So we finally arrived in Dallas yesterday evening after a full 13 hours of driving from Tennessee. Instead of reporting on our stay so far in sunny Dallas (sorry for those dealing with snow in the Northeast right now), I’ll leave you with some quickies because we have a full day of exploration planned ahead … [Read More…]
Archives for January 2012
Hotel Review: Club Carlson’s Country Inn & Suites Cookeville, TN
So we finally arrived at our pit-stop in Cookeville, TN en route to Dallas for our Texas Road Trip as part of my 2012 New Year’s Resolution for more fearless, spontaneous travel. Call me crazy, but after working a 12 hour day on the set of Blue Bloods yesterday, I decided that a quick 3 … [Read More…]
I Booked 2 Rooms at Public Chicago for $1 a Night: SALE IS ON!
Hurry! Just got this email a few minutes ago. 270 rooms are now available at the Public Chicago hotel for $1 a night. I was lucky and booked 2 consecutive nights (one under my name and one under my guest’s name) at $1.16 a night. NOT a typo. One dollar and sixteen cents a night … [Read More…]
Road Trip Preparation: Why I Hate Getting My Car Serviced
With only days away from my big Texas Road Trip, you can already bet that I’m scrambling to get everything in order between squeezing in those last few days of work and packing before hitting the road. Since I’ll be trekking in my little 2010 Mazda3 Sedan from NJ to Texas and back, I definitely … [Read More…]
Get $25 Credit For Signing Up For HotelTonight iPhone or Android App
Apparently this might be old news for some, but I just found out about HotelTonight, well… tonight, and I was eager to check it out based on the current buzz surrounding it. Having an iPhone, I downloaded the free app by searching for it in the app store and saw that my $25 credit was … [Read More…]
Quickies: Hotel Promos Galore – Club Carlson, Hilton HHonors, Priority Club
Radisson/Club Carlson: Triple Points. Faster Nights. Now earn triple Gold Points® worldwide. Be on your way to a free night stay three times faster. Earn triple points when you register and stay at any participating Carlson hotel worldwide now through March 16, 2012. Triple bonus points apply to eligible stays, plus food and beverages when charged to your room. Essentially … [Read More…]
My Favorite Part About Having Elite Airline Status
Last month, Kevin achieved Gold Elite status with Continental/United for the first time after all of his previous-year’s travels and his first mileage run. As a frequent business traveler, he looks forward to the complimentary first class upgrades (when available) which are conducive to a more comfortable flight. I chuckle when he complains to me … [Read More…]
My Strategy For Maximizing Dining Program New-Member Bonuses
I’m guilty as charged when it comes to dining out too much. Luckily my inner bargainista follows every one of my moves as I eat on the go (I’m always the one with the coupon, the Groupon, or some other snazzy money-saving tactic to help keep the cost low). Along with finding the best bang … [Read More…]
SPG: 50% off Hawaii & French Polynesia + Better By The Night Promo
Registration is now open for the Starwood Preferred Guest “Better By The Night” Promotion.Here are the promotion details taken directly from SPG: Earn up to triple bonus Starpoints with SPG Better by the Night. Register for our SPG® Better by the Night promotion and earn unlimited bonus Starpoints® even faster. With every stay fromJanuary 9 … [Read More…]
Quickies: 500 Free Priority Club Points & SPG Two Days of Happy Facebook Contest
Priority Club: Thanks to Becky @ New Girl in The Air, this is probably the easiest 500 priority points I’ve gotten (300 + 100 +100) to date. All you have to do is just enter your Priority Club # and last name before answering the quiz questions. Points will post in 48 hours, and the answers follow … [Read More…]