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It is the 1st day of summer! Yeah! I cannot wait to spend the summer in the air on Delta jets as well as other airlines for a change (is that cheating on Delta?) and blog about the experiences.

First let’s get the technical stuff about SWAG Saturday out of the way. The rules are HERE and do not change from week to week so be sure and look at them. The only change will be the drawing will be held at some point during the day on Friday the 27th this week.

Then on to a very simple request from you for a shot via Random.org to win the $54 Amazon e-Gift code is just to tell me this:

“Where are you going for vacation this summer”? Or, if you are not going anywhere what fun things will you do as a stay-cation this summer works just fine too!

Have fun and thanks for reading the blog and playing along each week with SWAG Saturday. Lastly, if you are going somewhere, I hope you are using some travel point cards to make it almost free!- René
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  1. We will be going on a couple road trips this summer, to South Carolina and Tennessee. We will stay with family and friends and enjoy time on the lake.

  2. unfortunately I am at home working but my wife and daughter are in Costa Rica for a couple weeks right now which they flew using my skypesos in business class!

  3. Heading to DEN, MSP and STL to visit various microbreweries. Then staying in Boulder, CO for the July 4th weekend.

  4. Unfortunately nothing planned yet but hoping to book something soon. Maybe Europe if we have the time and award tickets are available.

  5. Heading to SFO for a long weekend. The real trips are in the fall, CDG and DXB.

  6. Rhinelander WI to visit family at our cabin on the lake 🙂 Excited to fly Delta up to RHI this summer!

  8. My wife and I will be going to Israel, all on miles and points from credit cards (WAS-TOR on AADvantage miles from Citicards, TOR-TLV on El Al Matmid points transferred from AMEX Membership Rewards, and TLV-WAS on El Al and USAirways booked through AA on AAdvantage miles from Citicards). Looking forward to a great trip, NOT earned the old-fashioned way!

  10. Heading to Istanbul from Oslo on Skyteam partner Aeroflot. Excited (scared?!) to try this member of the “team”.

  15. OBX for 1 week, Philly and NYC the next week, Asheville to Montgomery road trip the following week. 10 days home. Steamboat Springs followed by Montreal and Quebec city. Phew.

  16. Going to France, business class, using Delta points! Hope my bags make it this time!

  17. Traverse City, MI, Lansing MI, Boston , MA. Relaxing days with the love of my life.

  19. Heading to Toronto and using a certificate to stay at the Park Hyatt (category 4). 🙂

  20. I leave for my summer vacation tomorrow, Sunday. I fly Houston to Istanbul, where I will spend a few days. Then, I head from Istanbul to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan for 5 days. Mountains are beautiful there. Final stop will be Japan. One week each in Tokyo and Kyoto. Then back to IAH.

  21. Going up to Lake Leelenau in Michigan with my entire family -16 of us. Definitely used miles to make sure everyone could make it.

  23. My husband and I are going to Chicago (on points) for some cubs games. We’re also going to Gatlinburg with the fam this summer.

  25. I will be headed to Europe (France and germany) and then to Asian( Hong Kong, Thailand,
    And china) for 5 weeks at the beginning of July.

  26. We peaked too early. This week is DC! Unfortunately we did not know about the 3-month advance request for a White House tour, but still a good time.

  27. Making our first international trip to Italy for our honeymoon, all on points and our first time ever in first class!

  28. Flying LX in C to Barcelona for 3 nights before setting sail for 7 nights in the Mediterranean visiting France, Italy, Croatia, and Montanegro before ending in Venice. 2 nights in the city of canals before heading back home to BOS on LH.

  31. I’m in Ireland right now on vacation! Used points to fly Aer Lingus from Boston to Dublin in biz class. 🙂

  34. Every year we go on an exodus with my husbands side of the family and my side of the family to cape cod. It’s always a great time!

  38. Heading to San Francisco to celebrate our 10th anniversary. We honeymooned there and now going back…with entire family! Will be fun.

