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My Tour of the Andaz Wailea on Maui – Coming Soon

August 13, 2012

It’s still a construction zone, but I can’t wait for the Andaz Maui to open. While I was on Maui last week and staying in Wailea, I was invited to take a quick tour of the island’s newest luxury property, the Andaz Maui, which is scheduled to open in the Spring of 2013. The resort [...]

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Milepoint Premium Membership: Worth it for the Points and Perks

August 9, 2012

Milepoint is an online frequent flyer community, similar to Flyertalk, but newer and with less attitude. While it lacks the content and history of Flyertalk, it’s a great community and I personally know the founders, who are all bonafide frequent flyers (including fellow blogger Gary Leff). They recently created a Premium Membership option for users [...]

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Hyatt Fall 2012 Promotion: Up To 65,000 Bonus Points

August 3, 2012

Hyatt just announced their fall promotion and depending on  the number of nights you stay, you earn an extra 1,000-1,857 extra points per night (20% bonus if you have the Hyatt credit card), starting at the 5 night threshold. Register by October 31 and stay at any Hyatt hotel worldwide from September 1 – November 30. [...]

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Destination of the Week: London

July 27, 2012

In honor of the commencement of the 2012 Olympics, for today’s Destination of the Week, we visit the city where it’s all taking place: London. GETTING THERE London is less than seven hours from New York, and under eleven hours from the west coast, and is serviced by five airports—though you’ll likely pass through just [...]

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Travel Tuesday Top 10: Ways To Get Free Breakfast At Hotels

July 24, 2012

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day…especially when you’ve got a packed travel schedule of busy days. Often breakfast is the meal travelers skip most at hotels thanks to a lack of options and overpriced menus. However, many hotels and loyalty programs offer their members a variety of perks including free breakfast. Here [...]

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Destination of the Week: Pittsburgh

July 20, 2012

In light of the amazingly low $137 roundtrip fares between the west coast and Pittsburgh on Delta from earlier this week, we decided to head back to my college town for today’s Destination of the Week. GETTING THERE Pittsburgh International Airport is located about 16 miles west of downtown. It operates 155 non-stop flights a [...]

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Hyatt 30% Bonus on Purchased Points – Worth It?

June 26, 2012

Now through August 31, 2012, Hyatt is offering bonuses between 10-30% on purchased Gold Passport points (for your own account, you can’t buy them for someone else). Crunching the Numbers Here’s how it breaks down: -Buy 1,000 – 9,000 points and get a 10% Bonus -Buy 10,000 – 29,000 points and get a 20% Bonus [...]

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Sunday Reader Question: Which Is Better – Hotel Points or Free Nights From Hotels.com?

June 17, 2012

TPG reader Gregory asks a simple but very interesting question when it comes to getting the most value out of your hotel stays: “What is better/more valuable: to get 10% off virtually every booking at hotels.com (aka “free 11th night”) or collect points through hotel chain loyalty programs?” What Gregory’s question really boils down to [...]

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Destination of the Week: Santiago and Skiing in Chile

June 8, 2012

Just because summer is about to blossom in the US doesn’t mean it’s warm everywhere. If you missed out on your winter ski trip this year because of crazy conditions across much of North America, you could get a second chance to experience the snow on some Andean ski runs in South America later this [...]

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Tuesday Travel Top 10: The Best Hotel Point Redemption Methods

May 15, 2012

Hotel points can be some of the most valuable currency in the travel industry, and many of the major chains enhance their points’ value even further with deep discounts on everything from extended-stay rates to single-property specials to the ability to redeem hybrid points-cash awards. Here’s a list of some of the best hotel point [...]

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(Video) Sunday Reader Question: Pulling Rank With Elite Status Lines

May 13, 2012

TPG reader Brad writes: “I just checked into the Hyatt Regency O’Hare for my company’s annual training week. Obviously check-in was a nightmare with all of the people coming in. I have Hyatt elite status so I walked right up to the Platinum/Diamond line and waited behind the guy being checked in. Everyone else was [...]

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Hotel Summer Promos Roundup

May 12, 2012

The major hotel chains have started their summer promos already, so I thought I’d compile one big post with all of them so you can compare and contrast, and earn the most points for your upcoming summer travel. 138,000 Club Carlson Gold Points As we reported on yesterday, on Tuesday, May 15, Club Carlson is [...]

