12+ Luxury Expedia VIP Access Hotels to Consider Booking (before 1/31/2021) December 12, 2020 We were discussing in Episode 104 of the podcast how the Citi Expedia card is set to devalue its best redemption (booking their “VIP…
Shop Talk: Keep These Things in Mind Before Pursuing Hyatt Globalist December 9, 2020 Welcome back to another edition of Shop Talk – our “podcast on paper” where we do a deeper dive here on the blog on…
My Experience Cancelling Award Travel Due to Coronavirus Threat March 12, 2020 It’s been a wild week as the threat of Coronavirus has expanded, causing the need for more travel cancellations. Earlier in the week I…
My Experience Pursuing a Hotels.com Price Guarantee February 10, 2020 I recently tried my hand seeking a price match from Hotels.com. I’ve never pursued a hotel price match through any booking channel, but especially…
Bonvoyed: Even More Marriott Extra Person Fees October 6, 2019 Back in March I described how Marriott Bonvoy was adding extra person fees to award bookings. At the time I was seeing these fees…
Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi Diplomat Suite Review August 14, 2019 On our way back from Thailand we were transiting through AUH on a stopover between midnight and 10:30a. Rather than get a place in…
Amanpuri Review, Phuket Thailand August 12, 2019 The main focus of our trip to Thailand was seeing rock formations in the Andaman Sea and staying at the Amanpuri resort in Phuket…
Park Hyatt Bangkok Review August 11, 2019 We’re just back from a week in Thailand that started off with two nights in Bangkok. In this Park Hyatt Bangkok review we’ll go…
Park Hyatt Kyoto Now Accepting Award Reservations May 31, 2019 Park Hyatt Kyoto award bookings are now available for reservations starting December 1, 2019. This is a highly anticipated opening since 5 Star hotels…
How were those non-loyalty European hotels booked through the Chase Expedia portal? April 23, 2019 A few months ago I wrote about booking all of the hotels for a week-long trip to London, Venice and Rome through the Chase…
