So now that 2009 is here...Where are you going?

[Jaybee]

Veracruz sounds lovely! I love Mexico...but I digress....
January Tucson
March 7 day Caribbean cruise
May Marriott DSVII (Palm Desert)
July Welk Mountain Villas (Escondido)
Sept. Gray's Inn (Morro Bay-Embarcadero
" Harbortown Pt. (Ventura)
Oct Hoping for Kauai Coast Resort

Most are driving distances for us.

 

[AMJ]

Mid February: Willowbrook at Lake Harmony in the Poconos
Last week in May: Marriott's Ocean Pointe in West Palm Beach
Last week in June: Marriott's Harbour Point in HHI
Mid July: Marriott's Ocean Watch in Myrtle Beach
First week in August: Marriott's Barony Beach club in HHI
Christmas: still planning

Joyce

 

[pointsjunkie]

Wow!!! How did you manage that!? I would love to be able to do Aruba for that long, heck even 3 weeks!


* And PointsJunki * How do you get the free airfare?

i use my credit cards and the airline malls to my advantage. besides all those flights each year i have 440,000 miles waiting to be used.

in 2008 i had 5 first class tickets. 6 free jetblue, 6 southwest, and 4 coach flights for free.

 

[Jimster]

2009

After a very busy few years, I am not doing as much this year:

Gran Canary in January

Hong Kong and Philippines (again) in March and April

Sweden in July

and TBA LOL

I will undoubtedly make a trip or two to Washington, DC and one to Southern California too where my daughters live. For the most part, I am staying out of Europe because of the value of the dollar there.

I'd be interested in knowing what TS Carolinian is trading into in Hungary and Poland. I saw one in Poland and passed. Maybe he will let us know.

 

[donnaval]

January-early Feb - three weeks in Florida
Late March - maybe N. Carolina
April - Florida
July/August - Somewhere cool for one or two weeks, not booked yet
Late September - Branson on trip with gal pals
December - Cancun

Hmmm...I see I have gaps in May/June and October/November. So many places, so little time!

 

[linmcginn]

March : Marriott Desert Springs II, Palm Desert
May : Marriott Crystal Shores, Marco Island
October: Four Seasons Aviara, Carlsbad
San Luis Bay Inn, Avila Beach

 

[Fern Modena]

I'll go to Southern California in October, and Pacific Mexico, mainly Mazatlán. Other than that, I'll probably go to Las Vegas a few times...

Fern

 

[Passepartout]

Coronado 2/1 (TS) followed by a Mexican Riviera cruise.
Memorial day week Provincetown MA (TS)
Summer RV trip Banff, N.Cascades, Visit Seattle kids.
We'll leave the 5th wheel at a nearby reservoir for weekend use.

Jim Ricks

 

[x3 skier]

For the most part, I am staying out of Europe because of the value of the dollar there.

The Pound is down from $2.00 to $1.75 (my last two trips last year) to around $1.50-$1.55. Best I have seen it in a while. Similar but not quite as big a drop for the Euro, $1.60 to $1.35.

Cheers

 

[TerriJ]

After reading all the fun posts, I got motivated and got our trip to Orlando in early April booked. Five nights at the HGVC in I drive, my husband has never been to Florida.

 

[Icc5]

I miss vacations

We only went twice last year in the start of the year because of remodels on two houses. One is done for now and the other still having work done so we can sell it.
Once we know where we stand we will be off to Hawaii for a week or two then Lawrence Welk to be able to visit with our daughter and grand daughter.
They were here for New Years but only for a short visit. The son n law will be gone for 7 months (military).
That leaves us 2 or 3 weeks of undecided but I know this year we will go somewhere. At least a pleasure to get me by until then.
Bart

 

[capjak]

March-Orlando Disney's BWV & Sheraton Vistana Villages
Summer-haven't decided as schedules are not good for the summer this year
Winter-maybe xmas in Orlando again

 

[FLDVCFamily]

Wow, you all have some exciting exchanges planned for this year!! Ours are pretty boring-sounding because our kids are so young that it's tough to go too far from home. We have 2 DVC exchanges, 2 DVC stays on our points (Thanksgiving and XMas), a Bonnet Creek last Call week (late Jan./early Feb.), and probably a bunch of Bonnet Creek long weekends once our Wyndham FSPs finally get put into their system. We also have a week at a local coastal FL resort (II exchange).

I'm looking forward to a few years from now when we can plan some awesome exchanges. I'm always salivating when I see Harborside Atlantis come up on II (not that it comes up that much), so that's on the wishlist. Also, we'd love, love, love to get down to the Keys (about a 5 hour drive for us) and I see some nice exchanges there from time to time too. Colonial Williamsburg will be on the wishlist too

 

[lvhmbh]

I ALWAYS use my cc's for mileage~!!! We bought 30 weeks in Aruba and we're going to try the extended time. We did 3 weeks in the spring last year (we sold that unit after buying the other) and 5 weeks in the new unit. DH is now freaking out even though it was his idea

 

[labguides]

<Euro, $1.60 to $1.35.>>

We may have to start thinking Bavaria again.