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Amazing Deal Alert: Buy Cheap Hyatt Gold Passport Points Today With Daily Getaways

May 9, 2012

As I wrote about on Tuesday, today is one of the better Daily Getaways deals: Hyatt Gold Passport points for less than a cent apiece. This is probably the sale I’ve been most excited about this whole round. Basically it is varying amounts of Hyatt Gold Passport points, which I value as some of the best [...]

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Friendly Reminders: Cheap Hyatt Points, British Airways 100,000 Avios End Date and American Airlines Event

May 8, 2012

Three quick updates: 1) Hyatt points go on sale tomorrow during Daily Getaways at around a penny a piece. These will be very difficult to get, so you’ll want to get in on the pre-sale at noon and the general sale at 1pm. You should like Hyatt on Facebook to get the pre-sale code and information [...]

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Travel Tuesday Top 10: Best Credit Cards for Travelers

May 1, 2012

1. Starwood American Express: This is one of the best points-earning cards out there, especially because Starpoints can be so valuable thanks to great redemption options including Cash & Points at the over 1,000 Starwood properties all over the world. Members can also transfer your points into miles on over 30 different airlines at 1:1 [...]

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Upcoming Daily Getaways Highlights

May 1, 2012

The Amex US Travel Association Daily Getaways have been a little hit-or-miss this time around, so I thought I’d point out a few upcoming sales that might be of interest to readers so you can plan in advance if you want to get in (though I’ll be writing reminder post for the really good deals). [...]

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Hyatt Summer Promo: Up To 5X Airline Miles

April 28, 2012

Most hotel programs give you the option to earn airline miles instead of hotel points, however I never really take them up on that offer since I usually have way too many airline miles and not enough hotel points. Having miles is great, but people always underestimate the costs of hotels and especially if you [...]

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Travel Tuesday Top 10 Hotels to Stretch Your Points in Hawaii

April 24, 2012

For today’s Travel Tuesday Top 10 List series, we’ve rounded up a list of the top 10 budget hotel options to use your points in Hawaii. Though Hawaii is filled with gorgeous luxury resorts including the St. Regis Princeville on Kauai and the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua on Maui, Hawaii is such a dynamic, easy-to-navigate destination where [...]

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How Hotels Calculate Points Earned On Meetings

April 19, 2012

TPG Contributor Max Bloom explains how planning meetings—even if you’re not a “meeting planner”—can earn you points and elite status at the major hotel chains. In this post, he explains how each chain calculates the number of points you earn by spending money on “meeting” expenses. Meetings can be a great way to earn a [...]

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Travel Tuesday Top 10: Hotel Loyalty Program Perks

April 17, 2012

For our second post in the Travel Tuesday Top 10 List series, we’ve rounded up a list of the top 10 benefits conferred upon members of various hotel loyalty programs, including several available not just to top-tier members but to mid- and intro-level members as well. As always, feel free to share your thoughts and [...]

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Free 90 Day Hyatt Platinum Trial

April 13, 2012

Until May 11, 2012, you can sign up (registration link) to get free Hyatt Platinum status for 90 days if you have any Visa Signature card. The registration page is buggy and works best if you use Internet Explorer. Hyatt Platinum members get a 15% point bonus on stays, free internet, preferred rooms and 2pm [...]

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My Q1 Wrap Up: Airlines, Hotels and Credit Cards

April 4, 2012

I can’t believe it’s April already. 2012 has been going by in a blur, so I thought I’d do a little wrap-up on all my travel for the first quarter of 2012 and discuss my personal strategy for the rest of 2012. Mileage: 75,034 actual miles flown. Destinations visited: Beijing, Shanghai, Xian, San Francisco, London, [...]

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(Targeted) New Amex Transfer Bonuses With Hilton, Choice and Starwood

April 3, 2012

Edit: These bonuses seem to be targeted and may vary on the Amex card that you have. Feel free to report your experience in the comments I personally think the American Express Membership Rewards program is great – for airline redemptions. However, when it comesto their hotel transfer ratios, I don’t see a lot of [...]

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Destination of the Week: Montreal

March 23, 2012

With gorgeous weather, and record high temperatures being set throughout North America, who needs to spend spring break in Mexico or the Caribbean? Instead, consider a pseudo-Euro jaunt to Canada’s capital of Quebecois culture, Montreal. LA VILLE With the second-most French speakers of any city in the world, Canada’s second-largest city is often called the [...]

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