Did you know that you can earn more points and miles by booking your entourage rooms at a SPG hotel? SPG has a group program that allows Gold and Platinum SPG Elite members to earn more points by booking multiple rooms. This limited time earning opportunity is valid from April 1, 2013 through December 31,…
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It’s A Great Day In Barcelona When…
It’s a great day in Barcelona when you wake up to this view from your suite at the top of the W Barcelona. The last time we were in Barcelona, we stayed at the Hotel Arts Ritz Carlton at the other end of the beach. It was on the tail end of a two week…
Martinis Down Under–Sheraton Mirage Port Douglas
After a brief 6 month hiatus (sorry!), the Martinis Down Under trip report picks back up at the Sheraton Mirage Port Douglas. Introduction and Trip Planning LAX Oneworld First Class Lounge Qantas A380 LAX to SYD Economy Park Hyatt Sydney Part I Sydney Qantas Business Lounge Sheraton Mirage Port Douglas Exploring the Great Barrier Reef…
Delta And SPG Crossover Rewards – Register Now To Earn Extra Miles & Points
Delta and Starwood have teamed up to offer crossover rewards to their most loyal customers. Crossover rewards allows members to earn Delta SkyMiles when staying in Starwood Preferred Guest hotels and earn Starpoints when booking flights with Delta. The crossover reward program began on March 1, 2013, so don’t forget to register for both Delta…
St Regis Launches Boutique Store With One Product
Several hotels are in the Boutique business. Not the boutique hotel business, but the boutique store business. We don’t see anything wrong with picking up items from online hotel stores, especially at deep discounts like 35% off at W Hotel The Store which we shared last in November. The newest entrant to the hotel boutique…
Bliss Shopping Spree Part 2
Today Mrs. Weekly Flyer went to her 75 minute Blissage today at the Atlanta Midtown. Here is her review of the free $100 shopping spree that she received because she spent $150 on spa services. See review of this spa from last time. Upon checking in, she gave the receptionist her email print out. They…
Get Additional 1,000 SPG Points Per Stay With Sheraton
In addition to earning an extra 1,000 to 1,500 points per stay through the method I shared last year, you can now earn even more Starpoints per stay at a Sheraton. Starwood Preferred Guest is offering a bonus 1,000 points for every stay between now and May 31, 2013 in a Sheraton club level room.…
St Regis Bloody Mary Recipes And Bourbon Crisis Averted
If you’ve ever tried a Bloody Mary from St Regis you may have wondered how they make it taste so good. Now you can find out exactly how they make it taste so good through their website which shares the Bloody Mary ingredients by hotel. We tried the West Paces Mary from the St Regis…
Monster week of points earning
The stars were aligned this past week as several uncharacteristically awesome points opportunities stacked together to significantly boost my points earning. In an average 5 night business travel week with no special promotions as a top tier elite, I generally earn around 4000 Southwest points for the round-trip flight and another 5000 SPG OR Hyatt…
Sunny Seattle Days – Trip Planning
With four sunny days in Seattle we knew we hit the weather jackpot with the timing of our trip. This was our first trip to Seattle and we were determined to make the most of it. Having consulted with a few friends who live in Seattle, we had our game plan lined up. We’d spent…
W Hotels Bed 40% Off Plus Free Delivery 3 Days Only
I’ve mentioned how I love sleeping at the W Hotel and how I’ve brought home a bed during a previous sale. Why not bring a little of that luxury home a W bed during a 40% off sale? A couple years ago, Mrs. Weekly Flyer and I purchased the W bed for our home and…
Starwood’s 35% Off Sale Includes Breakfast And Beverage Credit
Through March 31, 2013 you can book a room at over 200 Starwood hotels and resorts in the Northeast and receive 35% off rack rates. It also includes food and beverage credit, breakfast for two, high speed wifi and 500 Starpoints. 35% Off Sale Details The reference code SPGPLS appears when trying to book a…
Hotel Q1 2013 Promotions – SPG, Priority Club And More
The first quarter hotel promotions are out and it is time to sign up. Here is a quick round up of some of the latest hotel promotion offers. Starwood Preferred Guest Power Up The Starwood Preferred Guest promotion is called Power Up. This promotion offers 2,000 bonus points for every eligible four nights up to 16 nights…
Hyatt Regency Tampa Sold And Converted
I must have missed that the Hyatt Regency Tampa was being considered for sale by the AREA Property Partners. It turns out Diftwood has purchased the property and will convert it to another chain. This was the Hyatt hotel in downtown and will be missed for it’s location. I stayed here a few years ago during…
Southwest offering bonus points for corporate bookings (Targeted)
Southwest has a tendency to leak their new promotions into user’s accounts a few days before they are actually announced. Today I noticed a new bonus targeting business travelers who use corporate bookings through swabiz.com. This morning the details were blank but it appears they have been uploaded some time this evening. Essentially for the…
My favorite hotel stays of 2012
2012 marked a significant shift in the way I think about and target aspirational hotel stays. In the past few years, my goal was to land suites, suites and more suites at as many W and St. Regis properties as I could find. I had good success using that strategy however I eventually hit a…
145,086 miles and 124 Flights – 2012 year in review
I have been traveling every week as a business consultant for a little over four years now. I average around 4 nights per month in my Chicago apartment but I am OK with that. At the beginning of 2012 I made the (mighty difficult) decision that I value my personal relationships and community over a…
W Union Square New York City
The W Union Square in New York at the corner of 17th and Park Avenue East is located in the old 1911 beaux arts Guardian Life building. The location makes for a convenient business hotel during a visit to the city and a quick taxi ride to both mid-town and lower Manhattan. This hotel is…
Discounted Business Class Chicago To Europe For 20k SPG Points One-Way
You may know that you can redeem only 20,000 Starwood hotel points for a one-way Business Class ticket to Europe through the Flying Blue promo awards. But they’ve now added a few more discounted flight options for 2013 between North America and Europe. The newest Business Class route is with KLM between Chicago and Europe.…
Starwood Points Stasher Confession – Year Review Of Points Earned And Points Burned
I admit it, I stashed away some Starwood points this year from hotels stays. But I’m saving for the future, right? SPG came out with a really cool year end review tool this year that rivals the typical quicken books review of credit card spend. SPG Year In Review The details from the SPG year…