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Al Mourjan Business Class Lounge Doha The Al Mourjan Business Class Lounge is Qatar Airways’ huge lounge at their hub airport. Typically only passengers flying Business or First Class on a Qatar or oneworld flight can access the lounge. Elite status does not get you in while flying Economy unless … Read more
Primeclass Lounge Zurich Zurich is a fantastic airport with a lot of options when it comes to lounges. I was flying out of the E gates on Qatar, the non-Schengen international departures satellite. As a oneworld Sapphire elite, I had access to the Primeclass Lounge near gate E45. There are … Read more
Hyatt Regency Zurich Airport at The Circle Review At the end of my summer 2021 European trip, I would be departing from Zurich. I decided to book two nights at the brand new Hyatt Regency Zurich Airport at The Circle knowing I could take the train in to the city … Read more
Casa Ellul Malta Hotel Review In a move to increase their footprint, Hyatt started a partnership with Small Luxury Hotels of the World, a collection of independent properties under one loyalty umbrella. Hyatt members can book the SLH properties through Hyatt’s website and earn points and night credits. Hyatt members … Read more
Hyatt Regency Sofia Review Sofia, a city of 1.2 million, is the capitol city of Bulgaria. The new Hyatt Regency Sofia opened in September 2020 in the middle of the COVID pandemic. It is a brand new build with over 180 rooms and is a Category 1 property meaning rooms … Read more
Qatar Airways A320 OTP-SOF Qatar Airways flies from Qatar to Bucharest (OTP) and then on to Sofia (SOF) with their A320. It is possible to just book the OTP-SOF flight; and as I was wanting to get between the two, I decided to book it for 107€ one way. The … Read more
Grand Hyatt Athens Review If you want to stay at a Hyatt property in Athens, you have limited options. Now that SLH is part of the World of Hyatt, there are a few additional choices, but the only true Hyatt in Athens is the Grand Hyatt. The property is quite … Read more
Athens Olympic Museum Visit Athens has a brand new Olympic Museum that opened two months ago in May of 2021. It is a sleek look at the history of the ancient competition, the modern games, and Greece’s participation in the games. The focus is clearly on Greece but anyone with … Read more
Oryx Airport Hotel Doha Review On my way to Athens on Qatar Airways, I had a 13 hour layover in Doha. The week of my flight Qatar began allowing tourist visas, but the hoops that one had to jump through made it unrealistic for my quick layover. So I booked … Read more
NoMad Las Vegas Grande Suite Review I have now stayed at the NoMad Las Vegas three times; each in a different room type. Previously I stayed in a Salon Double and Atelier Suite. This stay I was upgraded to a Grande Suite. NoMad is a hotel within a hotel at … Read more
Caesars Rewards Diamond Status – 2021 Update Caesars Rewards is not what it used to be. Caesars Entertainment was purchased by Eldorado and it seems that they are cutting costs left and right. In my opinion, they are making visiting Caesars Rewards properties a lot less pleasant and appealing. Here … Read more
Understanding Omega Mart at Area 15 Las Vegas Growing up in Seattle, I had one of my birthdays at Entros, a precursor to Escape Rooms that allowed you to play through tech games in order to solve puzzles. Omega Mart, from the Meow Wolf art collective out of Santa Fe, … Read more
Caesars Rewards Free Night for Each 5,000 Tier Credits One of the benefits of Caesars Rewards is the ability to earn one free night in a Caesars Rewards hotel in Las Vegas or Atlantic City for every 5,000 Tier Credits earned during a calendar year. If you are signing up … Read more
Alaska Airlines adds flights to Belize Today Alaska Airlines announced details of their new service to Belize City. Belize becomes the 5th country that Alaska serves (USA, Canada, Mexico, and Costa Rica); though in 2017 Alaska flew to Cuba and in the 1990’s Alaska flew to Russia. Starting in November … Read more
Andaz Costa Rica Suite Review I originally had booked a trip to Costa Rica for April 2020 with a free ticket I had won through Alaska Airlines. However, due to COVID, I ended up having to push it back a few times. Finally in April 2021, after being fully vaccinated, … Read more