United has announced a handful of new domestic and international routes. By hub, here are the new routes: Washington Dulles: Guatemala City, Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica Vancouver Grand Rapids, MI Chicago: San Jose, Costa Rica Fairbanks, Alaska Newark: Edmonton Denver: Fort MacMurray,…
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. …
I’ve written in the past about my fondness for both CLEAR and TSA Pre-Check. There are plenty frequent travelers who feel otherwise. Since I don’t see either of these systems going anywhere anytime soon, I’m always happy when they expand or enhance their offerings….
Nothing major, mind you. Just something I hadn’t come across in my many flights. I had somewhat forgotten about it until a friend mentioned to me today he got diverted on a flight today. It was a couple weeks ago, a pretty hot day…
This is actually my second time at the property. I was here for oneworld MegaDO, but the trip was such a whirlwind I never really got a chance to enjoy the property. I wouldn’t do too much enjoying this trip, although not a horrible…
CLEAR has arrived back in SFO, the third airport they’ve added since their assets were bought out of bankruptcy (Denver and Orlando are the other two). Some people don’t see value in the CLEAR program since TSA has established the PreCheck program. PreCheck is…
Another brief stay at the Hyatt Regency Denver recently reinforced that Hyatt is the best choice out there for top-tier loyalty IMHO. It was a new girl at the front desk and I couldn’t tell from the room number if I was in a…
After dropping my daughter off at the school bus this morning, I picked my bags up from my house and headed out for another routine flight from IAD to DEN. This was a rare occasion where my upgrade cleared in plenty of time, and…
I’ve probably booked a few hundred room nights at the Hyatt Regency Denver over the last couple of years, so the staff knows me pretty well. I’m always treated very well by the staff, but I especially look forward to when the hotel is…