Hotel Value for Frequent Guests
The Laguna Resort and Spa, Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia
Starwood Preferred Guest has raised the category level of the Luxury Collection hotel, Laguna Resort and Spa, Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia by two category levels in four years.
Dec 2003, SPG Category 2, free weekend night = 3,000 Starpoints
March 2008, SPG Category 4, free weekend night =10,000 Starpoints
Gary [...]
SIN is Singapore, Changi Airport.
Loyalty Travelers based in the United States learn that Singapore is the farthest destination in flight miles a person can easily fly to from the USA on a variety of carriers and have an easy and affordable experience.
Singapore generally requires a US-Japan-Singapore routing and this is an 8,444 mile flight distance [...]
Ric and tour guide, Cuzco, Peru, May 2000
Presidents Week Vacation – February 2000
I was anxious and suffering a vacation hangover upon my return from Holland at the end of my two week trip for flying on five member airlines of the Oneworld Alliance for a 100,000 frequent flyer miles bonus. Travel euphoria withdrawal was a [...]
Is there a Priceline Master in the House?
I am not a real doctor (PhD). I only have a Master of Science. That is why I work for consumers instead of pocketing the lucrative research paycheck from the hotel industry.
The doctor, Chris K. Anderson, Ph.D., at the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research has come out with [...]
The Laguna Resort and Spa, Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia
Starwood Luxury Collection Hotel (12/2003)
March Madness Triple Pointer
Another Easter vacation break is coming up in March. When a spouse works in public schools in the USA, Easter week vacation is a given.
The combination of points and miles I currently have at my disposal had me looking at [...]
An integrated loyalty program travel plan provides numerous opportunities to use airline miles and hotel points for travel savings. The knowledge of equivalent exchange values for points and miles between loyalty programs allows the traveler to save money on travel. This loyalty traveler is always looking for a good exchange of hotel points and airline [...]
Help! My Airline Status Is Falling and I Need a Boost Up
Travel is the quickest way to earn elite status, loads of miles and points, and upgrades for flights and hotels.
I was called up to the United First Class cabin, minutes before takeoff, on a crowded flight home from Denver last week. I had been [...]
This SPG platinum-lite member (I requalified for platinum status through “Stays Count Double” promotion) returned home from a Colorado trip to find an invitation in my mailbox. “Sample the world. For half the Starpoints.”
The 50% off a Category 1-5 hotel stay is appreciated, but the timing is rather late.
I have to make a confirmed reservation [...]
Hyatt Regency, Denver – lobby
“Now his life is full of wonder
but his heart still knows some fear
Of a simple thing he cannot comprehend
Why they try to tear the mountains down
to bring in a couple more
More people,
more scars upon the land”
-John Denver
Pim and Colorado aligned for a wired less eclipse this past week. Pim is my [...]
Laurence Geller listed some interesting data points in a blog from Jan 18, 2008. His piece discusses the widening divide between Generations X and Y mass consumers and the truly “super-affluent”. In 2006, the affluent spent on average $2,400 on hotels and resorts, while the super-affluent spent $61,200. He argues new brands will proliferate as [...]
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