Weekend Blitz

Note: These are bookable now.

Don’t miss out on Flying Blue’s summer promo, which allows you to book Air France/KLM awards for 25-50% less than normal in February and March 2015:

Award bookings on  select Air France/KLM routes have been reduced by 25-50% for travel between February 1 –  March 31, 2015.

For those of us sitting in ‘Merica, we’ll be most interested in:

We’re excited to announce the winner of our recent blog giveaway for a free Thai Airways Royal First Class Amenity Kit! We recently offered this giveaway on our blog, asking readers to enter by commenting on our blog post, following us on Twitter and/or liking us on Facebook.

After a wonderful few very sunny and warm days in Bordeaux (more on the Bordeaux trip here: Walking Tour of Bordeaux, France), we headed north to the region of Pays de la Loire to visit my sister, Leslie.

BOOKING

We purchased our tickets at the Bordeaux train station, aka Gare de Bordeaux-Saint-Jean, about an hour before departure. We made sure to skip booking way in advance using a USA-specific site such as Rail Europe (read more about the best way to book a French train ticket in advance here: How-to: Booking French Trains (RailEurope vs SNCF)).

We were able to book our tickets for 37.30 euros each (~$46.43 USD); in contrast, the RailEurope version of the [...]

Update: It looks like the 10,000 booking / $1,000,000 max was reached and the deal is now dead.

We’ve seen plenty of Black Friday and Small Business Saturday sales over the past few days, and so far all were a huge disappointment (except for the AMEX Small Business Saturday deal where we landed $180 in free stuff). The one that has all along seemed the most promising is the $100 off a hotel booking from Orbitz.

The Deal

You can get $100 off a hotel booking of $100 or more on Orbitz from Dec 1 – 8 by paying with Visa Checkout and using promo code “Visacheckout”.

How to Get It

I can not believe it is Thanksgiving Week already! I’m extra thankful for a short work week and that Jeffrey and I are lucky enough to spend time celebrating with both of our families this year. Jumping ahead of myself, I’ve found a handful of fun things to dive into once the holiday commences – here are a few travel-themed links I wanted to share. Let’s get in the Thanksgiving spirit – whether that’s booking crazy-awesome hotel deals on Black Friday or snuggling in and watching an entire season of An Idiot Abroad with the entire family.

1) Although Thanksgiving is thought to be a purely American holiday, I found this fascinating website [...]

Update 11/24, 9:58am: the list is now live, you can begin booking now! 

The IHG Rewards Club PointBreaks preview list has been updated through February 28, 2015! Below is a list of all of the hotels that IHG is offering for just 5,000 points a night. Since this is just a preview, we expect more hotels to be added when the list goes live on Monday. Don’t forget that you can buy 5,000 points for just $35, which basically allows you to book any of the rooms below for just $35/night:

Check our tutorial on how to book rooms for $35 / night

When you’re ready to book (note: booking starts Monday, November 24): Click here to go to the PointsBreaks [...]

It’s been a while since we’ve hosted a blog giveaway, so we’re at it again! This time, we’re giving away a Thai Airways Royal First Class Amenity Kit made by RIMOWA. One of our favorite parts about getting to travel in First Class is getting to see what’s in our Amenity Kit – it’s like being a kid on Christmas morning! And, Thai Airways, who partners with RIMOWA, is one of our favorites, so we wanted to share the sparkle with you!

This amenity kit is made by world-renowned luggage brand RIMOWA and includes eau de cologne, body lotion, lip balm, comb & brush, comfort socks, earplugs, eyeshade, toothbrush, toothpaste and mouthwash. [...]