Last week my husband and I spent five days and four nights in Aruba for approximately $500. What a fabulous trip! The weather was 85 degrees and sunny everyday. The hotels have shaded areas on the beach. With the wonderful breeze the sand in Aruba was not hot when we… read more →
We had to cancel our first trip of the year to Park City, Utah. This is our annual ski vacation, but there has been no snow so we decided to cancel our trip. We are all disappointed, so I decided to look into another family trip. We are all booked… read more →
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 →
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 →
My husband and I are very accustomed to flying in coach. We would rather save the miles for another trip than to upgrade to a higher class of service. For our trip to Buenos Aires our dates were limited due to two family birthdays we did not want to miss… read more →
The weekend at the Chicago Do certainly exceeded my expectations. I went alone and had never met any of the attendees. Volunteering at a conference with wonderful likeminded people is certainly a way to make new friends and have the best weekend. The seminars were packed with information and many… read more →
If you missed Southwest’s last 50,000 bonus points offer for their Visa credit card from Chase, it is available again. All you need to do is apply and make one purchase with the new card. With these points you can get more than $800 in free Southwest flights, if you… read more →
Today is my birthday. My husband and I are celebrating the week with a trip to Maui. Yesterday we flew from Philadelphia to Dallas on American Airlines and today we fly direct to Maui. I used 35,000 British Airways miles plus $10 each for our American Airlines round trip flights.… read more →
I cannot remember the last time I was home for the entire weekend without leaving in a few days for a longer trip. It must have been sometime in May or early June. We have been doing a lot a traveling and when we are in the area we have… read more →
Earn both Starwood points and 1,000 Southwest bonus points for every eligible stay from August 1, 2011 through December 15, 2011 at Sheraton, Aloft, Element and Four Points by Sheraton. You must register for this promotion by October 15, 2011 by entering both your Starwood and Rapid Rewards numbers. Here… read more →
Great trips to Disney involve planning. I hate lines and crowds. So when I planned our trips I did my best to avoid them as much as possible. Standing in line for 45 minutes to go on a ride for a few minutes makes most of us cranky. Better planning… read more →
US Airways is offering 40,000 miles after your first purchase. The annual fee is waived for the first year. As a card member you also receive one complementary airport lounge pass, preferred check-in and boarding, a $99 companion pass for one flight, and a 5,000 mile discount off of each… read more →
