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Fifteen Ways to Save Money When you Fly on your Family Vacation this Summer

May 18, 2009

A couple of days ago I posted the article: Ten Ways to Save Money on Your Family Road Trip This Summer.  In case you plan to fly on your family vacation here are some suggestions and tips for you.
I am assuming you are planning on taking a family vacation this summer.  I hope your planning [...]

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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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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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Starwood Preferred Guest Promotion: Two Stays and a Free Weekend Night

May 7, 2009

Photo Sheraton Panoramic by ZIGFIL
Here is what Starwood has to say about their promotion:
Earn unlimited Free Weekend Night Awards with every two stays through July.
Register for SPG® Free Weekends now and start earning one Free Weekend Night Award with every two stays through July 31, 2009 — with no limits. It’s that easy. Awards [...]

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Should you Prepay For Fuel when you Rent a Car?

May 3, 2009

 
Photo Toy Ferraris by David Masters
As I write this post I am on a family vacation in beautiful Saint-Hippolyte in Quebec, Canada.  My family rented a car and the experience made me wonder: should you (or in this case I) prepay for fuel?
 What does it mean to prepay for fuel when you rent [...]

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Priceline or Hotwire: Which is Cheaper?

May 1, 2009

One thing people often wonder about with Priceline is how much to put when you bid for a hotel room?  They wonder this because they want to know which is cheaper, Priceline or Hotwire.
Priceline and Hotwire Offer Great Travel Deals
The answer, you decide.  Priceline may be cheaper, but make Hotwire your max bid price.  Neither [...]

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Step By Step Guide: How to book hotels on Priceline: An Opaque Travel Website

May 1, 2009

Booking a hotel on Priceline.

Go to Priceline
Click on hotels and select name your own price
Choose your city area
Choose the star rating you prefer
Name your price
Wait and see if the price is accepted

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An Introduction to Opaque Booking Sites

May 1, 2009

Want to get the cheapest deal with the least amount of effort? You’ll love the opaque websites.

What is an Opaque Website? An opaque website is a site where the customer is required to do a portion of the booking without knowing the complete details. Doesn’t sound very [...]

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