Royal Caribbean Three Night Bahama Cruise as low as $197

This deal just hit my inbox.  Cruise Direct has a three night Bahamas cruise for as low as $197 on Royal Caribbean's Majesty of the Seas:

You'll also receive up to $200 in on-board ship credit!! It's like cruising for cash at that rate!



3 Night Bahamas Cruise on the Majesty of the Seas from $197 on CruiseDirect.com. Book Today!

Spirit Airlines is embracing the hatred they spawn! Calling Customers Cheap Asses in New Video!

Spirit Airlines generates a lot of hate and apparently, rightly so.   They've been surveyed to have the RUDEST Flight Attendants & have been found to be one of the Worst Companies in America.

So what's a low rent airline to do? Why EMRACE the HATE.
Spirit is giving away 8,000 "Spirit Miles" to those that hate on them (or another airline) with a 140 character tweet.

If that's not PR dumb enough, they cut a video on it saying that they have cheap seats for "cheap asses" & repeat some of the vulgar things people think of them.  I kid you not!

Ode to Hate from Spirit Airlines on Vimeo.


Apparently they believed some PR schmo on Madison Avenue that told them any attention is good attention. 


#Dumb #INSANE_AIRLINE

Little Rock Road Trip: Part 2 Arkansas State Capitol & LR Zoo

Join me and Lucas as we look around the Arkansas state Capitol, patterned after the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C., & then we'll go check out the Little Rock zoo (Some think there's not much difference):

Little Rock Road Trip: Part 1 Holiday Inn N. Little Rock Review

Last week we had to take Katie to a one day business meeting so Lucas & I decided to explore the capitol city of Little Rock Arkansas. In part 1, we make our way there and review the best smelling hotel room I've been in, in a long time at the Holiday Inn of North Little Rock. Here's the video:






In part 2, Lucas & I will drive by the Clinton Presidential Library & Massage Parlor, stroll through the state capitol, and explore the LR Zoo where they have 4 baby tigers they're raising and see a giraffe with a fetish for licking buildings!

$179 Cruise DEAL!!! 4 night Western Caribbean!!

This deal just hit my inbox and it is HOT off the press:

4 Night W. Caribbean Cruise on the Carnival Ecstasy from $179 on CruiseDirect.com. Book Today!


If you'd rather go some place cool this Summer, Holland America has a 7 night Alaska deal:

7 Night Alaska Cruise on the Oosterdam from $299 on CruiseDirect.com. Book Today!

Hot Springs Arkansas Road Trip & its History

Here's video from our roadtrip to Hot Springs Arkansas this past weekend. I'll have more up as I can get it edited:



Thanks for watching!

-Jerry & Katie

We're heading to Hot Springs for a mini vacation this weekend!

We're loading up as I type this for a weekend trip to Hot Springs this weekend! It's about a 2 1/2 hour drive from Fort Smith.


On the itinerary:



Friday afternoon: Mid America Science Museum - Lots of interactive exhibits and a great place to experience the wonders of science.



Saturday: Magic Springs & Crystal Falls - The main amusement park in Arkansas. This park is integrated with a water park and you can go from water rides to regular amusement park rides, coasters and the like.

 

Sunday: Garvan Woodland Gardens - A 210 acre botanical garden that even has an outdoor G scale garden railway running through it.





We're also going to pay $7 each for an elevator ride up Hot Springs Mountain Tower and we'll probably check out Funtrackers Fun Park (go karts, bumper boats, mini golf, & games).

So if you're in Hot Springs this weekend and see us, be sure and say hi. If you're not, we'll be taking our cameras and will have video to follow next week on our YouTube Getaway Channel.

Have you ever thought about renting your home to travelers?

Have you ever thought of generating revenue with your propety?


HomeAway was listed as one of Forbes most trustworthy companies and charges no fees to travelers.

Learn more on how to rent your second property as a vacation home.

Rental Income Calculator - see how much you can make!

Adventures by Disney is now offering GLOBE Trekking experiences

It seems Disney has embarked on creating new travel experiences across the globe in places like Ecuador, the Amazon and the Galapagos Islands!

Ever thought of doing a home swap for vacation?

Home Exchange is a service that facilitates home owners in different areas to do a "swap" for vacations with over 40,000 listings available. Have you used this service? What did you think of it? Let me know down below in the comments.

This has the potential of being very cost effective, especially if you're traveling with a large group (since you get the whole home for the trip). I can imagine a large family all traveling to Orlando realizing a really good savings and value out of something like this. There are coupons available for the service:

Swap your home for vacation! Save 30% on Home Exchange services using code: dealshe72010

Save 20% on Home Exchange using code: cdispatch10. Swap your homes for your vacation now!

