Frugal Travel Guy: Mistake Rate Do it NOW Barton Creek Resort and Spa $23 per night

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Mistake Rate Do it NOW Barton Creek Resort and Spa $23 per night

Excellent Resort and Spa at $23 per night Austin Texas, as of 10 AM Eastern. Book through gtahotels.com Cancellable with refund prior to 6 days befor reservation.

I could not get Valentines Day weekend but got the next weekend.

No guarantees on how long it will last or if they will honor it. Other dates available. You must provide CC and it will be charged to get instant confirmation.

I'm Mileage running today so you are on your own. Do your own research, book at your own risk. I'm in for Feb 19, 20 and 21st, 2010

Read the terms and conditions carefully so you know what you are doing.

This will NOT Last Long

UPDATE NOON Eastern Time

I left Savannah with a reservation and by the time I got to Washington Dulles I had received notice that they had cancelled my reservation. OK fair enough, but why did you charge my credit card?

No time to research now the ramifications of the cancellation and possible "oops compensation" but be assured I will.

Sorry this one did not last long, or work out very well.

Frugal Guy Ricks Top Seven Travel Deals

#1: Churn Citi AA Credit Cards for 200,000 + AA miles per year using no-fee-for-the-first-year cards.

UPDATE Per the Flyertalk thread churning has been eliminated by Citi as of about November 22, 2009. Reader evidence will be greatly appreciated and reported on the blog. If you received a Citicard AA approval for an application submitted after 11/22/09, please let me know at ingy104@gmail.com

DO NOT use my links for the Mastercard, Amex or Citibiz AA unless you are applying for your first AA credit card. The show is ending quickly. I think the Visa is still good but YMMV Your Mileage May Vary

Use these five cards for 200,000+ AA miles: the Citi® Platinum Select® / AAdvantage® World MasterCard, the Citi Select® / AAdvantage® American Express® card, the Citi Aadvantage Visa Card the CitiBusiness® / AAdvantage® MasterCard, and the CitiBusiness® / AAdvantage® Visa® Card (go to Citicards.com for application) . After 95 days on biz cards from the posting of the first prchase, (65 days on personal cards) reapply again for the same cards and complete the same spend requirements to receive a second chunk of AA miles bonus. Until December 31st the Visa cards have 30K limits now. Most have $250-$750 minimum spend requirements -- use them for items would buy anyway (groceries, gas, etc.)Or the US Mint deal. PLEASE NOTE: You do NOT have to cancel your previous Citicards before applying for new ones.

Before you apply:

Get your credit score from one of the 3 credit reporting agency ads below for a free credit score and credit report. You are looking for scores of 700+. Read my July 16, 2009 blog entry to determine which offer is the best one for you.

If you'd like help choosing and applying for the right credit cards for you, email me at ingy104@gmail.com

You do NOT have to cancel your previous cards with Citi before applying for new ones. They will let you know when you have enough cards :)

2. The BEST Credit card offer I can remember. Chase Bank is offering a British Airways Visa card that gives 50,000 miles after the first purchase and another 50,000 miles for $2000 worth of spend in the first 90 days. $75 Annual fee. Link

*****#2A: Warning. The Mint is now indicating this type of purchase will not earn miles and points by coding as a cash advance.******

Buy $1 Presidential Coins from the US Mint with your mileage earning credit cards. The maximum order is 2 boxes per coin type except the native american coin which allows 99 boxes. Many have reported success with repeated orders. Choose standard shipping and the shipping cost will disappear near the last screen. Here is the link When the coins arrive, deposit in your bank and pay your credit card bill.

Update: Native American Coins are not available til after the first of the year. All that is available now is 2 boxes of each president per mailing address.

#3: Bank Direct Mileage Checking for AA Miles. Earn 5K AA miles for 3 month direct deposit, 2K for 12 month bill pay and most important 100 miles per month per $1000 in the account. 1000 mile sign up and an extra 1,000 miles if I refer you. Miles earned are typically a non taxable event. Contact me at ingy104@gmail.com

#4 Continental 25,000 Miles for Checking and Debit. Personal and Business Offers now Available
Use this link to get your unique coupon code for this simple personal offer. Offer expires 12/31/09. I have always been successful within the lower priced debit card and in the new terms and conditions they state it is OK with the lower priced debit card. They typical run one personal and one business account promotion per year. CO miles never expire. You must refresh your browser for a new coupon code. During CO's current Mileathon promo, obtaining a debit card is worth 20 points and pushed you into the higher earning categories. If you need a Chase banker contact my friend Summer at 231-922-2494 and mention my name. I think it will actually help you this time :) Update Summer is no longer at the branch. Can someone update us with their results of the phone call? Will the branch still help you?

UPDATE Here is a link for the business card. Don't forget to refresh the coupon

#5: The best all around travel credit card, year after year is the Starwood Preferred Guest card. Earn 10K sign up bonus, no annual fee the first year, and the opportunity to earn 15K more points with a $15K spend in the first six months. Apply at either one of the two ads on this page. Drop me a note and I'll tell you why I use this card as my main credit card. ingy104@gmail.com or I can send you a referral link if you will spend less than $15,000 in the first 6 months.

#6 Bonus------Free Hawaii Trip Read the blog article of August 17, 2009 to see how to combine these tips for a free trip to Hawaii. The blog archives are on the right hand column down the page from this post.

#7 Suntrust Bank offers 15,000 Delta miles for opening a new checking account and taking out and using their debit card ($55). The offer also includes a one time Delta Skyclub Pass, a $50 value. There is also a Business Checking account with the same 15,000 mile bonus. Suntrust is located in the Southeast but if you would like to open an account and don't have a branch near you, contact Heather at 843-341-3101 here on Hilton Head Island. Rumor has it that additional debit cards for up to 4 additional signers also will receive 15K of DL miles on the business card ( Your DL account # of course). Here is the link The offer expires 12/31/09

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