Thanks to the Marriott Mega Bonus I find myself with a surplus of Marriott points and hardly and Hilton points. I could blow them all in Dublin when I’m there next month. They have the Shelbourne Dublin Renaissance and a Ritz-Carlton, but I think I’ll hang onto my points. For certain things I love quality…
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Weekly Recap: August 19/26
In my excitement for traveling for fun instead of work I never scheduled my post for last week so here’s a double-up August 19th: an unintentional segment run week. Monday: I flew CLT-DTW-AZO. I was working hard on the Marriott Megabonus so I stayed at the Fairfield Inn while my coworker stayed at the FourPoints…
Weekly Recap July 22/29
I’m sorry, this is again a bi-weekly recap. Recently I just seem to crash right after work so it’s hard to schedule posts or stay ontop of things. July 22: Flew direct CLT-SYR on US Airways. I was upgraded on this route, probably because I flew in the afternoon instead of the morning. Then we…
Misdirected Service Recovery
Service recovery is very important in the hospitality industry, but what do you do when you didn’t actually complain? I got an email from the general manager of a hotel I stayed at last week apologizing for giving me the wrong room type and offering me a voucher. That is how things should work (assuming…
Weekly Recap: July 8 and July 15
Doing a two-fer to get back on schedule. If I’m erratic in posting this it’s because I’m burnt out and don’t really want to talk about travel. July 8 – Worst travel week of the year for me! Monday: I was *supposed* to go CLT-ATL-ATW (upgraded for both segments). I was leaving late in the…
Marriott and United Team Up
After an ominous tweet last week that got many bloggers worried it seems that United announced something that isn’t entirely bad news: USA Today: Marriott and United will announce today a partnership that will give their most loyal customers reciprocal VIP perks in their hotels and on flights. The new “RewardsPlus” program, which begins today,…
Weekly Recap: Week of June 24
Monday: I thought this week was finally going to be the week I visit Maine to knock my states unvisited down to 24, but oh well. I’ll make it there one of these days. I flew into Boston and drove over to Springfield, MA. I stayed at the Residence Inn West Springfield. Dinner was down…
Weekly Recap: Week of June 3
Monday: Work from home day (I guess I should specify I have not actual office so this is all I have.) Tuesday: Flew from CLT-DTW-MDW and drove down to Indiana. Stayed at the Fairfield Inn in Hammond, IN. The hotel seemed quite expensive for a suburban Chicago Fairfield at $142/night, but I didn’t check other…
Marriott reveals new Courtyard rooms
I really like the red bedding and decor of current Courtyard by Marriott rooms. I’m in the middle of renovating my house and I was thinking of incorporating some of the color scheme and elements in my bedroom. Courtyard also had some rooms with a green color scheme, but I wasn’t really a fan of…
Weekly Recap: May 27
Because of the holiday on Monday I did not work. Tuesday: Work from home day. Wednesday: I flew US Airways CLT-ORD. I stayed at the Hampton Inn O’Hare International. I’m getting really sick of airport hotels when my visits are miles away from the hotel so I get stuck listening to planes all day and…