Remember how I told you that I am going to Colorado Springs this summer and staying at the Broadmoor? Well, tonight I booked the flights to Denver for Rob and myself. Yup, on Delta, and on Delta SkyMiles. Here is how it went down….. First, I am not sure […]
Category: Mom’s Trips
Starwood Preferred Guest Used For Rob’s Incidentals Bill At The Westin Riverfront Beaver Creek
Rob just got home from his annual boys ski weekend, that he takes with our boys. They flew for free with American Airlines AAdvantage miles and stayed for free on Starwood Preferred Guest points. They stayed at the Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa in Beaver Creek. But Rob did […]
Hilton HHonors Points Used For a Free Three Night Stay In St. Petersburg, A Savings of $480
Every year I travel to St. Petersberg, Florida with my daughter for a swim meet. Last year we stayed at the Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort & Golf Club, a Marriott Resort, on points. You can read about that stay here. However, a few years back, knowing this trip to Florida was in our future, I […]
Our Trip To Israel and Our Handy Chase Sapphire Preferred
We just returned from a once in a life time trip to Israel. My kids did not do the traditional path of hebrew school, bar mitzvah, party, etc. We used the $ we saved to do this trip instead. We had a small special ceremonial service at the top of Masada. We did it for […]
3 Free Nights At The Broadmoor, A Savings of $1400, I hope…
Each summer that my kids go away to sleep-away camp, Rob and I try to go on a little get away for a few days. Last year we stayed at the Equinox in Vermont, another year, we stayed at the St. Regis in Monarch Beach, CA. Both of these stays were at Starwood Resorts […]
A Free Delta Trip To Denver For The NFL Second Round Playoffs, A Savings of $1,800
My 11 year old son, Mason, is a huge Broncos fan! He has made my husband, Rob, somewhat of a Broncos fan as well. Once we knew the Broncos were playing home in the second round of playoffs, Mason, started a very impressive, determined, endless pursuit to find reasonably […]
Three Free Nights At the Sheraton Tel Aviv, A Savings of $1,500
We just returned from the most amazing trip to Israel. For the first time, I let go of the reins and had another person plan our itinerary. I had some safety concerns so I did not feel comfortable making our family plans alone. We used Susan Loves Israel. You […]
Chase Marriott Rewards Premier Credit Card Will Be Used At Our Atlantis Stay
We are going to the Atlantis for a week during Spring Break, 2015. Read about our free JetBlue flights here. We are staying at the Atlantis. (Yipee!!) The Atlantis has been on my radar for a very long time. I wanted to wait till I felt my kids were old enough (and tall enough) […]
Chase Ultimate Rewards Got Us 5 Free Flights to Telluride for Winter Break-A Savings of $4500
I just booked our United Airline tickets for next February to Telluride, Colorado. The day that I booked, the flights cost about $900 per ticket. I did not pay for these tickets. I booked these 5 tickets using my Chase Ultimate Rewards points. Wow, a savings of $4500! In the above case, I booked my […]
Annual Free JetBlue Flights To Jessie’s St. Petersburg Swim Meet
Every year I travel to St. Petersburg, Florida with my daughter for a swim meet. We almost always fly JetBlue to Tampa. I usually book the flights using TrueBlue points. At this point, you may be wondering how I always have so many TrueBlue points to book all of these tickets. Well the first way […]