I have been tasked with the grueling chore of designing a weekend getaway from Dallas using Membership Rewards points.
I know! I know!
It is pure torture!
I live 20 minutes from DFW airport and would like to come up with something fun, fabulous and a bit off the beaten path.
American Express is giving one of my readers a $100 AmEx gift card for a little planning assistance.
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Where should I go?
Should I travel by train, plan or automobile?
What should I do when I get there?
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The giveaway ends July 16, 2011 at midnight CST and the winner will be selected randomly and notified via email. I will be choosing my three favorite travel suggestions to explore further in future posts while bemoaning 20 lost years of rewards points…She is Dallas info: The $100 AmEx gift card is being provided by American Express. American Express is also placing 150,000 Membership Rewards points in my newly opened rewards account to plan this trip. Thanks American Express!
If it were me, I would take the kids on a Texas road trip to see all the “world’s largest” roadside attractions your state has to offer, like the world’s largest cowboy boots in San Antonio and the world’s largest pecan in Seguin! Everything’s bigger in Texas, or so I hear!
Take the train! Trains are awesome and so much less stressful than flying! I don’t know much about Texas, but you won’t want to be on the train forever… so I recommend going to the coast somewhere. Have a nice relaxing time at the beach! Yay for summer!
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What should I do when I get there?
See all the sites and shop!
Should I travel by train, plan or automobile?
I would travel by car.
Where should I go?
I would go Texas! I have never seen the place.
Well, since you only have a weekend for your getaway – hopefully it’s a long weekend, I think you should head to Lake Powell, Arizona by plane and rent a houseboat. Explore the canyons, enjoy the lake options like wakeboarding, enjoy relaxing in the sun.
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If it’s a weekend getaway, you don’t wan to spend a lot of time traveling. I would also go ahead and take Monday off for recovery purposes.
Saturday: I would hop on an early plane to NYC, check in at one of the hotels conveniently located in Times Square, grab a quick bite to eat and then take a helicopter tour of NYC and see everything from above! For dinner I would go to Ellen’s Stardust Diner – A fun place with singing waiters- and then head to the theater to see “How to Succeed in Business…” After the show I would find a cozy place for dessert.
Sunday morning: Head up to Harlem for the Sunday Morning Gospel Tour/Soul Food Brunch. In the afternoon I would go shopping for purses in Chinatown and then hit some of the unique shops in SoHo. For dinner I would eat at Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto’s restaurant in Chelsea Market and then go see “Billy Elliot” on Broadway. After the show, go back to the hotel and either take the red-eye back home or wait to fly home early Monday morning.
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