This year SingleFlyer.com turned 10 years old. My number of annual miles has gone down since the pandemic, but I’m still exploring the world which is what I set out to do a decade ago. I’ve continued my experimenting with cruising (four voyages in 2024). Entering this year with no … Read more
The Royal Palms Resort and Spa, located in Phoenix, is part of Hyatt’s Unbound Collection. The property is a mansion built in 1926 and has served as a hotel since the 1940’s. The hotel has a total of 119 rooms spread across the property with a large number of the … Read more
My first visit to Las Vegas was in 2001 and I stayed one night at the MGM Grand. I hadn’t been back until my stay recently in November of 2024. When the MGM Grand opened in 1993 it was the largest hotel in the world with 5,000 rooms. As of … Read more
This weekend I was reading up about Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville company. It is a hotel, restaurant, and cruise brand that has been growing significantly. The chain has over 30 hotels already with many more in the pipeline. One major location that does not yet have a Margaritaville is Las Vegas. … Read more
Knowing I would be sailing out of Civitavecchia, the port nearest to Rome, for my Mediterranean cruise, I felt there were three options of where to stay the night prior to boarding the ship: near the Rome Airport, in Rome, or in Civitavecchia. Rome was the most interesting option. Being … Read more
I just finished three nights at the Artagonist Hotel in Old Town Vilnius. I booked using my Chase Sapphire Preferred card to use my annual $50 hotel credit prior to canceling the card. The total for three nights was $341.68 (plus a €2 per night city tax) before the $50 … Read more