You’ve probably heard about it and I KNOW you’ve experienced it – EVERYTHING is more expensive nowadays. Whatever the reasons – COVID, the Great Resignation, some employers finally offering living …
Hotels
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Hotels
How Much SHOULD You Tip The Hotel Housekeeping Staff, Since COVID?
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIt’s a question that’s been going on for decades – if you stay overnight at a hotel, how much should you tip hotel housekeeping staff? We intended to find out. …
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While our hotel room at the Grand Hyatt Kauai may not be our favorite room ever (that title still belongs to our suite at the Goldener Hirsch in Austria), it …
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New York City
Final List: NYC Hotels Permanently Closed Due To COVID
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegA little more than a year, ago, we posted a list of the (then) 18 hotels in New York City that had permanently closed due to COVID. These weren’t “on …
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Anyone who has traveled more than a few times, or just done a really good study of review sites like TripAdvisor, realizes that some hotel chains are simply better than …
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Disney, Universal & Other Theme Parks
Another Disney Area Hotel Sold For 120 Million Dollars
by joehegby joehegProperty around Walt Disney World comes at a premium. While Walt Disney managed to scoop up as much of the land around his planned “Florida project” by using shell companies …
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Points & Miles
A “One Stop Shop” For Direct Airline & Hotel Transfer Partners
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIf someone works with points and miles for a hobby, let alone a living, chances are they know a whole lot about them. I mean, they obviously don’t need to …
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As time goes on, Joe and I seem to be traveling more and more. Whereas just a handful of years ago we’d go out of town “X” number of times …
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Hotels spend a lot of time and effort figuring out what guests want. The easiest way to get information is from the post-stay surveys. While these can let a hotel …
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Disney, Universal & Other Theme Parks
How Long Would It Take To Stay In Every Room In Every Hotel At Disney World?
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegConsidering that it’s just a theme park resort, Walt Disney World (WDW) is a huge place. And I mean HUGE. It’s just shy 40 square miles (it used to be …