Still looking for that perfect Valentine’s Day Gift? Or just need a winter getaway, and want to go somewhere romantic with that special someone? Well right now Orbitz has great deals for Sandals Resorts. Sandals is known for being an incredible, romantic, ultra all-inclusive resort. Besides your hotel room, all of your meals and drinks are included, as are many activities. You can book now through March 15th, and travel through May 15th. They have hotels in a lot of beautiful areas, and you are sure to have an amazing vacation.

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If you’ve recently booked a trip, you might want to take a look at your luggage. Sometimes when you don’t use it for a while, you forget about the shape its in. Having problems carrying your luggage, or are there other issues, such as places it has worn out? Will the zipper work? Is it still big enough?

If you realize that you have been wanting to get new luggage, but keep forgetting…or just didn’t want to spend the money, now might be the time to look at getting new luggage for your next vacation.

Luggage online normally has up to 70% off their luggage. On top of that, through Thursday, February 12th, they have an additional 20% off your entire order.

This will really help your wallet, and you’ll still get some great luggage!

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If you like staying at the same hotel chain each trip so that you can earn free nights, points, or just to get something out of being loyal to one hotel chain, you might want to take a look at Choice Hotels. They have hotels such as the Comfort Inn, Quality, Sleep Inn, and more. Right now, they have a great deal going on where if you stay two times, you’ll earn a free night at one of their hotels. Since it usually takes a lot longer to earn a free night, this is great if you plan on going away a few times.

The great thing is that Choice Hotels are nice, clean hotels, and you know that you won’t have to spend a lot of money to stay there.  We stayed at a Comfort Inn just a few months ago, and the hotel was nice, clean, and in a great location in the city we were staying in.  We would definitely stay at another one, and have stayed at other locations previously.

Even if you don’t travel that often, sometimes it can be worth it to be loyal to one type of chain (or a company that owns a lot of chains, like Choice) so that you can eventually add up all your points, and get something free out of it.  And if Choice hotels wants to make it easier for you to do so, that’s even better!

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If you’re looking for some hotels with great prices, but that are also in great locations…and are nice hotels, take a look at these hotels.

They are all really great hotels, and are usually in the perfect location. They also guarantee that you will get the lowest internet rate by booking through them directly…so you don’t have to worry about spending hours on the web trying to find the best price online.  You know that you’re getting the best price, without wasting any of your time.

In the past year, I’ve stayed at a Holiday Inn Express, and really enjoyed my stay. It was in La Jolla, California, and it was a really incredible hotel room. I would stay there again in a second if I knew I was going to be anywhere in the area again.

In the past I have also stayed at other Holiday Inn Express hotels, as well as a few of the others, and they were all good trips.

If you’re looking to save money, but still stay in a great hotel, I’d take a look at these.

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Iberostar Resorts has many locations in tropical places such as Cancun, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, and Cozumel. They are all-inclusive, which means that for one price, you get your room, as well as all the food and drinks you want. They usually also have multiple restaurants and bars that you can enjoy, all for the included price.

About 5 years ago, we stayed at one of the Iberostar’s in the Dominican Republic, and really enjoyed it. It was really nice, the food was good, and it was a great vacation. Now through February 5th, you can save up to $600 per person as well!

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At the end of August, we went up to Canada for a vacation. First we spent a few days in Toronto, and we stayed at the Courtyard Marriott in downtown Toronto. I can’t tell you happy we were with the hotel, and it was for 2 reasons. First of all, the hotel was really nice. Everyone was friendly, and the hotel room was really nice. Everything looked new, and our room had a small balcony that was nice to look out of at night. Our breakfast was included, and it was a huge buffet breakfast, which kept us full for hours!

The other thing we really liked about the hotel was it’s location. It is on Yonge Street, which is one of the main streets in Downtown Toronto. We were able to walk almost everywhere, and were thrilled with that. We couldn’t have asked for a better location. Here is a picture we took of the hotel from down the street. You can see how it’s right next to everything else.

We were also really happy with the price. For the price we paid, you would think that we would have been far away from downtown…but we were within walking distance of almost everything. Granted, it wasn’t a 2 minute walk to most things, but it was walkable, and we enjoyed walking everywhere and getting to see everything in our paths. It was a really fun few days, and we got to see a lot of different things, and had a lot of really great meals!

If we go back to Toronto, we would definitely stay here again.

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A vacation is always a wonderful thing, but sometimes you don’t have the time - or money to take a nice long vacation. What’s great is that you can take just a short vacation, and not go very far…and have it seem like a real vacation.

How is that? Well, what is something that you usually look for in a vacation? Something new, something fun, and something to keep you busy, right? You have a lot more fun when you’re doing something than when you’re just sitting around. Well, Great American Days has a really cool website where you can get a gift for someone (or yourself) that will give them an amazing outing. You can take a cooking class, learn how to make your own perfume, go scuba diving, swim with sharks, and more. This website will help you find something unique either for yourself, or for a gift.

If you combine it with a one night stay at a nearby hotel, it can be an amazing mini-vacation that will be remembered for years to come.

While it may sound like this whole website is full of expensive options, they actually have quite a few inexpensive and realistic choices. You can even get 10% off your purchase with this link, which will really make the gift even more affordable!

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Wednesday morning is when the latest Travelzoo Top 20 deals are sent out via email. There were a few really nice deals today, so I wanted to share them with anyone that might be looking for a vacation at a great price.

They have a Hawaii getaway with 3 nights (including air) starting at $299.00 per person. If you’re traveling from farther away than California, it will cost more, but these days it isn’t too expensive to fly out there, so your trip will still be cheap.

There are also a few great deals for hotels, such as one in Boston, and one in Washington DC if you’re looking to travel to either of those destinations.

If you like to travel and save money, it’s worth signing up for the Travelzoo Top 20 emails. You’ll be surprised at how good some of the deals are.

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When you’re getting ready to go on a trip, one of the things you might neglect to think about is your luggage. You think about the hotel, airline tickets, clothing, etc…but until it’s time to pack, somehow luggage is never in your mind…or at least it isn’t in mine!

The worst is when your old luggage gets ripped or ruined on a trip, you say you’ll get something new…but then since it’s at least a few months until your next trip, you completely forget about it until the night before you leave when you take the luggage down from the attic.

If you’re planning on going on a trip soon, and you need luggage, Luggage Online has an additional 20% off on their entire site right now. Considering they usually have 70% off regular prices, an additional 20% off makes it even better!

This is going on through tomorrow night, so you have time to look and decide. Shipping is free if you spend at least $100.

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United Vacations currently has vacations on sale, starting at $299. You can book now through September 5th. These vacations include both airfare as well as hotel rooms. The $299 is for airfare and 2 nights in a hotel in Las Vegas. There are also many other destinations included in the sale (starting at $599) such as Orlando, Puerto Vallarta, and more.

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