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Thanks Bob. I will look right now what my cost of the flight will be before taxes and divide it out. But the idea of buying shell gas cards and putting the cash aside seems like a great option too.
My husband and I went to San Fran 2 years ago and the kids to Disneyland last year. Both times we cashed in our AM's for BW giftcards plus we have CAA. It was perfect because it did cover room taxes and everything. Plus now we need the option to cancel. So booking the rooms through AM's is a no go then.
If you do buy Shell Cards make sure it's their card and not a Shell MasterCard GC as they have activation fees. The strategy works with any Merchant GC you regularly deal with.