06-14-2009, 07:37 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Vancouver
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Vacation Suggestions For a Budget Traveller
I was supposed to go to Mexico last month but the swine flu forced me to change the trip to Hawaii. I received a credit for about $800 but they are making me use it by Sept 17, and I can't transfer it to anyone, and it has to be used on one single trip.
This sucks for me because I have no more vacation pay and spent a lot of cash in Hawaii. I don't want the credit to go to waste so it seems like I should fly somewhere far (the credit is only for flight) to take advantage of it.
So I need ideas for destinations where you can enjoy the trip as inexpensively as possible. I'll likely be going for a week and traveling alone.
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06-14-2009, 08:07 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: (780)
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There's some good info in the "Confesstions" thread.
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06-14-2009, 09:01 AM
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Redundant Minister of Redundancy
Self-Banned
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Deelow
There's some good info in the "Confesstions" thread.
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Firefly's house?
I keed, I keed
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06-14-2009, 09:44 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: The Bar
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I hear vegas is nice this time of year 
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06-14-2009, 09:46 AM
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Scoring Winger
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Calgary Zoo?
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06-14-2009, 10:10 AM
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Monster Storm
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Calgary
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Amsterdam, Puerto Rico, NFLD, Yukon, San Fran, Montreal, Chicago, Queen Charlotte Islands, Samoa
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06-14-2009, 10:11 AM
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
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Cuba?
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06-14-2009, 10:12 AM
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#1 Goaltender
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How about las vegas? They had seat sales a while back running about $155-175/trip. You could probably find a good package deal there. Or just book the flight and the hotels there are pretty cheap and you might be able to find deals that include food (buffet) and $25 credit for gambling.
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06-14-2009, 10:12 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Sector 7-G
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Portugal. 50 cents CAD for a beer.
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06-14-2009, 10:16 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Can the credit be used on any airline?
If you want to get the best 'bang for your buck', right now (and use up all of your credit) I would suggest the flights to Brazil. They are going for about $779 USD (all in) and are currently the 3rd best value of any city in the world on a 'per mile' basis (13,000 miles round trip).
The only better deals are...
Calgary to Tokyo ($400) - 9,950 miles round trip. Insane price. But you would be leaving your credit on the table. Japan isn't exactly a budget destination, but damn, that price is the price of a lifetime, maybe you can convince someone to go with you, and pay you for the credit?
Calgary to Munich. There were flights for $360ish (9,740 miles round trip) on Air Transat. I haven't bothered to check to see if they're still available. It was pretty limited dates.
Of all these destinations, Brazil would be the cheapest once you got there.
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06-14-2009, 11:16 AM
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Appealing my suspension
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Just outside Enemy Lines
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Which city in Brazil, as its' a rather large country? I would guess Sao Paulo, but I noticed when I was in Miami earlier this year that American Airlines is doing flights to places like Belo Horizonte and Recife as well. Recife might not be a bad place though as it would be a long flight, but it would be 4-5 hours shorter than a flight to Rio or Sau Paulo.
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06-14-2009, 01:53 PM
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Playboy Mansion Poolboy
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Close enough to make a beer run during a TV timeout
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Can you redeem it for a multi-flight trip? If so, maybe hit a few American cities. Pick a few that you would like to visit, find an inexpensive hotel like a Motel 6 or something, and off you go.
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06-14-2009, 02:01 PM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: An all-inclusive.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ken0042
Can you redeem it for a multi-flight trip? If so, maybe hit a few American cities. Pick a few that you would like to visit, find an inexpensive hotel like a Motel 6 or something, and off you go.
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I just came back from Boulder, CO a couple days ago and, let me tell you, that place is great. If you choose to stay in NA I'd recommend the whole Boulder scene.
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06-14-2009, 05:35 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Which city in Brazil, as its' a rather large country? I would guess Sao Paulo, but I noticed when I was in Miami earlier this year that American Airlines is doing flights to places like Belo Horizonte and Recife as well. Recife might not be a bad place though as it would be a long flight, but it would be 4-5 hours shorter than a flight to Rio or Sau Paulo.
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RIO = $710 USD
SAO = $697 USD
both are on United. Those are the only two you're likely to find good deals on from YYC.
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06-14-2009, 06:43 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Kalispell, Montana
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kybosh
I just came back from Boulder, CO a couple days ago and, let me tell you, that place is great. If you choose to stay in NA I'd recommend the whole Boulder scene.
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Did you go to The Sink?
I spent one crazy 24 hour period in Boulder in the fall of 1989. 
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06-14-2009, 07:05 PM
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ken0042
Can you redeem it for a multi-flight trip? If so, maybe hit a few American cities. Pick a few that you would like to visit, find an inexpensive hotel like a Motel 6 or something, and off you go.
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This would be my pick, although I enjoy going to places like NY, CA, etc. I'm sure a like Brazil will give you pretty good bang for your buck once you're there (some other places like Thailand also come to mind -- not sure how much flights are though), but there can be some good deals in the US as well.
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