We are going back to Whistler, British Columbia during our early March spring break, If you recall, we were just in Whistler this past summer. We loved it and looked forward to coming back in the winter to ski. Now we are. We are staying at the same hotel, the Westin Resort and Spa, Whistler. Overall […]
Category: Mom’s Trips
Our $120 Dinner At The Hilton In Vancouver Yielded us 3,180 Hilton HHonors Points
Our last night in Vancouver, we stayed by the airport because we had a very early flight the next day. We had dinner at the Vancouver Hilton Airport Hotel in their restaurant CAVU Kitchen Bar, which was actually really good! The dinner bill for the 5 of us was $120, before tax and tip. This […]
Hello From The Westin New York Grand Central-We Saved $260
We have no school tomorrow, Monday, and my family and I have an 1130 am appointment in the city for TSA Pre√. When I decided to take advantage of our free Sunday afternoon and head to the city to go to the 911 museum, I opted against us trekking back to the city the very next […]
Bombarded With Bears In Whistler
After our time in Vanouver, we spent 5 amazing days in Whistler. We stayed at the base of Whistler Mountain, in the heart of Whistler Village at the Westin Resort and Spa, Whistler. Recall we used 12,000 Starwood Preferred Guest points per night for our one bedroom suite. The hotel itself was very nice and […]
The Grouse Grind In Vancouver Deserves Its Name
We absolutely loved Vancouver. After years of wanting to travel there, my expectations were met and it was as beautiful as I had expected it would be. While in the city, we had 2 rooms at one of the least expensive Four Seasons that I have ever encountered. Recall that I used my Chase Ultimate […]
Free Flights To Vail And A Savings of $3,100
I love the times that playing this game works so perfectly. It just happened for me. Let me tell you about the flights I just booked. Remember, I recently had Rob take advantage of the offer for 50,000 United MileagePlus Miles by getting the Chase United MileagePlus Explorer Visa. He met the minimum spend of […]
$ Saved Per Trip Using Miles and Points
$26,000-Aspen Stay $23,000-Greece $15,000 – London $13,900-Singapore $11,500 – Israel $11,000- Hawaii $10,680-Milan and Lake Como $10,350- Maui $10,700- Tucson, AZ $9,700-Amsterdam and Paris $9,000 – Colorado ski trips $9,000-Whistler Ski Trip $8,050-Reno/Lake Tahoe $8028-Big Sur $8,000-LA Parents Weekend at USC $7,200-Flights To Italy $6,500-Montage Stay in Cabo $6,500-Park City 2020 $6372-Breckenridge $5,400-Los Angeles $5,300- Florida […]
Free JetBlue Flights Again For Jessie’s 2016 Swim Meet And A Savings Of $600
Once again we plan to travel to St. Petersburg, Florida for Jessie’s swim meet. Once again, I booked flights on JetBlue using TrueBlue points. The flights I booked were 19,400 TrueBlue points per ticket. And once again, you may be wondering how I always have so many TrueBlue points to book all of these tickets. Well […]
Hoping All Four Nights Become Available On Marriott Rewards Points For Jessie’s Swim Meet Next April
Once again, Jessie has a swim meet next year in St. Peterburg, Florida. We always stay at The Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort & Golf Club. (Marriott Rewards Category 7). I just went to book 4 nights for the meet next April and my search came back as the room was unavailable on points. […]
A Last Free Night In Vancouver And A Savings Of About $250
As a trade off for our really low redemptions for our Air Canada flights, I booked us a 6:40 am flight home. We will need to be at the airport at about 4:30 am. Ugh! Because our flights are so early and we will not be able to […]