When Hyatt brought Mr & Mrs Smith into World of Hyatt, it opened the door to all sorts of hotels that don’t look or feel like traditional Hyatts. That’s part …
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How a New Travel Industry Watchlist Could Affect Hotel Guests
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegSome hotels have been flagged for failing to pay travel agent commissions — and that could indirectly affect where travelers stay. In today’s travel landscape, there are several different ways …
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Why do hotels keep getting the basics wrong? You can pay cash, you can redeem points, you can stay somewhere “nice”—and still end up with curtains that don’t close, an …
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Hyatt Place Long Island City Review: More Space, Lower Cost Than Manhattan
by joehegby joehegEvery time we plan a New York City trip, I go through the same cycle: start by checking Manhattan hotels… remember what Manhattan hotels cost… then start looking across the …
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Back in December 2019, Hyatt Hotels Corporation made a big announcement — plans for a brand-new Hyatt Centric property in Iceland. The Hyatt Centric Reykjavík was expected to debut in …
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Texture, taste, and color can reveal whether your hotel breakfast eggs are the real thing. As we wrote the other day, the days of free hotel breakfasts may be numbered. …
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For years, travelers shared hotel thermostat hacks to wrestle control back from stubborn room temperatures. But those tricks are starting to fail—and it’s not because guests forgot how to use …
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Some Hotel Companies Still Offer Shareholder Benefits—Here’s What They Are
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegOwning stock in a publicly traded company is a way to potentially earn money. You always hear wild stories about people who purchased stock in a company, and X amount …
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Do Hotel Best Rate Guarantees Still Work? One Real Example (And What’s Changed)
by joehegby joehegMost of the points and miles I earn for our trips come from credit card spending and sign-up bonuses. But that wasn’t always the case. There was a stretch when …
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Her Hotel Packed Up Her Belongings While She Was Out—and Left a Voicemail
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegA hotel guest returned from work to find her belongings packed up and her room changed—without warning. The only notice she got was a voicemail from the front desk. The …