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T-Mobile M life Partnership

July 25, 2022June 6, 2016

T-Mobile M life Partnership A T-Mobile M life Partnership beyond arena naming rights seems to be in the works. Today T-Mobile announced their “Un-carrier 11”, also known as #GetThanked. There were essentially three big benefits to T-Mobile customers that were introduced: Free Gogo Inflight Internet – 1 hour on every … Read more

Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht Review

July 23, 2022June 2, 2016

Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht Review Up until about 4 years ago, there were no Hyatt properties in Amsterdam. Then they opened the Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht in an old library building. Since then they have opened a Hyatt Place (review) at the airport and have plans to open a Regency in 2017 … Read more

Hilton Copenhagen Airport Review

July 23, 2022May 14, 2016

Hilton Copenhagen Airport Review UPDATE: As of April 1, 2017, this property will no longer be a Hilton property. It will be reflagged as a Clarion. My morning flight out of Copenhagen was scheduled to depart at 6:00am so it made sense to look for a hotel near the … Read more

Holiday Inn Burbank-Media Center Review

January 2, 2020May 11, 2016

Holiday Inn Burbank-Media Center Review To be honest, I thought that my review of the Holiday Inn Burbank-Media Center would be a parody. I am a hotel snob and stay mostly at Hyatt properties. However recently I needed to spend about 8 hours on an overnight layover at Burbank Bob Hope Airport … Read more

Hyatt Regency Baltimore Inner Harbor Review

June 20, 2021May 4, 2016

Hyatt Regency Baltimore Inner Harbor Review I was just in Baltimore for a work conference, the one time a year I actually get paid to travel. Last year the conference was in San Diego, where I stayed at the Grand Hyatt. There are two Hyatt properties in Baltimore, a Hyatt … Read more

Grand Hyatt Hong Kong Review

September 25, 2020April 25, 2016

Grand Hyatt Hong Kong Review As part of my cheap RT ticket to Hong Kong in Economy, I needed a hotel room for one night. I had already stayed at the Hyatt Regency TST so I decided to try the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong which is located at the convention … Read more

Australia with Miles and Points

July 23, 2022April 11, 2016

I had an amazing time flying around the world on Alaska miles this past February for my birthday. The news of Alaska’s doubling the cost of some partner airline redemptions, I decided it was time to plan my next big trip while my miles still had strong value. I like … Read more

Daily Getaways 2016 Valuation

July 25, 2022April 3, 2016

The US Travel Association is once again running its Daily Getaways promotion. Beginning April 4 there will be a different offer for a limited time each day. As was the case last year, there is no added discount for using an Amex card as there has been in previous years. You can find discounts on rental cars, hotels, and theme parks. In this post I calculate the Daily Getaways 2016 valuation for the hotel offers.

Likely the most popular offers will be for the hotel stays that, for the most part, come in the form of loyalty points. Below I have created a grid that shows the cost per point for each of the hotel point offers.

Hyatt Best Rate Guarantee Change

October 9, 2018March 12, 2016

I don’t hide the fact that I am a big Hyatt fan. Just take a look at my trip reports; most hotels I stay at are in the Hyatt brand. I also have been known to use their Best Rate Guarantee (see this previous post) to save money on reservations. … Read more

Hyatt Regency Tsim Sha Tsui Review

September 25, 2020February 13, 2016

Hyatt Regency Tsim Sha Tsui Review Currently there are three Hyatt properties in Hong Kong, only one of which is on Hong Kong Island (Grand Hyatt). The Hyatt Regency Hong Kong Tsim Sha Tsui is located just across the Harbor in Kowloon, more lively and active part of Hong Kong. It was … Read more

Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok Review

July 23, 2022February 10, 2016

Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok Review Currently there is only one Hyatt property in Bangkok, the Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok (however a Park Hyatt is currently being built). The Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok is located about a three minute walk from the Ratchadamri stop on the skytrain and the large shopping malls … Read more

Park Hyatt Dubai Review

July 23, 2022February 7, 2016

Park Hyatt Dubai Review The Park Hyatt Dubai is located about 10 minutes from the airport along Dubai Creek in the area known as Deira. It is removed from downtown Dubai which is a good thing in my opinion. The hotel property is boarded by the creek, marina and golf … Read more

Hyatt Amazon Prime Partnership

October 9, 2018January 27, 2016

In what could be one of the more creative branding moves, there is a possible Hyatt Amazon Prime partnership in the works. This is completely my own conjecture based on a survey I received today from Hyatt. Hyatt Gold Passport is one of the more lucrative loyalty programs out there; … Read more

M life Platinum Experience

July 25, 2022January 24, 2016

M life Platinum Experience UPDATE 3: As of February 1, 2022, M life will become MGM Rewards and the Platinum Experience will be retired. UPDATE 2: During my stay in September 2016 at Monte Carlo I asked at the VIP Lounge and was given this letter about my M life … Read more

2015 Year In Miles

December 5, 2021December 31, 2015

2015 Year In Miles Since it is New Years Eve, I thought it would be fun to do a glance at my 2015 Year in Travel. Fun for me, probably boring for you. But I’m still going to post it here for posterity sake. Miles Flown: 93,291 Number of Flights: 47 … Read more