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January 31, 2013

Spirit Air

Ahh yes, Spirit Air, the self-proclaimed “America’s Only ULCC-Ultra Low Cost Carrier.” The champions of nickel-and-diming, Spirit charges the customer only for what he uses. If you want to carry-on a bag, you’re welcome to for a fee, but they don’t add it to the ticket cost because they don’t charge those who don’t want the service. No matter what your opinion is on the big change in the airline industry, you can’t deny that Spirit Air has some damn cheap fares on their routes.

Source: spirit.com

I don’t necessarily expect the same level of service on a $40 flight as I do on the $8,000 trans-Atlantic First [...]

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January 30, 2013

Calhoun Mansion – Charleston, South Carolina

14-16 Meeting Street Charleston, SC 843-722-8205

Located nearly across the street from Battery Park, the Calhoun Mansion is the largest private residence on the peninsula. But, you’ll quickly be more impressed with the contents of the house than its sheer size.

The Italianate design manor house has 35 rooms, a grand ballroom, Japanese water gardens, 35 fireplaces and a 75-foot domed stairhall ceiling

Tours are offered seven days a week, from 11 a.m.  – 5 p.m. on every hour and half-hour, each lasting about 30-35 minutes ($15), and the “New Grand Tour” ($50 with a reservation) lasting about [...]

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January 30, 2013

Deal Blitz: New York to Bahamas ($164), Oakland ($203) or Dominican Republic ($218)

JetBlue is at it again with their “NYC Flight Week” Deal of the Day.

 

 

At 80% off these are phenomenal deals as long as you can travel on short notice. The good news is that there are finally some good “long-weekend” choices out there.

Best WEEKEND BLITZ choices:

Dept New York (JFK) to Nassau, Bahamas (NAS) for $164 Dept: Saturday Feb 2nd and Return:Wednesday Feb 6th Tip: Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort & Casino has “Cash + Points” availability for these dates: 4,000 pts + $60 Dept New [...]
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January 29, 2013

Sosta Cafe – Raleigh, North Carolina

130 East Davie St., Raleigh, NC 27601 Coffee + Sandwiches/Subs $ — Cheap

Looking for some good, cheap eats in downtown Raleigh? Look no further than Sosta Cafe.

East Davie Street entrance

 

For starters, the SOUP OF THE DAY ($2.00 when added to salad/sandwich) was a CREAM OF ASPARAGUS. Served with a warm piece of ciabatta bread, it had an excellent flavor and hit the spot on such a cold day.

CREAM OF ASPARAGUS SOUP ($2.00)

I gave the SOSTA SALAD ($9.75) a shot and was nothing but impressed. With [...]

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January 28, 2013

Blitz Alert: New York to Costa Rica for $188

 

Don’t have anything going on next week? Take a quick trip from New York (JFK) to Liberia, Costa Rica (LIR) for only $187.49.

 

Source: gcmap.com

Example dates: Dept Tues Feb 5th and return Friday Feb 8th:

 

 

How to book Go to Jetblue.com/promo Fill in your dates using promo code LIRJFK80 to get access to the 80% off flights

Flights will be shown at normal prices but once you’ve selected both flights the total will take 80% off the total!

The JW Marriott Guanacaste [...]

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January 27, 2013

Blitz Alert: Washington, DC to Portland $182

UPDATE 1:30pm: Deal also works FROM Portland TO Washington, DC.

Plan a weekend get-away from Washington, D.C. (IAD or DCA) to Portland (PDX) for as little as $182.

Source: http://www.gcmap.com/

How to book it:

Check http://matrix.itasoftware.com/ using its calendar of low fares to see all availability. Your best bets will be April, May & September.

>Drop us a line on Twitter (@weekend_blitz) or reply to this post if we can help.

Example dates available for a weekend trip:

Sat., Apr 13 to Mon., Apr 15 on United for $181.70:

Fri., May 3 to Mon., May 6th on United for [...]
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January 25, 2013

Blitz Alert: New York to San Jose $242

Looking for  weekend get-away in February? Jump on this great deal:

American Airlines from New York (EWR/LGA) to San Jose (SJC) for $242. Available departing this dates for a 3 day weekend:

Feb 8 to 11 Feb 22 to 25 Mar 1 to 4

Not looking to go for the weekend? Here’s a calendar of all dates available:

 

Hit us up with questions below, and hurry up and book this one! San Jose is waiting:

Image source: http://www.frontdoor.com/city-guide/san-jose-ca-usa/slideshow-get-to-know-san-jose-california

 

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January 23, 2013

JFK Terminal 4 Lounges/The Oasis Lounge

En route to Georgetown, Guyana and having just gotten finished with the free transfer from LGA to JFK, we had a lengthy layover in JFK. At the time of our trip, there were extensive renovations underway at the airport.

The flight was set to leave out of JFK’s Terminal 4, the main international terminal. It’s a pretty popular terminal and in fact, it’s the only one at JFK that isn’t operated by a specific airline. They say that, even on your first visit, you’ll feel right at home given that it’s been the setting for many movies: The Terminal, Syriana, Get Him to The Greek etc….

But I digress… point being, it’s a pretty cool terminal. [...]

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January 21, 2013

Review: Wildwood Snowmass

On our weekend ski trip to Colorado, we were eager to book a Starwood Resort using Cash + Points to keep the costs down. Mainly based on availability, we settled on the Wildwood Snowmass for 4,000 Points + $60/ night. The alternative was paying $220+ a night, so the Starwood Points yielded about a 4¢ return — perfect use for Starwood Points.

The resort hotel just reopened under the Starwood program in November 2012 after an extensive renovation. Before that, Trip Advisor reviews all cited the need for updating, accusing hotel management of letting the resort slip a bit.

We were excited to try it out during its inaugural season.

We got in [...]

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January 20, 2013

The FREE Delta LaGuardia to JFK Transfer

We took advantage of an awesome secret Delta perk when we took a free “shuttle” between LaGuardia and JFK airports. The shuttle ended up being a voucher with a $73 face value providing Town Car service to JFK!

Update 1/5/14: This still works! We used this last week on our way back from The Maldives. We were provided a free taxi ride from Newark-EWR to LaGuardia-LGA.

How It Works:

Delta has 2 hubs in the NYC area: LaGuardia and JFK. It is possible, based on flight schedules, that you’ll have to fly into one and out of the other. In most cases, the transfer is up to you and it’s not an easy one. If, however, you fly into Newark (EWR) or LaGuardia (LGA) and [...]

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