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Hyatt Palm Springs Bottom Line Review

Hyatt Palm Springs: Bottom Line Review

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In mid-February my wife and I stayed at the Hyatt Palm Springs for six nights. I was a little apprehensive because the property didn't...
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Hyatt Centric Times Square 1 king suite: Bottom Line Review

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The Hyatt Centric Times Square is an incredibly well-located property less than a block off of Times Square, next door to a theater, and...
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Which credit card offers the best free night certificates?

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I'm pretty excited about IHG's revamped Premier card and its new business card twin.  Each comes with an annual 40K free night certificate upon...
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Is the Bilt card worth it? Who should consider it? Is it the ultimate...

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Bilt Rewards and the Bilt Mastercard have made a big splash over the past year. A lot of reason for the buzz is because...
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Marriott ditches award chart March 29th. Top properties to go up by 30K.

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Marriott has announced that "flexible point redemption" (i.e. the end of its award chart) will take effect on March 29, 2022. We have long...
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Bilt now available for all: refer friends & get points

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Starting today, the Bilt Mastercard is now widely available without a waitlist: anyone can now apply for the Bilt Mastercard (which is now issued...
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Magical Point Conversions

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Did you know that your Ultimate Rewards points can still transfer to Amtrak? Or that Citi ThankYou points can become British Airways Avios? Want...
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[Now Live] IHG Card Changes: New Biz Card, Higher Earning, Top Up Certs With...

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Update: The card changes described below and the new IHG Rewards Business card are now live. Welcome offer information has been added below. IHG has...
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Which is the best Marriott Bonvoy credit card?

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Over the weekend, Greg and I spoke at the New York Travel & Adventure Show. During question & answer time, an audience member noted...
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Qatar Airways Now Using Avios; Book QSuites To/From Doha For 70,000 Avios Each Way

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A month ago, Qatar Airways dropped the surprising news that they'd be moving their Privilege Club program over to using Avios - the rewards...
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Opportunity missed: Don’t forget about that JetBlue to Amtrak conversion

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Over the weekend, Greg and I presented at the New York Travel & Adventure Show in New York City. Living in the middle of...
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The 10 Best Awards Bookable Today

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This past weekend (3/19, 3/20), Nick and I presented "The 10 Best Awards Bookable Today" at the Travel & Adventure Show in New York...
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(Changes go live Tuesday: Book now) Hyatt announces 2022 award category changes. It’s...

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Update 3/22: Hyatt's Category 2022 category changes go live on Tuesday at 8:00am Central.  Make your prospective bookings now! Hyatt category changes for 2022 have...
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The single best rewards program

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I bet that almost every reader has an opinion about which is the single best rewards program, but I also bet that after about...

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