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Limited time: Get a $100 Southwest Airlines Gift Card for only $90 – Email delivery Ebay often sales discounted gift cards, some being more useful that others. This week among other offers they have…

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Monkeys Croc's and Iguana's Oh My....

Monkeys Croc’s and Iguana’s Oh My….

Playa Tamarindo

We recently returned from a trip to Costa Rica where we visited a small town called Tamarindo on the pacific coast. I was not overly taken with the town as it was mostly a surfer boom town that was overrun by North American tourists. What I did enjoy however were the excursions out in the countryside that we took! We booked both of the trips through Xplore Costa Ricawhich offers…

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New York City Trip Report Part 3

New York City Trip Report Part 3

I’m back after a brief hiatus due to some other life events….  So as promised, here is the last installment of our NYC trip last month.  In this post I’ll focus on the shows and restaurants we visited in the evenings.

Our first night in the city, we had dinner at the Times Square staple Ruby Foos. A little hokey I know, but it was fun. The food wasn’t bad, but not what I had been hoping for based…

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The point of PackPoint: App review

The point of PackPoint: App review

As promised I tried out the PackPoint app on our last trip and it worked more or less as described by the developers. I picked the travels dates and location along with the type of trip and general activity categories and it went about putting together my packing list. The application gave you the option to choose to repeat basic items, and decide if you will be doing laundry during the trip.…

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New York City Trip Report Part 2

New York City Trip Report Part 2

After we checked into our hotel we headed out to grab a bite to eat and hit a few attractions that have been on my bucket list for a while.  Our first stop was the Carnegie Deli, but we gave up on it after about 20 minutes of waiting in line since we had 6 PM dinner reservations and didn’t want to be eating again right on top of lunch.  We settled for the Stagecoach Tavern, just a block away…

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New York City Trip Report Part 1

New York City Trip Report Part 1

On our recent trip to New York my wife and I took in a couple of shows and crossed off a few things from our bucket list.  We took Amtrak from DC to Penn Station Friday morning and despite a short delay we still arrived roughly on schedule.  The ride wasn’t bad (it certainly beats driving), although the train was crowded and the free Wi-Fi onboard is rubbish. If you’re traveling the northeast…

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All Thrones have been seized

All Thrones have been seized

A couple of weeks ago I was in New York while Uber was running a co-branded promotionwith HBO for the Game of Thrones season Premiere.  I was excited about the opportunity to take advantage of the promotion that combined two of my favorite brands. The promotion allowed you to request an Iron Throne pedicab or a photo-op with an actual Iron Throne. All you had to do was plug in the promo code…

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Weekly Travel News Roundup 4/18/2015

Weekly Travel News Roundup 4/18/2015

Royal Caribbean takes delivery of ANTHEM OF THE SEAS

Starwood unveiled a new brand named Tribute Portfolio and released a new promotion to go with it! There is only one hotel (the Royal Palm in Miami) in the group right now but others will follow soon in Asheville, Nashville, Savannah and Charleston. My guess is this was a move to rapidly increase the footprint of the Starwood brand since its…

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This carry-on is Ingenious!

This carry-on is Ingenious!

A little while back I wrote about a neat carry-on that was being developed as a Kickstarter campaign, now I’m back with another really awesome bag that I just stumbled on. While it isn’t as tech laden as the Trunkster, it is very chic and includes some brilliant design elements. The Garment Weekender bag by Hook & Albert is a stylish duffle available in waxed canvas or leather.

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Daily Getaways April 13-18

Daily Getaways April 13-18

Much like last week, this week’s deals are somewhat of a mixed bag in my opinion. (That being said you may find better value depending on your travel style and preferences.) As always, plan ahead for which offers you want to target, logon a few minutes early and keep refreshing your page… these deals are a lot like the old Filenes Basement Running of the Brides sale…

Monday brings discount…

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Weekly Travel News Roundup 4/10/2015

Weekly Travel News Roundup 4/10/2015

Leonardo DiCaprio announced his plans to build an eco-resort in Belize.

  TSA will be making the PreCheck program more selective… essentially giving the boot to anyone who hasn’t paid for the privilege through one of the trusted traveler programs.

  Uber launches on demand Tuk Tuk’s in India.

  Cruise line companies hit with half million dollar fine for sketchy telemarketing practices.

Airbnb…

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Daily Getaways April 6-10

Daily Getaways April 6-10

This week’s daily getaways have a few gems scattered about starting with today’s Avis offer.  The Chairman’s club membership is a littlesteep for my taste considering I don’t rent cars often enough for it to make sense, and I would wager the same is true for most other folks as well. However, the one day car rental certificates for $30(limit 7) could be a great deal. The certificates will get you…

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Weekly Travel News Roundup 4/3/2015 Wyndham Rewards changes their loyalty redemption structure. Now any room, anywhere in their network of hotels can be yours for just…

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DreamCheaper.com Review a Qualified Success

DreamCheaper.com Review a Qualified Success

Success…. sort of… So last week I wrote about a new web service that would help reduce your hotel costs automatically while retaining your loyalty points and stay credits with the hotel chains.  I had a standing reservation at the Sheraton Greensboro at Four Seasons for a trip over the weekend.  I forwarded the reservation information as instructed to [email protected] got a confirmation…

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This week's Daily Getaway Deals

This week’s Daily Getaway Deals

The US Travel Association is running its Daily Getaways sale for the next few weeks and has some good offerings, although I think the offers from last year were slightly better. All the deals go on sale starting at 1PM EST. Some of these deals sell out within minutes so being online right at the start time is a must for the more popular deals.  This week has a few good offerings depending on what…

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A new tool to save money on your hotel room

A new tool to save money on your hotel room

There is a new tool on the web that can help you save money on hotel bookings that is cleverly named DreamCheaper. You simply forward your reservation confirmation email to [email protected] and they being looking for a better price on your room. Much like Autoslash, DreamCheaper supposedly monitors prices, cancels your original reservation, and then rebooks you at the cheaper rate if the…

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Weekly Travel News Roundup 3/20/2015

Weekly Travel News Roundup 3/20/2015

Holland America Line (HAL) Partners with Billboard for Live Music Venue, Billboard Onboard and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts to Present Live Music in New Onboard Venue: Lincoln Center Stage. These are exciting… new developments for HAL and I am particularly excited about the Lincoln center stage! Check out the (promo video below) Now, I just need to schedule a cruse once the Koningsdam…

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