I’ve always had an affinity for Las Vegas. I remember my best friend and I heading to Vegas shortly after graduating college back in the mid-90s along with a couple friends. We flew into Vegas, rented a sky blue Cadillac (nope, can’t make this…
As a in pursuit of lifetime status with both Hyatt and Starwood, I’ve been dedicating all my paid stays to Hyatt this year and all my award stays to Starwood. Roughly a year ago now, SPG made some pretty significant changes to their program. …
Everyone seems to get geared up for Black Friday every year. Personally, I’m more a fan of Cyber Monday since I don’t like standing in line. But, the opening time for Black Friday has continued to get pushed back over the years to the…
Just the beginning of my journey for StarMegaDO4. Previous posts can be found below: StarMegaDO4: Getting Under Way I landed right around 8pm. Since it was a nice night in LA and I was landing at T7 (making it a short walk) I decided…
For those that frequent Starwood properties, they have a good, if not great promotion for the fall. And, while I won’t be moving stays over to SPG because of the promo, they have sweetened the pot a bit. I’ve been a foursquare guy since…
My business travel has started taking me down to the Miami area with some increasing frequency. I’ve been trying to find the right Hyatt property (since I’m putting most of my paid stays there to lock up lifetime status, while most of my award…
It’s been a fairly busy year in travel for me. I’ll hit 120,000 miles flown next week, and after a while travel can be a bit of a drag, especially when you’re not going somewhere exciting. So, when I had a pop-up trip to…
The Westin was our final stop in our trip to Toronto and Niagara Falls. We stayed at the Sheraton Centre Toronto first. Then, on to Niagara falls (read here and here), with a stay at the Sheraton on the Falls. I also previously detailed…
I’ve heard frequently from others about the Andaz 5th for a few years now. Gary of View From The Wing swears by the property as his go-to in NYC and has written about it numerous times. I’ve had my fair share of stays in…
When we originally planned our trip to Toronto and Niagara Falls, I was looking forward to crossing another destination off my list. After all, I’d never been to Toronto despite it’s proximity to where I grew up (New York) and the short flight from…