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Review: Hyatt Regency Bethesda

January 1, 2015 by James Larounis Leave a Comment

Review: Hyatt Regency Bethesda

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! The Hyatt Regency is located in downtown Bethesda, Maryland, right next to the Bethesda Metro stop (red line) that will whisk you into downtown Washington DC. Bethesda is a cool city, with a nice shopping and eating district about a … [Continue reading]

Lifetime Platinum Status for Less Than $1900

December 31, 2014 by James Larounis 4 Comments

Lifetime Platinum Status for Less Than $1900

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! It’s possible to have lifetime status with Accor hotels for just less $1900. If you own 50 shares of Accor, currently trading at the time of this post at just above $37 a share, you will receive Platinum status. Interestingly, … [Continue reading]

Review: Fairmont Boston Copley Plaza

December 30, 2014 by James Larounis Leave a Comment

Review: Fairmont Boston Copley Plaza

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! The Fairmont Copley Plaza, just as the name says, is located directly off of Copley Plaza in Boston’s northern end. Very centrally located next to Boston’s Back Bay train station, it’s extraordinarily convenient for those taking the train into the … [Continue reading]

The end of an era; The most lucrative free-night hotel brand gets sold.

December 16, 2014 by James Larounis Leave a Comment

The end of an era; The most lucrative free-night hotel brand gets sold.

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! For several years, I’ve used Kimpton has my go-to domestic US hotel chain, as they have an excellent top-tier loyalty program, now called Kimpton Karma Rewards. Costing 430 million dollars in cash, IHG Hotels have announced that they have bought … [Continue reading]

An analysis of how Hyatt elites will now pay more for rooms

December 12, 2014 by James Larounis 2 Comments

An analysis of how Hyatt elites will now pay more for rooms

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! Last year, I started off as a “lowly” Hyatt Platinum, whereby after a few stays I started to receive free WiFi, non-suite upgrades, and a small point bonus. After taking the leap, I completed the Hyatt Diamond Challenge earlier this … [Continue reading]

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