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 …
Read More »Why It’s Sometimes Better to Book Hotel with a Travel Agent
Booking my hotel for Las Vegas through a travel agent really made my experience. I ended up at the Four Seasons in extra luxury and walked out as relaxed as I could be. But let’s rewind. When booking hotel rooms for Las Vegas, it is difficult to know when to …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »The Hampton Inn Assures Me My Bedding Is Clean
In a first ever for me, I arrived at a Hampton Inn Room to find a post-it note reassuring me that my bedding was clean: At first I thought it was silly. But the more I thought about it, the more I was glad they put the post-it note there. …
Read More »Win Big in Vegas with Top Guest and Mlife
Keri posted about the bonuses Top Guest can bring you with airport and hotel check-ins. During my last visit to Las Vegas, I found another good use for Top Guest. I always forget to check into places for Top Guest benefits and Keri keeps (thankfully) reminding me. I was booked …
Read More »Tool for Keeping Track of Loyalty Programs
One mistake I’ve been making a lot lately is that I keep assuming people know the tools I use to organize myself with travel and where I find deals. Someone recently asked me for advice on keeping track of loyalty program numbers. I replied, “Oh, you don’t like Award Wallet?”  …
Read More »Free Hyatt Platinum Trial for One More Day Only
I just had a reminder on my calendar to register for Hyatt’s 90 day Platinum Trial for Visa Signature Card Holders. (If you have a Chase Sapphire Preferred or Freedom Card for example, you probably have a Visa Signature Card. It will say on the logo.) Tomorrow is the last …
Read More »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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