Guessing that's why you were asking about the hotel next to BSV. We've had extra days to figure out the past few years for the same reason. I like to spend those days on the French side, since our timeshare weeks are at La Vista Beach. This year we're spending two nights at La Playa.

Yes they do and my next one is June 9th when I make 66 and our Son makes 24 , but more of a good dinner lol because when I travel , good restaurants is the top of the list , downtown Toronto where they both live , i.e Daughter and Son.

Thanx everyone,

To try and simplify the program if it’s possible. AA’s program runs 1 Apr to 1 Apr each year for status (loyalty points) You however accrue the loyalty points toward status 1 Mar to 1 Mar. This means that on 1 Mar each year your loyalty points drop to zero until your Mar statement posts sometime in Apr. Your FF miles don’t go away and continue to accrue normally. Your loyalty points as of 28 Feb will determine your FF status starting 1 APR for the next year. Because of the one month offset you will show zero loyalty points in the month of Mar. in addition you get paid 10,000 bonus loyalty points when you hit the 50,000 and 90,000 point level in a given year.
It is worth it to reach basic platinum status of 75,000 points. It vastly improves your seat selection options. With the first 10,000 point bonus you need 65,000 earned points. You can be creative on how to get there especially if you have some big spend items. If a policy limits how much you can charge as a deposit ect.. it’s almost always negotiable if you agree to pay part of the their card fee. Many things like Medicare premiums can be paid by card at zero cost.
As far as using FF miles to book flights I purchased quite a view tickets at under 20,000 points roundtrip from CLT to STT. Here is a pro tip. Once you purchase a FF ticket it can be cancelled unlike a normal ticket at zero cost to you. Check back every week or so on the mileage pricing for the flights you are booked on. If it drops cancel and rebook! One roundtrip flight I took last year dropped from 38,000 to 16,000 points. I rebooked twice as it dropped. One last thing to mention. If you have the advantage credit card booking hotels and rental cars through the AA site can be very lucrative for FF points. I am on a current two day hotel stay that netted me 15,000 points. Pricing is the same as if you book directly and you will get an offer for status with Avis after about a 35,000 spend on the AA advantage card.
To summarize FF points don’t expire and are how you buy tickets. Loyalty points reset to zero each March and determine your status for the next year. That’s all loyalty points are used for.

we just did it a few days ago,,, we preregistered on line ,, but upon arrival we were told we had to scan the QR code to sign the waiver,,,, that was a bit of a cluster, the app isnt perfect would have been nice to do that upon pre registering,,
(maybe we missed it?) and tricky standing in line
but once that was done,, no issue,, slow ride to the top 45 mins,,the Crew are great to get you seated in the lifts,,, once there the view is amazing,, sadly the sahara dust impacted a bit but not too bad,,,, drinks at the top were great,, and generous,, no time to bother eating however the restaurant at the bottom was open
so no food isn't an issue really,,,, had a lot of fun with the others in line and ,,, got hooked up and away we went,,,,
there are several options for rides,,, there are a couple Ziplines that go peak to peak and then the big Flying Dutchman..
We only did the Flying Dutchman,,,,,, it was worth it,,,,
only one minor gripe would be the washrooms,,,, no idea how some mobility challenge folks get down the tiny spiral staircase,, and the mens only has a urinal and a black light to see!!