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Avis | Blog

Deal alert! $20 for $40 toward an Avis car rental.

ByPoints Pixie January 23, 2014December 31, 2023

I just got an email from Groupon about a great deal from Avis: The Deal $20 for $40 toward a car rental from Avis…

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Blog | Hyatt

Lesson learned: don’t do this until the kids are in bed.

ByPoints Pixie January 23, 2014December 31, 2023

I know this has probably happened to most parents at some point, but it’s never happened to me before, and I have to say…

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Is this site for real?

ByPoints Pixie January 22, 2014December 31, 2023

I love camping. It’s easy, it’s fun, and it’s cheap. For a fistful of dollars, you can get a million dollar view and memories…

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Blog | Southwest

How to maximize the value of your Southwest Companion Pass.

ByPoints Pixie January 22, 2014December 31, 2023

I travel a lot + my family frequently travels with me + I’ve got a Southwest Companion Pass. In theory, this should add up…

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Blog | Family Travel | San Francisco | Travel With Kids | Trips

Fun things to do in San Francisco.

ByPoints Pixie January 21, 2014December 31, 2023

Did you get the day off from work yesterday? What did you do? We spent the day bopping around in San Francisco. It was the…

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This was so accurate that it freaked me out.

ByPoints Pixie January 19, 2014December 31, 2023

Have you seen this dialect quiz yet? It pinpointed my location exactly. Did it do the same for you?  

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Best Rate Guarantee | Blog

Desperately seeking an IHG BRG.

ByPoints Pixie January 18, 2014December 31, 2023

I’m staring out the window right now, watching my 8-year-old son Bear on his pogo stick. His brow is furrowed in a look of…

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Blog | Starwood

Is Starwood elite status “worth it” for families?

ByPoints Pixie January 17, 2014December 31, 2023

A few days ago, I wrote about why I loved having a Hyatt Diamond member in my family (my husband Josh). Some people got…

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Blog | Four Seasons

How to use a free planning service from the Four Seasons…even if you’re not a guest.

ByPoints Pixie January 16, 2014December 31, 2023

While I can count the number of times I’ve actually stayed at a Four Seasons property on the fingers of one hand, I actually…

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Blog | Travel Stories

Traveling to East Oakland.

ByPoints Pixie January 15, 2014November 22, 2015

When my parents got married in 1967, the bakery they originally chose to make their wedding cake refused to give them figurines of a…

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