  40. We are going to Europe in August! Can’t hardly contain myself I’m so excited. Going yo England, France, Italy, and the Netherlands! Woo hoo!

  43. I went on plenty of winter & spring vacations… Summer may involve staying home and enjoying the great outdoors.

  44. only staycations or a quick DC long weekend this summer…. but Dublin in the Fall

  45. Visiting JW Marriott Hill Country outside San Antonio. Has lazy river and water slides. Can’t wait to be a kid again.

  48. We will be doing a family trip to Navarre breach outside of Pensacola FL. Also may see Gatlinburg TENN for a quick weekend.

  49. Doing DC for the 4th, then Phoenix in August, which hopefully won’t be oppressively hot, and Orlando at the end of the summer.

    Taking full advantage of the Hyatt Diamond status 🙂

  50. I head to Loveland , CO next week for three days with family. Late July doing an Alaska cruise with my sons (flying to Seattle on Delta). Weddings in Houston and Chicago in August and then a class in Ireland in September. Earning a few points, spending a few miles. Hope to find some good deals on my travels.

  54. Visiting the FS Kuda Huraa in the Maldives in July for vacation and then on to India for a visit to our parents.

  56. I’m not vacationing anywhere because I’m moving to colorado later in the year!

  59. Summer means traveling around Minnesota following my daughter in Fastpitch Softball. Sorry no Delta involved. I do that enough during the week for work.

  68. We haven’t made firm plans yet but we’re thinking of a trip to Wyoming / Colorado area in September.

  69. We will be going to Minnesota for a long weekend for a class reunion, and then will be spending a week in Bora Bora! It’s been on the bucket list for a long time. The hotel is all on points.

  71. We will be going to Minnesota for a long weekend for a class reunion, and then we will spend a week in Bora Bora! The hotel is on points.

  72. we are heading to rd island to visit family and staying with points at a marriott. didnt want to use the delta points till next year and need to get the spend on the amex card and miles on the flight, so i can at least make silver.this will be the last year for that. next year will use the points i have spent years getting and then will be done with delta i think. just cant play with the big boys.

  73. I spent the first week of June on the Gulf beaches of Florida! Yes, I flew delta, on points, and used Ultimate Rewards points for the rental car. Cash spend? About $40. 🙂 Unfortunately the next trip won’t be until October but it will be to Dallas, TX. Woot! 🙂

  75. Taking my soon to be 95 year old father on a mini San Francisco Bay Area vacation! Staying on top of Nob Hill at the Mark Hopkins Hotel. Playing tourist by visiting the Cable Car Museum (where you can actually see the cables under the city streets), driving down Lombard Street and having a fabulous fish dinner near the water!

  76. Living on a lake…I don’t “vacation” in the summer. Planning on trips for this fall when the snow starts falling and swimming is a little out of the question.

  78. We don’t do much traveling in the summer because we don’t enjoy the heat and crowds. We will have a big get-together with family on 4th of July and will do some local museums.

  79. Hawaii. Thanks to my SkyMiles, my family of 4 will be traveling there for only $10 in taxes each!

  82. No big vacation for me this year, so I’ll be filling the weekends with day trips, hiking and camping in the area.

  84. I just got back from vacation to NYC, with my wife and my stepson. Flew there with low-level rewards, but it took nearly 10 hours to get home this past Wednesday due to technical difficulties by Delta. Originally the trip was to be LGA to MSP, it ended up being LGA to JFK to MSP, with an unexpected layover in JFK of nearly 8 hours. I have filed a complaint and requested additional compensation for the three of us as they offered my wife a $25 voucher and me a $75 Delta Choice presumably because I am a GM.

    After that…no other vacations are planned!

