Thursday, October 19, 2017
Southwest Holiday Promotion Targetted Offer
The holiday season is starting and that means extra miles and points so get ready! Southwest sent out this targetted offer this morning. Though it's only a 2,000 bonus, you might as well activate the offer. They give you 3 months to spend $4,000 so if you aren't working towards other bonuses or if you need to top off your account or if you are pushing for a companion pass, it might make sense for you.
If you were to buy 2,000 points from Southwest, you would spend $60.
Remember you will get the 2,000 bonus plus 4,000 for the spend.
Make every purchase count, that's how we do it at almost free family travel.
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Alaska Airlines West Coast 2 Day Sale
One of my favorite travel deal sites is Travelzoo and today the site launched a 2 day west coast sale with Alaska Airlines. I checked a couple of same fares and the deals are pretty good.
San Diego - Newark $119 one way
Los Angeles - Las Vegas $42 one way
This particular sale ends Oct. 18th.
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From the Travelzoo Newsdesk | ||
SoCal 2-Day Flight Sale, from $37 (One Way) | ||
By Jessica McNally | ||
Alaska Airlines launched a two-day fare sale with flights from southern California starting at $37 one way.
Deals for one-way flights include:
Travel from Nov. 1 - Dec. 13 (blackout dates: Nov. 16-28).
Book by Oct. 18.
Check out it out and even better join their mailing list so you are the first one to know about great sales. If you are not sitting on a pile of points or if you need to get the last few family members flights, this might be the deal for you.
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Southwest Flys To Hawaii - Aloha!
Southwest announced plans to fly from the mainland to Hawaii in 2018 at the . Tickets will go on sale in 2018. Right now, Southwest is starting the process to request permission to fly to Hawaii. Southwest is able to do this because Boeing was able to create the 737 MAX plane that can handle longer routes.
The governor of Hawaii called it a game changer.
Southwest also launched a new reservation system recently that can handle more complicated bookings and overnight flights.
The approval process can take up to 18 months.
For almost free family travel, start planning how to earn that companion pass next year so you can say Aloha!
The governor of Hawaii called it a game changer.
Southwest also launched a new reservation system recently that can handle more complicated bookings and overnight flights.
The approval process can take up to 18 months.
For almost free family travel, start planning how to earn that companion pass next year so you can say Aloha!
Thursday, October 12, 2017
Watch For A Special Offer For A Southwest Companion Pass With Just One Purchase!
One of the best ways to get almost free family travel is to earn a Southwest companion pass. You receive a BOGO pass when you earn 110,000 miles in a calendar year. The BOGO pass is valid for the year you earn it and the following year. I have had a pass for the past 2 1/2 years and been able to take my kids with me for FREE on lots of trips.
Now we heard today that some of our readers in California, Phoenix, Atlanta and Denver are receiving a targetted email offering a credit card that comes with a BOGO companion pass valid until Dec. 31, 2018 with just one purchase and a $69 annual fee.
Amazing offer.
There is a lot of fine print so read carefully.
But if you qualify, this is a pretty good one! Let us know how it works out.
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Southwest Launches Biggest Sale Of The Year!
For Florida and Nevada, sale flights are only good on certain days.
International flights are blacked out Nov. 21 and 22.
I checked out a few sample fares and found:
San Diego - Cabo San Lucas $100 each way
Orlando - Washington DC $55 each way
Check it out and let us know what you do. If you have the companion pass, this could mean almost free family travel - woohoo!
Monday, October 9, 2017
Explore Krakow With Teens
Main square in Krakow |
The Barbican sits just outside the old city walls |
Next stop, Krakow, Poland.
Poland has been at the top of my list since I was kicked off the train en route to the country 30 years ago. That's a whole other story.
And I must say, Poland lived up to my expectations.
Krakow like Prague is quaint and historical. Unlike Prague, Krakow was destroyed in World War 2. It has been rebuilt to look exactly like it did before the war. The Poles like the Czechs have been governed by many different countries and the architecture, food and culture reflect that mix.
Wawel Castle |
The one negative is that this hotel is NOT walking distance from the old city. It is on a trolley route that leads directly to the old city and train station.
But if location is key for you then this may not be the right hotel. The trolley is very inexpensive and runs often. Food in Poland is cheap as well. Polish food is very good and there are lots of inexpensive Polish restaurants.
Locks on the bridge near the Jewish Quarter |
For teens, I highly recommend the Wieliczka Salt Mines. It's approximately a 3 mile walk deep underground through the mines. Parts of the mines have been formed into huge ballrooms, pools with monuments and much more. You can book your tickets online and take the train or bus from the Glowny main train station. They are having reduced train in Fall 2017 so you can check this website for updates.
Inside the main ballroom of the Salt Mine |
By Cezary p at the Polish language Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2810301
The other day trip from Krakow is a visit to Auschwitz. Auschwitz was the main concentration camp during World War 2. The tour is approximately 3 hours long and the bus ride is 1.5 hours each way so this is an all day excursion. It is sold as a day tour from Krakow, but you can easily do this one on your own and save a ton of money.
I recommend buying your entry tickets online in advance so you get the time that you want and you don't have to wait in line at the entrance. You will choose your time and language when you buy tickets. The tour guides are trained for at least 1 year so they are very knowledgable. The tour is heavy, but moving and really, everyone should visit at least once.
You can reach Auschwitz by public bus from the bus station behind the Glowny train station. The cost is about 15-20 Zloty.
Poland is off the beaten track and wonderfully affordable. That's how we do it at almost free family travel.
Friday, October 6, 2017
FatWallet Shutting Down
Cash back site Fatwallet.com is closing down as of October 9th. I received this email today:
It's never easy to say goodbye. |
Thank you for shopping FatWallet. With sadness, we must inform you that we will be closing our site on Monday October 9th. For over 17 years, it has been our absolute pleasure to help millions of deal hunters like you save money, and we're grateful for your business. While the FatWallet site won't be around anymore, we'll still be helping you find discounts and earn cash back on things you buy every day at our sister site, Ebates.com. It's free to join, so check it out — we know you'll love it. Please immediately request payment for your remaining Cash Back balance. FatWallet's Cash Back program ended May 10, 2016. In accordance with our Terms & Conditions maintenance fees began on June 1, 2017 for any Cash Back balance remaining in an inactive account. If you have not requested payment, FatWallet will deduct an account maintenance fee of $2.00 a month until you have requested payment or your account balance is zero. If you used Fatwallet.com as your cash back shopping portal, cash out now. If you are not using a cash back portal, check out my blog posts on shopping portals. |
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