Aug
22
2024
Last fall Hyatt launched a short-term rental booking platform called Homes & Hideaways by World of Hyatt. It’s similar to Marriott Homes & Villas.
Earn Triple Hyatt Points On Short-Term Rentals
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Stay Free On Display: This Bizarre Glass Box Hotel Room Shows You Off To Everyone!
Aug
19
2024
Glass windows – or no separation at all – between bedroom and bathroom was a trend in hotels for awhile. It was stylish, but awkward. No privacy at all! But there’s a hotel that has a room with all glass to the outside where people can see in! If you stay there, it’s free – but you’re the entertainment.
You can’t even turn off the lights, since there’s basically a spotlight on you.
This Simple Hotel Room Hack Will Transform Your Family’s Mornings—Say Goodbye To Early Wake-Ups
Aug
18
2024
When you unlock the door it will close without slamming. Now you leave your room quietly. Use this whenever you leave, if you don’t like the loud slam reverberating down the hall.
Once I started doing this a few years ago, I stopped waking my daughter up when I headed out for coffee.
Guests Are Standing In Line For Hours Just To Check Into Las Vegas Hotels
Aug
16
2024
Long check-in lines are de rigueur in Las Vegas. People go to Vegas for a break, and the start of their trip is a queue – probably first for the ride from the airport to their hotel, and then to get into their room. What could be more of a mass experience, and what could make an upscale hotel feel more like Circus Circus than this?
This is reportedly a bigger problem at Caesars hotel properties like Caesars Palace and Planet Hollywood than at MGM hotels, and something that really began in earnest over the last couple of years due to insufficient staffing.
Phish Festival Outrage: Hotels Canceling Bookings Last-Minute To Cash In, Re-Sell Rooms For More
Aug
15
2024
A year ago rumors began that Phish was launching a festival in Dover, Delaware. People booked hotel rooms for August 15 – 18 in advance of 45,000 fans swarming the town.
That got them regular rates on rooms. These aren’t mistake rates. They paid what a hotel normally cost.
Register To Earn 2,500 Bonus Points Every Stay Through End Of Year With Hilton
Aug
15
2024
2,500 points per stay is better than not 2,500 bonus points but I view that as a weaker offer heading into a weaker travel period.
Marriott Platinum Status for Sale: The $20 Fraud That’s Undermining Loyalty
Aug
15
2024
Not only are people generating unearned status for club lounge access (and lounges are far nicer in Asia) and other benefits, but Bonvoy elites no longer have an incentive to stay to requalifying for status since they can just buy it cheap. They can even merge the new account they create for this with their existing one.
Marriott sees they’re getting plenty of new signups through Fliggy, when they’re getting plenty of short-term elites – and the same members opening new accounts over and over, it seems.
Free Instant Top Tier Radisson Hotels Status For Two Years
Aug
15
2024
Radisson hotels in the Americas is now part of Choice hotels, while the international Radisson chain remains separate. The two were split because of Chinese ownership and concerns over control of U.S. data.
Intending to target SAS EuroBonus frequent flyer program members, there’s a link to sign up for the international Radisson Rewards program with top tier elite status, or upgrade an existing account to that status.
Expedia Disaster, OneKey Rewards Was A Mistake, Rollout Paused To Rest Of The World
Aug
13
2024
Expedia itself saw a 20% increase in hotel bookings in the second quarter. Expedia Group overall, though? Just 10%. That says Hotels.com was flat or down in an environment where it should be rising. What’s different is that there’s no longer a strong incentive to use Hotels.com for members in the U.S. or U.K. where the new OneKey program has rolled out.
Bobby Witt Jr.’s Shocking Problem: $289 Million Baseball Contract And Can’t Get Enough Marriott Points
Aug
06
2024
I see claims all the time in social media that ‘if you’re rich you don’t care about points’. That isn’t true. There are people who don’t care about points, but I’ve known plenty of wealthy people who do. I’ve helped centimillionaires several times over maximize their points and book award travel. And I’ve helped Hollywood celebrities do it, too.
