Saturday Special: Grand Hyatt Beijing

This is part of our Thanksgiving Round the World trip, you can find my initial thoughts / intro here, and The Grand Hyatt Tokyo review here.  Reason for choosing:We chose this hotel primarily because of its location. Its only a few blocks from Tiananmen Square, and there’s an attached mall. We were also rather keen…

Saturday Special: Grand Hyatt Tokyo

This is part of our Thanksgiving Round the World trip, you can find my initial thoughts / intro here. Reason for choosing:My wife and I had stayed at this hotel back in 2011 on our first mileage award (I know, crazy right? before that we “wasted” miles on upgrades). We actually stayed at all three…

Saturday Special: Denver Marriott South at Park Meadows

Reason for ChoosingMy wife ended up staying at the Denver Marriott South at Park Meadows for few days while in Denver for work. It’s not to0 far from the airport, only about 30-40 minutes with no tolls. Also, there are good places to grab dinner and go shopping near by. Plus if one wants to go into…

Hotel loyalty, status and fighting for upgrades

So I returned from a trip around the world (ok, like 3 weeks ago). In the course of this trip, my wife and I stayed at three of the primary hotel chains–SPG, Hyatt (x2), and Marriott. Of those 4 hotels, 3 out of the 4 provided us with beautiful upgraded rooms. I suppose that makes sense,…

Saturday Special: Grand Hyatt Singapore

Reason for ChoosingMy wife and I have been to Singapore at least 3 times. Each of those times we stayed at the Marriott (roughly, a block away, if that). We wanted to try the Grand Hyatt Singapore (@GrandHyattSing), and we were able to get a cash and points rate that worked for us (and still…

Weekly Travel News Roundup: August 22, 2014

The Weekly News Roundup is a collection of headlines from around the internet that caught the attention of the Tagging Miles team. Content on these blogs do not necessarily reflect the positions of Tagging Miles, and should not be considered endorsements. Have a great story we should read? Contact us now and let us know! Do…