Category: Hotel

Marriott Acquired Starwood – How to Transfer Points, Status Match and More

September 26, 2016

As of September 24, 2016, the much anticipated Marriott-Starwood acquisition was officially closed! And with that transaction comes the tall task of integrating the various rewards programs of the Starwood, Ritz-Carlton and Marriott hotel groups. Well, at least I thought it would be a tall task. But much to my surprise, Marriott and Starwood (on … More Marriott Acquired Starwood – How to Transfer Points, Status Match and More

Make Your Hotel Award Points Go Their Furthest – Search With This Easy Tool!

August 10, 2016

Planning a trip can be a full time job, which is probably why travel agents exist (both the human kind and the online kind)… Searching flight after flight and hotel after hotel can be exhausting, and when attempting to use points and miles for your travel, the task becomes even more challenging! Well, you are … More Make Your Hotel Award Points Go Their Furthest – Search With This Easy Tool!

Reader Question – What Hotel Chain Should I Transfer 60k Chase Ultimate Rewards Points to?

July 10, 2016

Reader Question – What Hotel Chain Should I Transfer my 60k Chase Ultimate Rewards Points to? Chase Ultimate Rewards (CUR) points are one of the most valuable point currencies in the travel rewards game. Earned through the Chase Sapphire Preferred, the Chase Ink Plus,the Chase Freedom, & Chase Freedom Unlimited – the value is driven by their … More Reader Question – What Hotel Chain Should I Transfer 60k Chase Ultimate Rewards Points to?

Hotel Review – Four Seasons Singapore

May 23, 2016

Guest Writer Mallory (my wife & Editor-in-Chief) is in charge of AYP today as she gives her full detailed hotel review of the Four Seasons Singapore! Note – the opinions displayed in this article are our own and we did not receive any compensation related to this writing. Our inaugural trip to Southeast Asia last month commenced in Singapore, … More Hotel Review – Four Seasons Singapore

Hotel Review – Grand Hyatt Washington D.C.

April 28, 2016

Guest Writer Mallory (my wife & Editor-in-Chief) is in charge of AYP today as she gives her full detailed hotel review of the Grand Hyatt Washington!  Grand Hyatt DC Our most recent trip to our nation’s capital had dual purposes: to run in the Rock ‘N’ Roll Half Marathon and to celebrate our friends’ birthdays. When … More Hotel Review – Grand Hyatt Washington D.C.

Hotel Review – The Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam

April 18, 2016

Guest Writer Mallory (my wife & Editor-in-Chief) is in charge of AYP today as she gives her full detailed hotel review of the Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam! The Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam is one of my favorite hotels in the world, and definitely my favorite Hilton-owned property. I will do my best to write this review, but I … More Hotel Review – The Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam

100k Points with the Hilton HHonors Surpass Card from American Express

April 4, 2016

UPDATE: This offer has expired. As the all-time high offer on the Starwood Preferred Guest credit card came to an end this past week (March 30, 2016), American Express wasted no time in bumping up another one of their co-branded credit cards to an all-time high sign-up bonus offering of 100,000 points! That’s right! The … More 100k Points with the Hilton HHonors Surpass Card from American Express