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Free Shows in Vegas for Caesars Rewards Diamond Members NOTE: Caesars Rewards has discontinued the free show benefit; at least for now. Every month, Caesars Rewards Diamond (and Seven Stars) elites are eligible for two free show tickets in Las Vegas. The two tickets can be used for the … Read more
Options for Caesars Rewards Diamond Celebration Dinner Every year (February 1 – January 31), Caesars Rewards Diamond elite members are eligible for a “Diamond Celebration Dinner”. The Celebration Dinner is a $100 credit that can be used at one of a number of restaurants at Caesars’ properties. In Las Vegas, … Read more
The LINQ Hotel and Casino Review The LINQ (formerly The Quad, Imperial Palace, and Flamingo Capri) is a Caesars’ property in Las Vegas that was completely renovated from top to bottom in 2014. Fifteen years ago, the property would have been imploded to give way to a high rise, state … Read more
Alaska 75K Gold Lounge Passes Non-Transferable UPDATE 3/4/19: It seems like Alaska may be walking back this devaluation. Alaska has added new language to the MVP Gold 75K website: **To redeem 75K Lounge day passes, visit the Alaska Lounge and provide your Mileage Plan number to the Concierge. To ensure … Read more
Park Hyatt Melbourne Review I have stayed at a number of Hyatt properties in Australia (there are currently seven) including the fantastic Park Hyatt and Regency in Sydney, Grand Hyatt in Melbourne, and Hotel Canberra. Without a doubt, the best Hyatt in Australia (if not the world) is the Park … Read more
Glow Worm Cave at Natural Bridge Natural Bridge is located in Springbrook National Park, a rainforest near the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. I visited Natural Bridge in November 2018. Entry to the park is free. Natural Bridge is about an hours drive from Surfers Paradise. The drive up into … Read more
Qantas (QF) 787 Economy SFO-MEL Recently Qantas introduced a direct flight from San Fransisco to Melbourne on their new Boeing 787-900 aircraft. At 15.5 hours, Flight 50 is a long flight though not as long as their other 787 route Perth to London. Below is my experience with the route … Read more
voco Gold Coast Review IHG has a new hotel brand: voco. In the trend of endless branding, voco seems to be aiming for upscale hip. Not sure how it is hoping to differentiate itself from Kimpton. Perhaps voco is to Hyatt Centric as Kimpton is to Andaz. So far there … Read more
Holiday Inn Express Brisbane Central Review I don’t write up a review of every hotel I stay in. I definitely skip a lot of the cookie cutter, chain hotels like Holiday Inn Express. However, I was quite impressed by this new property so thought it worth a post. There are … Read more
Hyatt Hotel Canberra Review The Hyatt Hotel Canberra is a historical hotel located in the Australian capital, a short distance from the Parliament House. Originally built in the 1920s by the government, the Hotel Canberra closed in the 1970s and reopened with an update and addition by Hyatt in the … Read more
Caesars Rewards Diamond Status Explained For the past five or so years I have been an M life loyalist when it comes to Vegas. I typically stay at M life properties as they are partnered with Hyatt. Recently I status matched my IHG Platinum status to Wyndham Diamond, and then … Read more
Daily Getaways Caesars Palace Package Back in May, I purchased the 2-Night VIP Getaway at Caesars Palace for $450 as part of the annual Daily Getaways promotion from the US Travel Association. I tend to be an M life guy with it comes to Las Vegas, but figured it would be … Read more
SingleFlyer Turns 4! On November 9, 2014, I registered the domain “singleflyer.com”. The points and miles world was still relatively new to me, but I was finding ways to travel more and more. I loved reading travel blogs to learn ways to travel smarter. Before starting my own website, I … Read more
Hyatt Palm Springs Review The Hyatt Palm Springs is an older property in the heart of downtown Palm Springs. Formerly titled the Hyatt Regency Suites Palm Springs, it has the feel of a Regency with 193 rooms built around an indoor atrium. A new Andaz is being built just down … Read more
Wyndham Rewards Status Match I am planning a trip to Australia to drive the Great Ocean Road next month. Along the drive, there are very few chain hotels (and none of the big chains — Hyatt, Hilton, IHG or Marriott). I am kind of excited as I rarely stay at … Read more