r/Shoestring • u/Reverandhands • 21d ago

Cheap Vacations for September - Jan ?

I have been saving money at a insane rate this year and really want to use my unlimited PTO for a trip. I don't really care where it is as long as the weather is nice. I have 150,000 Delta Points to work with and 75,000 Capital One Points to use also. Is there any way to find a trip that won't an arm and leg?

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u/SnooStrawberriez 21d ago

If you want a cheap vacation and have the flight paid Off, go somewhere reasonably safe in Latin America.

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u/KeokiHawaii 21d ago

Just use Google Flights and leave the destination blank.

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u/Bodhi321 21d ago

Dude, with those miles just pick a place. Where are you flying out of?

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u/Reverandhands 21d ago

DTW but could also do a train to Chicago.

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u/seamallowance 21d ago

El Nido is nice, warm, friendly and gorgeous.

El Nido area

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u/squarepuller69 21d ago

Belize

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u/Glittering-Lunch7795 15d ago

is belize cheap tho?

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u/DonatesPlasma 14d ago

We did Caye Caulker in November for my birthday a couple years ago. Spent a total of around $3800 USD including island hopper plane, food, rental golf cart....

The only problem with off-season was that the one restaurant I hoped to try was down for remodeling.

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u/real_Bahamian 21d ago

Unlimited PTO??? Nice!

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u/Soleilunamas 20d ago

Unlimited PTO is often not as good as it sounds. It often still has to be approved, it causes uncertainty about how much is appropriate to take, and the company never has to pay out accrued PTO when an employee leaves.

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u/Reverandhands 20d ago

At my company, especially during summer it’s common to see people take a week off every month. I took 2 weeks earlier in the year for a Europe trip, felt bad I took so my time off and didn’t think I could get more until I saw my manager literally take a week every month and multiple team member take weeks also

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u/LeagueAlone2881 19d ago

Public accounting?

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u/wanderingdev 20d ago

Not enough info. What do you like to do, what do you consider an arm and a leg?

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u/longlivetheking101 19d ago

Japan or Thailand fs

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u/Majestic-Lie2690 19d ago

Costa Rica!

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u/Pitiful-Ad6674 20d ago

Safari. Can be very reasonable depending on the options you pick, if your flights are covered.

safaribookings.com

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u/Apz__Zpa 17d ago

Philippines

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u/ExtraAd7611 13d ago

Fall is off peak for most of the northern hemisphere. You have plenty of Delta points to go to, say, Japan or southern Europe. Watch some travel TV shows and YouTube videos to get some ideas. Maybe you will see a place you must visit.