When traveling to Walt Disney World, transportation costs can really make or break your vacation budget. Flights, car rental, parking fees, gas, tolls, etc. really add up quickly! One trick that you may not have considered is to fly one-way to Florida and drive the other way. Under regular circumstances, this wouldn’t be very frugal advice, …
I was thrilled to accomplish something on my frugal travel bucket list this month! My hard work paid off and I earned Companion Pass status on Southwest, the holy grail of domestic air travel. A Companion Pass means that I can choose a companion to fly with me for free anytime through the end of 2017. …
I’m no stranger to earning points, miles and credits for free travel. If you need convincing just check out my posts on earning free Orbucks, using credit card sign-on bonuses to travel to Disney for close-to free, and submitting Best Price Guarantee claims. But this week I’m doing something I’ve never done to earn free hotel …
Two things we do to help save money on our Disney World vacations are to eat breakfast in our room and have snacks and drinks on hand when we are in the parks. Though these sound like great ideas, they sometimes aren’t very practical, especially if you are flying to Orlando. You may not have …
UPDATE: In early 2016 Orbitz was acquired by Expedia. Soon after that Orbitz’s Best Price Guarantee changed, and now they only offer a maximum of $50 in Orbucks for a claim. I am leaving this article as it is for historical reference and the tips I share for scoring a claim still apply! Recently I learned …
I haven’t posted anything in the last few days because my I took my little girl on a spur-of-the-moment trip to the beach. One of the great things about living in central North Carolina is that you can get to the beach or the mountains in about two hours! My husband was going out of …
I’ve mentioned the website Airfare Watchdog to several people lately so I figured it merited a post. I use this free site to get email alerts when the cost of airfare drops on flights I am looking to book. I have saved hundreds (maybe thousands) of dollars by using these free Fare Alerts! For example, we …
My favorite travel rewards credit card is offering their best sign-on bonus again! You can get 50,000 bonus miles when you open a Southwest Rapid Rewards Visa from now until February 28th (this offer is no longer active but may return at any point – the current offer is 40K points with a $1,000 minimum spend). …