For the last year I have been keeping track of how much I spend on travel using travel rewards programs and credit card points. While I have worked at this I am by no means 100% efficient in maximizing every point or promotion $.
Here were my travel parameters for the year
- All Domestic Flights on Southwest or United
- No budget hotels but rather what I would consider comfortable (Hilton, Marriott, or IHG properties)
- Rental cars Full size
Total Number of R/T tickets - 14.5
Total Number of Hotel Nights – 42
Total Number of Car Rental Days – 24
Total Cash Spent $4,861.00
Total Value of Travel $11,122.00
Savings 66.3%
NOTE: The value of retail travel is determined by the best discount I could get on flights, hotels, and rental cars as I shop for the best deal. It does not include the amount of time I did researching my options. Also all trips were trips that I would have taken anyway.
Not too shabby!
JDARNELL
Here were my travel parameters for the year
- All Domestic Flights on Southwest or United
- No budget hotels but rather what I would consider comfortable (Hilton, Marriott, or IHG properties)
- Rental cars Full size
Total Number of R/T tickets - 14.5
Total Number of Hotel Nights – 42
Total Number of Car Rental Days – 24
Total Cash Spent $4,861.00
Total Value of Travel $11,122.00
Savings 66.3%
NOTE: The value of retail travel is determined by the best discount I could get on flights, hotels, and rental cars as I shop for the best deal. It does not include the amount of time I did researching my options. Also all trips were trips that I would have taken anyway.
Not too shabby!
JDARNELL