October 2019 - LVA Travel

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Two New Hotel Promotions: Marriott (Trick) and IHG (Treat)

Mike FriedmanOctober 29, 2019

We've had a couple more new hotel promotions roll out over the past couple of weeks, and you can join them, just in time for Halloween. Or sometime after. It's up to you....

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Silvercar Rental Car – Renting Cars As It Should Be

Mike FriedmanOctober 24, 2019

Silvercar Rental Car has been around for a few years but, because of geographic restrictions, I haven’t had a chance to use it. I was finally able to do so and was quite pleased. Here’s the review....

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The Future Of Slot Machines Gaming Technology

The Future Of Slot Machines And Gaming Technology: As Seen At The Global Gaming Expo (G2E)

Mike FriedmanOctober 22, 2019

Every year, my wife and I go to Las Vegas in October for vacation. The weather can’t be beat and the city isn’t particularly crowded. This year, our trip coincided with the Global Gaming Expo, otherwise known as G2E. G2E is a great venue to learn about the future of slot machines and gaming technology....

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When You Shouldn’t Get A Rewards Credit Card

Mike FriedmanOctober 18, 2019

As a rule of thumb, credit cards are a good way to get a lot of reward points fast. We see plenty of deals that offer hundreds of dollars, tens of thousands of points or other huge bonuses just for signing up and doing a little spending on the card. But this article about when you shouldn't get a rewards credit card is still worth a read....

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Best Western Promotion – Buy Two, Get One Free

Mike FriedmanOctober 16, 2019

We spend a lot of time talking about the biggest hotel programs such as Hilton and Marriott, and that’s just not fair to the smaller guys, who work just as hard to provide lodging for you. In fact, because of their size, they frequently offer better promotions than their larger brethren....

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Bargain Fares To Las Vegas In The New Year

Mike FriedmanOctober 14, 2019

It's back, our bargain fares edition! This time we are featuring bargain fares to Las Vegas. Skyscanner is listing some incredibly cheap prices to Las Vegas, particularly for January and February....

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The Superiority of the Southwest Airlines Credit Cards

Mike FriedmanOctober 11, 2019

Before we touch on the Southwest Airlines Credit Cards, let's talk Southwest Airlines. Southwest does everything differently from its competitors. ...

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ExpertFlyer – Finding Award Travel Without the Frustration!

Mike FriedmanOctober 10, 2019

One of the downsides with finding award travel is that, frankly, it’s a pain to hunt down which flights are available for which dates. For infrequent flyers, though, that’s not really an issue, since you are not booking more than once or twice per year....

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This Week In Travel

Mike FriedmanOctober 4, 2019

I can't believe it's already Friday, which means that it's time for our weekly TWIT (This Week In Travel) notes. This week, our post is brought to you by the three bears. We'll talk about airline seats that are too small, a Starbucks that is too big and a passport that's just right....

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Southwest Vacations Sale to Vegas and Beyond

Mike FriedmanOctober 3, 2019

I just got an email from Southwest about really attractive Southwest Vacations Deals. Normally, I delete these (Southwest Vacations Sale) as soon as I get them, but the offers were so good that I decided to post about them for our hot deals this week....

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