There’s been a flurry of activity the past 6 weeks in regards to changing values at the major hotel chains. Some good, mostly bad. We had Priority Club, Marriott and Hilton all handing out some well placed kicks to the teeth while Hyatt had…
Sounds like it was a busy day at Payne Field in Seattle last week. Boeing announced they delivered a total of seven 787s in 25 hours. Considering there’s still less then 50 of them flying, that’s a pretty impressive stretch. Boeing has had tons…
This was one of my busier years in the air. I keep track of my flights using a program called Flight Memory. I’m pretty sure I got the majority of my flight but I might have missed one or two. Some year-end factoids: 150,000…
Jeff Zidell, who’s been a big supporter of the Milepoint community and the MegaDOs for quite some time, took a few minutes to sit down with members of the media and blogsphere during StarMegaDO4. He covered some of the recent highlights for Hyatt and…
On my way back from Denver last night, I hit 100,000 miles flown for the year. Now, most of my frequent traveler friends will chuckle at that, having surpassed that number earlier in the year. But, for most mere mortals, 100,000 miles seems like…
MegaDO (noun): A group of crazy travelers who charter a plane and fly around the world participating in once-in-a-lifetime activities. Previous MegaDO activities I’ve participated in include: Being the first civilian group to tour the inside of a 787. Performing a water evacuation drill,…
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…
Previous posts about my brief trip to Tokyo: Sheraton Miyako Hotel Tsukiji Fish Market Sushi and Beer at 6am Walking Around Tokyo Walking Around Tokyo Part 2 Park Hyatt Tokyo Tokyo Dome Plane Spotting and a Review of the NRT Admirals Club and JAL…
Previous posts about my brief trip to Tokyo: Sheraton Miyako Hotel Tsukiji Fish Market Sushi and Beer at 6am Walking Around Tokyo Walking Around Tokyo Part 2 Park Hyatt Tokyo Tokyo Dome I departed for Narita Airport early so I’d have a bit of…
Previous posts about my brief trip to Tokyo: Sheraton Miyako Hotel Tsukiji Fish Market Sushi and Beer at 6am Walking Around Tokyo Walking Around Tokyo Part 2 Park Hyatt Tokyo The good folks at the Park Hyatt Tokyo were nice enough to get me…