July 2013

5 best (and worst) travel shows

When you’re not actually traveling, the second best thing is to watch a show about other people traveling. While a lot of cheesy Samantha Brown episodes come to mind, there are tons of great shows about travel that are entertaining […]

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Green Dot Cash Reload Cards

New reload option: Green Dot Cash Reload cards

Browsing the giftcard rack at my local Safeway store recently, I came across a new type of reload card: Green Dot Cash Reload. They were stacked next to the Green Dot prepaid cards. Green Dot Cash Reloads are similar to

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Mystique Santorini Vibrant Suite

Starwood Beat The Timer: Mystique Santorini on sale!

If you’ve been salivating over Point Me to the Plane’s review of Mystique, a Starwood Luxury Collection Hotel, here’s your chance to get a “bargain” on the property. I use that term loosely. Because when you’ve got a hotel going

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Review: Hyatt Regency San Francisco Embarcadero Suite

A few weeks ago I headed to San Francisco for a semi-mattress run at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco. There is one other Hyatt property (the Grand Hyatt San Francisco), and both are Category 4 properties that require 15,000 points

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Can’t find $500 Visa gift cards at Office Depot? Try this

Note: $500 Visa gift cards are no longer available at office supply stores. Since the news broke of Office Depot bringing back $500 Visa gift cards, there have been reports from people stating their local store didn’t stock them or

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Visa Mastercard gift cards at Safeway

$500 gift cards are back at Office Depot!

We all remember that dreaded day, when Office Depot stopped carrying Vanilla Reload cards. Shortly after, they threw salt on our wounds by taking the Amex Prepaid cards off the shelves. There is finally some good news in the points

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Hyatt Escala Lodge Park City Utah Hotel Category

Best Category 4 Hyatt hotels

Updated on 2/9/14 Hyatt Goldpassport Category 4 hotels require 15,000 points per night for a standard room, 18,000 points for a Regency/Grand Club room, and 23,000 points for a Suite. This is a solid lineup, with a mix of Park

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