Marriott sets the bar pretty low regarding perks for elite members. However, some hotels manage to underperform and not provide the few things that are promised. With our Platinum status, …
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The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) of New York has finished installing the new OMNY readers at all subway stations and city busses. This means riders can pay for rides using …
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The saga over mini-toiletries in hotel rooms has been going on for years. It started when hotels decided to do away with the little bottles in favor of bulk dispensers. …
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We’re new members of the Hyatt fan club. After a rocky start with some mediocre properties, our last three stays with them have been great. Therefore I’m paying more attention …
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When you say that you’ve been scammed, it’s usually the case when you pay way more than you should for a service. For example, the people selling trips to see …
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In between checking out from our amazing room at the Grand Hyatt Kauai on the southern shore and traveling to our Airbnb in Princeville, we had several hours to kill. …
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The New York MTA has announced that they’re going to do away with the Metrocard system in favor of the OMNY payment platform. The main difference is that Metrocards are …
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JetBlue’s hard product for economy has always been far and away, best in class. From being the first airline to offer live television and now being the only airline to …
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If you’re even a moderate frequent flyer, you’ve undoubtedly heard a warning siren when sitting at your airport gate, waiting for a flight. While a siren is supposed to get …
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Ground Transportation (Bus, Lyft, Subway, Taxi, Train, Uber, etc.)
NYC Ride Share Pricing Is Out Of Control
I’ve heard rumors about how pricing for ridesharing services Uber and Lyft are out of control in Manhattan. For most of our trip to NYC, we took the subway and …