We had a busy and fabulous week in LA this past Christmas break with very little traffic! Christmas is a good time to go. We traveled with our friends Tanya and Jeff and their two kids and it was really nice to vacation with them again after a number of years. 🙂 Recall that we […]
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8 Nights At The SLS Beverly Hills And A Savings of $3,900
We only have a week and a day for December break 2016, so planning really big trips like I have the last three years to Israel, Hawaii and Costa Rica are a thing of the past for now. This year, we are LA bound! I just booked 8 nights at the SLS […]
Chase Ultimate Rewards Points Used For Three Flights To LA-A Savings Of $1,400
We are headed to LA for Xmas break, 2017. We used Chase Ultimate Rewards points for 3 out of 5 of our flights. The United flights that I booked cost $470 each. For each flight I needed 37,600 Ultimate Rewards points. Points can be redeemed for travel through the Ultimate Rewards site at a value of […]
8 Nights Booked On Cash And Starwood Points In Santa Monica And A Savings of $2,300
We only have a week and a day for December break 2016, so planning really big trips like I have the last three years to Israel, Hawaii and Costa Rica are a thing of the past for now. This year, we are LA bound! I just booked 8 nights at […]
Starwood Preferred Guest Points and Hyatt Gold Passport Points Got Us Free Stays in San Francisco and Lake Tahoe – $3,200 in Savings!
In the summer of 2011 we took an amazing trip out west. We spent our first 3 nights in San Francisco. After 3 fun-filled, activity packed days in San Fran, we made the 3.5 hour drive to Lake Tahoe, the most breathtaking place I have been to yet. Guess what? In each of these amazing […]