We had a great trip to Florida last week. Just wanted to recap for you all what we did from a churning standpoint. We paid some out of pocket for the trip, but not much.
-SW flights CMH-MCO - Used RR from SWbiz and SW Priority SUB for 2 tickets, CP for 1, Amex Plat travel credit for two, paid for fees with SW Priority $75 credit
-Rental car from MCO - Used UR for full size vehicle from Thrifty, was upgraded to a minivan, which was great since there were 5 of us. Put a small $ amt on my CSR just to round off and conserve UR
-I forget how I paid for the kids’ Universal tickets from last December (previous visit they got stormed out and couldn’t use them) and I’m too lazy to look it up.
-VAH tickets, paid for on the Disney site with discounted gc’s
-Rented points from a Dis member for a SS studio preferred room. Used Swagbucks/PayPal for this. Side note: we loved this location being so close to Disney Springs! The rental car made it so easy to get to the Lime parking garage, and we could also easily walk. I requested as close as possible to DS which we got. The closer rooms were being refurbed. You could tell our room was ready for a refurb. It was clean but just worn and outdated. We landed at MCO at 9:10 am last Weds. and got our room ready text upon landing, which was awesome!
-DS1’s gf stayed at the Wyndham - Used UR for this also. Paid for the resort fee with CSR. Another excellent location for us for an off property stay. It was walkable but also only about a 3 minute drive from our room, even with traffic.
-Food, souvenirs, bowling at Splitsville - discounted gift cards
Anyways, we had a great time. Timed things to stay indoors in the afternoons, and didn’t spend a ton of time in the parks. Next up: driving DS2 to move in to his dorm room this afternoon. Not looking forward to the Cincinnati and Louisville traffic!
Also hoping for decent rates on SW for DD and I to fly to Ft Meyer over a long Presidents Day weekend. I booked us for 5 nights at the Hilton on Marco Island.