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The Concourse Hotel Officially Renamed Hyatt Regency LAX

The Concourse Hotel Officially Renamed Hyatt Regency LAX It looks like Hyatt is about to officially introduce a new (renovated) Regency property to it’s portfolio.  As of October 3, The Concourse Hotel will be officially renamed Hyatt Regency LAX. The rebranding has been in full swing for sometime.  You could earn points … Read more

Andaz London Liverpool Street Review

Andaz London Liverpool Street Review There are only two Hyatt properties in London (plus one at Heathrow).  The Churchill (Hyatt Regency) and the Andaz London Liverpool Street.  In researching FlyerTalk it seems that both properties are quite nice.  TripAdvisor lists The Churchill as #91 in London while the Andaz is #101. … Read more

Why I won’t be chasing Hyatt Diamond Status

Cost of the Hyatt Diamond Challenge

Why I won’t be chasing Hyatt Diamond Status Hyatt just announced their 4th Quarter promotion, known as “More Points More Play“.  It is a generous promotion (and identical to their 2nd Quarter promo).  In fact it is so generous that I considered doing some mattress running in order to keep … Read more

Hyatt Centric The Pike Long Beach Review

Hyatt Centric The Pike Long Beach

Hyatt Centric The Pike Long Beach Review I stayed at Hyatt The Pike (review) last year before it rebranded as Hyatt Centric The Pike Long Beach.  The property was originally branded as AVIA Long Beach before being purchased by Hyatt.  That’s a lot of names for a young hotel.  In order to get … Read more

Australia with Miles and Points

Australia with Miles

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

Daily Getaways 2016 Valuation

Daily Getaways 2016 Valuation

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.

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Hyatt Best Rate Guarantee Change

Hyatt Best Rate Guarantee Change

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

Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui,

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

Hyatt Amazon Prime Partnership

Hyatt Amazon Prime Partnership

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