We had a few days of downtime in between obligations while we were in Europe recently, and happened to notice a friend was in Slovakia. Being that it was a short train ride, and there were available award stays at the local Sheraton, we jumped at the opportunity to see a new country and city.…
I’ve learned over the years that goals are integral for me. They help me to push myself to always improve. I set some to challenge my abilities, and some are just fun. My crazy 2018 loyalty goal is one that covers the latter two categories. It will take ingenuity, but its a fun one to…
I had a short trip to Orlando recently and wanted something a little bit different. The Castle Hotel Orlando is part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection. I’m familiar with other hotels in the collection, such as the Casa Monica in St. Augustine, which I’ve had the pleasure of dining at but not staying. That said, I…
I recently read Ed’s post about finishing off lifetime Hyatt Globalist Status, I felt the need to look again to see where I stood on attaining lifetime Marriott platinum status.Now the challenge of lifetime Marriott platinum status is that it’s terribly difficult to get, because of the requirements, see below:See, not only does it require…
There is a lot of interest in Marriott Flight and Hotel Packages of late. It could be because Southwest chose to go the corporately responsible path, it could be the amazing deals out there due to the new Marriott-SPG Merger, or some fun third option. I first wrote about the Marriott Flight and Hotel Packages…
As long time readers know, I’m a Marriott fan, despite calling it the red-headed step child of the miles and points game. That post was more talking about the personal version of the Marriott Rewards Premier Card, but the fact remains that day to day spend is kind’ve weak. Marriott and Chase are doing something…
Last week, Joe from As the Joe Flies, Joe Cortez, and I convened to award the Saverocity Observation Deck 2015 End of Year Awards. Of course, this was a light hearted, and eggnog filled event. The actual podcast will be published in the near future, however we wanted to share the nominees ahead of time.This…
Early this morning, Marriott announced that it would buy Starwood Hotels and Resorts. The deal, which has Marriott paying $12.2B in cash and stock, will create the largest hotel chain in the world. The Tale of Two Loyalty ProgramsThis has the potential to be huge for hotel mile and point collectors. Here you have on of…
Introduction: A Last Minute Singapore F1 Weekend Review: British Airways Terraces Lounge – Boston Logan Airport Review: Cathay Pacific Boston to Hong Kong – Business Class – 777-300ER Review: Cathay Pacific “The Wing” Lounge – Hong Kong International Airport Review: Cathay Pacific Hong Kong to Singapore – Business Class – A330 Review: W Singapore – Sentosa…
This past weekend, my wife and I took a very last minute trip to Singapore, partially to partake of the Night Grand Prix excitement. I have a bunch of posts drafted and will start throwing in photos in the coming days/week. For now, I though I would offer an observation from the night of the…