I’ll blame the Japan/US time zone difference for not wishing everyone Good Friday on Good Friday, but will instead shift it to wishing you all a Good Weekend. Probably more universally applicable anyway. I head back from Japan today in order to get home in time to play the role of the Easter Bunny. It’s a bit of a dichotomous life jumping from the Park Hyatt Toyko and hanging with… Read the Rest.

Last night I attended the 2012 Freddie Awards and then posted about the experience.  It was kind of late by the time it was all over, so I didn’t do a complete listing of all of the winners, but now that morning has dawned I wanted to provide a full list for anyone who is interested.  I also want to say a quick word about how the winners are selected… Read the Rest.

There will undoubtedly be many great posts on many sites about the Freddie Awards that will review the winners/losers in the various award categories, but while I will cover a couple of those, I really want to just take you through what it was like to be a part of the “Freddies experience”.  This was my first time at this event, so I really didn’t know what to expect.  It… Read the Rest.

This post may be as scattered as my brain as I get ready to head out of town to The Freddie Awards, the Randy Peterson Executive Summit, and the Frequent Traveler University, so consider yourself warned.  Packing for myself isn’t that bad, but trying to get the house and the toddler’s things ready to have mom gone for several days is far from simple!  Am I the only one who… Read the Rest.

I just finished casting my vote in the 2012 Freddie Awards and it was actually pretty fun looking back at the different airline and hotel promotions from 2011.  Of course, my definition of “fun” may be a smidge different than that of the average bear.  So, even if you don’t think revisiting all of the loyalty programs and promotions from the previous year is fun, you should still strongly consider… Read the Rest.