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whatever your heart desires!!
If you can get a flight, you can get a major bargain.
I don't know if you get email pitches from interline agencies but they are whippin out some super specials!
13 nights on NCL balcony $400/pax EU cruise
$44 room Four Queens Resort outside of DC (ready, colorado??) plus other goodies
$50-60/pax AI in Punta Cana (how bad can that be if there's good weather?-Don't forget the departure fees)
and some fall specials:
http://www.dynamictravel.com/vacationexpress.pdfSo, pack the bags, quit worrying about furloughs, you can't get there if you don't have a job!! (That didn't sound so good after I typed it--but you know what I mean.) What's a few more bucks in debt if you have a great vacation! Think of all the gas you aren't paying for at home driving to the grocery and liquor store and pool...

CARPE TRIPPEM!!

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whatever your heart desires!!

Think of all the gas you aren&#39;t paying for at home driving to the grocery and liquor store and pool...

CARPE TRIPPEM!![/b]

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Nice, but I&#39;m rather partial to
Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam.
Translation
I have a catapult. Give me all your money, or I will fling an enormous rock at your head.

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Planet Hollywood - Las Vegas "$69 Summer Fun Package (upgraded room, 2 free breakfast buffets, 2 for 1 spa visits, $40 gaming bonus, tote bag)
It&#39;s Hip To Be Cool- Planet Hollywood
Valid thru Sept 30. Book by Aug. 8

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Enjoy free general admission for you and a guest to hundreds of museums and cultural venues, nationwide (U.S.)
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Smithsonian magazine - Museum Day

With the economy as slow as it is I have thought for the last few months that this fall was going to be the time to travel. I had figured there would be deals after summer (mid-September) but I have been blown away by some of the steals I have seen. Cruise prices are starting to look good but they are not down to where they were two years ago in the fall but, I think they will be soon. Specials in Vegas and Orlando seem to be everywhere. As good as it is going to be I won&#39;t be able to take full advantage of it. My wife just had a baby in July and so travel will be limited but I still plan on going on a couple of quick getaways to...

I haven&#39;t noticed anyone talk about ebay in this forum yet. I think that ebay is a great place to pick up last minute hotel or timeshare packages. Just click the link to travel and then the link to lodging. Beware of anything that offers show tickets with lodging though. These are usually someone trying to pitch a timeshare sales presentation. Within a short period of time you will be able to spot these from a mile away. These are some of the deals that I have seen recently.

Washington D.C. Hilton. Two blocks from The White House. Two night stay in a double room for $10.50.

Daytona Florida. 3 nights in a 2 bedroom ocean walk condo for $55.00

Reno NV 1 bedroom condo, 7 nights for $15.00.

Avon Colorado, 1 bedroom condo for 7 nights, $61.00.

Maui Banyon Vacation Club, 1 bedroom condo for 7 nights, $99.00.

Orlando Fl. 3 bedroom condo for 7 nights, $157.50.

Happy bidding.

good info red! congrats on the bebe!
the former VP of travel at ebay is now at luxurylink.com, one of my faves for upscales deals--really great stuff for airline people when you want that SPECIAL trip

First i32red, congratulations on your new baby.

I&#39;ve got to say those prices are GRRRREAT!. But, as someone who has never bid on anything on the internet (I know-I know) I have to ask, how do you know when something is too good to be true? Because I&#39;ve got to tell you, I would have passed on all of these "bargains", thinking them to be nicely disguised time-share deals. Guess what I want to know is, do you have any eBay tips, or better yet, is there a school for rookies? http://www.nonrev.net/forums/style_e...DIR#>/wink.gif

You got that right migflanker. You go to this 10.50 a night place and suddenly, there is loud construction or renovations going on, or you stumbled into some hotel in the ghetto.

Yeah, a hotel room two blocks from the White House, going for $5.25 a nite.....got to wonder is this place haunted or what? http://www.nonrev.net/forums/style_e...#>/biggrin.gif

I was in the timeshare industry industry for a couple years so I can spot them from a mile away. Actually the timeshares are the best deals on there. Just make sure you don&#39;t bid on anything that says sales presentation required. They will also say something like:

Must be married or proof of domestic partnership
Must be at least 28 years old
Must make at least $75,000 a year combined
Must be a homeowner
etc...

What you want is a timeshare that someone has bought but can&#39;t use this year. If they don&#39;t use it they will lose it so they might as well take what they can for it.

As far as any tips the only tip I have is once I find an auction I am interested in, I research the property online. Also make sure that the dates are confirmed. The auction should have specific dates listed. You don&#39;t want to purchase something that has to be used by XXXXX date but then you call and there is no availability.

I am always open to suggestions on paying less for lodging. What do you guys do?

What do we do for less expensive lodging? Since you asked, here it is. My wife works for the hotels. We get discounts. REAL GOOD DISCOUNTS. If that doesn&#39;t work because we need to go NOW, I check through my company station information site and get the listing of hotels at each of our station where the flight crews stay. They usually give us a discount there in a nice hotel, usually near the airport or down town with swimming pools, spas, It&#39;s no chichi pachi joint.

