Jeanne Marie Hoffman

Former bartender, still a geek. One equal part each cookies, liberty, football, music, travel, libations. Stir vigorously. +Jeanne Marie Hoffman Jeanne on Twitter

Enter These Contests for Some Great Prizes!

Here are some contests you should sign up for: Hack My Trip is giving away two United Club passes: Win Two Passes to the United Club For those 5am flights that seemed like a good idea when you booked them. Out of the airport further from your house (*cough cough*): …

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Win a First Class Upgrade on United!

Enter to win a United Global Premier Upgrade! Read this post and scroll down to our entry app for a chance to win. What’s a Global Premier Upgrade? You can use a United GPU to upgrade certain tickets to first class in one direction on United metal flights (no codeshares …

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25% Off at Radisson Properties in the US and Canada

Club Carlson is currently having a deal where they are offering 25% off select Radisson properties.  While they caveat this with “select properties,” I’ve found they offer up many of their properties with these sales and haven’t had trouble booking where I want to go. The new Mall of America …

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Understanding Hyatt’s 48 Hour Diamond Guarantee

Hyatt has a 48-hour guarantee for rooms for Diamonds and 72-hour guarantee for Platinums.  This means as long as you book ahead of that window, you are guaranteed a room. What does this guarantee mean? First, it means you pay the Hyatt Daily Rate for the reservation, which can be …

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Vegas: What to See, What to Avoid

The sheer amount of things to do in Vegas can be overwhelming.  Some things can be really cheesy or really awesome (and sometimes, in the case of Elvis Karaoke, both).  This is a list of experiences that when I heard about them, straddled that line of cheesy/awesome.  Here’s my verdict …

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Transporting a Case of Wine Across the Country

I mentioned before I was taking fifteen bottles of wine to Tiff and trying to figure out what to do with the remaining 3.  I solved this problem with the JetBag and kept my clothing safe from leaks. I tried ordering the wine check and couldn’t wait for it to …

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It’s Like a Diaper for Your Checked Wine

I belong to a few wine clubs and one of the benefits is discounted wine.  One winery Tiff and I both love, Mazzocco, had a discount on wines–and an even larger one if you bought three cases.  So the two of us went in together with Keri to buy three …

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