| Our 1999 trip to Switzerland resulted from a special offer by American Airlines giving bonus miles for flights to certain European cities during a specified window. The bonus miles, in effect, made this a "two-for-the-price-of-one" bargain. We headquartered ourselves in Lucerne, combining a relaxing visit with short sidetrips to some of our favorites and to a few places we've always wanted to see. A couple of weeks before we left, we discovered the site for the Hotel Guide Card and found a real bargain at the Hotel Krone in the center of the old city in Lucerne: half-price at a three star Swiss hotel made the trip an even greater bargain. | 
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