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Spotted a possible pricing mistake on Starwood:
The Deal
The Westin Washington, D.C. City Center is undercharging for One-Bedroom Suites…rates as low as $299/night for a 902 sq ft suite where Traditional Rooms are $329-$399/night.. I’m finding good availability in June, July, September, October, etc 2014–other months seem to be pricing correctly.
Sample of pricing mistake June 18-19 booking
Normal rates are closer to the $500 mark for the suite:
The normal price: Sample booking for Apr 14-17 comes to $479/night [...]
First installment of Jeffrey’s Weekend Pick (because McCown is lazy): Has the Polar Vortex version 2.0 got you down?
While the snow has stopped, it sounds like the damage has been done and the frigid temperatures are here to stay. Our suggestion for the weekend? A weekend trip to hit the ski slopes now that they’ve all been coated with feet and feet of fresh powder! Here are the ski slopes that were best affected by the winter weather:
West Virginia fared exceptionally well in this lineup (that’s the first–and last– time I’ll ever say that WV fared well at something). Take a look at the map, at least 3 resorts are less than a [...]
Tedeschi Trucks Band 1/17/14 Winter Tour 2014 Review, Setlist, Videos and Pictures – January 17, 2014 – North Charleston Performing Arts Center – Charleston, SC
I wasn’t able to get too many videos, the event staff were pretty aggressive about no recordings.
Videos from the Charleston, SC show January 17:
Tedeschi Trucks Band – “You Don’t Miss Your Water” Otis Redding cover
Tedeschi Trucks Band – “Love Has Something Else To Say”
Videos [...]
While flipping through the Delta Sky Magazine, I saw an announcement that Delta was increasing their flights from Raleigh-Durham-RDU with the addition of non-stop routes: Nassau-NAS, Salt Lake City-SLC, Philadelphia-PHL and (increased service to) Los Angeles-LAX. This prompted me to dig into all of the Delta cities that are served from RDU:
gcmap.com
The grand total equates to 50+ flights per day and 380+ flights per week.
There’s some pretty good award availability out there, too:
Good non-stop flight options for a weekend ski trip to Salt Lake [...]
Tedeschi Trucks Band 1/15/14 Winter Tour 2014 Review, Setlist, Videos and Pictures – January 15, 2014 – Township Auditorium – Columbia, SC
Credit to Joe Wood for setlist picture
First show of the Winter 2014 Tour by Tedeschi Trucks Band.
Edit this setlist | More Tedeschi Trucks Band setlistsTedeschi Trucks Band – “It’s So Heavy”
Tedeschi Trucks Band – “Midnight In Harlem”
Tedeschi Trucks Band – “The Sky is Crying”
Don’t miss out on Flying Blue’s Fall promo where Air France/KLM awards are 50% off in January & February 2014:
The DealAward bookings on Air France/KLM routes have been reduced by 25-50% for travel between Jan 1 – Feb 28.
For those of us sitting in ‘Merica (and Canada), we’ll be most interested in:
REGION USA CITY Atlanta CABIN Business 1-way 46,875 Round-trip 93.750 USA Boston Economy 18,750 37,500 Canada Montreal Business 31,250 62,500 Canada Toronto Business 31,250 62,500 Canada Vancouver Economy 18,750 37,500All destinations below. Note: Everything is to/from Europe.
RegionEurope [...]I just received this in the mail from AMEX:
The Deal:Get an additional 4x the points per dollar spent at all MGM Resort in Las Vegas between Nov 25, 2013 and Feb 27, 2014. Offer valid at the following resorts: Bellagio, Aria Resort & Casino, Vdara, Mandarin Oriental, The Mirage, Luxor, Mandalay Bay, THEhotel at Mandalay Bay, MGM Grand Las Vegas, The Signature at MGM Grand, Monte Carlo Hotel, Excalibur, New York New York, Circus Circus.
How to Get It: Technically the T&Cs state that this is a targeted offer and that you “must be the named recipient of this invitation,” but I suggest that anyone can try to get in on it. To [...]
I took my first train trip on Amtrak’s Acela a few weeks ago from Washington, DC Union Station (WAS) to New York Penn Station (NYP). Because I had a First class ticket (Acela only has either Business Class & First Class), I was able to check out the ClubAcela lounge in Washington while I was waiting for my train.
You’ll need to present some credentials to make it past the doors to the luxury that lies beyond. Here are the ways to get into the Lounge:
Access included with First Class tickets on the “high-speed” Acela train or those traveling in sleeper cars Those with Select Plus/Executive status (top level Amtrak Guest Rewards [...]Just a few short days until our honeymoon! Here’s a brief overview of where we’re headed and how we’re getting there:
Our 24,606 mile trip will take us to 10 countries (including connections) over 16 days:
Part 1 -New York
We’ll fly from Charleston-JFK to New York-JFK on Delta…
…and spend 1 night in the city to get our fill of the Christmas spirit.
Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree
Part 2 – Bali, Indonesia
Our award ticket starts in New York as we fly out of New York-LGA and, appx 33 hours later, land in Denpasar, [...]
Both Starwood and Hyatt promise “guaranteed room availability” for their top tier elites. I was forced to put this to the test on a recent business trip to Charlotte where I already had a few nights booked but needed to add an extra night on the front end of the stay. As a result of the conference and a Monday Night Football game downtown (thanks for nothing, Carolina Panthers), ALL Starwood and Hyatt properties in ALL of the Charlotte area (yes, including those 20+ miles from Downtown) were sold out.
StarwoodThe official policy at Starwood is “guaranteed room availability when your room is booked by 3 p.m., 72+ hours prior to arrival” with the [...]
