I posted a few pictures of the Hyatt Lost Pines earlier this week.  I pointed out in that post that we basically had the resort to ourselves, and that trend continued for the duration of our three day/two night stay.  Going in the middle of the week just before summer break was the perfect way to have great weather, affordable rates, and enjoy the resort without any crowds.  There were… Read the Rest.

As you likely already know, Club Carlson just launched a terrific promotion where if you stay one night at a Radisson, Country Inn & Suites, or Park Inn you can earn 44,000 – 50,000 bonus points.  I am a huge fan of this promo, and even hosted an #antislumberparty Twitter party for those who wanted to stay up until midnight to register right when the promo started.  However, I am… Read the Rest.

Enter a contest to win 100,000 SPG points.……but more importantly for those of us who don’t win these sorts of contests, just pick up your free 100 SPG points by filling out a short form on Facebook and say thankyouverymuch.    Sure 100 points isn’t much, but this is the kind of thing you do for everyone in your family that you can (especially since you can transfer SPG points… Read the Rest.

Time for Part 2 in my series about preparing for a potential 2012 US Airways Grand Slam.  I did not prepare in advance  for last year’s Grand Slam and still earned about 120,000 miles from the promo (and that was just counting my account), so while preparation isn’t necessary, it can make the Grand Slam a bit less expensive and a bit easier.  To learn more about the Grand Slam,… Read the Rest.

I browse online for clothes, home decor, and airfare that I don’t need/can’t afford (everyone does that, right?!), so while doing that today I found some info I want to pass along in case it helps anyone else out.  I posted earlier today about the limited time British Airways sale that involves business class round trip tickets to London from several US cities for less than $2000 in honor of… Read the Rest.

Since most of us don’t use our Avios to actually fly British Airways (due to the very high fees), this will probably have limited appeal, but in case you were planning on using your Avios on BA this year anyway, this may save you 25% on tickets in economy or premium economy.  That means a round trip ticket from NYC to London would be 30,000 Avios for World Traveller (economy)… Read the Rest.

In order to have a Hyatt (or presumably any other) resort all to yourself, just tag along on a work trip that your spouse has in the middle of the week in May.  In about three weeks this resort will be filled to the brim with families on summer break.  But today, it is all ours.  If you like some quiet and have the ability to travel “off-season”, you can… Read the Rest.

I know some people probably had their blood pressure momentarily increase when they saw that Club Carlson was changing hotel categories after just hyping everyone up about the “Big Night Giveaway”.  At least I know mine did.  However, it really isn’t that bad overall.  Sure, some hotels are going up in category, and that stinks if one of the hotels you frequent falls in that category, but there are plenty… Read the Rest.

Wanna Get Away on May 22, May 30-31, June 5-6, July 4-5, 2012 on Southwest?  If so, book today on Southwest using code SUMMER12 and save 35% off the purchase of a round trip ticket.   Though while it says round trip, I got it to accept the discount on a one-way after a couple tries, so know knows.  I did not actually pay for that flight, so perhaps it would… Read the Rest.

It’s late, I’m tired, I’m registered, Twitter was fun, and the Country Inn & Suites and Radisson promos are live!  Here are some terms from the official promo websites.  Pretty much what we expected – except it says that previous reservations don’t count.  This is contrary to what they said “officially” on Facebook.  I held off making reservations, but that really stinks for anyone who did.  Boo them for saying… Read the Rest.