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Delta Enhances Atlanta-Bogota as Premium Route

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Delta announced they’ll be adding Delta One service on their Atlanta- Bogota route year-round beginning Feb. 4 onboard the Boeing 767-300ER. With this change, Medallions will no longer be upgrade eligible for to first/business, as Delta doesn’t offer upgrades to Delta One on flights to South America. Per Delta, Delta is upping the luxury factor…

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Airlines Canceling Flights To China As Late As March

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As an update: WHO declares global health emergency for Noval Coronavirus today. Airlines Canceling Flights To China As Late As March Airlines are canceling and cutting flights to China through as late as March as the Wuhan coronavirus continues to infect people especially in Beijing and Shanghai. As reported by Business Insider, Airlines around the world…

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Hyatt Expanding Americas Portfolio; Plans 200 New Hotels by 2022

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Hyatt announced they’re expanding in the Americas as they plan to add 200 new hotels across all of their brands including Alila, Andaz, Grand Hyatt, Park Hyatt, The Unbound Collection, and Miraval by 2022 to name a few. Hyatt’s recent acquisition of Two Roads Hospitality allowed them to add several new brands under the portfolio, so I’m excited…

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Marriott Signed 815 New Hotels Last Year

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It’s already been a few years since Marriott acquired Starwood, however the combined company is continuing to grow at record speed. They announced that among their 30 brands, they signed over 815 hotels last year, opening up their 7,000th property. It’s no wonder why there’s over 141 million Marriott Bonvoy members given the diverse properties…

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Earn Up To 120,000 Bonus American AAdvantage Miles

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American Airlines has announced their latest Buy Miles promotion, where you can earn up to 120,000 bonus American Airlines AAdvantage miles. American Airlines constantly offers promotions when purchasing miles, so I’m not the least surprised to see another one being offered. With this new offer if you wanted to buy 150,000 American AAdvantage miles, meaning you’d…

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Uber’s New LaGuardia Pickup Experience for UberX Rides

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Uber’s New LaGuardia Pickup Experience for UberX Rides Uber has announced they’re making changes at LaGuardia airport for UberX rides. You’ll now request an UberX in the app, however rather than be assigned a specific driver, you’ll receive a PIN code. You’ll then wait in a line where you’ll be given the next available driver.…

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Checking Out Delta’s New LaGuardia (LGA) Concourse

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Delta’s first new concourse recently opened at New York’s LaGuardia airport which houses gates 92-96. Delta Shuttle flights to Boston, Washington D.C., and Chicago O’Hare will now depart from the new concourse. Checking Out Delta’s New LaGuardia (LGA) Concourse As a result, on a recent Delta shuttle flight from LaGuardia to Washington D.C., I had…

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Hotel Review: Grand Hyatt Baha Mar One Bedroom Residence

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Located on the island of New Providence in the Bahamas, you’ll find the Grand Hyatt Baha Mar, which is one of three resorts part of Baha Mar, with the others being SLS Baha Mar and the Rosewood Baha Mar. The Grand Hyatt Baha Mar has 1800 rooms including 230 suites and residences and is a World of Hyatt Category…

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