In 2011 my husband and I earned almost 800,000 hotel points. Here is the breakdown: Starwood 218,000 (86,000 plus 7 free nights worth 132,000 points) Priority Club 155,000 (130,000 plus one free night worth 25,000 points) Club Carlson 120,000 Hyatt 80,000 Marriott 162,000 (142,000 plus one free night worth 20,000… read more →
In 2011 my husband and I paid for or used hotel points for a total of 106 nights in hotels. Approximately ten of those nights were for our grown sons to travel with us. We love to give the gift of travel instead of other holiday gifts. Here are some… read more →
Show your Bank of America credit or debit card on the first full weekend of every month in 2012 at the ticket booth and you will be admitted free into more than 150 museums nationwide. Here is the link. Museums on Us Sign up for their email or text alerts… read more →
In 2011 my husband and I earned more than 1,000,000 airline miles and points. Here is the breakdown of the miles we earned this year: American 199,000 British 125,000 Continental 102,000 Delta 79,000 US Airways 286,000 Hawaiian 21,000 Southwest 89,000 (Three of the old Rapid Rewards round trip awards plus… read more →
2011 was the year I did the most travel ever. Every month except for February away I went. Some months included more than one vacation. In 2011 I flew on 33 separate flights and used frequent flyer miles for free or almost free tickets for 29 of those 33 flights.… read more →
Early last month I heard Radisson hotels had a free night promotion after staying one night. When I checked the website there were no Radisson hotels near where I was traveling. Also I thought, do I really need another hotel program just to earn one free night? Then in the… read more →
Need a last minute holiday gift? Gift cards with bonuses are great to share with family and friends. Go to the restaurant or buy online by the end of the month. The bonus gift cards are good to use for a limited time. Here are some of the many restaurants… read more →
Southwest is having a half off sale only today, Dec. 16, 2011. It is very limited because only four dates are included in this sale. The travel dates for this sale are Jan. 24, Jan. 25, Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, 2012. Use promo code HALFOFFDEC when booking for a… read more →
For our first three nights in Florida my parents, my husband and stayed at the Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach. They had a great rate called, Pay Your Birth Rate. This rate is only available for 2 or 3 night stays, but a 3 night stay was a much better deal… read more →
My parents, my husband and I are enjoying a wonderful week together in south Florida. We planned this trip at the beginning of the year when Southwest was offering two free round trip tickets from their VISA credit card. My mother was approved, used her card to make one purchase… read more →
