AARP Rewards Travel Contest 2022 - 5/9-5/27/22

[AARPTeri]

Welcome to the AARP Rewards Travel Contest 2022.  This contest will run from Monday, May 9, 2022 until Friday, May 27, 2022. 

Where is the first place you plan to travel now that Covid restrictions are lessening and why? How are you using AARP Rewards to save money on your trip?

Tell us what you are planning to do with travel opening up more after the pandemic!  Answer these two questions for a chance to win one of five (5) $100 AARP Rewards Travel gifts.  All participants will receive 50 AARP Reward Points for posting their response.

To enter, reply to this post with your travel plans and how you use AARP Rewards to save.  

Sharing your travel plans enters you for a chance to win one of five $100 AARP Rewards travel related cards along with 50 AARP Rewards Points just for posting!  A panel of judges appointed by AARP will select the top posts.

Rules for the contest are posted here -   https://community.aarp.org/t5/AARP-Rewards-Connect/AARP-Rewards-Online-Community-Travel-Contest-202...

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I will be going to Tennesse and North Carolina for concerts

[le324]

I met my husband 50 years ago this month and it was love at first sight. We still have a love that is so strong. I would love to celebrate these 50 years by going on a scenic train ride in Colorado since we can't get around very well anymore.

[ToniS570313]

This sounds wonderful. I'd love to take a train ride. Love at first sight and still going strong after 50 years! Wow. You are blessed. I would love to meet my special mate and spend the rest of my life in a loving relationship. I see you on the train taking that scenic ride through Colorado - smiling, laughing, holding hands and just having big fun. 50 years, that's a wonderful thing.

[happy2008]

Playa del Carmen on a ladies trip.

[CaridadH538179]

I would like to visit my sister in Montreal, and have not seen her in years.  She is getting old, and is not healthy.  I already lost one, and did not get a chance to see her.  

[redman52]

My plans are to visit a dear, dear friend in Arizona who is dealing with Stage 4 breast cancer. She is finally able to undergo surgery and I want to be there in person for moral support.

[RoquelinaC558360]

My cousin I planned a trip to Nevada we never been out there> But i am looking forward to spending time sight seeing the state we have never been too.

[fabioops]

My family and I are planning on traveling to Isla Culebra and San Juan Puerto Rico this summer. I want to use various travel discounts available through AARP. First, I would like to book my flight and car rental through AARP travel. Then I would like to use various restaurant cards at a discount.

[l593335h]

Ireland or Portugal

[suzettecavanaugh]

We're planning a trip to London to visit old college friends who we haven't seen in 3 years.  We'll use the rewards for loding.  

[ws62387748]

We are planning to travel to a lake in Minnesota that my Dad visited 60 years ago. We

will use AARP Rewards for travel costs.

[ws62387748]

We are planning to travel to a lake in Minnesota that my Dad visited 60 years ago. We

will use AARP Rewards for travel costs.

[PhilipG484596]

My husband an I would love to go see our grandson and new granddaughter. They recently moved into a new house and my husband has not seen them or the house since covid started in 2020! Would love to spend some time with them this summer and get aquatinted with our grand children face to face. They live in New York and we live in Arizona.

[oneidagd]

I want/need to visit New Zealand. I have relatives there that I haven't seen since the 1960s. US travel restrictions to NZ have finally been lifted and you can't find a better place to visit. Everything from the beaches to the mountains to the people is great...once you have been there you will love it.

[KarenE859936]

I'd like to go to my grandmother's birthplace and where she was forced to flee from in 1915: Armenia. I would use my points hopefully for lodging or food.

[kakio]

I'd like to go to Las Vegas

[LahelaH499950]

I don't have any specific plans yet but I'd like to go with my husband to visit his daughter in another state.  I would look at AARP savings for rental cars.

[LauraB159503]

Ireland

[amariej]

We will be traveling to Boston in October.  First vacation since 2019.

[a467186g]

Five friends and I just returned from a trip to Spain and Portugal and four of that group will visit San Jose del Cabo in January 2023. I plan to use AARP Rewards in March 2023 while visiting Ireland with my husband and sister-in-law. We're so glad to be "On the Road Again"!

[EleanorV262821]

My husband and I plan to travel to San Diego in Oct and plan to use my points for hotel stay, dining, and fun activities. I am glad I am a member.

[nsternjude]

We began our back to traveling by heading to Las Vegas in January to celebrate my 70th birthday.  What a fun time we had riding the zipline on Fremont Street at 2:00 in the morning as well as checking out the pinball machine museum during the day.  I have used Rewards for everything from gift cards to gas cards for my granddaughter!

[oacma65wad]

I am planning to go to Idaho to visit my brother-in-law who has had some serious medical problems this last year. I will travel by car and use some points for motel discounts.

[KeithandDianna]

My daughter married and moved with her husband to Canada just months before COVID closed the Canadian border border. Over two years now, we want to travel to Canada to visit them and see their life. We are looking at AARP’s flight and car rental services, as well as gas, restaurant and miscellaneous gift cards to use (depends on whether we drive or fly and what can be used in Canada)!

[KathleenT848509]

I am planning a trip to California to see my granddaughter. I will use my points for gas and lodging on my way there.

[LewisC403865]

Would love to just get away for some quite time with my wife! We will use the rewards for gas! 

[d261208v]

We just finished up our trip to Tennessee and are now planning our next trip to Florida Keys. Our last stay at Islamorada was amazing. We could see 20 ft below the water to the starfish crawling on the bottom as well as a huge sting ray gracefully swimming under our canoes.

[l769830p]

My children and I are traveling to Pennsylvania to stay in an AirBnb Cottage, which is located next to a large creek.  I purchased a kayak for my son as a Christmas present and he's eager to get out on the water.  He's also an avid fisherman, so the location suits us perfectly.  AARP has discounted AirBnb gift cards available, which allows us to spend more vacation time together.  In addition, we're looking into the possibility of renting a car utilizing AARP's resources.  I plan on using rewards points for vacation activities, and AARP makes it possible to redeem points quickly and easily, once we've made definitive plans. I'll definitely be watching for AARP member discount/double points days at Exxon, as I linked my accounts long ago to take advantage of this valuable perk.  Overall, the discounts and resources available to me, as an AARP member, allow me to spend less money and more time doing the things I love most with my family, and we can't wait to get back on the road this summer!

[vbachor]

I am going to my mother's 90th birthday in Edmonton AB Canada, I used AARP rewards to order flowers.

[sb95635121]

I will attend my friend's wedding in August in AB Canada. I use AARP rewards to source a wedding gift.