Hotels

30% Off Club Carlson Through August 7th

If you are like me and are trying to hit as many of the Club Carlson property promotions as possible, check out their 30% off sale.  I received this email yesterday and used the rate to rebook a reservation at significantly less than it originally went for.  This goes for …

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The Hilton Garden Inn Stresses Cleanliness Too

After my, well, interesting post-it note from the Hampton Inn, I received a friendly note from the Hilton Garden Inn: Again, I was glad to see this. With mid-range hotels, it is hard to tell how clean you should assume they are.  The wet carpet of the Days Inn I …

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Doubletree Pre-Check-In Offers

On a recent trip to Chicago, I had a choice between the equally rated Hilton or Doubletree O’Hare for the same price.  Keri was tagging along, so I thought I’d try something new–and at the very least it would be a blog post.  Boy was I right. I ended up …

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Orbitz Gets Backlash for Harmless Personalization

View from the Wing gives a good explanation as to why it is okay that Orbitz is showing different hotel properties to Mac users vs. PC. If you follow me on twitter, then you saw me getting my feathers all ruffled by the backlash against Orbitz: Basically, the story here …

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The Things We Do for Deals

I mentioned in my last post that I am currently hoarding Ultimate Rewards points.  This is for a vacation I plan to take later at a Hyatt property. (More on that later!) That’s why I was thrilled when the Daily Getaway for today was Hyatt points.  I would love to …

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