You can buy a used timeshare and stay in beautiful $800 a night 2 bedroom condos for $700 per week.

After lurking around the TUG - Timeshare User Group forums (http://www.tugbbs.com/forums/index.php?) I purchased several timeshares for cheap.

Over the past few years I have stayed in Hawaii, Phuket, France, Spain, Mexico and Scottsdale in beautiful rooms for a fraction of the rack rate.

We love the full kitchens and in-room laundry compared to staying in hotels. Perfect for family vacation travel.

Be warned, if you spend a lot of time lurking around flyertalk forums, TUG can be equally addicting.

As do I. The worst are the ones that can't seem to deadlift their 200 lb. roller bag into the overhead.

Wow - very interesting. I rented a condo in FWB some years ago, but that was through a rental agency - it was very nice having separate bedrooms and a kitchen. Getting the rental directly from the owner should save some money too. thanks!

one of the things that irks me about SB's is even if you order 5 drinks, you only get credit for one..unless you order them all separately and pay for them separately-occcassionally I have ordered 2 drinks and when I ask to ring them up separately Im told the store is "too busy" for that.....its not really that big of a deal, but it just irks me, lol:)

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Maybe not all airports. http://national.deseretnews.com/arti...chaplains.html

This isn't a secret, but I'm always really nice to the agents when they have to change or fix something. I NEVER interrupt them while they're typing and working to fix whatever might be wrong. They seem to really appreciate my being quiet and patient and things usually work out just fine.

I use a second card for that. I carry both my initial ordinary card and my gold card with me. When I get two items I charge the coffee to card #1 and the sandwich (or whatever) to card #2. The cashiers don't bother me about that and I don't feel like I'm asking them for extra work or a favor. Both cards are associated with the same starbucks account so I get "stars" regardless of which is used.

My "secret" is packing less than I did on my last trip.

I have about reached the point where this is becoming
a real challenge, so I may need to purchase a smaller
bag to add some enforcement to the issue. :D

On a serious note I find I enjoy my trips more with less
in tow. Long gone are the days of packing "just in case".

I actually have 2 Cpaps and 2 sets of makeup- so the suitcase and Cpap is mostly always packed--- I have all the toiletries , etc and all I have to do each week is add my clothes. I also have a packing cube with sneakers and workout gear that I replace when I get home. All this just makes my life easier:)

Oh- I didn't realiZe if you had another card on acct you got stars for it...

This is the best "secret". I have found it to be extremely liberating being able to pack less and less. It most certainly makes my trips more enjoyable.

Here are mine. BTW How can it be a secrete if you want us to reveal them here?:D

I shall call these tips not secretes.

1 Before travel day if its possible I'll go to the airport and scout it out to see where things are at. Whether doing a practice run to find the rental car or return or public transportation route, where the ticket counters are, closest security checkpoints and do some plane spotting. You never know if you are delayed getting to the airport so its nice to know the layout before hand. I do this at my local airport too just for kicks sans looking for the rental car return lot.

2. For international flights I have a mantra"Passports Boarding Passes, Priority Pass(Lounge Access Card)Wallet Credit Cards, Foreign Currency Emergency(Contacts) Cell Phones, Car Service. Never forgot an item once(it works). If you catch me repeating it don't be scared.

3. I will go on the website of the airport I'm flying out of to look at the terminal maps, print them out and use their feature if they have it for how to connected between one concourse and the next(sort of like a Google Map). Then I'll look for local restaurants to eat at and read Yelp Reviews to see which one is good on a layover.

4. I use my cellphone for the Basic WiFi and not touch my laptop unless I really need to look at documents for an extensive amount of time while at the airport or on the flight.

5. I setup flight staus updates on my phone and via e-mail 48 hours before the flight leaves. In addition I forward them to the proper parties meeting my flight etc.

6. For the long flight I will make sure I have a amenity kit I saved from Delta with eyeshades, socks, toothbrush toothpaste and comb.

7. What to cruise for less? Then take a Trans Atlantic Repositioning Cruise off season?

8. Off season travel in Europe is fun and you can really experience Europe like a local while saving money. Stay in that luxury hotel where the prices can be lower than going on season.

So these are my tips(:

You have to check in to get into the lounge. The airline won't issue a refund that quickly if you've checked in.

When you are traveling internationally, call any US number from your gmail for free.

You check in with the ticket you actually travel on, you buy (and refund) another ticket to get lounge access.