Hyatt’s Annual Category Change is March 25th: What You Need to Know
Let's give Hyatt some credit - they still have an award chart and they still give us advance notice when hotels change category. Sure, there have been blips like when Category 8 was intended...
Marriott’s Bonvoy Devaluation is Pretty Bad….
A few days ago, we started hearing about how many (most?) Marriott properties suddenly were requiring anywhere from about 10% more points than the day before to in some cases around ~80% more (!).
Now...
Lightning Review: The Shay, Culver City, CA (Hyatt) + Cole’s French Dip and Sheng...
Updated January 29, 2025 to reflect some changes since this initial review in March of 2023. Ironically, in this last stay, I was in the *exact same room* as the one here during my...
Marriott’s New Promo is Out: Double Elite Nights + 1,000 Points Per Night
It's been widely expected for a week or two now and registration is now open.
Hopefully you have some (paid) Marriott travel coming up during the promotion period, as award nights won't count the way...
Bonvoy Bold Adds Pay Yourself Back + Best Ever Bonus Offer
Long a feature of Chase's own Ultimate Rewards cards, the Pay Yourself Back feature (where you can redeem points for statement credits against various categories that generally match what you would get redeeming at...
Andaz Mayakoba to Transform into Alila Mayakoba
I already alluded to this in my review of the Andaz Mayakoba earlier this month, but we didn't have details.
Today, Hyatt has put out an official Press Release with the announcement.
Key Takeaways:
The Andaz...
Caesars Part 2: Cards Printing with 1/2026 Expiration Date?
It gets even stranger.
Multiple MilesTalkers in the Facebook group are reporting that not only can they book Atlantis through 2025, their Caesars Diamond cards are printing with 1/2026 xxpiration dates.
This would be truly bizarre, after...
Caesars Diamond Atlantis Stay Bookable to Dec 2025? Post Data Points Here
I'll start by saying that the rules have always been very clear and always enforced. You could book your Caesars Diamond free 4 night stay at Atlantis for any time until January 31st each...
SLH Hotels Offer Extreme Value for Hilton Points and Changed How I Value Them
SLH Hotels Offer Extreme Value for Hilton Points and Changed How I Value Them
This isn't exactly a new factoid coming from me. I've been openly ecstatic about Hilton's integration with SLH since the day...
Hyatt Bonus Journeys Return – 2X – 3X Points / Stay
If you are staying with Hyatt (or were on the fence about a booking) between January 27 and March 28, 2025, you're going to be rewarded with 2X the points on your stay (at...
