Staying in Bangkok for Songkran, Thai New Year. 13-15 Apr. was actually really easy. Although I am sure lower end hotels were at a premium, staying at a five-star property turned out to be very easy. I used Hilton points and got a great deal at 104,000 pts. for five nights. That is actually the…
We’ve seen the airlines change the value proposition of their frequent flyer programs over the last few years and now Hilton is taking similar steps. What these changes have in common is that the changes give less to those who are infrequent customers or spend less and more to the truly loyal customers who spend…
First stop on our winter mileage run was San Diego. I worried about all the rain I had heard about in California, but it turned out cloudy and dry. San Diego is a great town and we looked forward to spending a couple of days there. I looked forward to checking out the new Hilton…
I am not a big fan of booking at a hotel brand that I have never heard of. While sometimes a surprise can be pleasant, just as often it turns into a disappointment. I would much rather count on the consistency of a name brand such as Hilton when booking. At a recent conference in…
The 2nd Hotel my family and I stayed in during our first two weeks on Okinawa was the Hilton Okinawa Chatan Resort, located in the central part of of the island, near both American Village and Camp Foster. (See my first stay in Okinawa here) Although I wasn’t too keen on staying near American village…
While we stick to military related topics for the most part, we do point out when great deals are to be had. This one in particular is probably of interest to military members as we spend a lot more time in Hiltons, Marriotts, and IHGs than Starwood and Hyatt which seem to be frequent flyer…
(There are no affiliate links in this post) Direct link to offer: https://www262.americanexpress.com/dapply/web/applycard/us/personal-card/api/hil/hilton-hhonors-surpass-card/hhsc-024?wt.mc_id=CMEM_BUfyV3B89yK-nY On Feb 28th, this awesome 80k offer for the Amex Hilton Surpass expires, so if you’re hurting for Hilton points and/or want automatic Hhonors Gold status (which in my opinion is the best mid level status to have), make sure you drop…
Via Pearls of Travel Wisdom, eligible veterans can receive up to 100,000 HHonors points per year for stays while job-searching, for training, or for relocation. Here in PA, eligibility opened up on November 3rd (article here). This unfortunately is not offered in all states, but it would be worthwhile to check and see if your…
My daughter, Stephanie, is going down to New Orleans to interview at Tulane’s Medical School, so Dad was naturally looking for agood deal on airfare and a place for her to stay. I came across this offer from Hilton. It is a pretty good deal and one of the few discounts I have found that applies…
Kind of late in posting this, I know, but thought you might want to hear of my wife and I’s experience flying the day after this happened.photo courtesy of Fox News. We were flying from our home in Alaska back to DC on Saturday, Jan. 6th. Although we had heard about the plug door incident,…
