I hope that all of you are having a nice, long Memorial Day Weekend. We decided to stay home this year since we had such a busy March and April when it comes to travel.

We’re just about done booking all of the hotels for our August summer trip. We’re doing things in the opposite order since we haven’t booked more than the flights for our trip at the end of June!

Just a reminder for Club Carlson credit card holders- the last day to book stays with the second night free benefit is May 31.

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Kim and I have been busy finishing off planning our late summer trip to Abu Dhabi and beyond.

We booked all of our flights around the region using British Airways Avios. For our hotels, my plan was to use as many Club Carlson Gold Points as possible due to the upcoming (and fast approaching) loss of the credit card’s 2nd night free benefit. However, I’m also planning to use my $500 Expedia voucher that I won in a Twitter chat and the IHG Free Nights that I earned from the Into the Nights promo during this trip.

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Overall it’s been a relatively quiet week around here in the world of travel, miles & points.

I didn’t get much done in terms of planning a couple of upcoming trips. However, I did pick up 15,000 Club Carlson points by calling in to customer service for my personal and business credit cards to complain about the loss of the 2nd night free benefit. This certainly won’t make up for the second night free perk going away but I’ll take it. Now I have to get Kim to call in for her card. Continue reading Demise of Target REDcard, SPG Targeted Offer, Amazon Prime Inflight on JetBlue, Sexiest Nationalities & More- The Rehash! →

I just got back from Atlanta where I had a chance to attend the Freddie Awards for my first time. The event was held at the amazing Delta Flight Museum.

During the visit I also got to pull a Delta jet for charity on a team filled with many other BoardingArea bloggers. I also tried one of America’s 21 must-eat burgers and visited a bunch of sites around the Atlanta area, making this into a mini-trip. Continue reading 1000 Free AA Miles, REDcard Atlanta, United Cust. Service, 1429 Minis Stolen, MLB Stadium Food, Mandalay Myanmar, Shushing Kids & More- The Rehash →

Another week seems to have flown by and I’ll be heading to Atlanta in a few days to attend the Freddie Aways and a couple of other related events.

I was finally able to pick a destination (and find a flight) to go to at the end of the school year. We’ll be heading to Central America. This will be Lucas’ first time to this part of the world. After he learned a couple of words in Burmese during our trip around Myanmar, we’ll now be moving on to Spanish! 🙂 Continue reading Boarding Pass Discounts, Soap Saves Lives, Value Destinations, Coffee in Cockpit- Bad Idea, 21 Best Burgers, Top Islands & More- The Rehash! →