Destinations Diva

Planning a trip to Orlando or other destination?  Jumpstart your dining budget planning, by taking advantage of holiday bonus gift card offers from major chain restaurants.  Each year during the holidays, chains like Outback Steakhouse, Chili's and Romanos Macaroni Grill offer incentive for purchasing gift cards during the holiday season.  At Outback, get a $25 gift card for every $100 spent on gift cards.  Several chains have similar offers each year.  Most major chains have locations in Orlando, so pick your chain, and get some free dining! Note:  Always check the expiration date policy before purchasing gift cards. Free $20 gift card when you purchase $100 in Outback gift cards Free $10 ebonus card at Chilis, click here. Purchase $50 gift card and get $10 free at Bubba Gumps

The best way to save money on travel is to travel!  Be loyal to travel companies and you will earn free travel.  Loyalty programs encourage business travels to use their brands exclusively.  A large percentage of the American workforce have to travel on business on a regular basis.  The travel industry relies on business travel as its main source of revenue and many major cities rely on convention business for their tax base.  Use travel incentives to your advantage to earn free travel.  Subscribe to hotel, airline and car rental site emails to be notified of travel deals and incentives. Many national hotel chains have a "family" of hotels such has hilton.com.  Included in this chain is Hilton, Hampton Inns, Homewood Suites, Doubletree, and more.  Other chains which offer a "family" of brands are Marriott, Starwood and InterContinental Hotels Group.  Pick a hotel chain and stay at one of the hotels in the "family" exclusively when you have ...

My name is Mary and I am an artist and married, mother of two grown children.  That doesn't stop me from being a child at heart!  My passions are travel, interior design, gourmet cooking and art.  I am a home-grown authentic Cajun, having lived most of my life in southern Louisiana, right outside of New Orleans and I even endured Hurricane Katrina damage and came out okay.   Travel is one of my passions!  I love visiting metropolitan areas like New York, Chicago and San Francisco.  I love the restaurants, museums,  theaters and architecture.  Another side of me craves the water.  I’ve lived in Phoenix, Nashville and Denver at different times in my life.  We found ourselves seeking out lakes, streams, and rivers.  Although I've traveled to popular beaches in Hawaii, California, and Mexico, my favorite beaches are on the gulf coast of Florida.  Living in Louisiana, its only a few hours drive to emerald water, waves and white...