Like many others, we had to postpone our trip this past August. I’ve just booked our hotel at the Marriott for next August through their Black Friday/Cyber Monday deal. I had been seeing rates of $328/night (rack rate), and this was $220/per night. We have a BOATLOAD of points and a small amount of Travel Bank credit from our cancelled flights, so we’ll use that to book flights when it gets a bit closer.
I’m hoping our son and his girlfriend can join us for part of the trip. They’re both recent college grads, and are both in kind of a holding pattern as far as taking the next step with being ‘grown ups’. We will probably have enough points left over for at least on of their flights, and we would pay for their hotel.
Now, let the trip planning begin!