I admit it, I’ve switched hotels mid-week just to earn hotel status faster and get the additional perks of multiple “hotel stays” during the same week. It isn’t fun having to un-pack, re-pack, check-out, check-in several times in one week, but sometimes it is just too easy to pass up. For example, during a previous…
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It’s A Good Morning When…You Have A Diamond Breakfast With A View Like This
It’s always a great morning when you wake up to complimentary Park Hyatt Diamond Breakfast and a view like this. The typical Park Hyatt breakfast isn’t anything to shake a stick at, but when you throw in the Sydney Opera House, you know you’re in for a good day. All thanks to Hyatt Diamond status…
Cancelling New Years Award Flight & Hotel Reservation
The annual award booking that often takes the most effort is the New Years flight and hotel. The reason is because hotels are often in high demand and airlines either have limited availability or are waiting for later in the year to release the award availability. Last year I booked two awards that are usually…
Another 2000 Hyatt GP points (Targeted) Offer
In late September Alex received a note from Hyatt offering him a 2,000 point bonus for any one night stay at a Hyatt property. The terms specified that the member had to receive the email to qualify for the offer. The terms and conditions are as follows: To receive 2,000 Hyatt Gold Passport bonus points,…
(Targeted) 2000 Hyatt GP points for one night at any Hyatt
Check your email! In addition to Hyatt’s current, New Possibilities promotion where you can earn 5,000 Hyatt Gold Passport bonus points after your first five eligible nights, and 50,000 total after 20 nights, Hyatt sent me a targeted email for an additional 2000 points for a one night stay. Pretty simple. There’s never been a…
Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay Casita Suite – Newly Renovated
The Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay recently completed a renovation of the 442 guestrooms, including their 45 casitas. This is great news for those attending the Frequent Traveler University event in Tampa the weekend of September 27 – 29th. The hotel is very central to the airport, downtown and only a short drive over to the…
Win Free Ticket To Tampa Frequent Traveler University September 27th – 29th At Grant Hyatt Tampa Bay
The Frequent Traveler University brings together some of the top loyalty program executes, travel bloggers and mileage gamers. It’s a great event for those looking to learn how to earn more miles and redeem those hard earned miles for unique travel experiences. The next event in Tampa, Florida has a packed formal schedule with an…
How To Combine Hyatt Points From Different Accounts
One of my point earning strategies is to try and consolidate the hotel programs where I earn points. This is because the more you earn in one program, the closer you’ll be to an award level. It doesn’t really do you any good to have a few thousand points here, a few thousand miles there.…
How I’ll Earn 50,000 Hyatt Gold Passport Points After Only 20 Nights
Hyatt has introduced their New Possibilities promotion for the fall. Members can earn up to 50,000 bonus points and that is exactly what we here at Points, Miles & Martinis plan to do. The promotion run through The registration is open through October 31, 2013 so if you haven’t yet registered, go ahead and do…
Hyatt Buys Orlando Peabody Hotel – Regency Brand
Hyatt hotels has recently announced the acquisition of a very well known hotel in Central Florida, the Peabody Hotel for $717 million. This 1,600+ room hotel will be rebranded as the Hyatt Regency Orlando Convention Center after the deal closes on October 1, 2013. The is great news on two fronts. First, the hotel has…
Even IT geeks love the Park Hyatt Tokyo
Unrelated to points and miles, I was doing some IT research and found myself on Brocade’s website. Brocade is a large data and storage networking specialist, AKA IT geeks like myself. The background photo shows a big vast city with two semi-large buildings that aren’t particularly distinguishing. That could be a lot of places but…
2013 Airline and Hotel Status Checkpoint
As we approach the completion of 2/3 of the traveling year, I decided to take inventory of the progress I’ve made towards my status goals of 2013. As a reminder, my four status goals for 2013 were Hyatt Diamond via 25 stays, Starwood Platinum Ambassador via 100 nights, the Southwest Companion Pass the hard way…
The Other Hyatt Hotel Bath Product
Hyatt hotels rolled out their KenetMD bath products into Hyatt Regency hotels last year to much fanfare. These products replaced the old Portico products. Alex even caught the switch over the day it happened at his regular Hyatt hotel, and I’m sure he was happy because he has a surplus of bath products of which…
Earn 1,500 Extra Hyatt Points With Stays In Atlanta
Until Hyatt’s fall promotion, there are a few other promotions you can take advantage of if you are in a specific city. For example, you can earn a bonus 1,500 Hyatt Points this summer in New York. Now you can also earn a 1,500 point bonus for stays in Atlanta. How To Earn Bonus 1,500…
What’s Your All Time Favorite Hotel Amenity?
Hotel amenities can make your stay feel at home or can really put the wow factor into a stay. On a recent stay we were surprised to find a hotel amenity that made us feel right at home and may just be one of our all time favorite hotel amenities. Using points and miles has…
What’s Your Favorite Hyatt Diamond Benefit?
Points, Miles & Martinis loves Hyatt. Not just because of the well known luxury feel of the Park Hyatt properties (and more secret ones) but also the Hyatt Gold Passport benefits for Diamond members. From Diamond breakfast, club lounge access, to late check-out we love all the benefits. But one of the benefits stands out…
Japan’s two secret Park Hyatt hotels
If you peruse the Park Hyatt website you will find that Hyatt lists the Park Hyatt Tokyo as Japan’s lone Park Hyatt. Technically this is true but in reality it is false. There are two properties in Japan that easily meet the Park Hyatt threshold in terms of service, location and overall quality. For reasons…
Earn Bonus 1,500 Hyatt Points This Summer In New York
Hyatt hotel stays in New York just got a little more hot this summer. Earn a bonus 1,500 points by using an offer code at a participating property in New York this summer through August 31, 2013. How To Earn 1,500 Bonus Points Book a Hyatt stay at a qualifying hotel and request offer code…
Korean Air & Hyatt Team Up To Offer “KAL Premium Arrival Shower Service”
Korean Air and the Hyatt Regency Incheon have teamed up to offer international First and Business Class passengers access to the saunas at the Hyatt Regency Incheon hotel. This is welcome news, especially since the access is provided free of charge to qualifying passengers in First or Business Class arriving on international flights other than…
South Shore Kauai Surf, Sand And Pool At Grand Hyatt Resort & Spa
The Grand Hyatt Kauai’s best asset is it’s expansive property. Beyond the hotel’s ocean front view rooms and one of the best club lounges I’ve ever visited, is the multi-level pool complex, salt water lagoons and sandy beach. If you get tired exploring the Waimea Canyon Lookout, Kauai’s North Coast, the St Regis Princeville or…