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11 Pet Friendly Hotel Chains for your next vacation with Fido
Hipmunk did an interesting study on which US Cities and States are most pet friendly. Its interesting that at the top level, only 41% of US hotels are pet friendly.
US Hotel Brands that increasingly cater to Chinese Travelers
There’s a great interview that I found rather enlightening in the latest Business Traveller magazine (yes, I still get it in print!) with Hilton Worldwide’s Rob Palleschi, Globa..
Random Thoughts from 12 Hours in Tokyo with Kids
It’s the main attraction (if you’re 8 and 11).
Good morning! We’ve landed, attempted to go to bed on Tokyo time, and have all risen at 4:45 AM with the sun.
Buy IHG Hotel Points at 100% Bonus: Points With Training Wheels
You can do it!
I’m not a huge fan of buying hotel points, with one exception: IHG Points Bonus: Buy 26,000- 60,000 points and get 100% bonus. At 100% bonus the points
A Trick to Help Point Breaks Work Better for Families
A Suite at the Crowne Plaza West Hanoi, which I’m using PointBreaks to book.
Who doesn’t love Point Breaks , those last minute discounted rates on IHG Hotels? When the Point
Downtown Deal Girl Fave PB & Co Under $3 a Jar (and $10 off 1st Subscribe and Save Order)
For Deal Girl’s Christmas Present this year the two of us spent a girl’s weekend in New York City. We decided to split up the visit between 2 hotels (she
Club Carlson 25% Off Points Rates Latin America/Mexico/Caribbean for Everyone Through 12/31 (And a Glitch Creates Sweet Spot in Panama Today Only)
Casco Viejo, Panama City
If you have the Club Carlson Credit Card, I’m sure you know that today’s the day the last night free benefit goes away. However, there’s a silver
Dear Deal Mommy: How Many Days for Disney World ?
The Deal Kids getting up close and personal with their DisneySide.
I’m happy to help with travel dilemmas whenever I can and encourage you to reach out with this Dear Deal
The Definitive Hotel Rooms for Families in Europe Post
Schloss Grubhof in the Austrian Alps: $84/night via EVR, my top tip for family hotel rooms in Europe.
It’s a question I’m asked often and have answered piecemeal but never in
Review: Country Inn and Suites Virginia Beach
Bedroom Country Inn and Suites, Virginia Beach, VA
Bedroom Country Inn and Suites, Virginia Beach, VA
Before the Club Carlson credit card last night free benefit go..
PointBreaks for Real Life: $35/Night Summer 2015 Getaway Ideas
If you are follow all of the Points Blogs, you know PointBreaks are a great deal where points stays at IHG hotels are slashed to 5,000 points a night. The
The Unsung Hotel Status Perk
The Difference between Surrey and No Surrey.
Greetings from Virginia Beach! Today I want to give a quick shout out to a hotel status perk I often neglect to mention but
It’s Not too Late! Summer Mid-Atlantic Getaways on Points
Views from Holiday Inn, Solomons Island, Maryland
Regular readers know I am NOT a fan of the traditional Mid-Atlantic beach week. The prices get jacked up to levels that defy logic
RIP Luxury Link
One less tool in the kit: per Forbes hotel site Luxury Link has suddenly shut its doors.
I was on the site just yesterday and while it was letting me
Jetsetter Steals: $20 off $100 with AMEX, Extra $10-30 Off with Promo Code
Highlights from our last $42 stay.
I’m a big fan of Jetsetter, thanks to two $42 stays at the Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas. American Express is offering $20 back on a
7 Farflung Hotel Redemptions
Farflung travel makes up some of the most memorable travels I’ve ever experienced. Now I’m into all kinds of free travel, and all kinds of travel. Relaxing on a beach
5 Lessons Learned While Booking Spring Break Award Tickets to Europe
Yes, Please! Image via Gran Canaria Tourism
I mentioned recently that it’s time to book next year’s Spring Break. Prime tickets are already going fast. Taking my own advice, I’ve..
Review: Renaissance Hotel Heathrow
Let me start off as clearly as I can about our hotel reviews. Long time readers may notice I am usually pretty positive about the hotels I stay at. In
Turks and Caicos: Villa del Mar
All day every day
This post will be part hotel review, part Turks and Caicos review, mostly due to the fact that we spent 95% of our time at the hotel.
6 Disney World Hotels I Don’t Recommend
After three recent Disney World visits (and six on property hotel stays) I’ve come to appreciate staying on site. Between extra magic hours, extravagant theming, amazing customer..
Review of Park Hyatt Dubai
Reason for choosing:
The Park Hyatt Dubai is close to the airport and we thought it might be nice to try someplace new, as we had a few days in Dubai.
Stay at a hotel for free every year
This has nothing to do with redeeming points for award bookings. No, this post’s all about credit cards that’ll give a free hotel night every year – just for having
A Ghastly Hotel Experience (and How I Fixed it)
You can check in anytime you like…but you can never sleep.
All appeared well at 1:30 in the morning as we arrived to our reserved place at the Hyatt Place Jacksonville