Check out QUEST. http://www.questhoteldirectory.com/faqs.asp I don&#39;t know their web site, but QUEST is a deal where you join membership for a year, and you have a listing of phone numbers to call hotels in whatever city that offers discounts of up to 50 percent off hotel rates and even restaurants in the hotel because its usually off season and they are trying to keep above water.

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What I do
1. I&#39;m a member of every hotel loyalty program in exsistence. http://www.nonrev.net/forums/style_e...DIR#>/wink.gif Not only do you get room upgrades, early check-in/ late check out, free newspaper etc, but, you can take advantage of coupons and hotel codes. Trust me, those codes are worth their "weight in gold" - I know, but I couldn&#39;t resist. http://www.nonrev.net/forums/style_e...DIR#>/wink.gif

2. I also usually call the hotel direct (local number). Frequently you&#39;ll find they&#39;re offering a local promotion, (art lovers, shopping discounts, museums) pkgs - right now gas credit promotions are popular.
But even if there aren&#39;t any deals available, by talking directly with the hotel I usually get a room upgrade - twice we gotten the honeymoon suite (hey, a hotel room, like an airplane seat, is a very perishable product http://www.nonrev.net/forums/style_e...DIR#>/wink.gif ) breakfast/meal comped, free movies/wi-fi, bottle of champage/wine etc. After all I am a member of the hotel&#39;s loyalty club. http://www.nonrev.net/forums/style_e...DIR#>/wink.gif

3. If my airline is running one of those vacation fly/hotel pkgs, I call that chain; usually they&#39;ll offer a very nice corp rate.

4. If all else fails AAA rate. Besides the reduced rate you can&#39;t beat it for roadside assistance. http://www.nonrev.net/forums/style_e...DIR#>/wink.gif

Of course there is always the "Palms option" marry someone in the hotel industry. http://www.nonrev.net/forums/style_e...IR#>/laugh.gif http://www.nonrev.net/forums/style_e...IR#>/laugh.gif http://www.nonrev.net/forums/style_e...IR#>/laugh.gif

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"Of course there is always the "Palms option" marry someone in the hotel industry."

Good one Migflanker. A better option is to marry a millionaire&#39;s daughter. We were married before she worked in the hotel industry. We were married before I hooked up with the airlines. Though I know there are people that marry for various reasons such as economic gain or status, that was just not our case. Believe it or not.

Palms you mean you weren&#39;t wearing your t-shirt?
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Some people like to make others jelous. I don&#39;t wear anything to imply I am affiliated with the airlines. I keep that low profile.

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Get into Disney free on your birthday.

As part of Disney&#39;s 2009 "Celebration" promotion, Disney announced it will offer free admission to vistors on their birthday next year. The details Disney Parks "What will you celebrate?"

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VIVA Las Vegas!

Southwest offers 2 day fare sale (50% off) to Las Vegas.
Fares available Dec. 30, 2008 through midnight PST on Dec 31, 2008, for travel Jan. 13, 2009, through March 11, 2009.

sample fare- $159 roundtrip Dallas and Las Vegas.

Considering that some non-revs, including me, consider Vegas a black hole, something to think about, just don&#39;t wait too long. http://www.nonrev.net/forums/style_e...DIR#>/wink.gif
Southwest Promotion

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Save at Starwood hotels: your birth year equals your rate. The fine print - the promotion is only valid for stays booked and finished by 12/30/2009.


With this promotion the first night&#39;s stay is booked at a special discounted rate and then the second and third nights in the same stay are booked at a rate equivalent to your birth year. For example if you were born in 1960, you would pay $60 for nights two and three.
Starwod properties include
Planet Hollwood (Vegas)
Sheraton La Jolla (San Diego)
Westin Riverwalk (San Antonio)

To book the promotiion and to read terms and conditions visit Starwood Hotels website

Cirque Du Soleil- Summer Promotion (Las Vegas shows)

Buy one ticket and bring a friend for $25. For details see Cirque Du Soleil

Vegas - have breakfast at Paris, lunch at (Planet) Hollywood and dinner at Caesar's.
A great deal - the Buffet of Buffets pass ($45.99 per person + tax) Buffet of Buffets FAQ's

Harrah’s unlimited 24 hr buffet passes
Buffet stops-
Harrah’s Las Vegas - Flavors
Caesars Palace - Lago Buffet
Flamingo - Paradise Garden Buffet
Imperial Palace - Emperor’s Buffet
Paris - Le Village Buffet
Rio - Carnival World Buffet
Planet Hollywood - Spice Market Buffet

You can combine the buffet deal with a room at each of the hotels, the hotel/buffet package requires a 2 night stay
Buffet of Buffets: Unlimited Dining and a Room from $46/night!