OK here is the deal, my wfie and I and DD Ashton will be visiting Disney in December for a week + with little out of pocket except for food, souvenirs etc.....how did we do it??????
Marriott Rewards, you see my job was downsized and I had to take a corp position based in the field, which means I travel a lot! Which stinks, but it isn't as bad as it sounds. Becasue I get to keep all the points. I have a group of ten that I manage and I get all of their points too!
I've tried to get them to sign up for rewards and they won't they are all mainly single males from the ages of 19-35.
So here is the deal:
7 day hopper tickets for my wife, daughter and I using Marriott points.
Dec 5- 7 at the new JW MARRIOT in ORLANDO, a grade 7 hotel (this is there highest grade, looks lush and awesome, comparable to the gaylord place) free with marriott points.
Dec 7-14th at OKW (on the waiting list for BWV) 0 out of pocket cause I'm a dvc owner!
2 days at Universal 0 out of pocket from previous purchased tickets!
Most of the spending money will come from my medical flex spending acocunt at work, you know one of those things were you put x amount in every paycheck on a pre-tax basis and then pay deductibles/perscipritions/glassess/contacts etc., and it is re-imbursed from that account. I have saved everything up and submitting it for a big fat electronic xfer.
We have saved the $400 child tax releif check and all of my future mileage expense checks, and we shouldn't even have to touch a debit card while we are there!
And the best thing about all of this is besides it is free is that several reward programs are doubling miles and points right now through Jan 31rs and I'm platinum members in most so I'm getting a 20-30% bonus on top of that.
Oh yeah the flights..I'm paying $200 for my daughters flight, I have earned 2 free continental flights with their fly 3 get 1 free promotion.
Somtimes I hate the travel, but this is a nice PERK!
Hula-baloo
