While this perhaps isn't of much interest to the average guest, it is big industry news. Starwood's CEO, Frits van Paasschen, has suddenly resigned. The resignation apparently came by "mutual agreement" between him and the board of directors.
While I've never interacted with him personally, he has always struck me as a passionate and energetic guy, so it's sad to see him go. For example, here's a CNBC Mad Money interview he did a while back, which gives you a good idea of his personality.
Scott Mayerowitz of the Associated Press has the scoop:
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Years ago you could open a Citibank online checking account and fund it with a credit card. I charged as much as $80,000 in initial funding to these accounts. I earned miles, and wrote a check from my new account to pay off my credit card. Plenty of people did this, and after several accounts […]
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In an era of email, text messages, Facebook and Twitter, we’re all required to do several things at once. But this constant multitasking is taking its toll.
I've written in the past about the lucrative hotel promotions being offered by beVancouver, which offer gift cards for Vancouver hotel stays in the off season. They most recently offered promotions in the spring of 2014 and the fall of 2014.
Anyway, beVancouver is back with their latest promotion for hotel stays. The promotion is valid for bookings and check-ins made by April 30, 2015.
They're offering Amex prepaid gift cards of $50, $75, $100, or $125 per booking (not per night). While that was the only bonus in the past, this time around they're actually offering a $50 gift card for every additional night after the first night.
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American will be eliminating ‘through passenger’ priority for upgrades. The date this change will take place is speculated to be March 11. American’s upgrade priority for domestic flights (which 18 months ago also became priority for international flights) has been: Elite status level Whether the passenger is connecting off another American flight Whether the passenger […]
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Hyatt has just announced a heck of a promotion, available exclusively for those with their co-branded Chase Hyatt Visa Card.
Through this promotion, Hyatt is offering Gold Passport members with their co-branded credit card a 20% refund on points bookings.
In order to take advantage of this promotion:
-- Register before March 31, 2015
-- Stay at a hotel using points before July 31, 2015
-- Receive a 20% refund on points redeemed within 4-6 weeks after the stay is completed
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