Ric Garrido

Thank You Hyatt – I’m Going To Bruce Springsteen

I want my, I want my, I want my HDTV.42″ LG HDTV in Hyatt Place room, Fremont HDTV image from Hyatt Place stay

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Loyalty Luxury-thoughts on Luxury Institute survey

view of lighted sign atop Huntington Hotel and Nob Hill Spa San Francisco, California member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World (picture

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Diners Club, American Express or Hotel Corporate Affinity Credit Card?

Frequent travelers know that staying with your preferred hotel loyalty program is difficult at times. Hotels may be sold out, some chains are

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JW Marriott Ihilani Resort – Price Too High, Just Buy

I was looking back at an article I wrote in October and I used the JW Marriott Ihilani as my example hotel for

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Marriott Hawaii Sand Dollar Vacation Packages – Deal or No Deal?

I was looking at Marriott’s website today. The home page for reservations has an ad for Sand Dollar Hawaiian Vacation Packages. I decided

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My Air Canada Aeroplan miles are worth $2/1,000 miles

Fuel surcharges on award tickets has been a common complaint this past year. Air France/KLM Flying Blue is the program about which I

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Timing is Everything for Securing Luxury Hotel Bargains

The forecast for hotels in 2008 in the USA is a rise in rates (about 5% depending on location), along with a decline

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St. Regis on Skyauction.com

A Starwood St. Regis suite, San FranciscoSPG Category 620,000 points/night low-season25,000 points/night peak season A sign of the times? St. Regis on LuxuryLink.com

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Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay: Public Exclusivity, California-Style

Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, California Available as a Marriott Rewards Partner Award 1 night = 70,000 points; 3-nights = 150,000 points; 5 nights

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EuroCheapo.com site and blog – I’ve been there!

I was checking out train schedules in Austria and thinking about Vienna. Made a search and came across EuroCheapo blog on Austrian rail

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