment family trips are a different animal. We plan around reunion schedules, family sizes, and the reality of military life to create a trip everyone actually gets to enjoy.

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Credit Card Strategy for Military

SCRA and MLA benefits waive annual fees on premium cards including Amex Platinum. Military families can access $695/year cards for free . and stack the rewards on top of military travel perks.

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Veteran Travel Resources

From TSA PreCheck to VA travel reimbursement to military hotel rates, we help veterans navigate every legitimate benefit available and build a travel strategy around them.

What Military Members Are Leaving Behind

$695

Annual fee waived on Amex Platinum for active-duty military

50–70%

Discount at AFRC resorts vs. civilian pricing at the same properties

$0

Cost of Space-A flights on military aircraft . just taxes and fees

$2K+

Annual value in military travel benefits most families never access

Military Travel Is Different

The travel industry doesn't understand military life. Deployment schedules, last-minute leave changes, base locations, SOFA status, back-to-back PCS moves . most travel advisors have no idea how to plan around any of it.

I do. I've planned around all of it . for myself and for others. The best part of this job is helping a service member or veteran turn their earned benefits into a real trip their family will remember.

Your service comes with perks most of your peers aren't using. Let's change that.

Start With a Free Call

30 minutes. We'll look at your benefits, your points, and your travel goals . and build a plan you can actually use.

About Jeremy Cardenales

13 years Army. 4 years FDNY. A lifetime of planning trips that matter.

I didn't get into travel consulting through a gap year or a travel blog. I got here through the Army.

I spent 13 years in the U.S. Army . the kind of work where logistics aren't optional and execution under pressure isn't a skill set, it's a baseline. After that, four years with the FDNY, where the same standards apply. You plan ahead, you stay calm, you deliver.

Travel was always the way I reset. The more I traveled, the more I got drawn into the world of points and miles . and the more I realized most people had no idea what they were sitting on. Credit card points that could cover international business class flights were being redeemed for $50 gift cards. Loyalty programs worth thousands were collecting dust.

That bothered me. So I built Elite Passages to fix it.

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U.S. Army . 13 Years

Leadership, logistics, planning, and execution. The foundation of everything I do at Elite Passages. Military discipline applied to travel strategy.

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FDNY Firefighter . 4 Years

High-stakes decision-making, attention to detail, and clear communication under pressure. Skills that translate directly into complex travel planning.

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Elite Passages . Founded

Built to bring the precision of military planning to luxury travel. Every itinerary is treated like a mission: clear objective, flawless execution, no room for error.

"My mission is simple. You've worked hard for your points, your loyalty status, and your travel benefits. I make sure you actually use them. Whether you're a busy professional who doesn't have time to figure out transfer partners, a military family trying to maximize a short leave window, or someone who just wants to finally take that trip . that's what I'm here for."

I specialize in premium cabin award travel, military travel benefits, complex international itineraries, and points strategies for families. I work with every major program . Amex, Chase, Citi, Capital One, Bilt, and every airline and hotel loyalty program worth knowing.

I'm not a travel blogger. I'm not selling packages. I'm a travel consultant who takes your situation seriously and builds a plan that actually works.

Schedule Your Free Travel Strategy Call

30 minutes. No obligation. I'll tell you exactly what your points can unlock.

What to Expect

On the call, we'll cover your points balances, your travel goals, and your timeline. You'll leave knowing exactly what's possible.

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Pick a Time

Choose any 30-minute slot that works for you using the scheduler below.

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We Talk Strategy

Share your points, your destination goals, and your timeline. No prep needed.

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Get a Clear Plan

Leave with a real answer: what's possible, what it would cost, and whether to move forward.

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We respond within 48 hours. You'll hear directly from Jeremy.

Simple, Transparent Pricing

Three service tiers. All quotes upfront. Full refund if we can't deliver.

Choose Your Level

Start with a free strategy call. You'll know which tier makes sense before you pay anything.

Full Itinerary

$200 flat
For the DIY traveler
  • Custom day-by-day travel plan
  • Full itinerary research & design
  • Transfer partner optimization
  • Multiple revision rounds
  • Strategy you can execute yourself

Concierge

$500 + 10% of retail trip value
White-glove, start to finish
  • Everything in Booking + Perks
  • 24/7 on-trip support
  • VIP treatment & upgrades pursuit
  • Priority access throughout your trip
  • Post-trip debrief and follow-up strategy

10% fee is based on retail trip value we help book, quoted before payment. Full refund if we cannot find award availability meeting your criteria.

What Our Clients Save

Real redemptions, real savings. Points do the heavy lifting.

TripCash ValuePoints UsedTaxes/FeesYou Save
NYC → Tokyo, ANA Business Class RT$12,00075K Virgin Atlantic → ANA~$300~$11,700
MIA → SCL, LATAM Business Class$3,50050K Alaska Miles~$75~$3,425
NYC → London, Virgin Upper Class RT$8,50090K MR → Virgin~$600~$7,900
Family of 4: Japan + Bali, 14 Days$22,000Mixed transfers~$800~$21,200

Start With a Free Call

No commitment. I'll tell you what your points are worth before you decide anything.

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