What’s on my Mind? Carlsberg Brewery, Copenhagen Airport Hilton, Staples Gift Card Promo, and Chicago Seminars

Greetings from Copenhagen everyone!  I had a great time at the Airline Interiors Expo (AIE/AIX) in Hamburg earlier this week and flew up to Copenhagen, Denmark (CPH) on a cheap $100 flight via SAS.  I’m currently staying at the Hilton Copenhagen by the airport and it is a lovely hotel, 5 minute walk from the airport and a 2 minute walk to the adjoining metro station.  Before I share some pictures of the hotel, here is what I did today (hint: drinking beer).

I don’t always look like that, but when I do, it’s because I am standing in front of a brewery.

 

Copenhagen Airport Hilton

I got to the hotel around 11am and I was glad that let me check in early.  The nice lady behind the desk said my 2 favorite words “Double Upgrade” and moved me to a big room on the executive floor with access to the executive lounge.

Some appetizers from the executive lounge.

I originally booked a cash and points room for 24,000 Hilton HHonors Points + $14 per night.  The standard room rate is pricey, but I got a good deal with cash and points.

I did the calculations for the next 2 higher room tiers and it just gets better and better.

 

Staples Gift Card Promo

As reported on FlyerTalk, there is a deal starting this Sunday at Staples where you can get a $20 Visa Gift Card (after Easy Rebate) after purchasing $300+ in Visa Gift Cards.  Couple that with your Chase Ink Bold/Plus Credit Card and an extra 1% cash back if you have a Ink Bold/Plus Visa Credit Card (link), and you will do pretty good with this promo.  Please if you are going to my Staples in Woodbury, please leave 2 $200 gift cards behind, thank you :)

 

Chicago Seminars – October 17-19

Last but definitely not least, the registration is open for the Chicago Seminars (FlyerTalk). The cost is $95 to addend, plus you will need to cover your own hotels/lodging/airfare.

Here are the confirmed speakers for this event:

Confirmed Speakers are:

Rick Ingersoll the Frugal Travel Guy
Brian Kelly The Points Guy
Rene from DeltaPoints.com
Ben Schlappig from One Mile at a Time
Summer Hull Ms. Mommy Points
Daraius Dubash Mr. Million Mile Secrets
Greg the Frequent Miler
Captain Denny Flanagan
Stefan of Rapid Travel Chai
Marshall Jackson on Cruising
Bikeguy with Rookie Bootcamp
Howie Rappaport with Managing Family accounts
Cara Kretz ITASoftware by Google
John Lopinto of ExpertFlyer
Marathon Man & Manufactured Spend
Cliff Stratton with Computer Tips and Tricks
Scott Mackenzie from Hack My Trip on Alaska Airlines
Geoff from NoobTraveler on Southwest & The Companion Pass
Best Rate Guarantees with Angelina Aucello
Scott Grimmer from MileValue
Ari Charlestein from AwardMagic
Jeff Brownson of IndulgeTheWanderlust on VRBO & AirBNB

And here is the current schedule (if there are more than 1 presentation at the same time, you will have to chose one to see):

Friday October 17th
4:00pm – 8:30pm – Registration Desk Open
5:00pm – 6:00pm – The Absolute Basics with Bikeguy and Howie (hdawg)
6:15pm – 7:15pm

• Rookie Bootcamp with Bikeguy
• International Bootcamp with Stefan (Rapid Travel Chai)

7:30pm – 8:30pm

• Computer Tips & Tricks with Cliff Stratton
• All About Delta with Delta Points (Rene)
• Managing Family Accounts with Howie (hdawg)
• Alaska Airlines with Scott from Hack My Trip

Saturday October 18th
8:30am – 12:00pm – Registration Desk Open
8:30am – 9:30am – Customer Service with Captain Denny Flanagan
9:45am – 10:45am – Credit Cards with Rick the Frugal Travel Guy
11:00am – 12:00pm

• Beginners with MommyPoints & MillionMileSecrets
• Greg The Frequent Miler & Experiments
• Manufactured Spending with Marathon Man

1:00pm – 2:15pm

• Mileage Runs with Ben (One Mile At A Time)
• Pricelines & Hotwire with Stefan (Rapid Travel Chai)
• Southwest & The Compaion Pass with Geoff (Noob Traveler)

2:30pm – 4:00pm

• Award Bookings Asia – Ben from One Mile At A Time
• Award Bookings Europe – Ari from AwardMagic
• Special Award Bookings (One-ways, Round-The-World, Stopovers, etc) – Scott from MileValue
• Amtrak Awards and Cruising – Bikeguy & Marshall (MJ on Travel)

4:15pm – 5:30pm

• ITA Software & ExpertFlyer with Cara & John
• Credit Cards with Brian The Points Guy
• Best Rate Guarantees with Angelina (Just Another Points Traveler)
• VRBO & AirBNB with Jeff (IndulgeTheWanderLust)

4:15pm – 5:30pm – We’ll also be hosting a +1’s reception like we did last year. Registration for this will be separate – Details To Come

Sunday October 19th
8:30am – 10:00am – Sponsors Workshop
10:00am – 11:00am – Charity Raffle
11:15am – 1:00pm – Hotel Breakouts
2:00pm – 4:00pm – Airline Breakouts

If you want to learn more about the event or to purchase tickets (they do sell out relatively fast), click here.