Evolve Money has been a site where you could pay bills online, at times using credit cards with no fee but certainly to liquidate gift cards with PIN numbers (purchased with a credit card, having earned you miles) and also with mileage-earning debit cards. Unfortunately the usefulness of the site seems as though it’s about […]
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Thailand has issued a good behavior manual for Chinese tourists. Etiquette manuals in Mandarin are being printed for the 90,000 Chinese tourists who are expected to travel to Thailand for Chinese New Year, later this week. The manual will instruct visitors on museum etiquette, requesting that paintings are not touched, warn against using public property […]
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News and notes from around the interweb: The first trip report for the new SAS business class. Always good to see real improvements, better uses for Star Alliance miles. Scott Mayerowitz reported on the CEO of Starwood’s resignation. He apparently wasn’t happy with his success rate using Suite Night Awards. 500 free airberlin miles Tricks […]
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I’ve written extensively about the battle going on between the “big three” US carriers (American, Delta, and United) and the “big three” Middle Eastern carriers (Emirates, Etihad, and Qatar) regarding the Open Skies agreement.
This debate might seem insignificant to some, but it has the potential to change how liberalized international air service has become over the past few years, which is in consumers' best interests.
I’ve been doing some research on the issue, and I finally understand the position of the US airlines, and even finally side with them. Previously I saw where the Gulf carriers were coming from, but now that I "get" the stance of the US airlines, their grievances make perfect sense to me.
I think we’ll see a lot more information made public in the near future which puts this into perspective.
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One of the best airport hotels in the world was the Kempinski Munich, recently rebranded as a Hilton. Price aside (and price matters..) I’ll always pick the property connected to the terminal if there is one, followed by the most recently renovated hotel near the airport. I love airport hotels as a rewards member, where […]
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I love when technology makes life easier, and especially appreciate innovation in the travel and hospitality industry.
In a few weeks, the new MobileSuites app will launch, with an awesome premise. The idea is that users will be able to make requests of their hotel via the app, streamlining the communication between guests and the hotel.
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Last night I wrapped up my third stay at the Park Hyatt New York -- I stayed there opening night last August, then again the night of Thanksgiving.
My first stay was fantastic, as you'd expect, given that this is supposedly the flagship Park Hyatt property worldwide. However, my second stay was less stellar, though I chalked it up to it being Thanksgiving, and figured the "B" team was working.
So I was curious to see how my third stay was.
There's a lot of debate as to what defines a "luxury" hotel. The way I see it, the requirements for a luxury hotel are as follows:
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Dallas Love Field has long been a source of contention. When Dallas Fort Worth airport was built, incumbent airlines all agreed to move their operations. Southwest Airlines hadn’t yet launched, so was not a party to that agreement. They planned to begin flying from Love Field, and faced lawsuits to block them from doing so. […]
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