  85. In August, Russia for 2 weeks – Moscow, a week on the Volga aboard the Volga Dream, St. Petersburg

  90. I’m heading to Italy to visit the gorgeous Dolomites (aka Paradise in just over a week.

  91. San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua! (Delta flies direct from ATL to Managua – awesome!)

  94. Not much travel in store this year due to family health issues but I seldom travel in summer anyhow. Hope I can get away with a few overnight MRs to wherever is cheap but sure has been a bust for me this year (great deals — yes! just none that I took advantage of!)

  96. Just got back from chaperoning a group of high school students to Xi’an, China so staying put this summer except for moving my daughter 2,500 miles away to college. 🙁

  99. I travel to Mexico to be with my boyfriend when I’m not photographing weddings, which means I’ll be flying back and forth about once a month. Feels crazy, but I wouldn’t have it any other way, especially with my Delta points cards 🙂

  100. Heading to Santa Fe/ABQ! My favorite place. That flight will get me diamond status for the first time.

  104. We are having a staycation over the 4th of July Weekend. Just watching a lot of movies and spending time with family. We will be traveling a lot in the winter and spring, so we are fine with staying home now.

  105. The summer highlight will be a European cruise, which we are very excited about. Other plans include a short roadtrip for family business, ORD (x2) and SAN for work biz. Fun times!

  106. Just a beach trip to the panhandle of Florida. Most of our travel is not during the summer months. Going to Copenhagen, Hawaii, and Jasper National park in the fall.

  107. Unfortunately, nothing more than a few weekend trips to Chicago and Las Vegas this year. Holidays will have to be saved for the fall/winter.

  113. Heading out to Utah as often as I can afford from MD to visit my BF who works there. As well as him flying here. Please Delta, give us some sales!!

  116. Heading to SFO in August and New Orleans for Labor Day weekend. Looking forward to trying out the new Economy Comfort amenities on the JFK-SFO route since no more upgrades. Ugh.

  117. off to Costa Rica tomorrow – but not all fun since I am having dental work done as well

  119. Sadly, nowhere, since I’ll be defending my dissertation at the end of the summer. I’m planning on a winter trip to Maui though 🙂

  120. Stay-cation. Crazy to head somewhere with the crowds. Off season far superior.

  121. We are actually on a Delta flight now on the way home from Napa. Loving the new 737.

  125. My family and I are doing a road trip (using some Hertz rewards) from Tampa, FL to Fort Worth, TX. Both ways we plan to stop in Louisianna for a couple days in New Orleans.

  127. We are headed to Hawaii and Japan (low tier business elite- who says it can’t be done?). We even booked Atl-HNL low tier… Two tix!

  130. I still have not decided but it will either be Napa or Chicago for me. If it is Chicago, it will be my first time there!

  132. We are going to Big D! Dallas/ Ft Worth…..the home of the friendliest people in the world! We love Dallas and This is my first time to comment…I LOVE your blog! Thanks!

  134. To Michigan to see my dad, the Oregon Country Fair with my band, and to San Francisco for a contra dance weekend. 🙂

  138. DC area to look at colleges with my daughter — used my Amex companion ticket!

  141. Looking forward to a few Stone Brewing pints in San Diego after passing the Bar Exam.

  142. This summer I hope I can find a small window of time to go back to Bali again for a quick break. Most likely I won’t be able to leave town until the end of this year.

  144. Still trying to find tickets (and the time) to go to Thailand for this summer. I wasn’t able to explore too many places the last time I was there.

  146. Hitting DC, San Francisco, Milwaukee, New York City and Atlanta! Can’t wait!

  148. July: North shore of Oahu, then Carlsbad, CA. August: Maui. September: a road trip to NM, Colorado and Utah.

  150. Hawaii (KOA) next weekend with my wife with delta skymiles first class and then Cape Cod in August on Jet Blue (points also) with the entire family.

  156. Summerfest in Milwaukee! We live here so its a staycation for us but the two week music fest is fantastic!

  157. Heading to LAS for a weekend and probably to MCI for a long weekend, then there’ll be SAN in October… Hopefully more…

  161. Last month my daughters and I went to Italy thanks to Wideroe. Wonderful. In Sept/Oct it’s TX & LA. Next spring it’s Turkey!

