Via Alan H. New York will get a new hotel on West 57th that is supposed to tower over the luxury offered by anything else. Manhattan’s posh West 57th Street, commonly known as “Billionaires Row,” is slated to become the address for New York’s first seven-star hotel. The yet to be flagged luxe hotel is […]
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Two months ago I wrote that Avis was revamping its loyalty program. Avis has been just about to launch a revamped loyalty program for a long time. Years, in fact. Now they’re finally talking about it publicly so it’s probably actually close. The first sign was short expiration of new free weekend rentals that were […]
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Joe Brancatelli offers mostly sound frequent flyer advice but has a real soft spot for revenue-based frequent flyer programs that seems undeserved. When Delta Air Lines announced plans to reward miles based on dollars spent, not the number of miles flown, critics immediately decided that so-called “revenue-based” plans were bad for business travelers. The cries […]
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I read every comment posted on this blog, and sometimes they just leave me speechless. That applies in both a good and bad way.
Take this comment, for example (thanks to Google, I seem to be an authority on moving to Bellevue, WA):
"I found this page and it may be a bit old, but I was thinking of moving from San Diego, CA to Kirkland, WA. I have a friend up there who is willing to let me live with him for $200 a month (i don’t have to worry about rent until i get myself stable enough to pay rent). How much would you recommend me saving up before moving."
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Yesterday IHG Rewards Club reached out to let me know that the next round of PointBreaks — discounted hotel redemptions that cost just 5000 points per night — would be posted on Monday for stays between September 29 and November 30. They shared a sample of the ~ 150 properties that will be featured: Crowne […]
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So much news this week! I realize not everyone finds schedule updates and new routes as exciting as I do, but it's made for a fun week of literally typing just as fast as I can.
We've got A380 schedules for Qatar, product updates for American and Virgin Australia -- exciting stuff! :p
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My "go to" hotel in Seattle is the Hyatt Olive 8. Hyatt's hotel footprint in Seattle is pretty interesting, given that they literally have two hotels one block part -- the Hyatt Olive 8 and Grand Hyatt Seattle actually share one general manager and a lot of amenities.
During my most recent visit to Seattle I spent my first couple of nights at the Hyatt Olive 8, and then switched over to the W Seattle for the last night, given that the Olive 8 was sold out.
The Olive 8 is located at 8th & Olive (anyone care to speculate where the name of the hotel comes from?) and is part of a larger building. Roughly the bottom half of the building is a hotel, while the top half is condos.
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