Finding it hard to get in some golf on your golf vacations? Kaanapali Golf Resort has an idea.
So, you think seven hours is a long time to play 18 holes of golf? Try seven days.
As reported in the just-released November 2009 issue of Golf Odyssey, a famous golf resort has introduced a new program called “Golf on Your Time” to address the common problem of relatively long golf rounds conflicting with other activities when on couples or family vacations.
After paying your green fee, you have the option of completing your round at your convenience – you can leave and return as many times as you like within seven days.
I’ve heard some wacky ideas in my 15 years writing about golf, but this one just might take the cake.
Here are more details on how it works, the big-market resort that’s offering it, and if you’re likely to find it on your next golf vacation. Read more →
Given how often I travel, a lot of people want to know my opinion on the best credit or charge card to use.
Let me tell you from first-hand experience, there is no better investment in travel than an Platinum Card from American Express
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I know what you’re thinking: Why would anyone shell out $450 for this card when there are plenty of other options that charge no annual fee? Well, as you’re about to find out, it’s an absolute steal at that price. Read more →
The window of time when you can buy business-class airline seats for less than coach prices has just opened.
This fare phenomenon happens every year, it’s available from most major airlines, and anyone can take advantage of it.
The only thing you have to do is ask for it directly because the airlines don’t like to volunteer the following secret that you’re about to find out. Read more →
When you estimate how much your golf vacations are going to cost, do you factor in the ridiculously high “occupancy” taxes at hotels and the “airport” or “recovery” fees for rental cars?
With estimates that some U.S. cities are collecting as much as $35-$40 per day in these taxes and general sales tax, you almost have to budget for it if you’re traveling to these places.
An article I read over at PeterGreenberg.com really put things in perspective. It cites a National Business Travel Association (NBTA) study that examined the tax practices of, “the top 50 U.S. travel destination cities.”
Want to know which five American cities will tax your golf vacations the most…or the least? Here’s the list of the best and worst places to go: Read more →
How would you like to save more than 50 percent on first class flights from New York to Los Angeles and a wide variety of other golf vacation destinations?
As I learned in this month’s issue of the First Class Flyer newsletter, it is shockingly easy. All you need to know is how to use frequent-flier miles and special airline offers to play the upgrade game, and that is where First Class Flyer comes in. Read more →
Bourbon Steak at Turnberry Isle an exception to our off-resort-restaurant rule-of-thumb.
Golf Odyssey readers know that my editors and I work hard to identify the best places to dine at each golf vacation destination we visit. Before you roll your eyes, know that we have to endure plenty of bad restaurants in order to find the standouts, and we have the Pepto supply to prove it.
What we’ve found is that, save for a few exceptions (the Tap Room at Pebble Beach immediately comes to mind), the best dining choices are almost always located off resort grounds. As I recently learned from the CEO of a major hospitality company, the reason for this is pretty simple. Read more →
Learn more about "AAnomolies."
I don’t know about you, but I am never quite sure how to maximize the benefit of my hard-earned frequent flyer miles. It seems like the rules are always changing, and given the plethora of redemption options for tickets, upgrades, hotel rooms and merchandise, I am just never sure how to play the frequent flyer game. This is particularly true on American Airlines where I have racked up more than one million miles and have earned AAdvantage Gold Status — for life.
Well, I just finished reading the recently-published book, AAnomalies, which reveals 42 invaluable secrets for navigating the American Airlines AAdvantage Program. With just a few of the secrets I learned, I can now take full advantage of AAdvantage, travel in maximum comfort, all while saving thousands of dollars in the process. Read more →
You probably know I rarely have good things to say about the commercial airlines, but today’s tip is an exception. It’s a little discovery I made that has saved me countless hours of unnecessary waiting time at the airport and has transformed me into a superhero instead of a helpless victim of delayed and cancelled flights. Here’s how it can do the same for you.
To the best of my knowledge, what I’m about to tell you currently works only with Continental Airlines, but it’s possible that other carriers may also be, or will soon be, onboard. Yes, I’m referring to that Continental Airlines, the target of perhaps the funniest travel post I have ever seen on the Internet.
Ok, back to the tip. How many times has your airline listed your departure as “on-time,” then seemingly minutes before take-off, they change it to “delayed,” sometimes for hours on end? Read more →
