Starwood is offering a reward for guests returning to their hotels after a long period of inactivity. You can earn 2k-4k bonus points, 25% off an award up to five nights, or a $25 Amazon gift card. Reader Kathy K received this offer after a 3 month hiatus from Starwood properties. Kathy runs a travel…
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Double And Triple Points With SPG Better By The Night Promotion
Starwood leaked their promotion a few weeks ago and we are now only 2 days away from the registration date of January 9, 2012. You will earn double points on stays of two nights and triple points on stays of three nights or longer. How To Register Register through this link starting on January 9,…
My 2011 Earning And Burning Review
Just like the US government, Mr. and Mrs. WeeklyFlyer ran a deficit this year. We burned more than we earned to the tune of 877k points and miles. Wouldn’t it be great if we could just print points and miles? We burned through a little over 1.734 million points and miles. We took in a…
Hotel Award Availability Window By Hotel Chain – Plan Early For Holiday 2012 Trips
Hotel award availability during the week between Christmas and New Years in 2011 was in high demand, and in 2012 will likely be the same. To book an award at a desired hotel next year you can check below to see when some of the chains are opening up availability. Book now to guarantee you…
Starwood Offers Up To 50% Off Best Available Rate In Thailand
Starwood Preferred Guest is offering up to 50% off the best available rate when you book by January 31, 2012 for stays through March 31, 2012. The promotion website says it is for Thailand hotels, but the T&C’s state “participating properties in Asia Pacific.” I’ve illustrated through a sample Thailand booking that there are significant…
W Hotel Store 30% Off Discount Code
The W hotel store is offering 30 30% off mattress, sheets and down products. In the past we’ve seen discounts as high as 40%. Update: Apparently the 35% off code is still working. Details Go to the W hotel store Enter code WSTAR35 at checkout Bottom Line I recently bought a W bed. It is…
Westin Excelsior Rome Hotel Review
There are a lot of places we wanted to see on our first visit to Italy. A first trip to Italy just wouldn’t be complete without a visit to Rome. After 3 nights in Florence and 3 nights on Sardinia we embarked on our last leg of the trip with a stay in Rome. Leaving…
SPG’s Hotel Pitrizza Costa Smeralda Review
After 3 nights in Florence we were ready for a change in scenery. Our journey from Tuscany to Sardinia and the Hotel Pitrizza was less than direct. We took a quick train ride down to Rome and hopped on an old Meridiana MD (88?) plane from FCO to OLB. Two of my friends have recently…
Tuscany Trip And Westin Excelsior Florence Review
Love is in the air. Two different friends recently asked me for advice for their Honeymoons to Italy in 2012. I shared some specific advice on their itineraries and remembered I hadn’t posted my Italy trip report from a few years ago. As a result I’ll share a series of posts from our trip to Florence, Tuscany, Sardinia…
Starwood Preferred Guest Asia Promotion – Get 2 Free Weekend Nights
Starwood and Mastercard have teamed up to offer up to 2 free weekend nights through the 2 Days of Happy promotion. From November 29, 2011 through March 15, 2012 you can earn up to 2 free weekend nights. Earn 1 free weekend night certificate after 5 nights and an additional weekend night after staying 9…
Trip Report From St Thomas To Westin St John
This year we took a trip to St John, USVI as part of our “Year of the B” travel theme. In this post I’ll share our trip from St Thomas over to the Westin on St John. We flew down to STT on Delta in First class using a Delta SkyMiles low level award. For…
W Atlanta Downtown Lobby Lounge Review
As I mentioned this week the W Atlanta Downtown has a lot going for it. From helicopter landings on their helipad, Delta / Avion happy hours, great bars and restaurants. In this post I’ll share pictures from their lobby lounge that I checked out this week. The hotel is giving away two free nights in a charity fundraiser with Passports…
W Atlanta Downtown BLT Restaurant Review
As I mentioned earlier this week the W Atlanta Downtown has a lot going for it. From helicopter landings on their helipad, Delta / Avion happy hours, great bars and restaurants. In this post I’ll share pictures from their BLT restaurant I checked out this week. The hotel is giving away two free nights in…
Le Meridien Tahiti Review
In this post I”ll provide review of the Le Meridien Tahiti. This post is part of a larger trip report from our two week“Year of the B” trip to French Polynesia. For our 1 night stay at the Le Meridien Tahiti we used 12,000 Starwood Preferred Guest points for a standard room award.Hotel Credit Cards…
Win 2 Weekend Nights W Atlanta Downtown And Wonderful Room Pictures
The W Atlanta Downtown is giving away 2 free weekend nights during the Passports with Purpose charity fundraiser. In this post I’ll share pictures of the Wonderful room that you could win in the fundraiser give away. In my next few posts on the W Atlanta Downtown, I’ll share an afternoon coffee experience from their…
Wild Fire Burns Down Part Of Starwood’s Grand Mauritian Hotel On Mauritius
On October 9th a wild fire spread to the Grand Mauritian and caused terrible damage to the hotel. I was fortunate to experience this great hotel during a visit to Mauritius and Seychelles in 2009. The hotel has responded by providing guests alternative reservations at the Lle Maurice Le Meridien hotel on Mauritius. See below…
St John Trip Report And Interview With My Virgin Island iPhone App
This year we took a trip to St John, USVI as part of our “Year of the B” travel theme. I’m working on my St John trip report and thought I’d share our trip overview and highlight an iPhone application we used during our trip. A good friend is in an integral role with the…
Support Passports With Purpose Charity With Two Free Nights At The W Hotel Atlanta
Passports With Purpose (PWP) is hosting their 4th annual fundraising blogging event to support building two libraries in Zambia. My dedicated sponsor is the W Atlanta Downtown and they have really stepped up support for this cause by donating 2 weekend nights at the W Atlanta Downtown Hotel. With your help, our goal is to…
Last Day To Get 35% Discount AT W Store For Down Items
Today is the last day to get 35% off at the W Store for down items. There is also another 35% off coupon code for the W Store but there are reports that code no longer works for all items, so YMMV. The W Store coupon code is good for 35% off all down items. Details •…
W Store 35% Off Down Coupon Code
Early this month I posted a 35% off coupon code for the W Store. There are reports that code no longer works for all items. If the old code doesn’t work, you are in luck. The W Store has just released a coupon code good for 35% off all items. Details • Enter code D6BH7…