Aria Tower Suites Lounge Aria rebranded their (non Sky) Suites in late 2015 as the Tower Suites. Besides the name change and a few amenities, the biggest change was the creation of the Aria Tower Suites Lounge off the lobby. The Aria Tower Suites Lounge is available for Tower Suites guests to check … Read more
Aria Executive Hospitality Suite Review I had a weekend in Vegas planned at Aria. The standard room was comped (besides the nearly $40 resort fee) for the two nights (plus $100 resort credit and $100 free slot play). 6 weeks before my stay I received an upgrade offer via email. … Read more
Shortcut to Hyatt Explorist Status There is a lot of news today on Hyatt’s change to their loyalty program. In March 2017 Hyatt Gold Passport will become World of Hyatt. The M life/Hyatt status match will also be changing in 2017. According to View from the Wing and others, with Hyatt’s … Read more
M life 2x Tier Credits Promotion I was alerted to an M life 2x Tier Credits Promotion for the month of September. Reader John received this email from M life on August 22: Earn 2X Tier Credits September 1 – 11 • September 27 – 30 As a special bonus, … Read more
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
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
One of my favorite ways to rack up Hyatt stays is through visiting Las Vegas. In order to achieve and maintain Hyatt Gold Passport Diamond status (top level) you must stay at Hyatt properties for 50 nights in a year OR stay 25 times (number of nights per stay doesn’t … Read more
One thing I have noticed about Las Vegas hotels: Good hard product, terrible soft product. Like so much of Vegas; hotels have a flashy, beautiful sheen but go beyond the surface and it loses it’s sheen. Delano Las Vegas is a great looking property with service that disappoints. Location: First you should know that … Read more
I spotted reports on FlyerTalk of certain benefits to Mlife members being cut — namely the elimination of free admission to the Mandalay Bay Shark Reef, Mirage Secret Garden, and the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art. I reached out to Mlife via Twitter and was told that there would be some Mlife … Read more
I have written extensively about the Mlife and Hyatt partnership in the past. I am an Alaska Airlines loyalist so don’t have much use for Southwest Rapid Rewards. However, Southwest Rapid Rewards and Mlife Vegas also have a partnership that has been earning me points without doing a thing. And … Read more
My first visit to the Centurion Lounge Las Vegas was before a 6:50am flight to Seattle. I was one of only a handful of people in the very spacious lounge located in the D Concourse. Concourse D can be accessed by either Terminal 1 or 3 by automated tram once you … Read more
If anyone is going to be in Vegas next weekend (and who doesn’t need an excuse to go to Vegas!), check out this event to learn and socialize with other in the travel community. I’ll be speaking first at 2:30. It is a free event! EDIT: Here is my … Read more
This past weekend I spent three nights in Vegas in three different Mlife properties — Vdara, Bellagio, and Mandalay Bay. I not only wanted to try out new properties but also wanted to get as many stay credits as possible towards Hyatt Gold Passport Diamond status for 2016. My favorite room … Read more
Mlife VIP Lounge One of the more mysterious benefits of Mlife Platinum or Noir status is access to the Mlife VIP Lounge in certain hotels. The reason I say mysterious is because there is barely a mention of the Mlife VIP Lounge on any of the property websites. I actually found … Read more
There is a new star of the Las Vegas Strip and his name is Baz. Technically Baz Luhrmann, the Australian director of Strictly Ballroom (1992), Romeo + Juliet (1996), Moulin Rouge! (2001), Australia (2008), and The Great Gatsby (2013). A new production at Mandalay Bay is For the Record BAZ Las Vegas which opened … Read more