  162. Flying to Las Vegas from Fort Myers for a few days then a drive over to the Grand Canyon.

  163. The Jane Austen Festival in Bath, UK, in September, Hong Kong on a mileage run starting on Labor day. Other than that, nada.

  164. Mostly stay-cationing, but planning to attend my oldest niece’s wedding in Indianapolis in August :-).

  167. Not doing any personal travel this summer, but I hope to go to New Zealand later in the fall.

  168. My grandson birthday in San Francisco. Most of our travel will be in the winter.

  169. Driving to Lake Lure, NC from Brighton, MI to spend a week. Other family flying in from DEN and MSP to join us for part of the week. Planning some visits to Asheville while we’re in the area.

  170. Going to Nova Scotia in a week. Using Club Carlson Visa. Amex delta card. No hotels just camping.

  177. I’ve been to New York City and Utah in the past 3 months, so summer will be short “staycations” in North Carolina!!

  180. Going to the East Coast to visit family and Ireland!! (Although I am pretty impressed my Smoke’s Mongolia and France).

  183. Traveling a lot for work, but staying home for vacation. Will ride my bicycle and grill out.

  187. Just got back from a two week trip to Italy. Used hotel points and got 12 out of our 15 nights for free!!

  189. July – Frankfurt Germany in Business Elite- I snagged an 1800 sale BE fare and used 50K miles to lower the price using Pay With Miles to 1300. August going to Milan Italy on a 890 sale fare in coach also on Delta (I got the exit row seats locked in already) and I will explore the Alps by train on my way to Frankfurt from Milan and then back to Milan to fly home.

  190. Not sure about where I am going in the summer. Maybe a short few days in NY. Headed to South Africa in the Fall on Delta/Points business class ATL-JNB.

  194. Orlando with the kds and their friends from college. We’re filling up the Villa!

  201. Going out to Reno on a two for one Delta ticket, I’ll collect the miles and mqm’s. Then back to workon an over the garage apartment for our daughter, 800 sq ft, busy summer in ATL.

  202. My husband are going on our honeymoon to Puerto Rico. He is from there and I have never been. We are spending 3 nights at the St Regis Bahia Beach, 2 nights at the Sheraton Old San Juan, & 3 nights at the W Resorts Vieques Island. We are very excited!

  210. My family and I are vacationing in Aruba. Air travel courtesy of DL Travel Vouchers, SkyMiles, & just a little $ 🙂

  212. I’m going to Costa Rica! My wife will be down there for the whole summer to chaperone some high school kids, so I’ll be visiting her for a week of vacation.

  213. I just got back from Europe (France, Austria, Germany, and Italy), so I probably won’t be doing another big vacation this summer. I am hoping for a short weekend trip to the beach in Charleston, SC for my birthday in July though. 🙂

  214. Just returned from Los Cabos, Secrets property. In July we go to the Northwest including Seattle and on to Victoria. Fairmont Cards gave my wife and I four nights at the Fairmont Empress. With the room upgrade, breakfast coupons, and dinner coupons, the value from the card bonuses are at $2,900. Good deal!

  223. June has included trips to Texas (San Antonio) and Colorado (Denver). Nothing else planned for rest of the summer.

  225. I took the family to Orlando for vacation, but now I am in Stockholm in the middle of a 2 week business trip over Midsommar.

  226. No vacation for me this summer. Decided to postpone for Dominican Republic in November.

  228. Taking my daughter and 5 other kids to camp going from fll to Ashville and come home same day by myself.

  230. @christine. Stay in jersey and take the path train in? AAAVOID THE COURTYARD DOWNTOWN BY THE BRRKLYN BRIDGE. it is on top of a Chinese market with fresh seafood. Needless to say it doesn’t smell fresh by the lobby or hallways and elevator.

