I’ve written before about how to deal with the ‘worst case scenario’ of having your frequent flyer account locked for suspected fraud. There are times, though, that even I’m vexed. Airlines and hotel programs see ‘loyalty program fraud’ as a bigger issue than ever before — whether it’s simply breaking the rules of a program […]
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I find Larry David to be one of the funniest guys out there, and "Curb Your Enthusiasm" is possibly my favorite sitcom of all times.
Larry David was on Letterman recently to discuss his new gig on Broadway. He's living in hotels during that time, and has some pretty funny commentary on it. Check it out:
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Modern airlines are really transportation system, and part financial trading firm. And sometimes they’re more of the latter than the former. Since fuel is a huge part of the cost structure of an airline, and one that’s highly variable, one can make the case for locking in a price. But that’s another way of saying […]
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One of the most intriguing travel stories of last year was about the Canadian guy who broke up with his girlfriend after having booked a round the world trip, so he set out to find another girl with the same name to take on the trip with him.
Amazingly enough he found someone with the same name to take on the trip, and she was reasonably attractive and young. Apparently I'm just doing life wrong, or need to date people with more generic names (or for that matter date at all, but that's a different story altogether).
Of course when a guy just broke up with his girlfriend and is looking for another girl to take on a round the world trip with him, most would assume it's intended to be at least somewhat romantic. So what made the story even more interesting is that the girl he decided to take on the trip had a "serious boyfriend."
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News and notes from around the interweb: How much Hyatt Gold Passport reimburses hotels for award nights Etihad won’t make their Dallas – Abu Dhabi flight daily, after all. Lots of customers will need re-accommodation. Well, probably not lots..since this wasn’t supposed to happen until April anyway, and it it was lots they probably wouldn’t […]
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I booked the Park Hyatt Melbourne using Points + Cash for our two night stay. The Park Hyatt is a Category 5 property, making the cost 10,000 Gold Passport points plus $125 per night. Hyatt allows Diamond Suite Night Awards to be applied on Points + Cash bookings, so I redeemed one of those to confirm a Park Suite for our stay.
We took a taxi from the airport to the Park Hyatt, which took a bit over 20 minutes.
The Park Hyatt has a great location right near the heart of Melbourne. The exterior is gorgeous, as feels residential.
The lobby is quite "grand," with large pillars, a two-floor atrium, and dark finishes. It really feels more like a Grand Hyatt than a Park Hyatt, which, on second thought, is the case throughout the hotel.
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