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
Yes, you read that right. Right now there is an offer that will net you 50,000 Alaska miles with credit card sign up. That is twice the standard Bank of America Alaska Visa card. Hello Amex SPG card! The American Express Starwood Preferred Guest card currently offers 35,000 SPG Points … Read more
Recently I’ve been thinking about the psychology of double dipping when it comes to the world of travel — including reselling, manufactured spend, miles/points and credit cards. I have no doubt that companies have studied this and purposefully use and exploit it to get us to spend more money. One … Read more
I am the king of short trips; I flew to Beijing for two nights, Buenos Aires and Istanbul each for three nights, but at least those were in Business. Earlier this year I flew SEA-IAD on Alaska, where I got upgraded to First, and immediately got back on the plane and flew back … Read more
The final international flight of my round the world trip was in Cathay Pacific First Class Hong Kong to LAX, a flight that took 12 hours. It was a comfortable way to end my trip. Cathay Pacific First Class Hong Kong to LAX After enjoying some time at The Pier I … Read more
Many in the blogging world think that Cathay Pacific’s The Pier First Class Lounge in Hong Kong is one of the best airport lounges in the world. It just opened after remodel in June 2015. If you would like to see what it looked like before the remodel, check out … Read more
The shortest international leg of my round the world trip was Cathay Pacific First Class Bangkok to Hong Kong. When I first booked, there was only one flight a day with Cathay Pacific on the BKK-HKG route that had a First Class, the others were two class aircrafts. So naturally … Read more
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
Emirates First Class Lounge Dubai When flying DXB-BKK in First, I was able to pay a visit to the Emirates First Class Lounge Dubai in Terminal 3 Concourse A before departure. There are currently three concourses in Terminal 3 that Emirates flights depart from; my understanding is that Concourse A … Read more
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 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
It is hard to imagine that there is anything that hasn’t already been written about Emirates First Class. It is one of those aspirational trip in the travel blog world because it is one of the best hard and soft products on one of the best airlines in the world. … Read more
The Emirates Lounge LAX is a beautiful new space with good food and a relaxing option for First and Business Class passengers. Emirates Lounge LAX I decided to fly to LAX from Seattle first so that I could get the true Emirates First Class experience by flying the A380. Emirates has … Read more
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
As predicted, Alaska Airlines today announced a change to their branding. The Alaska Airlines brand refresh includes new “wordmark” (name logo) and an updated version of the Eskimo that graces the tail of the aircraft. The new branding will be rolled out starting, well, last week as I photographed when … Read more