I was reading an article in Time today about an 18 year-old kid who decided to book a flight from Sheffield to London through Berlin once he realized the commute would be $12 cheaper. The article’s approach was semi-incredulous–why would someone fly through Berlin to save $12? Â His response was …
Read More »Con-Artist Gets Man’s Personal Information with Amazon’s Customer Service’s Help
With how many credit cards and valuable frequent flier accounts our community has, we all have to be super-extra-vigilant that we are protecting our information and constantly checking our accounts. Sometimes it feels like no matter how well you protect yourself, there’s nothing you can do to completely prevent fraud …
Read More »When Little Gestures are Really Big Gestures
Sitting here, trapped in a hotel during the winter storm that hit the east coast, has given me a lot of time to think. Â For some reason, I started thinking about the time I went up to New York about two weeks after Hurricane Sandy. The great thing about the …
Read More »Let’s Talk about Toilets for a Minute
Yesterday, Pizza in Motion tweeted a photo of a toilet seat that came equipped with sensors. No, I’m really not sure what the sensors are for. Fill in the blanks! https://t.co/eJhV8kcL0R pic.twitter.com/MjYCYu9jlE — Edward Pizzarello (@pizzainmotion) January 7, 2016 While I’m also not sure what the sensors are for, it brought to …
Read More »Hyatt Update Glitch May Affect Your Account’s Stay Credits
Recently, Hyatt’s Gold Passport system was down for a few days to update their database systems. Â Updating a database near the end of the year seemed a little risky to me–this is the time when a lot of people are trying to re-qualify. I haven’t been too worried about it …
Read More »Holiday Inn Express is Really Obsessed with Breakfast
I previously wrote about Holiday Inn Express offering pancakes to guests staying up late at night. But Holiday Inn Express has one-upped themselves in the world of breakfast obsessions. They have released a set of breakfast-related emojis for your smart phone. Why? Well… I’m not actually sure why. Â Other than …
Read More »The Hyatt French Quarter Continues to Have Amazing Customer Service
Over two years ago, I had a trip to New Orleans where I was staying at the Hyatt French Quarter. While in transit, my aunt passed away, and I arrived at the hotel soon after learning about her death.  I was distraught and out of it, and even though the hotel …
Read More »Please Don’t Kill Me This Time, Billy Joel
The latest trip I’m gearing up for is a trip I’ve been looking forward to. Â I’m heading up to New York for the Billy Joel concert. There’s two things I’m really interested in seeing this trip. One: Â I’m staying at the Grand Hyatt NYC again, so I’m really interested in …
Read More »What Was Actually Wrong with the Bathroom
So yesterday I posted this picture and asked everyone for their guesses as to what’s wrong with the bathroom. For context, this picture was taken at the Grand Hyatt in NYC. And here are the guesses: (the answer will be revealed after them) Ron Korte Submitted on 2015/11/05 at 8:09 …
Read More »What’s Wrong With This Bathroom?
What’s wrong with this bathroom? Â Post your guesses in the comments. All will be revealed tomorrow, including context! (click to make larger)
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