1,2, Free! Stay Two Nights, Get One Free Hotel Deals

Major hotels are jumping on the Buy Two, Get One Free bandwagon. Rather than reducing their rates in general, hotels are offering customers a free night’s stay instead.  Stay for two consecutive nights and get one free equals a 33 1/3% price reduction for your overall stay.  For instance if you stay two nights at $150 per night and then get one night free, you’ve actually spent $100.50 per night – a bargain!  Here’s a list of properties offering the 2+1 specials:

Four Seasons Hotels want you to ’stay longer’.  They’re offering a 3rd night free in many of their locations including Chicago, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Palm Beach, Miami, Atlanta, Austin, Alexandria and Philadelphia to name a few.  There are several international destinations included as well – Whistler, Prague, Dublin and more.  Check the website for hotels that are participating in the “Stay Longer” program, it may just make staying at the top luxury properties within your budget!

Trump International Beach Resort in  Sunny Isles Beach Florida, offers “Free Fridays”.  Book a minimum of a 3 night stay that includes a Friday night, and you’ll receive Friday for free along with a full American breakfast.  Book by March 16th for stays through March 31, 2010

Lake Tahoe – March in the Mountains at Heavenly Now this is a deal!  Stay at the Big Pine Mountain House, Lakeside Inn or Blue Lake Inn and ski at Heavenly Ski Resort for two days and you’ll receive the third night at the hotel and third day of skiing free.  The promotion is valid weekdays or weekends through April 18th and starts at $75 per person per night!

St. Martin Radisson Resort & Marina wants you to recharge this summer – when you stay for 3 nights you’ll only pay for two.  Your stay will include complimentary breakfast for two, (kids stay and eat free), and you’ll get a 10% discount on Le Spa services.

Half Moon Bay California – Located on a beautiful stretch of vibrant coastline a bit south of San Francisco, this community wants you to stay a few days to discover their many attractions.  There’s top tier golfing, biking and hiking; surfing, whale watching and horseback riding on the beach.  Fifteen lovely lodgings are offering the 3rd night free through April 15th.

Loews Hotels are promoting Loews Long Weekends.  Stay Thursday through Saturday night and take 30% off your bill at participating properties.

Choice Hotels International has a great twist on this offer – stay two separate nights by April 30th and you’ll receive enough Choice Privilege points for a free night stay.  Be sure you sign up for the Choice Privilege program prior to your stay.

And don’t miss the spring sale from Expedia.  They have a promotion featuring 3rd, 4th or 5th nights free throughout major vacation destinations around the globe.  Book by 3/18/10 to get the promotional rates.

Earn American AAdvantage Miles At The Mall

American Airlines has taken a bold step forward to help AAdvantage members earn miles wherever they shop.  They have just announced a new program that enables you to register your favorite charge card (any credit or debit card) and earn miles whenever you shop online, by catalog or at a retail store from one of their affiliated merchants (and there are hundreds!).  So I’m thinking…. If I purchase our office supplies from Staples at the Aadvantage eshopping page and then charge it to my registered American Express account… I’d earn 3 miles per dollar from American, I’d earn 1 point per dollar from American Express, I’d get a 5% credit back from Staples on my Amex account, AND I’d earn points for having a Staples rewards card.  A quadruple dip – I like it!!

Check out all the details from American Aadvantage eShopping and start racking up extra miles.

Alert – Strikes And Breakdowns Cause Transportation Havoc in Europe

Heads-up travelers! -  French air controllers go on strike (Wed), Lufthansa pilots begin 4 day walkout (Mon), British Airways union votes to strike – no date set for walkout (Mon), Eurostar breaks down (again) stranding hundreds of travelers in the dark – major technical problems are sited for continued breakdowns (Mon), Air Traffic Controllers strike in Greece and a general workers strike brings all transportation to a halt (Wed).  Yikes!

The transportation news is not promising for those heading to Europe anytime soon.  Will this be the season of the ‘perfect travel storm’ for vacationers?  Will the crumbling economies in Europe bring a spring and summer  full of protests and general strikes?   Only time will tell -  but if you are planning to travel to Europe in the coming weeks and months,  you should be following the above volatile situations.  It’s a good idea to watch the online newspapers in the area that you will be traveling to (find them at OnlineNewspapers.com) or another good resources is TimesOnline.com.

Wishing you speedy travels!

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