As a Jersey girl, Atlantic City has always been one of my guilty pleasures, and it’s been quite interesting the follow the rise and fall of many of the casino hotels over the past five years. This summer, Atlantic City is preparing for two new exciting openings – The Hard Rock and the Ocean Resort … [Read More…]

I’m headed to London with my son and some extended family members this weekend, and was undecided where to stay since it’ll be my first time in London, and I am unfamiliar with the city. I considered redeeming my annual free night certificate from my IHG Rewards credit card at the Intercontinental Park Lane for … [Read More…]

In my travel and points-obsessed family, I pay quite a bit on annual fees on premium credit cards, and I definitely find it “worth it” because of the value I’m getting year after year. Aside from just the points, many premium credit cards, such as the Chase Sapphire Reserve, Citi Prestige, and American Express Platinum … [Read More…]

With ZorkFest Las Vegas approaching (really hope you can join!), here’s an idea to keep in mind to save tremendously on Las Vegas hotels, especially during holidays, weekends, and peak summer travel. Wyndham Rewards and Caesar’s Entertainment Total Rewards announced a partnership in 2017. With Wyndham’s new and improved Wyndham Rewards program, where all free nights … [Read More…]

This Cyber Monday, United is offering a 20% savings on award travel to Hawaii. A roundtrip Saver Award ticket in economy will be 36,000 miles (regularly 45,000 miles) for travel between January 7 and March 10. Awards must be booked by December 8. United offers nonstop service to the following destinations in Hawaii: Honolulu (HNL), … [Read More…]

I recently shared my decision to book a last-minute getaway to the new Grand Hyatt Baha Mar in the Bahamas. In my original post, I was pretty surprised that I was able to find a fully-refundable rate of $227.50 per night during the busy holiday weekend. Yesterday evening, as I was clicking around the resort’s … [Read More…]

A few years back, I my family and I made the switch to T-Mobile, and we can all agree that it’s one of the best things we’ve done from a cost-savings perspective. Not only do we pay more than 70% less monthly than our previous plan with Verizon, we get free global coverage in over … [Read More…]

I’ve written a lot about JetSmarter, a popular app that you can use to book shuttle flights and empty legs on private jets, and I’ve taken a few free JetSmarter flights previously through prior promotions. The whole experience from start to finish is just exceptional, especially not having to go through security and essentially just being able … [Read More…]

Right now, there are two Wyndham stackable promotions that have many of us mattress-running: a targeted offer to earn 10,000 Wyndham Rewards points after just one stay and a chance to earn 7,500 points per stay (up to two times), when you pay for your stay using the Citi MasterPass option. This translates to earning … [Read More…]

One of my favorite aspirational first class indulgences is a Lufthansa First Class flight, and it’s more attainable than you think. I truly enjoy the whole flying experience from start to finish… the caviar, the first class terminal and bubble bath (and the rubber duckies), private car transfer from the lounge to the plane… you know, the … [Read More…]