World of Hyatt routinely evaluates their hotels within their award categories, and will generally make changes once a year. Hyatt has announced their latest round of changes, effective Tuesday, March 22, 2022 with 146 hotels changing categories this year, a huge increase over last year’s changes. For 2022, World of Hyatt members will see the…
Delta has opened many new Sky Club locations the past several years including in both Phoenix (PHX), Austin (AUS)Â and new cubs in New Orleans (MSY) and Salt Lake City both as part of new airports. When you look at Delta’s network and which cities have the most number of flights, Las Vegas (LAS) is top…
After a nearly two-year pause in providing a full beverage service, Southwest Airlines will restore their full beverage service including alcohol. These changes go into effect on February 16, 2022 onboard all flights. Southwest Airlines describes that they’ll offer a full beverage and snack service will return onboard flights of 176 miles or more including…
Following the tail-end of the weekend storm in NYC, JetBlue Airways suffered a meltdown at New York’s John F. Kennedy last night. Operations were suspended most of Saturday at JFK, and JetBlue struggled to resume on Sunday. As a result, hundreds of passengers on arriving flights were stranded on the tarmac for hours waiting for…
Marriott Bonvoy announced its newest global promotion where all members will earn 1,000 bonus points and 1 bonus elite night credit each night. This is valid for stays from February 8 through May 4, 2022. Register now, then earn from February 8 through May 4, 2022. Registration ends April 20, 2022. Get 1,000 bonus points and…
Hyatt has announced that the Andaz Wall Street will be reopening on January 26, 2022 after being closed almost 20 months. However, the hotel will be reopening as the Hyatt Centric Wall Street, and will no longer be managed by Hyatt. Previously, the Andaz Wall Street was a managed Hyatt property meaning the employees work for…
The Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay has 444 guest rooms and suites and is located in Tampa Bay, near the Tampa International Airport. Additionally, the hotel offers 47 casitas including some casita suites, which give this property more of a resort feeling. This property is a World of Hyatt Category 3 property, meaning free night awards start at…
American Express opened its new Centurion Lounge at New York’s LaGuardia (LGA) last summer and we were able to check out this new club on a recent trip! The lounge is located in Terminal B post-security on the 4th floor past the food court. Terminal B is home to American Airlines, United Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines, and…
After airlines massively downsized their staffing the past couple years due to the pandemic, now they’re struggling to hire. United Airlines is one of those airlines who let go many employees, and is now offering some lucrative incentives for new employees. United Airlines is offering a $15,000 Sign-On Bonus for part time ramp agents in…
MGM Resorts announced they’re launching a brand new loyalty program on February 1, 2021 called MGM Rewards. MGM Rewards replaces the current M life program. New benefits include waived resort fees, celebration dinners, suite upgrades, and airfare credit for elite members. As a reminder, World of Hyatt Globalist members can status match to MGM Rewards Gold…
Delta announced that all Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs) in your account at the end of 2021 will roll over to 2022, giving SkyMiles members an even bigger jumpstart on earning towards 2023 Status. The great news is that these rollover MQMs have already started posting. It appears that many Diamond and Platinum Medallions have already have their rollover…
Per View from the Wing, it appears Delta may be planning to open a premium Delta One business class lounge at New York’s John F. Kennedy airport, as part of the airlines expansion at Terminal 4. Terminal 4 is Delta’s current home at JFK, which operates out of the B concourse. As part of the…
It’s no surprise that many airlines were having lengthy delays and cancellations this Christmas holiday due to staffing challenges caused by the omicron variant. As a result of this, my flight was cancelled and I was rebooked 4 hours later. To my surprise, I received the below email from Delta Air Lines offering 15,000 SkyMiles…
It’s being reported by many World of Hyatt Globalist members that Hyatt is giving out World of Hyatt points for expiring Club Access awards. After 30 nights with Hyatt, you earn 2 Club Access Awards, and after 60 nights you earn another 2 each year. A Globalist who earned 60 nights, would earn 4 Club…
Southwest Airlines has expanded its schedule through September 5, 2022, and as a result added some new domestic routes. Additionally, we see new service for several international routes returning for summer 2022. Beginning June 11, 2022, Southwest will offer new nonstop service on Saturdays between: Austin and Cozumel, Mexico (Subject to government approvals) Nashville and Portland, Maine…
Hilton Honor has announced some changes for Hilton Honors members for 2022. These include extending status for another year, confirming room upgrades in advance, and offering food & beverage credits instead of breakfast. Here’s what you can look forward to in 2022: Continued flexibility with your Hilton Honors benefits. Your current status will be extended…
It’s no doubt going to be a busy holiday season. Southwest Airlines is asking employees to volunteer at many of its airports to help handle the travel surge occurring this month for the holidays. Specifically, Southwest Airlines has asked several employee groups including flight attendants to volunteer to work with their ground operation teams and push…
Southwest Airlines has expanded its schedule through June 4, 2022, and as a result added some new domestic routes. Additionally, we see new service from Ft. Lauderdale to Havana, Cuba starting early next year. Starting April 25, 2022, the airline will offer new nonstop flights between: Austin and Tulsa, Okla. (One daily roundtrip) San Antonio and…
World of Hyatt has announced it’s latest global promotion which will run from January 15 through April 20, 2022. It’s called Bonus Journeys, the same name as their past several promotions. World of Hyatt members can register to 2,022 bonus points after every two qualifying nights. Additionally, World of Hyatt credit cardholders can earn 1,000 bonus…
Wednesday this week before Thanksgiving was the reported as being the busiest travel day since the Pandemic started back in 2020. TSA checkpoints screened 2,311,978 passengers compared to 2,624,250 in 2019. To put that in perspective, TSA saw 88% of 2019 traffic, which is the most since March 2020, a sign that travel is continuing…