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Lodging

Hotwire and Priceline: How to Guarantee the Lowest Price

January 18, 2010

 Hotwire and Priceline are consistently the cheapest travel options. 
It is important to remember that both of these sites are opaque travel sites (you do not know some exact details when you book) so you must have some flexibility.  If you are unfamiliar with the opaque travel websites you should read an introduction to opaque travel [...]

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Priority Clubs Free Night Promotion Extended till Aug 15th

July 10, 2009

Priority Club Rewards®

You have until 15 August to earn up to 4 Free Nights!

Now you can enjoy Our Biggest Free Nights Offer longer. We’re extending the chance to earn free nights for 6 more weeks! Earn up to 4 Free Nights* for every 2 qualified nights you stay until 15 [...]

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Priority Club Point Breaker List Updated

July 1, 2009

July 1st is an important day.  First, it is Canada Day.  As a Canadian I am especially happy to celebrate Canada Day.  Second, July 1st is one of those days when Priority Clubs updates their Point Breaker List. 
You can access the list here. 
I was personally disappointed with the list as there is not [...]

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Suggested Site to Assist with Priceline & Hotwire Booking

June 29, 2009

If you are not familiar with Priceline or Hotwire I suggest you read this article. 
When it comes to hotels it is very difficult to get a better price than using one of these two websites.  You can read how to get the cheapest price between Priceline and Hotwire to be sure which site will [...]

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Choice Privileges Summer Promotion

June 14, 2009

Stay at any Choice Privileges hotel this summer between May 21 – August 13th, 2009 on three separate occasions and get a $50 cash card.  Get details here.  

Honestly, I’m a little disappointed with the choice summer offering.  Over the last couple of summers they have offered a stay two night get one night [...]

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Save on Lodging: Swap Homes With Someone

June 8, 2009

Like most travel tips, this one is definitely not for everyone.

Photo by cathycsus
One of the growing fads in travel is exchanging homes with someone during your vacation.  Basically, you stay in their home and they stay in your home.
Home Exchange is one of the larger players in the home exchange field.
Here’s what Home Exchange has [...]

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I’m Enjoying A FREE Hotel This weekend

May 29, 2009

As you are reading this I am celebrating my nine year anniversary with my wonderful wife.  We are just north of Toronto in a place called Vaughan.  The best part of all?  We have a free hotel at the Vaughan-Southwest Holiday Inn Express and Suites.

Had we not used our Priority Club points here is what [...]

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Hilton Hotels Best Rates Guaranteed – Is it Legit?

May 26, 2009

I have been having some difficulty with the Hilton Hotels brand best rate guarantee.  So far the guarantee seems like a corporate scam.  I’ll let you read on and be the judge.
Hilton claims:

Consumers book confirmed reservations for a Hilton Family hotel stay within the U.S. through any of the Hilton Family booking channels — brand [...]

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Choice Privileges Hotels Three Stays = $50 prepaid cash card

May 22, 2009

Choice Privileges has joined the many hotels currently offering hotel promotions.
Here is what Choice Privileges has to say about their promotion:
Earn a free $50 prepaid cash card!
Choice Privileges® members can cash in on summer. Make your next booking at choicehotels.com or by calling 800.521.2121. Stay just three separate times at any Comfort Inn®, Comfort [...]

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Priority Clubs: My Second Favorite Program for Getting Free Hotels

May 15, 2009

I have previously mentioned that my favorite hotel points program is the Starwood Starpoints program.  My second favorite is the Priority Clubs Program.
Hotels that participate in the Priority Clubs program include Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Hotel Indigo, Staybridge, Candlewood and Crown Plaza.
The biggest drawback of the Priority Clubs program when compared head to head [...]

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