I know what you are thinking……a review of an airport hotel? Yawn. Next post, please. However, this is a hotel that is worth reviewing for a couple reasons. First, it was actually nice – especially for an airport hotel. Second, it is located next to an airport that lots of us actually use, so it should be pretty relevant to most travelers at one time or another. Finally, it is… Read the Rest.
Now that the major players in the hotel chain world have officially announced their summer promotions, it is time to see how they stack up. If you are like me and often have the freedom to choose which hotel chain to use on any given trip, then maximizing promotions is just part of the game. Clearly some promotions will be better than others depending on individual travel patterns, needs, wants,… 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.
If you have some plans to stay at a Marriott hotel in the future, then this Daily Getaways deal may be a good offer for your family. These TravelCards are available at a little over 10% off in various denominations, but with the additional 10% off for Amex cardholders, the promotion gets even better. Being able to score a $100 Marriott TravelCard for about $80 is a solid deal. Here… Read the Rest.
I should have done this post a little earlier since the Marriott deadline is just hours away, but this is final call for some miles and points related things that end within the next couple of days….or in the next couple of hours in some cases. Marriott’s annual category adjustments go into effect on 3/15, so there are only a couple more hours to lock in an award at the… Read the Rest.
As has already been posted on View From the Wing and One Mile at a Time, US Airways is running a special until 3/31 while you can get a 50% bonus on all hotel points transferred into the Dividend Miles program. It should come as no surprise that this US Airways Grand Slam junkie really loves US Airways miles. Especially for their 60,000 mile round-trip off-peak ticket to Europe in… Read the Rest.
I know February is a short month, but dang did it ever fly by! This is a busy time of year in the miles and points world since elite status with most programs runs through the end of February for the previous year. On top of that, there are some other promotions and opportunities that are ending as the calendar turns to March, so here are a few reminders about… Read the Rest.
It’s the time of year for hotels to do some evaluation and make category adjustments for their individual hotel properties. Today it is Marriott that released their category lists for the following year. The good news is that this time they released their list with some advance notice. Hotels can be reserved at their current category rates until March 14th. After that date the new category list will be in effect. If… Read the Rest.
Due to a combination of some work travel to small Texas towns and travel to a conference that is held at a Marriott, I have multiple Marriott brand hotel stays coming up in the next several months. This is a bit frustrating for me since I would love to focus on Hyatt and Starwood, but since Marriott actually has a pretty generous Mega Bonus promo going on where you stay… Read the Rest.
After being away from work for most of last week for the OneWorld MegaDO, today I continued my plummet back to reality with the realization that I had several new work trips to book. These are trips that are 100% devoid of any fun, and are to cities that are 100% devoid of any Hyatt or Starwood hotels. Doesn’t my day job understand that if they are going to send… Read the Rest.
