I did a post last spring about how to turn one weekend getaway into two, also referred to as the “mattress hop”. Mattress Hopping is moving from hotel to hotel during the same trip to maximize your bonus earnings. Note…
Club Carlson promo roundup and some thoughts on promotions in general
Just a quick note now that all of my points have posted on the Club Carlson promotions.Total $ Spent: $387.65 Total points earned: 150,627 Cost per point earned: .25 cents per point Compare to Cost to purchase points is .7…
The Magic of Hotels, or the case of the lost slipper
Greetings from room 1130 of the Park Inn in Harrisburg, PA, where we are finishing up night two of the Club Carlson double dip.In the last two days we’ve twisted pretzels, tie-died shirts, fed ducks, played mini-golf, swam in three…
The Carlson Hotels triple dip…or how I’m getting $1729 in free travel by taking my kids to Amish Country
I’ve just finished my bookings for the Radisson/Country Inn/Park Inn “Big Night Giveaway” promotion and wanted to share with you how I’m spending $171 taking my kids on a 3 night trip to Amish Country while pocketing almost $2K in…