Hyatt Gold Passport “Enjoy Elite Membership” Offer: Offer Registration Period: May 1 – Aug 31, 2009 Loyalty Traveler rating = 5-Star Promotion I am not the king of “One Night Stays” because that is my preferred mode of travel. I
San Jose bought a derelict estate in the 1990s called Hayes Mansion located on the southern end of the city not far off Highway 101. Fortunately the place is on the National Register of Historic Places and there are numerous
Coach Air Travelers to Pay for Premium-class Excess? Joe Brancatelli has a great read from the Washington Post on the long term outlook for air travel. He predicts the economics of premium cabin extreme makeovers these past few years will
Hyatt’s Gold Passport hotel loyalty program introduced major program changes for its members today. So far my initial analysis indicates the changes are true enhancements for members. Major Hyatt Gold Passport changes effective April 2, 2009 – Hyatt Gold Passport
Waldorf Astoria Collection, the finer side of Hilton HHonors This Waldorf Astoria Collection free night deal had me buzzing last weekend when I thought I found a high leverage promotion for a free vacation at the $500+ per night Waldorf
I spent a couple of years wondering if writing about travel loyalty programs would negatively influence programs and ruin the benefits. A few hundred travelers getting an incredible deal typically did not spread far in the travel community. Between 1999
Christopher Elliott wrote a recent article, The Disappearing Vacation, where he coins 2009 the year of the ‘naycation’, as in No Vacation for 2009. The numbers are looking bleak, particularly on the luxury front of air travel. Premium air travel
Happy New Year to Loyalty Traveler readers. May your 2009 travels bring you exciting new hotel views. Pacific Ocean view from Hyatt Highlands Inn, Carmel Highlands, California Dec 19, 2008
Hotel Loyalty Winter 2009 Promotions Are Out Hotel loyalty programs have posted 2009 offers in the past week. Within a few days of the SPG 2009 promotion beginning January 7, four other promotions have been released. Is there a little Hyatt-Expedia
I spent a day at the beach in Carmel last week. There were the usual crowds walking along the boutique storefronts and across Ocean Street. The pedestrian traffic subsided quickly once away from the commercial district of Carmel and the
