While 2014 was still a busy year for travel, it was a bit slower than 2013. It certainly didn’t feel like it at times! I set out with a goal to requalify for Hyatt Gold Passport Diamond status, the hotel status I value most…
Don’t forget I’m giving away $200 in this hotel cash giveaway. Just a reminder that Milepoint is giving away Hyatt Gold Passport Platinum status to 5 lucky winners today. Don’t forget to enter! The post Milepoint Giveaway: Hyatt Platinum Status was published first…
Via One Mile At a Time, we learn that Hilton is finally getting in the game and will be offering lifetime status in 2015. Unlike Lucky, I am a big fan of lifetime status. Since I do a lot of travel for work I…
After Hyatt’s category change quasi-announcement (a very mild one, IMO), Hyatt reached out to me today to inform me of some upcoming announcements for 2015. They’re not all positive, and one is a bit of a stinger. Quoting from Hyatt: Points + Cash and…
Don’t forget to enter my Sterling Silver Starbucks card giveaway. Now that I’m not on a train anymore, I took a few minutes to go over the Hyatt Gold Passport award category changes we learned about earlier this evening. First, a full list of…
It looks like Hyatt is getting ready to make public their 2015 award chart changes. You can see the full list here. Here’s a quick breakdown: The changes go into affect for reservations made on or after January 22, 2015. 22 hotels are going…
After the explosion at Hyatt Regency Churchill recently, it was reasonable to expect that the hotel would be impacted. We’re starting to get a sense that it will be a while before the hotel reopens. I received a note from reader David H that…
Check your e-mail if you hold the Hyatt credit card from Chase. It appears they’re handing out 1,000 bonus Gold Passport points if you’re a cardholder: An unexpected treat for the holidays! The post Hyatt Handing Out 1,000 Points To Cardholders was published first…
Heard of Travelocity? Expedia? Orbitz? Of course you have. You’ve likely used one or more to book a trip. But, if you have a lot of hotel points, you needed to search multiple websites to find award inventory while you were balancing airline ticket prices….
I wanted to thank everyone who took time to weigh in on some decisions I was trying to make by the end of the year in relation to elite status. First, I had asked folks if I should make a very painful mileage run…