Ric Garrido

Nickel and Dimed by United Airlines

What a racket the airlines operate! The airline ticketing process is an opaque world when all we desire as consumers is transparency. Give

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Hospitality Researchers Advise No Hotel Rate Cuts in 2008

Cornell Bears go Bullish: Advising No Hotel Rate Cuts in 2008 Yesterday’s post made reference to a report from Cornell University’s Center for

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Hyatt Elites Also Benefit at Airport Security

Clear Registration Booth at Grand Hyatt Denver Hotel I have been pushing the Hyatt ‘Stays Count Double’ promotion for two months now in

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Hilton HHonors Removes Award Stays Blackout Dates

2008 hotel outlook looking brighter with no blackouts at Hilton http://www.hiltonhhonors.com/landingpages/nobods.aspx Conrad Hotel Bangkok, Thailand Since my article last month, “Money for Nothing

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Money for Nothing (but my MTV)

There was an analyst in Salt Lake City on CNBC this morning, Jan 11, 7:10am (PST). He was predicting a 16,000-20,000 point DOW

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