Retrieving a lost receipt Business travel involves a lot of paper and receipts, so a lost receipt could mean trouble.  I personally love using Expensify to snap photos of my receipts on the go.  I basically come home to a completed expense report! But even with all this organization, I tend to …
Read More »Why I’m REALLY Glad I’m Obsessive About Checking Reservations
I mentioned before that I take my reservation checking to almost paranoid levels. Â I say “almost” because things keep happening that make my obsession worth it. Â And I just had a crazy hotel situation that I only discovered because I’m *that* neurotic. Because the Zilaria never worked out for an …
Read More »The Driskill Hotel (or, a night in a haunted hotel)
On my most recent trip to Austin, I decided to stay in the Driskill, a historic property new to the Hyatt family. It’s supposedly the most haunted hotel in the United States, but definitely not the first haunted hotel I’ve stayed in. The hotel definitely has an old-school luxury feel …
Read More »Hyatt All-Inclusive Points Situation Cleared Up
It looks like Hyatt got its system cleared up with the All-Inclusives. The readers who were reporting getting quoted 50,000 points per night by phone reps have now been able to book their stay at the Zilara for 25,000 points a night. It looks like things got fixed in their …
Read More »Strange Updates re: the Hyatt All-Inclusives
Today, I called to upgrade my Hyatt All-Inclusive Stay into a real suite.  The Diamond Line representative told me there’s a lot of confusion about the All-Inclusives and to try calling back sometime in December.  My stay at one of the all-inclusives is sometime in December. I did not have time to …
Read More »You Can Use Suite Upgrades at Hyatt’s All-Suite All-Inclusives
Hyatt’s new All-Inclusives, the family-friendly Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos and Hyatt Zilara Cancun are both all-suite hotels.  The lowest-bookable level is a junior suite. When I used a suite-upgrade at the Hyatt French Quater New Orleans, I was upgraded into one of their junior suites.  So my assumption was that the All-Inclusives were not …
Read More »Win 1,000,000 miles, You think I’M crazy?, Rats in Airport Lounges and My New Elite Status in Vegas!
Some items from the blogs I read: Aadvantage Geek finds a promo where you can win 1,000,000 American Airlines Miles. Whew. The Wandering Aramean is crazy. (15,000 flown miles in 60 hours) Will Run for Miles has convinced me to steer clear of the rats in the NYC airport lounges. …
Read More »Hyatt’s Spring Promo Helps the Perks Add Up Faster
Hyatt just released news about a promotion where every 3 nights, you can earn 3,000 points. (If you have a Hyatt Credit card, you get a 20% bonus on these points too). This maxes out at 45,000 points, or 45 nights in a three-month period, March 1-May 31st. Mommy Points …
Read More »Hyatt’s Standby Upgrade Offer to Me
Hotels have started doing something called eStandby Upgrades. These are the opportunity to upgrade to a better room at a lower rate than usual if the nicer room goes unsold. You find out at check in. I’ve gotten some pretty sweet rooms for $5-$10 more. Hyatt offered me an opportunity …
Read More »Where’s Heels First? On the MegaDo! (A MegaWhat?)
Keri and I are currently on the trip of a lifetime (or the year if you are a frequent attendee). We’re on a trip called the Star MegaDo where we get to check out behind the scenes action at Hyatt and United, as well as hop around the country with many …
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