 

[Judy]

April 28 - May 5 Worldmark New Orleans for Jazz Fest
April and/or May (dates and lodging TBD) Orlando for Epcot Flower and Garden Show
June 6 - 13 Morritt's Grand Cayman
July 29 - August 10 Tour of National Parks in southwest Colorado, SE Utah, and northern New Mexico including a week at Fairfield Durango
August 30 - September 12 Buddy Dive aka Lions Dive Bonaire
September 26 - October 2 Club Bali Hai, Moorea, French Polynesia
October 3 - 13 Cruise on the Paul Gauguin, French Polynesia
First week in November Orlando (lodging TBD) Epcot Wine and Food Festival

and we're hoping to fit in another dive trip in early July

 

[Bernie8245]

Feb 1-8 Marriott Barony Beach in Hilton Head, SC
Feb 8-15 Marriott SurfWatch in Hilton Head, SC
Feb 15-22 Marriott Grande Ocean in Hilton Head, SC
Feb 22 - Mar 1 Marriott Ocean Watch in Myrtle Beach, SC
June 27-Jul 4 Back to Hilton Head staying at Southwinds Resort
Oct 3-10 Smuggler's Notch Resort in Vermont
Oct 10-17 Vacation Village in Berkshires in Ma.

And I'm always looking.
Bernie

 

[Carolinian]

The Pound is down from $2.00 to $1.75 (my last two trips last year) to around $1.50-$1.55. Best I have seen it in a while. Similar but not quite as big a drop for the Euro, $1.60 to $1.35.

Cheers

Try Ukraine, where the hrynna has lost half its value against the dollar. Great time to see Kiev, Odessa, Lviv, or Crimea.

 

[Carol C]

New Orleans for Mardi Gras, Hilton Head for Memorial Day, North Georgia mtns for July 4th and another extended weekend in summer (our timeshare there conveniently allows us to split our week), Charleston SC in late Aug, and probably will go back to Cozumel over Thanksgiving.

 

[Skinsfan1311]

February - Lake Tahoe
March - Myrtle Beach
September - Las Vegas

 

[bass]

Jan 31 week at Pacific Shores, British Columbia
May 3 week at Buganvilias, Puerto Vallarta
Nov 7 week at Cedar Cove, Cedar Key, FL

Looking at Germany and Traverse City for additional weeks

Nancy

 

[WINSLOW]

Last year I couldn't beleive the amount of vacations everyone took in a years time. I asked how everyone got such good trades and kept track of everything, I had just joined TUG and didn't know anything, how to work the system to get the places and dates I wanted. Well one year later and endless amounts of research on TUG has helped me alot. Thanks to everyone's info I now have a list.

Jan. - DVC Saratoga Springs II trade
Feb. - Marriott St Thomas
Apr. - Marriott St Kitts
Jun. - DVC boardwalk
Jul. - Surfside Falmouth, MA II trade
Sept. - Harborside Atlantis II trade
Nov. - Thanksgiving Villa del Arco Cabo
Dec. - New years Aruba Surfclub -II trade

Thank You to all those that post on the sightings board!
Crystal

 

[janej]

Jan 23 - 5 days at Streamside at Vail
Apr - Marriott’s Fairway Villas at Seaview, Atlantic City
Jun/July a trip to China
Aug 23-30, WDW (may have to cancel depends on how long the trip to China is)
Dec 22-29, Villa Roma Resort Lodges, Catskill, NY

 

[pointsjunkie]

Last year I couldn't beleive the amount of vacations everyone took in a years time. I asked how everyone got such good trades and kept track of everything, I had just joined TUG and didn't know anything, how to work the system to get the places and dates I wanted. Well one year later and endless amounts of research on TUG has helped me alot. Thanks to everyone's info I now have a list.

Jan. - DVC Saratoga Springs II trade
Feb. - Marriott St Thomas
Apr. - Marriott St Kitts
Jun. - DVC boardwalk
Jul. - Surfside Falmouth, MA II trade
Sept. - Harborside Atlantis II trade
Nov. - Thanksgiving Villa del Arco Cabo
Dec. - New years Aruba Surfclub -II trade

Thank You to all those that post on the sightings board!
Crystal

you are going to great places this year. you will love the harborside, it is wonderful.

 

[susiequeve]

We'll be happy to go on two (maybe three) trips this year:

May 2nd- Harborside, Atlantis, Starwood trade and free air.

July 4th - Aruba, Marriott Ocean Club, timeshare trade.

August - 4 days, possible trip to Niagara Falls, Canadian side, just breaktaking view of the falls and great time of year. We'll drive to Canada - only 9 hours from Rhode Island.