Sheraton Sand Key Summary
Part 1 of my Sheraton Sand Key review. Part 2 of my Sheraton Sand Key review. This is where the travel game can get the best of you. Our family has been spoiled. Because we keep a big pile of points we can afford…
Author: Edward Pizzarello
My goal in life is to fill my family’s passports with stamps, creating buckets of memories along the way. You’ll find me writing about realistic ways for normal people to travel the world, whether you’re on a budget or enjoy luxury. I also enjoy taking us on the occasional detour to explore the inner workings of the travel industry.
Someone Broke The New Rules on my UA Flight This Morning
For the first time in the last 20 flights or so, there were actually blankets in the seat back pockets of F for our TPA-IAD flight. Don’t tell Smisek, I’m sure that’s at least 5 demerits.
Sheraton Sand Key Review-Activities
The property is located on the beach, so there are a number of options for outdoor activities. The pictures of the property are a bit deceiving in a couple of areas. First, the pool area is much smaller than it shows on the website….
Airlines Continue To Find Ways To Make Up Lost Revenue
The cost of fuel continues to eat into the profitability of the airline industry. The industry doesn’t need excuses to institute new fees to customers, and to find ways to cut costs where applicable. Two recent examples: Frontier Airlines to Stop Serving Warm Cookies: …
Sheraton Sand Key Review-Physical Plant
We arrived at the Sheraton Sand Key on Sunday and got checked in quickly. We had two connecting rooms on an SPG floor. We had requested both a crib and a refrigerator prior to arrival. Neither was in the room but both arrived shortly…
Clearwater Beach Spring Break-Sheraton Sand Key Review
Since we’re still on vacation I’ll be breaking this up into multiple posts. Getting There: Spring Break this year was planned to be a bit more sedate than some previous trips. My cousin had just given birth to a brand new baby girl, and…
A Recent Sale of AA Miles Helps Reinforce Their Value
AA is having a sale on miles right now that helps illustrate what a mile is worth. AA normally sells miles for a price I’m not willing to pay. With fees, it can equate to roughly 3 cents a mile. It’s not that I…
Cobb Theater Leesburg/Hunger Games Review
We’ve never been big movie-goers, but Michelle was really eager to see Hunger Games. Since it was her birthday, it seemed only fair that I should oblige. A new theater opened last year not far from our house, but I hadn’t had a chance…
Grand Hyatt Denver Review – Continues To Impress In a Big Way
After a number of average stays at the Grand Hyatt Denver, I had moved all my stays to the Hyatt Regency down the street. It was a more cosmopolitan hotel, and I enjoyed the restaurants/other amenities much more. Due to a big rate difference…
More Confirmation Southwest is Thinking Hawaii
Sure seems like I’m fixated on Southwest lately. 🙂 Buried in a telephone message from Gary Kelly to his staff about furloughs was a nugget about Hawaii: “Fuel prices are the biggest challenge typically that we face, and I’ve already mentioned to you all…