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After our last stay in the Casita Suite, we decided to revisit the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay on our way to the beach. It was only for 1 night, was super convenient to town, and the hotel is completely renovated. So it was a no brainer to choose this hotel. The evening happy hour was…
The day started with an earlier wake up than usual. Normally I have the timing down to leave the house about 1 hour and 20 minutes prior to departure. With TSA Pre and a drop off it doesn’t make much sense to get to the airport much earlier. But today was a little different. We…
Here’s a picture trip report from a flight onboard a Pan Am Boeing 707 from June of 1969. Granted, I wasn’t born yet in 1969, but my mouth dropped when I saw these pictures from Grandma Weekly Flyer’s first international trip to Scotland and London. Grandma Weekly Flyer had just graduated high school and signed…
The W Dallas Victory is a category 5 hotel requiring 12,000 to 16,000 for a free night depending on peak season. I booked the hotel for a short stay in Dallas since it is close to the American Airlines center and other convenient businesses in the area. I’ve been staying at W hotels for years,…
This weekend I stayed at the Hyatt Regency Long Island hotel which is located in Hauppauge, NY about 55 miles outside of NYC. The property is only a Category 2 property meaning free nights start at 8,000 points or for $55 plus 4,000 points. I decided to book the Points + Cash rate, since I would…
After what seemed like the quickest week of my life playing golf at some of the worlds best courses, it was time to head home. I separated from my brother and father in Edinburgh. They took a British Airways flight to London Gatwick and I caught a British Airways flight to London Heathrow. I had…
After my stay at the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel, Vancouver, it was time to head up to the mountains. I booked a shuttle through Whistler Connection that picked us up at the Fairmont and dropped right off at the Four Seasons in Whistler. When looking for hotels in Whistler, I took at look at American Express…
A few weeks ago, I headed up to Whistler, Canada for a ski trip but thought I would tack on a few nights before at the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel in Vancouver. I arrived at the Vancouver Airport and took the city’s public transportation, the SkyTrain directly from the airport to the last stop which is…
Here are some words about our guy’s Scotland golf trip summed up in a few paragraphs. Something we’ve been waiting multiple generations to accomplish. This was a special trip, one that we thought may never happen, and one that slipped past generations before us. My grandfather asked his son (my father), who was at the…
The Grand Bohemian Hotel Orlando is a Marriott Autograph Collection hotel. As a result, Marriott members can redeem Marriott points for a stay at this hotel which is located in the heart of downtown Orlando. During a recent golfing trip to Orlando, I was able to redeem for 2 nights at this property for only…
Here are two pictures from a recent trip to the Ocean Club on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. Have you ever been? We’ll share our dinner at Grey Cliff’s wine cellar in the near future. Sign up for Email || Twitter || Facebook || Tips & Tricks Hotel Offers || Airline Offers || Bank Offers…
For our first international award trip we chose Paris. Followed by a long week in Italy. Our plan was to spend 5 nights in Paris at the Luxury Collection Prince de Galles, then head to Italy for 9 nights. Tuscany for 3 nights in the Westin, followed by 3 nights at the Luxury Collection Hotel…
A trip to Bora Bora or Moorea is relaxing. But just because it is relaxing doesn’t mean it has to be Boring Boring. Some friends booked an award ticket on Air Tahiti using Delta miles and are heading there in a few weeks. So when I received an email mid-day, I quickly sent back the…
I had a nice visit to the Ritz-Carlton St Louis on a recent business trip. This tier 1 property in the Ritz Carlton program only requires 30,000 points for a 1 night stay. But the rate was even better for this mid-week stay at just around $200 a night. At check-in my Platinum status was…
Pretty much all you would have to tell me about this place is that it has a private island in a preserve and I can redeem only 20,000 Hyatt points per night in a regular room, 27,000 in a Hyatt Regency room or 32,000 Hyatt points per night in a Bay Suite in prime winter season. The…
I just got back from a trip to Breckenridge with a group of current and former road warriors looking to cash in some miles and a long weekend for some fun on the Rockies. While the coming and going through Winter Storm Advisory conditions made me regret a two-wheel-drive rental, those same conditions made for…
If I told you that you could access a private island in a preserve all on Hyatt points, in Florida, would you believe me? Most people think of great beaches, especially Hyatt ones, as out of the country, like the Hyatt Regency Aruba or the Park Hyatt Maldives. But you can access one of Hyatt…
This was a unique flight. It was our child’s first flight in a separate seat. And if you’ve ever flown with a child, it’s a full time job during the entire flight, unless the baby goes to sleep. Since this was a relatively short flight, we wanted to make sure Baby Weekly Flyer was entertained…
During my trip to Hawaii, I stayed at the Sheraton Waikiki for its nice pools, plenty of suites and top floor club lounge. However, right before my stay the Westin Moana Surfrider nearby just opened up their club lounge which they called the Beach Club so I wanted to check it out. The Beach Club is located…
After my stay at the Andaz Maui at Wailea and my flight on Hawaiian Airlines from Maui to Honolulu, it was time to check out the Sheraton Waikiki. The Sheraton Waikiki is located in the heart of Waikiki and shares an entrance with its sister property the Royal Hawaiian. The Sheraton features 1,634 guest rooms and…