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This year I’m taking a trip with my friend to Rome which I haven’t visited before. There is so much we want to do and see there but the first part of planning is booking the flights and hotels.<\/p>\n

Flights to Italy with free one way<\/strong>
\nFrom IAH, we wanted a relatively short flight and it had to be with United miles since that’s what I have the most in now. I was able to find saver availability flying Lufthansa economy for 120k + $272 miles for 2 people. Considering that the cheapest flight on United was $1,364 per person, this is a huge savings of $2,456.<\/p>\n

\"United<\/a>The awesome thing about booking awards is that I can add a free one way to another city because United allows a stop over and an open jaw. So I decided to add on IAH to DCA at a later date with no additional miles (My open jaw is that I’m leaving from IAH and ultimately arriving in DCA) . For more information about free one ways on United, check out MileValue’s post<\/a>. This is a savings of at least another $150 per person.<\/p>\n

Hotel Stay at Hotel Indigo St. George<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

This hotel is an IHG property and has recently gone through a renovation and I am excited to try it out. The hotel is suppose to be very modern and it is in the center of Italy.<\/p>\n

\"Hotel<\/a>The cost per night is 45k IHG points. Since we are staying 5 nights, the total points cost is 225k. The room cost for the time we want to go is $260 USD per night so we are saving $1,300 not including all the taxes and fees.<\/p>\n

\"hotel<\/a>
\nRadisson Blu in Rome<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

For 3 nights we decided to check out the Radisson Blu also in the center of Rome. Standard rooms go for 44k points\/night but we wanted to spoil ourselves so we went with the Premium Award business room which costs 66k points\/night. Since I have the Club Carlson Visa which gives you a free award night per stay, our 3 night stay only costs us 2 nights so a total of 132k points. The Premium rooms are located on the 6th floor and have a balcony. It also comes with breakfast buffet.<\/p>\n

\"Radisson<\/a><\/p>\n

These premium rooms usually cost $248 USD per night so we are saving a total of $744 for the 3 nights not including taxes and fees.<\/p>\n

\"radisson<\/a>
\nOverall I am happy with all my bookings and can’t wait to fly Lufthansa for the first time and try these fun and modern hotels. In total, miles and points is saving 2 people almost $5,000 for the entire trip.<\/p>\n

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