Author Archives for "Tim Winship".
When it comes to hotel promotions, Best Western has consistently proven itself to be among the least generous. The hotel’s marketing team apparently trusts that the chain’s core value proposition… Continue Reading
Wyndham is doing a lot right these days. With its industry-leading network of almost 8,000 hotels, and free award nights at any of those hotels priced at just 15,000 points a night, Wyndham should be… Continue Reading
It’s a reliably engaging parlor game for frequent travelers: deciding which airline loyalty program is “the best.” Some programs boast more earning opportunities; others are more robust… Continue Reading
Cruising the Caribbean with three of your best friends? Nice! Enter the Princess Cruises “Stargazing with Discovery at Sea” sweepstakes by August 29, 2017, for a chance to win the grand prize:… Continue Reading
In case you missed something, following are the biggest travel stories and best deals covered this past week. Check ’em out! Airlines Mistreat Us, and We Keep Coming Back for More Calls to boycott… Continue Reading
How much energy do you devote to timing the market to get the best airfare when booking flights? Ticket prices go up, ticket prices go down. That much we know. What’s less clear is the timing of… Continue Reading
On a scale of 1 to 10, how important to you is a hotel chain’s cancellation policy? With Marriott and Hilton’s recent imposition of 48-hour cancellation policies, it seemed a sure bet that InterContinental… Continue Reading
For most of us, loyalty programs are judged by how rewarding they are. Which means that it’s not enough to simply offer a wide range of attractive awards. The awards must be affordable. InterContinental… Continue Reading
Among the ever-lengthening list of taxes and fees that makes published airfares just the barest glimmer of the final ticket price is the Passenger Facility Charge (PFC), currently up to $4.50 per segment… Continue Reading
If no good deed goes unpunished, is it also true that no bad deed goes unrewarded? It seems so. In the wake of numerous recent incidents of airline misfeasance — most memorably, the forcible expulsion… Continue Reading