  231. We just returned from Isla Mujeres. We will be going to the DR in November. In between, lots of trips to the beach.

  233. Taking my little man, 3 yr old, on a man-cation to Disney for 3 days. Can’t waitthanks!

  235. Going to explore coastal Maine. My cheapest trip yet most all on miles and points!

  236. Planning to attend a wedding in Singapore. But instead of taking the boring route of flying directly to SIN, I’m hoping to take a couple of weeks off to go through Europe, Sri Lanka, and then finally, Singapore. 🙂

  246. Unfortunately until these bonuses come through in August nothing more exciting then hanging out with you and the Delta museum. Anything else will be work miles only this summer.

  247. We are heading to Marrakech in Morocco for a week of visiting the city and its lively population, famous buildings, museums and everything that makes this city magic. A brand new culture to discover for us!

  250. Spending most of the summer looking at colleges with my daughter – first trip is to Chicago.

  251. Honeymoon in Punta Cana, DC. Flying Delta from ATL, but they consolidated two daily flight into one after booked, cutting our upgrade chances in half. Wasn’t too happy about it. But it will be fun regardless!!

  252. We will wait for some good cents per mile trips. My wife is also interested in going on a cruise.

  258. Just got back from an incredible trip to Italy. May spend a few days in the Smoky Mountains in August.

  259. Going to Peru in July and a combo Vegas/Alaska trip in August. Hoping for a lot of upgrades (I’m PM)

  261. Europe in Delta Biz using Sky Miles…into Rome & out of Paris with side trips to the Amalfi coast/Capri, Amsterdam, London, Loire Valley, & Basque country!

  264. Probably just a small roadtrip to Duluth, MN for the weekend. I always love the zoo there.

  265. No big summer trip planned; saving all my points for a trip to Europe this December to celebrate my daughter’s college graduation.

  268. Fantastic question! I spent this afternoon researching flights and reading travel mags trying to decide. I just can’t make up my mind!

  271. I am not going anywhere this summer. However we are going to do more exploring around our island and check out some less traveled areas. Living on the Big Island of HI, we cannot go too far, but I can still have fun photographing new scenery!

  272. I’m heading to Disney World in a week and a half to meet up with the family. Should be fun!

  276. We have a condo in France so we’ll spend part of the summer there. For a week in sept we’ll be on a houseboat in voyageur national park in northern Minnesota with three other couples. First time on a houseboat. Can’t wait!

  278. Can’t really afford to go anywhere myself (long, sad story)… but I’m sending my 15-year-old daughter to Texas and New Jersey to see her friends there (we’ve moved to South Carolina)… and Delta actually had the cheapest fare!

  279. I am going to London, Barcelona, Alaska, and anywhere that pops up as a Mileage Run!!

  280. Heading to CO with the family for a guest ranch experience in late August – does that still qualify as summer? 🙂

  283. The Gulf Coast beckons. One of life’s pleasures . . . to crunch the beautiful white sand beneath my toes on the beaches of Okaloosa Island, part of Ft. Walton Beach, Florida. It’s a popular vacation spot for “one-tankers”,those for whom it takes one tank of gas to get there. The hotels and condos in this area drop their prices dramatically around August 10 since Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana families’ depart in preparation for the start of school. The weather, although certainly “warm” cools off in the evening. There are no mosquitos, no flies, and frequent afternoon showers keep it at a pleasant vacation temperature. Best of all, there are those magnificent beaches, now nearly empty, and the emerald green waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

  284. We went to Atlanta over Memorial Day weekend to catch a baseball game, and will be flying to FCA on July 4th to see Glacier NP-taking advantage of the long weekend. Trying to plan another short trip to Florida before school starts in mid August, but don’t know yet if my wife will be able to take off from work to go.

  285. Road trip from VA to TX starting next Saturday — taking our bikes so we can get onto rails-to-trails in various states to break up the drive.

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