Category Archives: Hotels

“She Always Wanted to go to Italy” – A guest post by Jared

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Brad Christensen

This is another guest post from Jared, who has been wanderlusting with us for more than two years now. He fulfilled his wife’s life-long dream to travel to Italy, and despite some trouble with the trains, had a memorable adventure. … Continue reading →

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Best Travel Rewards Cards in Each Category Right Now

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Brad Christensen

The fact is, we want you traveling.  There’s nothing we’d love more than a guest post a week from one of you, telling us how you’ve unlocked the world by taking advantage of frequent flyer mile deals. If there’s ever … Continue reading →

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Inside Look at the Starwood Preferred Guest Program

Posted on August 23, 2013 by wpengine

With a sexy bonus on Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express, it’s definitely worth taking a look at the card. The offer expires on September 3rd, 2013.  Now is the best time of year to look at getting this card. The … Continue reading →

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Starwood Hotel Stays

Posted on April 17, 2013 by wpengine

The Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express has been good to me over the course of the last year.  I’ve had over 10 stays in various SPG properties across the world.  Four hotels across the US and four … Continue reading →

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How to Stay 8 Free Nights in a Hotel Without Going to Jail

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Brad Christensen

I recently redeemed 3,000 of my Starpoints for a night in the Downtown Salt Lake City Sheraton.  It was just prior to our departure to Panama, and as we prepared to board the shuttle to the airport, I made a … Continue reading →

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Florida Family Vacation Roadtrip with Free Club Carlson Hotels

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Brad Christensen

Our self-declared niche in the travel-rewards-blogosphere is to demonstrate amazing value in points redemption – lining out incredible itineraries which may actually cost you less than living at home.  One of our favorite methods is to develop “loops” – roadtrip … Continue reading →

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Hotels.com Welcome Rewards Program

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Brad Christensen

One of the first loyalty programs that really turned me on to points-hoarding was the Hotels.com Welcome Rewards.  Why?  Because it was extremely simple. Understanding these programs can sometimes be complicated.  Negotiating the intricacies of points value is as tough … Continue reading →

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