Contest Now Closed If you’ve been following my blog, you know I love to travel. I’ve been to some amazing locations around the world. Of all the places I’ve been, I have a few favorites. This picture may, or may…
There are a lot of travelers out there with some amazing sounding dream destinations. 190 people submitted their dream destination on the post Booking Award Travel in hopes of wining 10k Hilton Honors Points. Lots of people said they’d love to go…
Enter to win 10k Hilton Honors Points by telling me what your dream destination is on my post about Booking Award Travel. You can only enter by commenting on that post (comments on this post are not entered to win)….
There was no fan-fare, no hub-bub…but it surely seems that US Airways is now participating in TSA Pre✓™. Although I’m already a member of the CBP Global Entry program, and can participate in TSA Pre✓™, I have been actively watching my…
You’ve worked all year collecting points & miles and now it’s time to use them. Let the nightmares begin! Booking award travel – even for an avid traveler like me – can be an ordeal. Luckily, booking hotels is a…
There were 115 comments on the Top 5 Travel App post and the winning comment, selected at random, came from from Aleks (comment #70) who recommends the Delta App. Congratulations to Aleks. There were some really great Travel App…
Did you enter to win the Tumi Travel Kit by commenting on my post – Help Me Plan My Next Vacation Blog Post? And the winner is….Comment #114. I’ll be sending an email to the winner. Congratulations to the winner,…
When I grow up I want to be Anthony Melchiorri. What an awesome job he has! If you haven’t heard of Anthony Melchiorri, then you’re not a true hotel geek. Anthony Melchiorri is the man behind Hotel Impossible, the Travel Channels…
Over the next two weeks, I’ll be giving away some great prizes. Make sure you’re following me on Twitter @Verygoodpoints or on Facebook to learn more about the prizes and how to enter. The first prize is a Tumi Travel kit…
Every year I take a big vacation in December and this year will be no different! This year I’ll be traveling with three other girls. Here’s the plan so far: Krabi, Thailand – 3 days over New Years Eve. This…
The St Regis New York is a landmark hotel in the heart of the city. The hotel is unmistakably breathtaking, elegant and filled with intriguing history and romance – a one-of-a-kind gem. Built in 1904 by Jack Astor, the…
If you’re looking for a close-to-Times-Square hotel, which is not directly in the heart of the hubbub, you’ll love the Element Times Square. The hotel, which is located on 39th Street between 8th and 9th Avenue, is conveniently located close…
Randy Petersen could use a smile right now. Sure, he looks happy in his Twitter profile, but a huge storm severely damaged his home while he was travelling. Read about it in Randy’s own words: You’re probably asking yourself, who…
A lot has been said, and written, about SPGs current Nice Choice promotion. While this isn’t the most exciting, or lucrative promotion Starwood has ever offered, it’s still free points (or nights, or gift cards, or status, etc…depending on…
I will be in NYC next week and made one of the worst oops a person can make. I only booked 4 nights when I needed 5. Of course, now hotel rates have soared and so I’m going to use…
The Le Meridien Koh Samui is a nice resort, but not as spectacular as I had hoped. Our Flight into Koh Samui arrived 2 hrs late and we arrived at the hotel around 9pm. There was on one to greet…