As a lifelong Giants fan, there are few people higher up the respect ladder for me than Phil Simms. Giants fans weren’t wild about drafting the blonde haired kid from Morehead State, but I was a bit too young to (only 5) remember that….
This was my first stay at the Park Hyatt Chicago. I’d heard good things from others, and I’ve never had a Park Hyatt stay that failed to exceed my expectations. I dropped my bags off early in the morning since I was changing hotels…
Mommy Points has a couple of great pieces on her blog about family travel. The first is about families trying to get seats on a flight together. I think she makes some good points in the post, especially about trying to get some level…
I’ve stayed at this property a few times in the past. It’s well located with a decent sized club for Diamond members. The hotel consists of two towers (East and West). I’ve generally found the rooms in the West tower to be in better…
American just announced another mileage “sale”. This mileage sale isn’t as good as their last offer from about 45 days ago, when they offered both this same 30% bonus plus a 15% discount on the price. The price on the current offering is about 2.4 cents…
Boy, Hyatt sure did give this property a long official name. I had a one-night stay at this property about two weeks ago, my first time staying there. It’s located very close to Logan (BOS), but the hotel recommends calling for the shuttle to…
Catching up on some previous stays, I had a 2-night stay at the Renaissance Newark right after I got back from Japan. I can’t remember the last time I stayed in a Renaissance, so I don’t have much to compare it to in regards…
I thought I was done with the Japan trip, but I forgot about the Kit Kats! Kit Kats are one of the popular candies in Japan, although not the way you’d imagine. Even though we see two or three different flavors of Kit Kat…
I’m not sure why the folks over at US Airways feel the need to keep giving sound bites. They started out sounding somewhat level-headed, but this recent article goes even further towards crazy. Scott Kirby, the president of US Airways, says that a merger…
This news is a couple of days old, but AA has announced they are open to discussing a merger during bankruptcy. I especially like the quote, “To be clear, American has committed to work in collaboration with the (creditors) committee to develop only potential…