U.S. Route 6 used to be the longest transcontinental highway in the U.S. from Long Beach, California to Provincetown, Massachusetts. Route 6 now starts in Bishop, California on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Yesterday I drove from
IHG Priority Club offers members around the globe various targeted promotions. The primary global Priority Club promotion currently is double points or double miles from May 16-August 15, 2011. The unique aspect of Priority Club is a member like me
The slogan “Happy cows come from California†played through my head as I drove Highway 62 northwest through the pastoral mountain meadows with just a few miles to go before entering Crater Lake National Park. Looking around I couldn’t help
Hotel room views are the primary purpose of Room77.com. Room77 tagline reads “Your key to a great room†and their website tag is “Find your perfect room.†The ability to preview the room view for specific rooms at a hotel
My Pacific Northwest trip has been rather boring so far. Certainly nothing exotic like the international trip reports being published by Lucky with his two weeks around the world journey or the Points Guy in Tokyo. I’ve seen a few
Saturday, June 4 was the start of my two week road trip through the volcanic Cascade country of the Pacific Northwest to attend the Travel Blog Exchange annual conference — #TBEX11 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Hopefully the trip will
Consumer advocate Christopher Elliott provides words for thought on the question of whether a consumer should participate in loyalty buying programs. His May 26 article, “Should you participate in a consumer loyalty program? 7 things to consider“ lists seven things expert advice
Can’t afford a W Hotel? Think again. There are currently 41 W Hotels open around the world in the Starwood Hotels luxury boutique brand. W Hotels opened in the past year in London, St. Petersburg, Russia; Bali, Taipei and Santiago,
Here are some thoughts on maintaining hotel loyalty elite status while traveling in cities of rising rates. STR, the hotel data company for North America, reported average daily rates last week in the U.S. were $154.50 for upper-upscale hotel market
Colloquy.com is a loyalty marketing and news organization. Travel is one sector of their loyalty programs industry coverage that also includes financial and retail loyalty programs. Two recently published white papers by Colloquy.com display a macroeconomic view of the size
