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Club Carlson Promotion
Carlson is opening its first Radisson Blu in the United States. For the first 50k registrants, staying one night will yield a 50k Carlson Club point bonus. Based on the Carlson award chart, this ranges from 1 to 5 free … Continue reading
StarMegaDo in Denver
I had the chance to spend some time in one of United’s A320 simulators as part of a charity auction on behalf of the Captain Jason Dahl Scholarship Fund. Jason Dahl was captain of United 93 on September 11, 2001. … Continue reading
Kahului to Chicago
I didn’t return straight to New York from Kahului. Instead, I ventured to Chicago via San Francisco and Las Vegas to pick up the start of StarMegaDo3. My upgrades to First Class cleared for OGG-SFO-LAS-ORD, making the redeye from Kahului … Continue reading
The Westin Ka’anapali Ocean Resort Villas
From my six Starwood stays during the earlier promotion, I had two free resort nights that I used for my stay at the Westin Ka’anapali Ocean Resort Villas, a Category 6 Starwood hotel that normally retails for a minimum of … Continue reading
Honolulu
To reach Honolulu, I flew on United 421 from Newark to Honolulu with a stop in San Francisco to change planes from an A320 to a Boeing 777. Since United’s domestic non-p.s. first class is rather uniform, I’ll omit the … Continue reading
Fall Hotel Promotions
Starwood announced its Triple Up promotion. For stays involving a Thursday or Sunday night, there is a triple SPG point bonus; for all other stays, there is a double SPG point bonus. There’s a few nonparticipating hotels as well. Registration … Continue reading
This Quarter’s Hyatt Promotion
Hyatt announced their newest promotion on FlyerTalk: Every 3k eligible nights earns a 5k point bonus up to a total of 30k bonus points. Registration opens on September 15. For reference, the Hyatt award chart starts at 5k points per … Continue reading
Westin Washington Dulles
To top off my last stay with last quarter’s Starwood promotion, I stayed at the Westin Washington Dulles.
aloft Dulles North
Two weekends ago, I was in Washington DC to visit and wrap up another three stays as part of SPG’s Getaway Free promotion. For my second stay and night, I was at the aloft Dulles North. The room itself was … Continue reading
The Westin Arlington Gateway
I went hotel hopping with Starwood last weekend to combine a trip to Washington DC with picking up another free reward night during the last days of the Getaway Free promotion. My match to Starwood Gold status from Hilton yielded … Continue reading