Review: Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort, Hawaii
After over a year under lock-down and a very stressful few months personally, all my wife and I wanted on our long delayed and re-planned mini-honeymoon (because we are still planning the Maldives and...
Hilton Honors Dining: 250,000 Point Giveaway
Want to eat your way to 250,000 Hilton Honors Bonus Points?
From today through May 31, 2021 you can enter the Hilton Honors Dining Sweepstakes as follows: Dine at a Hilton Honors Dining restaurant and...
Marriott Extends Free Night Certificates Again
Marriott posted the following on FlyerTalk this morning: We’ve heard your feedback and have now extended the time you have to use your eligible Free Night Awards AND the date for Points Expiration to give...
Opinion: The COVID Excuse Needs to Stop
The COVID "Excuse" For What is Really Cost Savings
You know what I'm talking about. Sorry, we aren't offering that "due to COVID." We're more than 14 months into the COVID-19 pandemic and it's been devastating. We've...
Waldorf Astoria Grand Wailea, Maui, Hawaii: A Hilton in Waldorf Clothing
Welcome to another of my hotel "Lightning Reviews." With a goal of staying under 1,000 words, these reviews are designed to give you all of my thoughts on a hotel or resort following a...
How the Hyatt Centric Waikiki Beach Plays Games with Award Stays
How a World of Hyatt Hotel Can Play Games with Points Availability
The week before last, we were in Hawaii and needed a one night stay in Honolulu before a nonstop back to New York....
The Laylow, Autograph Collection (Waikiki Beach, Hawaii): Lightning Review
I'm trying to find a term for giving you the quick scoop on a hotel, when a full review is not warranted (or if I just don't feel the experience warranted). For now, I'll call...
New Hilton Promo: Up to Triple Points (Plus a New Member Bonus)
Hilton is out with a new promo for double or triple points on stays from May 3rd - September 6th, 2021.
Promo: More Nights, More Points
Called "More Nights, More Points,” the promo will allow you...
Hyatt & AAdvantage: 1,000 Bonus Miles + Work From Hyatt Free Day
Some news in from Hyatt which is offering a bonus 1,000 AAdvantage miles for linked accounts and has also expanded Work from Hyatt with an offer for a free Office Day.
World of Hyatt x...
Link your Uber and Marriott Accounts to Double Up on Points (+ 2,000 Bonus...
Back in "the day," SPG and Uber had a partnership where you'd earn in both programs for spend with either one. This ended in October of 2017. Now, Marriott (which acquired SPG) is launching a...