Enjoy Unlimited Exchanges for only $9.95/month! Sign up with Home Exchange now!

How to do BIG Vacations DEBT FREE

Here's our latest video on how to take big vacations debt free:




I'm still waiting on Katie to let me out of the bag. It's a good thing we've got Wi-Fi in the house ;-) -Jerry

American Airlines Flight SALE!!!

American Airlines Flight Sale: Flights starting at $105 Roundtrip with Travelocity! Ends 5/31/14.

Orlando Vacation Planning: Air & Hotel

Are you a first time traveler or a young couple with kids looking to save money on a trip to Orlando Florida?

Wondering how to find deals on airfare and hotels?  We've been several times and offer tips from our experiences. 

Oh this is NEAT! A personalized suitcase with pictures or company logo...

I have got to get us one of these:





Luggage Pro's has a product called the MyFly Bag.

It allows you to customize your very own carry-on suitcase! Whether its pictures from your favorite family vacation or your company logo for corporate gifts or a photo of a favorite pet or loved one, the MyFly Bag guarantees you'll travel in style and have memories that will last a lifetime! AND, it will stand out in the baggage carrousel and be easier to spot amongst all the look alike luggage out there. This custom made suitcase lists for $149.00 with free shipping from their website above!



-Jerry

Travel News: First Online Travel Agency to Offer Flights+Amtrak...

05-13-14 Travel news from Cheapair.com:

CheapAir.com has just become the first online travel agency in the United States to offer both flight and Amtrak railway reservations on a single website. Travelers may now mix and match flight and railway fares to create the most convenient and cost-effective travel itineraries available online.

Now Available: See Amtrak fares in your flight search


If you're heading to Sin City, you can Get $10 off your flight to Las Vegas - This week only!

Orlando Int'l Airport Page is now NOT under construction.

It's been a busy week. Between putting this blog together, to working on the Facebook page, to getting our studio operational for filming to working on the YouTube channel page and getting our channel trailer shot it's been hard to get all of the pages above serviceable.

Today I've added a page with information about arriving and departing Orlando International Airport (MCO) -HERE.
There are convenient walk throughs with photos so that you'll know where you are and where you need to go once you get there.


I hope you find it helpful.

-Jerry

Here's a FREE Vacation Countdown Timer

Timeanddate.com have a FREE vacation countdown timer that you can customize for you next trip and save as a web bookmark.

Click here to check it out.

When the countdown completes, the airplane will actually take off.

Got a really good deal in my in-box just now from Cruise Direct...

Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines has a really good deal going for bookings this week if you're sailing with a party of 3 or 4.

7 Night Bermuda Cruise on the Grandeur of the Seas from $399 on CruiseDirect.com. Book Today! AND your third & fourth guests cruise FREE. Plus get up to $400 in on-board credits & more via the direct link above!

Coupon codes for Cheap-o-Air...

Just got this in my email:
Use Promo Code TRAVEL20 & Save up to $20* on all tickets with minimum Two Passengers on CheapOair. Book Now.
And...
Snag Roundtrip Flights UNDER $150. Get up to $15 Off with Code TRAVEL15. BOOK NOW!

Starting a New YouTube Travel Channel and Blog: The Getaway



Well we're in the process of starting a new YouTube travel channel and all of the associated things that go with that.  

We used to watch The Travel Channel on TV all the time, but it's gone downhill fast.  Now it's mainly populated by food shows and ghost hunters.  They ought to change their name to The Paranormal Food Network ;)

Katie and I LOVE going to Florida and travel in general.  We've been to Orlando and Pensacola four years in a row and we wanted to share our passion with you.

This blog will be a home for the many links, discounts, steals & deals, that we find along the way and can share with you.  Once we get the channel up and running it's going to be great, it's going to be fun, and my hope is, it's going to SAVE YOU money on your trips.  In fact, we'll show you how you can take HUGE trips and come home without a mountain of debt hanging over your head.  Don't let anyone tell you it can't be done, that you have to put it on a credit card because that's just flat not true.

We're planning a BIG trip to Orlando Florida (about 320 days from now) and that will be our early focus with the channel.  We'll cover ways to save on airfare, hotel, parks, dining and much, much more. 

So I hope you'll follow us on here, join us on YouTube when we get it up and running within the next week or two (We'll post a link when it's firing on most of it's cylinders) and join us on our facebook page too:  https://www.facebook.com/YouTubeGetaway

Thanks and happy travels,
Jerry & Katie