Christmas break, 2015, we have 2 weeks off from school again. This is our third year in a row with a 2 week break, and I have tried to take advantage of the time. In 2013, we headed to Costa Rica and this past December, we traveled to Israel. For 2015, I just booked Hawaii!!! […]
Category: USA
I Just Redeemed My Barclaycard Points For My One Night Deposit At The Broadmoor This Summer
Recall that I booked three nights at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs for Rob and I for this summer. As I told you in that post, I plan on redeeming Barclaycard miles to pay for these 3 nights. When I booked last month, I had to leave a one night deposit. With the tax, […]
Chase Sapphire Preferred Used To Pay For Our Stay At The Peaks Hotel In Telluride
We just returned from Telluride. It was an amazing trip even if we needed more snow. (It snowed about 27 inches the day after we left and stranded us at the airport an extra day—really? ) Even though we flew for free to Telluride/Montrose, we needed to pay for the hotel, as Telluride is a […]
50th Anniversary Celebration Stay-Chase Sapphire Preferred Used!
This past summer was my parent’s 50th anniversary. My parents are not financially equipped to take everyone to the the Caribbean for a big anniversary like I know some grandparents can. But we wanted to celebrate all the same. My family, my sister’s family and my parents headed to the Villa Roma Resort in the Catskills. […]
Delta SkyMiles Points Got Us Free Flights to Denver This Summer, A Savings of $650
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]