Park Hyatt Auckland, New Zealand Opening In 2017

This is very exciting news! Late last week it was announced that a Park Hyatt will open in Auckland in 2017! Here's the press release:

CHICAGO (November 21, 2014) – Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced today that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a management agreement with Fu Wah New Zealand for a Park Hyatt hotel in Auckland, New Zealand. Expected to open in 2017, Park Hyatt Auckland will mark Hyatt’s return to New Zealand, and the first Park Hyatt-branded hotel to open in Auckland.

“This has been an exciting year for the Park Hyatt brand, and we are honored to collaborate with Fu Wah New Zealand on this landmark luxury development,” said Ratnesh Verma, senior vice president, real estate and development, Asia Pacific, Hyatt. “Fu Wah New Zealand believes in the Park Hyatt brand, having recently purchased Park Hyatt Melbourne, and we are confident Park Hyatt Auckland will provide guests with the luxurious accommodations, culinary expertise and high-quality service for which the Park Hyatt brand is known. We remain committed to growing the brand in culturally rich cities like Auckland.”

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What people say when you're from NYC

If you're from NYC, we bet you've heard this before: "You’re from New York? Say caw-fee."



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Not just the US – Amazon probably looking to scale up hotel inventory overseas

Rumors that Amazon might finally be weighing in on the travel industry in a serious way shouldn’t be at all surprising. In ...



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Recruiting an Army of Allies: Essay for “Making Your Mark”

I’m a big fan of 99U, an offshoot of Behance that exists to help people implement their great ideas instead of just brainstorming more and more ideas. Last week they published have a new book of collected essays, and I contributed one about “Recruiting an Army of Allies.” You can check out my essay below,…



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How Do Airlines Compensate Each Other For Taking Passengers During Irregular Operations?

Reader Jered wants to know: How do airline awards work when redeeming points for travel on a partners? How much if anything do they compensate each other for award seats? More broadly, “when I am accommodated on another airline, how does that work behind the scenes?” e.g. “[D]istressed United passengers on the BOS-ICN mistake fare […]

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Hotel Pulitzer Leaving Starwood April 1, 2015

A few months back I stayed at Hotel Pulitzer, which is a Starwood Luxury Collection property in Amsterdam.

It's an incredibly unique property, for better or worse -- so unique that no two rooms are the same.

On one hand the hotel is a bit shabby chic, as it's no doubt past its prime. On the other hand, it's so nice to get all the benefits you grow accustomed to with loyalty programs without getting the typical "cookie cutter" hotel.

Anyway, color me surprised -- Hotel Pulitzer will be leaving Starwood as of April 1, 2015. Per a message posted on the hotel's website:

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Am I the jerk on your airplane?

I accept that I usually have to give up on my hope of no one sitting next to me on a plane. I just don't want to give up my precious, optimally chosen, designated seat.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/24/travel/jerk-airplane-behavior/index.html

10 signs you’ve been in France too long

How can you tell you've been in France too long? You expect all cafés to have free “weefee.”



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20 signs you're culturally Chilean

"You think you’re better than Argentina. And really, you are."



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The global sharing economy in travel – an interactive guide

Such has been the enormous growth in the so-called sharing economy that it’s been difficult to keep up. Luckily the folk at ...



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The world's 10 wackiest museums

The Louvre, Guggenheim, and MET are child's play compared to these.



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Stunning images of Tonquin Valley

There’s always something magical about exploring a new area for the first time…especially if that place has no Wi-Fi. Welcome to Tonquin Valley, Alberta.



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In the Townships of Johannesburg

Curtis in Soweto It was fun hanging out with all the kids around here. I was with Curtis, and I took a photo of him that ended up being his profile photo. You can see it here! Daily Photo – In the Townships of Johannesburg We started our Africa trip in Johannesburg where we settled […]



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Has American Stopped Releasing International Saver Award Space?

I would mark this as "developing" for the time being, and wouldn't draw any conclusions just yet.

There's no doubt that there has been a trend the past several years whereby American is releasing less and less saver award space, particularly in premium cabins on international routes. Back in the day American had an amazing amount of saver level award space on their own flights, unlike any other US airline.

But over the years the trend has slowly been going in the opposite direction, to the point that booking a saver level premium cabin award seat between the US and Europe on American metal in advance is almost impossible. For me the ultimate example of this was several weeks back when I was looking to fly between London and New York. I was trying to book a first class award day of departure when not a single first class seat was taken on two flights, yet they still weren't releasing saver award space.

That being said, economy saver award space has generally been quite good, at least up until now.

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I want a full refund for my broken down rental car

from Elliott http://elliott.org/can-this-trip-be-saved-2/want-full-refund-broken-rental-car/