Hyatt Buying 100 Hotel And Vacation Package Business, Apple Leisure Group

by Gary Leff

Aug 15 2021

Hyatt is adding 100 new hotels with the purchase of Apple Leisure Group from private equity investors KKR and KSL Capital in a $2.7 billion transaction. Apple Leisure owns AMResorts and provides charter flights to Mexico and the Caribbean along with vacation packages through Apple Vacations and CheapCaribbean.com.

This gives Hyatt a presence in New European markets – they highlight Spain, Canary Islands, Balearic Islands and Greece – and more all-inclusive luxury properties thian anyone else “such as Secrets Resorts & Spa, Dreams Resorts & Spas, Breathless Resorts & Spas, Zoëtry Wellness & Spa Resorts and Alua Hotels & Resorts.”

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Review: Park Hyatt DC Upgrade To A Georgetown Suite

by Gary Leff

Aug 15 2021

I had to go to Washington DC for work recently and my wife and I decided that she and our daughter would come along for the weekend leading up to my time there. I cringe at the industry term ‘bleisure’ but that’s what this was.

Since I was with family I confirmed a suite, and I was able to take advantage of elite breakfast from room service too.

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Emirates Flight Forced To Turn Around As US Military Takes Over Kabul Airport

by Gary Leff

Aug 15 2021

As the Afghan government falls to the Taliban, after a twenty year effective occupation of the country by U.S. forces draws to a close, the Kabul airport is quickly being used for evacuation. Events on the ground have been so fast-developing that Emirates was operating its usual flight into Kabul when it was forced to turn around due to events on the ground.

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[Updates].: Curve Will Offer Cash Back Plus The Rewards You Already Earn On Your Cards

by Gary Leff

Aug 15 2021

They have an interesting model: you load your current rewards card into their app, and then when you use their card you earn the rewards you would earn anyway plus an additional 1% cash back on top for six months by joining the waitlist. They even say they’ll let you move charges you’ve already made in the past between credit cards.

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Are All Hotels Becoming Like Timeshares Now?

by Gary Leff

Aug 14 2021

Tiemshares generally don’t offer daily housekeeping to fractional owners, although many have historically offered the service to transient rental guests. They may offer housekeeping at a charge to owners.

Nevada requires offering daily housekeeping, and Hilton timeshares charge rental guests for it who want it – about $40 a day.

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What Happens When Hotels Eliminate Daily Housekeeping, In One Photo

by Gary Leff

Aug 14 2021

There’s a wonderful feeling returning home to a clean house. Early in my professional career I started paying a housekeeper to come, and returning home after they’d cleaned was a great feeling.

Staying at a hotel is wonderful when you get to return to your room and experience this every day. That is, at least where daily housekeeping was offered. Here’s what happens when it’s not.

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