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at a huge discount. Let's talk about the 10-day three-country European adventure that I put together for my sister, Trina, and myself for only $730 including airfare (again, that price is NOT $730 per person). So do you want to know the nuts and bolts about how we took an amazing trip to Europe and only spent $365 per person? First, I had a United Airlines reward ticket but had to purchase a ticket for my sister for $515. Second, I converted some of my Amex reward points into Hilton reward points and combined them with my loyalty points I already had with Hilton Hhonors to book the Hilton Hotel in Paris for four nights (with a view of the Eiffel Tower) and the Hilton in Strasbourg for four nights (which was beautifully located just five miles from the border of Germany) - both hotels were free. The only hotel I paid for was the Hilton at the Charles de Gualle airport (as they didn’t have reward rooms available at the time we were staying here) but we were upgraded to a suite due to my Silver Status with the hotel loyalty program. It made more sense to convert Amex reward points to hotel rewards due to the price of a hotel rooms, hotel taxes and the exchange rate so this was a huge value of approximately $2400 in free hotel stays combined with a free airline ticket of a value of approximately $515 you can see how we saved close to $3000 and we had an incredible vacation at amazing four-star hotels.
 Avoid Jet Lag
You're packed and ready to go on vacation, so now comes the most important issue at hand: avoiding jet lag when you arrive at your destination. A survey by Conde Naste said that 93% of travelers get jet lag but you don't have to be one of them if you use my tips. Book Your Trip
Booking travel online should be quick and easy…not to mention affordable and that's why I like Expedia. Did you know that you can save up to $525 when you book your flight and hotel together at Expedia.com? Top Travel Mistakes to Avoid Now
I have put together a list of the top five travel mistakes people make that translate into paying too much for a vacation no matter where you book your trip (through a travel agent, airline or online). |
