Hotel Value for Frequent Guests
Park Plaza Vondelpark Amsterdam remodeled since my last stay a few years ago. This hotel has been my go to Radisson property in Amsterdam as the chain’s lowest priced hotel within the city center. The hotel’s tagline is “A natural habitat for curious travellers”. The location next to Amsterdam’s 1865 well-developed 120-acre Vondelpark means time…
When Radisson Rewards released their 150,000 bonus points offer with 15 stays from January 15 to March 31, my thoughts turned to Riga, Latvia. Last week I was checking Riga for hotel rates and was surprised to see all seven Radisson Hotels Group properties in Riga priced well below $100 per night. In fact, two…
Radisson Rewards launched its winter 2020 promotion with up to 150,000 bonus points available for members who complete 15 stays between Jan 15 to March 31, 2020. This promotion offers bonus points based on number of stays. This offer is available at all Radisson Collection, Radisson Blu, Radisson, Radisson RED, Park Plaza, Park Inn by…
Gray whale migration is swimming south this January past the Monterey Peninsula of California’s Central Coast. I walked from Highway 1 into Point Lobos State Reserve around 11:40am and after a little more than a mile walk through the Monterey pine forest, reached the ocean view around 12 noon. In sight of the sea the…
Delta and Alitalia offer San Jose SJC to Rome for as low as $336 round trip with no frills or $436 includes free seat selection and one checked bag for travel departures from mid-February to March. The price goes up to low $400s/$500s for April and early May, and August to early October departures, then…
Choice Privileges is currently offering the lowest price in years through their own site at $6.93 per 1,000 points through Feb 4, 2020 during the 30% discount sale. A Choice Privileges member can buy a maximum 120,000 points through this offer. Choice Privileges changed and improved its Buy Points program a couple months ago from…
Amsterdam at 52 degrees North latitude places the Dutch capital at a more northerly location than any state in the USA, except Alaska. Visiting in late December means fewer than 8 hours between sunrise around 8:45am and sunset around 4:30pm. Chances are the sky will be cloudy and gray, but when the sun shines the…
My air travel dropped by more than 25% in 2019 to 55,000 miles compared to 75,000 miles flown in 2018. The reduction in air travel was my choice. A large part of that decrease in air travel was due to the influence of climate activist Greta Thunberg. Climate change activism news and a series of…
Every year for the past several years there are short periodic sales in the winter and spring months for July travel to Europe. One of these is happening now with Air Canada ticket prices as low as $494 round trip for San Francisco to Barcelona for some departure dates during the month of July. In…
Mercure Amsterdam Centre Canal District for two nights starting Christmas Day was my second stay for Le Club Accorhotels, now rebranded as ALL-Accor Live Limitless, September 2019 promotion for 6,000 bonus points after 3 two-night stays. The advance purchase rate I booked in September came to 207.10 EUR with 13.30 EUR tax for a total…
