Category Archives: Hotels

A Weekend Jaunt to Europe: Sheraton London Heathrow

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Chris

Since I had an early morning flight to Dublin, I decided that I would stay near the airport.  Initially, I was considering rooms with roughly 100USD/night rates as I just needed a bed and a shower. Having accumulated a large … Continue reading →

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Membership has its Rewards: Best Western President Hotel Auckland

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Chris

When I was looking for hotels in Auckland, I came across the Best Western President Hotel Auckland at 50% off via American Express Travel, bringing the nightly rate to just over 60USD.  Had it been a complete disaster, I would … Continue reading →

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Membership has its Rewards: Four Points Sydney Darling Harbour

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Chris

For my three days, two nights in Sydney, I booked a revenue stay at the Four Points by Sheraton Sydney Darling Harbour.   I was quite pleased by the location, as it was a short walk from the restaurants and … Continue reading →

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Membership has its Rewards: Radisson San Francisco Airport Bay Front

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Chris

With my flight from New York arriving from San Francisco a bit early, I had a 24.5 hour layover at SFO.  After the Club Carlson 50k promotion went live, I registered and began looking for a chance to stop by … Continue reading →

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My 2011 Mile and Point Earning and Burning

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Chris

I traveled just over 144k miles this year, approximately 125k of which were revenue flights: I wound up with four redemptions: 2 nights at the Westin Ka’anapali Ocean Resort Villas as part of Starwood’s Free Resort Nights promotion. 1 upgrade … Continue reading →

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Double and Triple SPG Points

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Chris

SPG is offering bonus points on multinight stays between 1/9 and 4/8.  Two night stays earn double points; three night or more stays earn triple points.  The offer has a number of nonparticipating hotels.

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Free 1k Priority Club Points

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Chris

MilesQuest points out a Priority Club promotion for watching a short video: Go to priorityclub.com/visa1000 Enter in one of the promo codes SKAEXGTNC4 SKAEXR6WC4 SKAEX8M4C4 SKAEX9KYC4 Watch the video.

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Hotel Sierra Redmond

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Chris

As my second Seattle-area Hyatt visit last weekend, I stayed at the Hotel Sierra Redmond.  For this stay, I booked a one bedroom king with a balcony. The bathroom and vanity: As a one bedroom, the sitting area was more … Continue reading →

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Hotel Sierra Bellevue

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Chris

I had my NEXUS interview last weekend at the Blaine, Washington enrollment center.  Admittedly, the Canadian officer was rather puzzled by my place of residence in New York but went along with it after I explained why I wanted NEXUS:  … Continue reading →

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Hyatt’s Automated Emails

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Chris

So I stayed at two Hyatt-flagged hotels this weekend.   This afternoon, I got an email from Hyatt: Thank you for participating in our latest Hyatt Gold Passport™ promotion. You’re just 2 night(s) away from your first reward of 5,000 Hyatt … Continue reading →

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