November, 2012

• 1 November

  Happy Birthday Keri!

  Many and many birthday wishes and hopes for future first class upgrades to my dear friend (and co-blogger :P), Keri! May dom (vintage 2002) always pour into your glass, May your flights timely leave their gates, May the sun (during a 3 hour island layover) always warm your (sufficiently sunscreened) …

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October, 2012

• 31 October

  Save 35% off Two Club Carlson Nights PLUS Get One Night Free

  I posted earlier about the Buy-One-Get-One sale that Radisson is having.  I pointed out that I usually like to change the rate of my Radisson room as sales happen (because those sales are frequent).  With the BOGO sale, you have to book by October 31st, and you cannot change your …

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• 26 October

  Orbitz Holiday 15% Off Sale

  Get 15% off select hotels on Orbitz with their holiday promo code Holiday15. From their email: Family drama? No thanks. This holiday season, why stay with your in-laws if you don’t have to? Preserve your sanity and get a great deal on a hotel room of your own – if …

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• 19 October

  One Thing I’ll Never Be Able to Check Off My Travel To-Do List

  RIP Big Tex. One of my travel bucket list items was to go to the Texas State Fair and see Big Tex.  Big Tex wore size 70 boots, a 75 gallon hat, a size 100 180/181 shirt and 284W/185L XXXXXL pair of Dickies jeans, and even had his own Wikipedia …

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• 18 October

  Get ~33% Back from OpenSky Promotions (also, get a $20 Certificate)

  Currently, there’s a promotion going on with OpenSky and MyPoints where you can earn about ~33% back in Gift Cards. Mypoints is offering 50 points / $1 on the site–and those 50 point increments can be redeemed for about $0.33 on the site, which is about one-third cash back. OpenSky …

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• 17 October

  Stay More Nights and Earn More Points at Club Carlson

  Don’t forget to register for yet another promotion with Club Carlson.  Hat-tip to Tiff for reminding me to post about it. If you are doing the buy-one-get one free special, you should register for this for free extra points. https://www.clubcarlson.com/secure/offers/5544085?campaignUrl=morenights&hotelBrandCode=FGP Start the New Year with free nights faster. Earn bonus Gold …

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• 15 October

  What is Spa Week?

  Who doesn’t love a spa day?  I certainly do.  When I first heard about Spa Week, I was intrigued.  A spa week had to be better than a spa day, right?  (And who wouldn’t love a spa month?!) But alas, it is not the opportunity to spa for a whole …

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• 11 October

  Good Time to Top Off Radisson Points with 50% Purchasing Bonus

  Many people were disappointed that Radisson’s new deal does not apply to European hotels, but now’s your chance to top off those miles for an international stay.  Also, with this offer, you can stay almost 7 nights in Orlando for $280! Radisson is currently offering a 50% bonus to points …

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• 10 October

  TripAlertz Offering Hotel Deal in San Francisco

  TripAlertz is a travel booking website that has a  “Current Deals†section that offers Groupon-like deals on travel.  They also have a very generous referral program that allows you to build up “trip cash” to use on their “Current Deals” section.  The problem is, their trips are usually expensive Caribbean …

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• 9 October

  Don’t Forget to Book Radisson at 30% Off & Get Free Night! (Ends TODAY!)

  Don’t forget (because I almost did!) to book your reservations at a Radisson during their 30% off special.  This ends today! Sign up for Radisson’s Buy One Night, Get One Free.  With the BOGO sale, you have to book by October 31st, and you cannot change your rate after that. Luckily, Radisson announced a 30% …

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