This last weekend our college kid came home for Thanksgiving, and in the short 3 days the idea of a new road trip has been formed!
So, what will the trip involve?
Dates:
– Dec 23rd to Dec 30th 2021
Itinerary:
– Drive to Carlsbad, CA over two days, with a stopover somewhere near Mt. Shasta
– Stay three nights at Hyatt Place San Diego/Vista-Carlsbad
– Spend a day at Seaworld, San Diego
– Spend a day exploring San Diego, celebrate our 24th anniversary!
– Explore Joshua Tree National Park
– Stay at Miracle Springs Resort & Spa, enjoy hot mineral spring pools at the resort
– Explore Los Angeles for a few hours
– Stay at Hyatt Place Bakersfield or Delano (not decided yet)
– Drive home, again stopping for a night somewhere in Oregon
Credit Card travel awards:
– 24K Ultimate Rewards (UR) points for Hyatt in San Diego/Carlsbad, total value of $561 (2.3 cents per point)
– 8K UR points for Hyatt Place Bakersfield stay, total value of $164 (2.1 cents per point)
– 50% discount on Seaworld tickets during Cyber Monday (not exactly CC travel awards but a discount nonetheless) – $200 worth of savings
– We will probably book the sleepover nights using Hotels.com (in addition to booking Miracle Springs Resort spa) to get the nights for one free night after booking 10 nights through Hotels.com
In total, credit card travel rewards and Cyber Monday discount saved us $925. Since this is a road trip, the main expenses will be accommodations (which I mostly took care of), gas and food while on the road. I will provide the final expense report when we complete the trip 馃檪
So, an unexpected but a really welcome trip is coming in four weeks 馃檪 Yay!!
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