August 2022 Park Hyatt Chicago Review August 22, 2022 The Park Hyatt Chicago recently reopened after a $60M renovation. We’re just back from two nights in a Gold Coast Suite and came away…
St. Regis Bermuda Review August 15, 2022 We’re just back from a week at the St. Regis Bermuda. Wow – what a country. What a destination. Let’s get right into it……
Andaz Scottsdale Globalist Review February 26, 2022 We’re just back from a week-long stay at the Andaz Scottsdale. You get to know a lot about a property during a longer stay….
Ventana Big Sur August 2021 Review August 5, 2021 We just finished an amazing stay at Ventana Big Sur. Ventana is a stunning property with sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean in Big…
Worth Considering: Upgrading Hilton Award Stays with Cash June 21, 2021 Last week Hilton announced Confirmed Connecting Rooms. This is a nice feature for families, especially since this can be a point of concern when…
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…
