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How to Score Free Bottled Water at Hotels

by Gary Leff on March 31, 2019

Mar 31 2019

The gym is always a go-to source for me. And when a hotel does provide free bottled water in the room I’ll usually hide any bottles I haven’t consumed in my luggage in case the hotel brings more. I wouldn’t want them to think I was already stocked.

In much of the world you can drink the tap water though whenever I’m uncertain I avoid it. I’d rather drink filtered water (hopefully they change the filters) and I want to use my own or a hotel-gifted bottle, not the hotel’s glasses in the bathroom which may or may not be clean.

One of the Stranger Hotel Fees and an Inappropriate Airline Ad

by Gary Leff on March 27, 2019

Mar 27 2019

A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.

Hyatt Announces Dates They’re Adding 2 New Brands, Plus Bonus Points and Free Night Offers

by Gary Leff on March 27, 2019

Mar 27 2019

In addition to expanding their footprint via partnerships (such as earning and redemption at so far about a third of Small Luxury Hotels of the World) they’ve also acquired Two Roads Hospitality which manages 5 brands.

Hyatt has now announced that Thompson Hotels joins March 28 and Joie de Vivre Hotels joins May 15. They have two bonus offers to celebrate, they stack, and also help towards an existing bonus as well.

Petition to Marriott on Resort Fees and Elite Benefits and British Airways Flight Lands in Wrong Country

by Gary Leff on March 26, 2019

Mar 26 2019

A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.

Marriott Customer Service Always Gives Out Wrong Answers, Part 716

by Gary Leff on March 25, 2019

Mar 25 2019

ou simply cannot believe anything Marriott tells you, if they answer you at all. Much frustration would be avoided if you’d just research answers to questions yourself, on blogs, instead of asking Marriott and assuming what they tell you is accurate.

Case in point: Marriott says Platinum member upgrades don’t include suites.

Have an Issue or Problem? Marriott’s New Campaign Promises to Do Nothing About It

by Gary Leff on March 24, 2019

Mar 24 2019

Maybe you’ve emailed Marriott, like I have, and gotten no response for months. Or perhaps you’ve called customer service, waited on hold, and gotten absolutely nowhere (or, in the case of one reader, been called a liar).

Now Marriott has you covered because their Le Meridien brand has launched a new campaign called “Dial 0 for Lip Service”.

No, TPG, Marriott Devaluations Aren’t Good for Members

by Gary Leff on March 21, 2019

Mar 21 2019

Ultimately a consumer-focused website simply cannot claim that devaluations benefit program members. Marriott ‘enhanced‘ the program, perhaps, with ‘changes you’re going to like‘.

But charging members more for reward nights doesn’t improve the program.

Hundreds of Hotel Guests Secretly Taped in Their Rooms, Livestreamed on Pay-Per-View Website

by Gary Leff on March 21, 2019

Mar 21 2019

In December I wrote about a woman suing Hilton claiming a hotel employee videotaped her in the shower and used the photos to blackmail her. I’ve written about plenty of cases of video surreptitiously hidden in hotel rooms and also inside of Airbnb accommodations.

Now there’s any case being reported of a paid subcription website where viewers could watch hotel guests being secretly taped in South Korean hotel rooms.

Hyatt Place Now Offers Confirmed Early Check-in

by Gary Leff on March 20, 2019

Mar 20 2019

Last June Hyatt previewed a plan to offer confirmed early check-in and late check-out at Hyatt Place hotels. This was supposed to launch in ‘early 2019’.

Oddly Hyatt hasn’t announced it as far as I’m aware, but it does seem to be live.

Hilton is Going to Keep and Recycle Your Used Bathroom Soap Bars

by Gary Leff on March 19, 2019

Mar 19 2019

Hilton is going to give your used bar of soap to someone else in the form of ‘recycled’ soap for charity.