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Family Vacations: 7 Advantages of a Condominium or Apartment

February 22, 2010

When you’re vacationing with kids, your accommodations are going to have a huge impact on your vacation experience.
In fact, our family is in the process of dreaming up our next vacation.  Here’s the kicker.  We’ve got enough hotel points for 10 nights free hotel (thanks to my Starwood hotel’s points program).  However, anytime we’ve vacationed [...]

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Earn 1,000 AAdvantage points for Hotel Stay

June 26, 2009

The following is from American Airlines:
Now through July 31, 2009, when you book your hotel on AA.com, you will earn 1,000 bonus miles for every hotel stay of three or more nights – it’s that easy!
And the best part? There are no limits to the amount of hotel stays you can book within the promotional [...]

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Conrad Hotels & Resorts and Waldorf Astoria Promotion

June 20, 2009

I received the following email from a reader from Hilton Hotels, http://www.hiltonluxury.com/Escape/:
Close to 90% of travel agents said their clients are looking for a good deal on vacation travel this year, according to an American Express survey.  And this summer, good deals won’t be hard to find. The challenging economy has prompted hotels, airlines and [...]

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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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3 Stays at Select Wyndham Hotels = 10,000 Bonus Delta Miles

May 21, 2009

Here is what Delta has to say about the Wyndham and Delta promotion:
Earn more than 10,000 miles when you stay at three brands that participate in the Wyndham Rewards loyalty program from May 14 – September 10, 2009. There are 11 brands to choose from and over 6,000 locations– from affordable hotels off the highway [...]

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How to Get As Many As 20,000 Starpoints Without a Hotel Stay

May 17, 2009

Here is what the TD Ameritrade Site has to say:
TD AMERITRADE has teamed up with Starwood Preferrred Guest to bring you a special offer. Open and fund a TD AMERITRADE account by June 30, 2009, and earn up to 20,000 Starpoints. The more you deposit, the more points you earn. Start earning Starpoints today with [...]

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Radisson Hotels: Free Friday Promotion

May 13, 2009

Here is what the Radisson site says about their promotion:
Friday is Freeday
Now through September 15, Fridays are free at Radisson.
Just when you need it most, Radisson® comes to the rescue with an offer you can’t afford to pass up.
Book the Friday is Freeday offer for arrivals between May 15 and September 15, 2009 at participating [...]

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Step By Step Guide to Getting Cheap Lodging Online

May 12, 2009

I have introduced you to the four common ways to book lodging online.  If you missed those introductions make sure you are familiar with them:

The Travel Search Engine
The Online Travel Agent
The Opaque Travel Site
Directly from the Airline

 
                                                  Picture Ericeira Hotel By Night by Fr Antunes
How To Book Cheap Hotels Online:

I would go to www.sidestep.com to [...]

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How to Get FREE Starwood Hotel Stays: Brief Summary

May 9, 2009

At times you don’t want all the gory details, right?  The How to Get FREE Starwood Hotel Stays post was getting a little lengthy.  So I chopped the post down to give you the necessary information in this post.  If you are intrigued and want more details I suggest you read the How to Get [...]

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Which are better, hotel points or flight points?

May 8, 2009

In my experience Hotel Points (with the right program) are a much better idea than (almost any) Flight Points program.
People love to talk about free flights, but free hotels are MUCH more rewarding.

Never pay anything – free is free. If you manage to snag a free flight in North America you still pay $30-50 in [...]

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