Planning A Trip To Ottawa

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As you've read from my past posts on here, I love travelling. Because of our low income, we're somewhat limited, but we still manage to have a GREAT time! I went to +NYC on my own, for example, because Hubby was not interested in going there. Sometimes travelling alone saves money. haha Anyway, in this last year we've done dang well! In previous posts I've mentioned going to Montreal, several trips to Toronto, several trips to Kitchener, my trip to NYC, and an anniversary trip to Niagara Falls. This involved staying in a lot of hotel rooms. LOL Walker and I got the idea last year, that we wanted to go to Ottawa, for Canad Day. That would be the same as being in Washington DC on the 4th of July!! :) I love patriotic holidays, so I'd probably enjoy DC in July. :) Now for the planning. With my trip to NYC in Feb, and Walker's desire to go to Comicon in March, that meant we would have to wait till April to start putting money away. $500 in April, May, June, and July, will give us a $2,000 budget to work with. Today I got a promo in my e-mail that if I buy Delta gift cards, I can get additional Aeroplan miles. I'll get miles for paying for the room, in cash or in hotel cards, and if I buy gift cards I'll get extra aeroplan miles, because I took advantage of the promotion. Two plane tickets will get us four flights worth of Aeroplan miles (two return flights, and Aeroplan miles are awarded per one-way traveled), and one of those tickets is going to be free from the +CNIB. With my Delta Privilege card, after our five separate stays at Delta hotels last year, I've got $250 off of food and room charges. AWESOME!! I also have two free room upgrades to the best room available. I may end up booking a cheap room, and with my Privilege card, I can get there, ask for the best room possible, and end up getting a suite! Even if we don't save actual money on the trip, we still earn a ton of miles that will mean money saved on something we plan on doing in the future. I'm thinking of flying down to Nashville to meet with some friends of mine, and maybe spending a day or two in NYC on the way home. Also, for my bookings at Delta hotels, my travel agent gets paid by the hotel. Sure, I'm perfectly capable of booking my own hotel, but if the hotel is going to pay agent fees, then I would LIKE to throw a little business to a friend of mine who really goes the extra mile to get me the best deal possible.