While my girlfriends and I are enjoying our first night in Chicago, I’ll leave you with some quickies and save the fun stuff and stories for the later posts to come. In related news, I take back all of my apprehension about Spirit Airlines – we ended up having a fantastic and pleasant flight here! … [Read More…]
And The Winner of My 9,000 Club Carlson Points Is…
First off, off I’d like to thank everyone who entered to win 9,000 of my Club Carlson points; I really enjoyed reading all of your best points-redemption stories! Thanks to all who liked the Facebook fan page, tweeted at me, and subscribed – I’m grateful for all of your support. Without further delay, let’s get … [Read More…]
Hotel Review: Country Inn & Suites Knoxville Cedar Bluff
En route back to NJ and after driving 15 hours straight with minimal stops from Houston, we finally arrived in Knoxville, TN at around 8:00 PM. We were utterly exhausted from driving, cranky, and felt like we were still moving even after getting out of the car. Ever feel like that? Anyway, you can bet … [Read More…]
Contest: I’m Giving Away 9,000 of My Club Carlson Points – Enough For a Free Night!
It’s contest time! Yay for free points! If you’ve been actively following the blog, you sure know that I have been blogging frequently about my Texas Road Trip made entirely possible by redeeming Club Carlson points (hopefully I’m not boring you to tears!). What’s a more appropriate prize than giving away 9,000 of my very own … [Read More…]
Hotel Review: Park Inn Houston North Hotel & Conference Center, TX
After saying farewell to Austin, the next stop on our Texas Road Trip was Houston. Upon arriving downtown, we spent some time at the Houston Aquarium and then grabbed a quick lunch at Bayou Place, Houston’s entertainment hub located in the heart of downtown’s theater district. The Houston Aquarium Tiffany and I After lunch, we … [Read More…]
Hotel Review: Radisson Hotel & Suites Downtown Austin
I’ll admit that I originally booked the Texas Road Trip specifically to take advantage of Club Carlson’s “Redeem Points. Earn Points” promotion, so I was strategic in only choosing Category 1 Club Carlson properties along the way from NJ to Texas. There were only a handful of Category 1 properties in Texas, primiarily in the … [Read More…]
Club Carlson News: Gold Points for PayPal $ and 30% Off Asia Sale
After spending 6 consecutive nights at Club Carlson properties along the route of my Texas Road Trip, I’ve become pretty familiar with the brand and several of their new promotions. In my eyes, Club Carlson has had some of the best promotions as far as free nights and point bonuses. However, I’m not the slightest … [Read More…]
Hotel Review: Park Inn DFW Airport South, TX
For our 2nd night in Dallas, we stayed at the Park Inn DFW Airport South instead of the Radisson Hotel Dallas East (as originally planned) because the next morning we were set to hit Austin, and we wanted to be as close to the highway as possible. Both the Radisson Dallas East and the Park … [Read More…]
Hotel Review: Radisson Hotel Dallas Central-University Park
After a long 12 hours of driving and a sore butt from sitting that long (FYI: if anyone else drives a Mazda3, or is looking into getting one, I’m not going to lie, the seats are super uncomfortable), we finally arrived in Dallas! As you can see from our original itinerary, we originally had plans … [Read More…]
Quickies: 1,000 HHonors Points, Priority Club Double Points, Club Carlson Do The Math
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…]
