In light of the impending award chart changes happening in just a few weeks, this morning, Hyatt announced two promotions to earn more points with each stay. With the “Bonus Journeys” promotion, all World of Hyatt members can register (by March 31) to earn Double Points (starting in second stay) on eligible spend at over 1,000 … [Read More…]

While most savvy travelers tend to book the best deals on flights, hotels, and car rentals separately, JetBlue Vacations allows travelers to bundle their flight, hotel, and car rentals all in one shot. There’s definitely an appeal and market for travelers looking to get away without stressing about planning the logistics beyond booking the flights. … [Read More…]

Following yesterday’s announcement of Frontier Airlines returning to Wilmington – New Castle, Delaware (ILG) with service to Orlando (also offering $29 introductory fares), today, the airline announced its expansion of service at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) with three new nonstop routes to Boston, Chicago and Los Angeles. With the addition of these new routes, Frontier will … [Read More…]

Wyndham Rewards will be changing redemption tiers at some of its hotels beginning February 11 (two weeks from today). This shift is part of Wyndham’s annual review process, and the hotel chain anticipates that this will continue to be a once a year process moving forward. While Wyndham Rewards states that they are unable to … [Read More…]

W Hotels has two new changes that I’m personally very excited about. While I’ve always been a fan of the iconic W Hotels signature lemon+sage bliss products, W Hotels has announced that they are revamping their in-room amenities to offer guests an elevated line of sustainable skin and hair care with an all-new, on-the-road regimen from … [Read More…]

In Las Vegas, there’s an infinite amount of ways to save money on upgrades (when the $20 trick doesn’t pull through) and use your hotel points and status in thanks to a number of casino crossover partnerships. The Hyatt & MLife and Wyndham & Caesars partnerships are the big players, but let’s not forget that you … [Read More…]

Yesterday, the Brazilian Government announced that Brazil would allow visa-free entry for citizens of The United States, Canada, Australia, and Japan, effective on June 17, 2019 (until then, the current e-visa will be required). Last year, the government launched an e-visa platform to make it easier and more efficient for travelers to apply and process the … [Read More…]

In December of 2018, Hilton announced that a new, dynamic brand was on the horizon, debuting in Q1 2019. Today, I was able to join Hilton in New York for an exclusive launch of their newest premier meetings and events brand- Signia Hilton. With the addition of Signia Hilton, there’s now a total of 17 … [Read More…]

As you know, every year World of Hyatt makes changes to their award chart and the number of points required to redeem a free night at each property. Just recently, Hyatt introduced a refreshed World of Hyatt credit card, and an exciting partnership with exhale and 110 Small Luxury Hotel properties. The new World of Hyatt Credit Card … [Read More…]

Great news and a surprise improvement from United! United Airlines announced that starting today (effective immediately), more than 100 channels of live DIRECTV will now be free on 211 Boeing 737 United aircraft equipped with seat back TV. Prior today, DIRECTV on United flights was complimentary in United First ® and available for purchase in … [Read More…]