Stay at participating Hilton Brand hotels any weekend in 2012 and book before January 31 to get 33% off.
You know you need a weekend away … book soon and get the discount.
Stay at participating Hilton Brand hotels any weekend in 2012 and book before January 31 to get 33% off.
You know you need a weekend away … book soon and get the discount.
I remember fondly seeing the Harlem Globetrotters at the Sports Arena when I was a kid. Now, you can get discounted Harlem Globetrotters tickets to make memories of your own (and for your kids). The spinning balls, the acrobatic shots and antics. . . . The Harlem Globetrotters put on a fun, entertaining skill show. For a limited time, get your discount Harlem Globetrotter tickets (Groupon)
Get a three-hour San Diego whale watching cruise for 53% off. That’s right, get discounted San Diego whale watching cruise tickets for one or two people. Enjoy one of San Diego’s most spectacular wintertime sights with this discount whale watching deal (Groupon). San Diego whale watching is a well-known tourist attraction. Take advantage of this tourist attraction right in our own backyard — on the cheap!
Maybe Isabel’s Cantina in Pacific Beach is a favorite of yours (understandable!). Whether you go there often or want to try this unique San Diego restaurant as part of a try new stuff philosophy that keeps variety in your life, you can enjoy this tasty Latin-Asian fusion cuisine for just $10 ($20 value). Really hungry? Then opt for the $15 option ($30 value). Either way, you save half at Isabel’s Cantina (Groupon).
Did you know that recent research from American Travel Behavior Survey revealed that traveling makes people happier? Doctors’ research agrees. Travel makes people feel more energized and creative, and actually fosters positive change in the brain that supports these feelings. Can you add a little travel to your upcoming year? With specials and discounts, traveling may be more fun and less expensive than you think. To get you started, here are a few travel getaways that are within driving distance of San Diego, and may be just your ticket to a happier, more energized 2012.
Yosemite View Lodge in El Portal, California is just at the gateway to California’s premier National Park, Yosemite. You’ve seen the pictures, heard other people talk about their trips to Yosemite where the pounding of the falls, the expanse of the meadows, and the up close and personal encounters with deer sound magical. Get your own memories at a discounted price with this Yosemite Lodge deal for four ($199) that gets you a two-night stay for four in a room overlooking the Merced River. Add some specialty chocolates, a free appetizer at the restaurant, and close proximity to Yosemite’s Mariposa Grove and day hikes, and a beautiful Yosemite discount trip (on-the-cheap) awaits. Get this Yosemite View Lodge deal and make memories at one of California’s best parks (it’s famous all over the world). (Groupon)
Talk about romantic. Lovely Mendocino, California offers coastal bluffs, tranquil sounds of the sea, and natural settings that foster relaxation. Ahhh. This Mendocino getaway for two is discounted and has options to combine several nights at the Sandpiper House Inn. Check out this Mendocino Sandpiper House Inn travel deal and see if a Mendocino getaway is in your 2012. (Groupon)
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas is offering a 55% off deal for two adults and up to two children. Geez, this place is something else. Music even thumps through the pool. After all, this is the Hard Rock! Get this 55% off deal and enjoy a Las Vegas getaway while you can (Groupon).
Pick up one of these travel deals and you may be on your way to increased happiness, energy, and creativity in 2012.
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Have you seen these great travel freebies, perks, and “almost free” travel deals? Thanks to Cities on the Cheap sister Evelyn Kanter of New York on the Cheap for passing along these great travel perks for 2011.
There’s everything from free companion airfare to free U.S. National Park entry. Why pay more than you have to for travel and travel perks?
Get free travel and travel freebies instead. There is such a thing as on-the-cheap travel!
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Mama Mia this looks like fun — staying in a mod hotel in an area known for its good (and ample) food and historic flair — all in beautiful San Diego near the water.
Try a two night stay at Porto Vista Hotel in Little Italy for $119 (66% discount) that comes with perks. Sometimes just getting away in your own San Diego backyard is the best getaway of all.
Here’s to short drives and long stays — on the cheap!
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A lot of us plan fun trips to places that are within driving distance of San Diego during the holiday season. With a little extra planning, you can save money and do them in a shop-savvy on-the-cheap manner without sacrificing quality (or your precious dollars).
Las Vegas can be a quick getaway, with deals for things-to-do and see up to 25% off with advance purchase.
Or maybe putting your feet or hands into those of the stars at Grauman’s Chinese Theater has always been a dream. The Los Angeles area has many celebrity and NON-celebrity focused activities and places to see — just a couple of hours from San Diego
Maybe you plan on staying in San Diego, or visiting some other far-flung U.S. city. Save up to 25% on tours and attractions in top US destinations. CLICK HERE!
A lot of us dream about having the time to wander … but we’re often most satisfied later if we’ve planned ahead and saved money on the things we choose to do and see. Doing so puts more dollars in the pocket, purse, and bank account — for future fun.
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Even if you’ve been in San Diego for ages, you may have missed something tourists are doing and seeing all the time. Why not get a new perspective in this city everyone envies, and do what tourists do to enjoy San Diego on the cheap? Climb atop a Segway on this discounted tour to see wildlife and the La Jolla Beaches. Includes a bit of training so you’ll be rolling along –without emptying your wallet. $49 gets the experience (that’s $150. savings) with We Love Tourists. Don’t worry, in San Diego, locals can be tourists too! Read the details on this discounted San Diego Segway tour and reserve your space.
There’s a little time left on this In the Raw online deal. What is In the Raw? you ask. Natural and organic body washes, lotions and skincare you can enjoy without the worry of what’s really in the bottle. This would make a wonderful gift for a wonderful woman who appreciates quality and natural products. In the Raw’s online deal on natural skincare, organic body washes and lotions gets you half off pricing.
