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Marriott’s Timeshare Business Buys Hyatt Timeshares and the Starwood Timeshares Marriott Didn’t Want

by Gary Leff on April 30, 2018

Apr 30 2018

Shortly before Starwood announced a deal to be acquired by Marriott it agreed to spin off its timeshare business into a separate company, Vistana, which it sold to Interactive Leisure Group or ILG. ILG now holds the vacation ownership businesses of Hyatt, Sheraton and Westin.

Marriott Vacations is now buying Interactive Leisure Group for $4.7 billion. So an affiliate of Marriott will wind up owning the Starwood timeshare business Marriott itself was believed not to want two and a half years ago as well as Hyatt’s timeshare business.

Hyatt is Stuck in the Mud

by Gary Leff on April 25, 2018

Apr 25 2018

Hyatt has a little over 600 hotels. That’s one-tenth the size of Marriott. There’s Marriott, Hilton, IHG, and Accor as players and there just aren’t chains in Hyatt’s peer group anymore.

They did try to buy Starwood themselves but their complex stock structure (two tiered stock giving outsized control to the Pritzker family) was a stopper and Marriott bested them. They tried to buy Kimpton but IHG was willing to pay far more.

Hyatt is Bonusing Las Vegas Stays Through July, 3 Offers are Stackable at One Hotel

by Gary Leff on April 24, 2018

Apr 24 2018

Hyatt is offering a 20% bonus on Las Vegas stays May 7 through July 31. Registration required.

This doesn’t just apply to Hyatt’s one property there, but also to MGM hotels as well, which partner with Hyatt.

An Odd Place to Put a Hotel Bible

by Gary Leff on April 5, 2018

Apr 05 2018

Your hotel room probably has a bible, because the Gideons distribute them for free. They started doing this in 1908 at the Superior Hotel in Superior, Montana. And they give away bibles also to hospitals, jails, and medical offices. Worldwide they reportedly give out 80 million bibles per year. The Gideons were formed by two men sharing a hotel room in 1898.

Here’s an Advance List of Discounted Travel Deals Coming Out Each Day for a Month

by Gary Leff on April 2, 2018

Apr 02 2018

U.S. Travel Association Daily Getaways — discounted travel deals — will return April 9 through May 9. They’re touting that they’ll offer “the most loyalty program points for sale in Daily Getaways’ nine-year history.”

The best deals go very quickly, within seconds, and the less appealing ones tend to stay around awhile.

American’s New Lie Flat Domestic Route and Park Hyatt Goa Goa Gone?

by Gary Leff on March 21, 2018

Mar 21 2018

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 is Testing Elimination of Free Breakfast at Hyatt Place Properties

by Gary Leff on March 16, 2018

Mar 16 2018

Hyatt has eliminated free breakfast at some Hyatt Place properties in what they’re calling a ‘test’.

At the very least the Hyatt Place Dallas North/by the Galleria and Hyatt Place Detroit-Utica are no longer offering a full, free breakfast. They’re testing a $10 price point.

NCAA Tournament: Staying at Hyatt is an Unfair Advantage

by Gary Leff on March 12, 2018

Mar 12 2018

As the number two-seeded Cincinnati Bearcats take on the Georgia State Panthers in the first round, Panthers coach Ron Hunter thinks Cincinnati has an unfair advantage.

Soft Landing From Starwood Platinum to… Starwood Platinum

by Gary Leff on March 6, 2018

Mar 06 2018

In 2016 I spent almost half the year in hotels. I earned Hyatt’s top tier status and I earned 100 night Starwood Platinum status.

said at the time that I wouldn’t hit 100 nights with Starwood again. I just wasn’t going to travel as much, and I still wanted to earn top tier with Hyatt too. I also knew that I could keep Starwood Platinum by signing up for the Ritz-Carlton credit card and spending $75,000 on it.

Hyatt Cracks Down on Elites Lending Out Their Elite Status

by Gary Leff on March 3, 2018

Mar 03 2018

Hyatt explicitly lets members gift their elite status to friends when they book awards in someone else’s name.

But booking a paid reservation for someone else using your own account is verboten. Frequently some members will book a stay in their own name and add a friend as a second guest on the reservation.