Category Archives for Hotels.
Guests at a Fargo hotel were shocked and disgusted after witnessing—and filming—an employee soaking stained bedsheets in the hotel’s guest hot tub. The viral video sparked immediate outrage and led to a health department investigation.
Hilton Honors’ internal systems show a new Diamond Reserve elite tier above Diamond, requiring 80 nights and $18,000 in annual spend. The leak also references a hidden “Honor Society” level, potentially reserved for invitation-only members — signaling Hilton may finally be preparing to match Marriott’s Ambassador and other ultra-premium elite tiers.
When this woman uncovered her husband’s secret affair, she didn’t confront him immediately—she applied for and got a front desk job at his favorite hotel instead. The plan? Catch him red-handed, right at check-in.
Rove’s 75% hotel rebates are buzzworthy. But I finally understand how it’s sometimes funded – one booking carried a 100 percent markup that wipes out your gains. Here’s what’s really going on—and how to spot when a “too-good-to-be-true” travel deal actually is.
Rove Miles is offering up to 51 miles per dollar on hotel bookings — a deal so generous it defies basic economics and can’t possibly last.
Freed Hamas members exchanged in the latest ceasefire deal are living in luxury at Marriott’s Renaissance Cairo Mirage City—still open to paying guests on Marriott.com.
Marriott knows this hotel has been bankrupt and closed for weeks — yet it’s still letting guests arrive to find locked doors. It’s the same property I reported on last week, and nothing has changed.
A sweeping new California law targets AI pricing algorithms — this will mean big process changes for hotels but airlines remain shielded by federal law.
Delta Air Lines has taken Marriott to court, claiming the hotel giant’s “Delta Hotels” brand confuses travelers and infringes on its trademarks. The high-stakes trial could force Marriott to rename the chain in the U.S.
Kingsport, Tennessee’s city-owned MeadowView Marriott Resort has lost money every year since opening—and now needs a new $1.3 million subsidy to stay afloat. How did taxpayers end up footing the bill while Marriott collects management fees?
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