$19 Brazilian wax and eyebrow sculpting at Foxy Box, an all natural skincare studio in Solana Beach. Worried about the bikini area? Want to tame those brows? Do it at this all natural skincare place for just $19 (you save 68%). Foxy Box Specialty Waxing and Natural Skincare Brazilian wax and eyebrow sculpt discount. Limited time.
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Palm Springs, Sedona, Long Beach
Talk about lifestyles of the rich and famous! At the La Quinta Inn in Palm Springs, you won’t have to be rich or famous to live that way. At least not if you take advantage of the La Quinta Inn $99 getaway special. (Groupon) You can have a poolside casita room and not worry one bit about the pool being overrun — this place has pools for almost every building, at the sprawling resort you’ll call home for $99. Limited quantity so don’t delay. Truly a close to San Diego bargain getaway
This deal at Riviera Palm Springs Resort & Spa will have you poolside, sipping at a cool drink and relaxing with this room and cocktail deal ($149 weekday, $169 weekend). Go ahead and pretend you’re on the French Riviera, or just accept the fabulous truth that you’re in beautiful, glitzy, luxury-laden Palm Springs — for cheap. (Living Social.) This cheap deal is reminiscent of some of the stars who graced this place. Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, and Dean Martin to name a few. Get your Riviera palm Springs Resort & Spa deal while you can.
If nearby Long Beach is more your style, then try this two-night for $179 discount — Hotel Current will give you dinner too. This beachy close-to-San Diego getaway may be the ticket for you to relax and enjoy. See the details for this near San Diego escape.
A little more distance, but perhaps that’s the point — putting distance between your regular day-to-day life and your holiday location. Still not that far from San Diego by travel standards, this Sedona getaway at the Rouge Hotel & Spa might be just the bit of red rock respite you need. 2 nights for two, plus a spa treatment and a food credit make this red rock $249 experience a bargain. See the details for this discount Sedona getaway.
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San Diego GoCar Tours, custom iphone case, custom ipod case, Carlsbad Pilates class, kids’ tumbling
Have you seen those cute yellow cars buzzing around the city? They’re a visiting San Diego sensation – GoCarTours, a GPS guided, talking car tour that has you seeing the city in a while new way. Right now, for two hours’ time, get 50% off this San Diego GoCar Tour deal. (Living Social.) That’s $44 for a 2-hour San Diego GoCar Tour. Wouldn’t this be a fun thing to do in San Diego? Find out more, and get your discount San Diego GoCar Tour deal here.
Making a case for good communication? Why not get a custom iphone case for a way cheap price? $19 gets you a snazzy customized iphone or ipod case that commands attention, just looks cute, or even reminds you of people you love — while protecting your iphone or ipad. Get the $19 customized iphone or ipod case deal today. Maybe be thinking ahead, too, because this would be a great (CHEAP!) gift (Living Social).
(Living Social.) ICN Pilates in Carlsbad offers this limited time special: FIVE reformer and mat Pilates combo classes for $30, or TWO Duet Pilates classes. Like all over the country, San Diego people are seeing the results of Pilates. Carlsbad’s ICN Pilates gives you a great deal to find out more about what makes Pilates work, and get it working for you. Check out the ICN Pilates discount deal.
(Living Social.) Another active deal is one San Diego people are tumbling for — a month’s worth of trampoline and tumbling classes. All those AFV videos have you saying “no” when the kids ask for a trampoline? Why not indulge them with supervised trampoline and tumbling classes at San Diego on-the-cheap price? Read the details about this month of discounted kids’ trampoline and tumbling classes in San Diego and sign up your little bundles of energy.
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Two-night stay for two at this oasis escape in the desert within steps of El Paseo shopping yet providing the solitude of a desert escape. Between now and September 16 ($120), or between September 17 and December 15 ($140). Your pooch is welcome, too, at this pet-friendly, 32-room hotel. Get the details for an affordable weekend in the lush desert.
Lots of San Diegans do Vegas as a quick getaway. At LasVegas.com, mention promotional code “SANDIEGO” at checkout and get $25.00 any purchase (shows, tours, flight and hotel packages, etc).
Amazon.com is offering a new, free holiday song download every day through Christmas. Today Amazon’s free music download is Winter Games, Superchunk
Take a look at the Amazon.com holiday download site.
Target.com is also offering free holiday music downloads.
Thanks to our On The Cheap friends in Florida and Hawaii for this tip. San Diegans know we live in paradise, but these places are too. Check ‘em out:
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www.fortlauderdaleonthecheap.com
www.palmbeachonthecheap.com
www.floridakeysonthecheap.com
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http://bigislandonthecheap.com/
The Welk Theatre in Escondido is a fun, family atmosphere. With the resort setting and a colorful on-site museum that chronicles the life of Lawrence Welk and his long-running show, the theatre is a bit of a departure – - in a very good way — from some other live venues around our county.
Currently, you can get a three for two special on The Full Monty show (running September 9 thru October 17.
Call the box office at 888 802-SHOW and mention the “3 for 2 email” to receive the discount.
The restaurant has a wonderful buffet, so make this a special occasion. (Try the crab salad! — mmmm).
~ Sheri McGregor, San Diego on the Cheap
This year, we had free days during National Park Week in April, but did you know that there are plenty of other 2010 FREE NATION
AL PARK ENTRY DAYS?
In addition to its free entry days to more than 100 parks, the National Park Service provides an economical annual pass deal for nature-lovers who visit the parks often. Some of my favorite times have been spent with family at our awe-inspiring National Parks. This year, take advantage of free national park entry, get to know our beautiful National Park lands. San Diego’s closest parks are:
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