News and notes from around the interweb:
- Man caught running an illegal dental operation inside a La Quinta
- My general view is that tourism authorities are a boondoggle, you need someone easy to work with at the convention center but most of the ‘tourism promotion’ they do is a scam.. which leads to the rather odd claim that new taxes on hotel nights will lead to more hotel nights. Demand curves slope downward!
- Buy Avianca LifeMiles from 1.29 cents apiece through April 26
- Redeem Marriott points for food and beverage expenses when not staying as a guest in some markets at a weak $0.004 cents per point.
- Hyatt introducing new extended stay brand (Skift) and it’ll be classified as ‘upper miscale’. Hyatt House is considered upscale, so I guess this is a downscale Hyatt House? And that’s exactly what we need? Also these are ‘studios’ not separate rooms, it’s even in the name. I wasn’t sure we needed the Caption brand either.
Hyatt Hotels unveiled on Tuesday a new brand, Hyatt Studios, as its entry into upper-midscale extended stay lodging in North America. It expects the first openings in 2024.
“The Hyatt Studios announcement is supported by signed letters of interest from multiple developers for more than 100 Hyatt Studios hotels,” said Jim Chu, chief growth officer.
- Air Malta to be shut down and replaced by new state airline I had flights booked with them for the first time for early in the pandemic and unfortunately that was the first international trip I had to cancel.
- New American Airlines kiosks. (HT: Jon NYC)
New kiosks being installed
by u/StyleGuy82 in americanairlines
Importing Tijuana to a hotel near you! Isn’t Diversity Grand ?
As Joe Biden and the democrats continue to ignore the boarder crisis we are going to see all kinds of illegal activities pop up like never seen before.
You’re a raging anti dentite! It starts with a few jokes and some slurs… HEY DENTY… Next thing you know, you’re saying they should have their own schools
You have a “general view” on Tourism Authorities, but a wealth of data proves their worth—you should look it up. #thoguhtleaderintravel
@Scudder – self-serving low quality data similar in kind to how public funding for stadiums provides net economic benefits… I have looked at this.
@Jay Gee and @Anthony – just for you guys, courtesy of the Ridgefield (Conn) Daily Voice:
“Florida Man Pretends To Be Dentist, Operates Clinic Out Of Danbury Hotel, Police Say”
“Hugo Moraes-DeLima, age 41, of Boca Raton, Florida, was busted in Danbury on Sunday, April 16, at the La Quinta Hotel….”
Now….let those two sentences sink in for awhile. Then breathe.
I’m excited to fly Air Malta on Sunday and Tuesday.
I’m in Krakow right now and the tourism authorities and offices are wonderful. They’ve definitely improved my experience, which makes me more inclined to return.
@ Anthony. More illegals come in by plane then jump a wall and they are not from south of Texas. Oh and but the way. Texas was part of Mexico so “those Mexicans” are just going back to the land that was from Spain. How do you kick a person out of a location where is family were there before the Texas Mexican war. Bigot