Royal Caribbean announced its quarterly earnings today and, overall, they believe that things are looking good*. Pricing remains strong and the company exceeded Wall Street’s earnings expectations… Continue Reading
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Newgrange and Knowth: Passage Tombs in Ireland
Amongst other points of interest, Ireland is known for its passage tombs, which are ancient narrow passages constructed of large stones and one or more burial chambers covered in earth or stone. Two of… Continue Reading
Earn Unlimited Bonus Starpoints in North America With Le Méridien Hotels and Resorts
You can earn unlimited bonus Starpoints in North America with Le Méridien Hotels and Resorts when you register for the Unlock Limitless Earnings with Le Méridien Hotels and Resorts promotion by Tuesday,… Continue Reading
A Short Editorial: Hyatt Changes Its Loyalty Program — The Way the News Was Released
As you may already be aware by the blizzard of articles posted at weblogs in the frequent traveler universe, Hyatt changes its loyalty program — and there has been little praise, as many believe the news… Continue Reading
Hotel Review: Aria Sky Suites, Las Vegas
One of the nicest things about Las Vegas is that you can stay in luxury for far less than you would in other cities. Given that almost half of the city’s revenue comes from gamblers, room rates… Continue Reading
Some Quiet Time Along the Shore of Muscat in Oman: A Photographic Essay
Wanting to spend some quiet time along the shore of Muscat in Oman, I drove to a street near the area of Azaiba — located roughly a quarter of the way to Old Muscat from the international airport, almost due… Continue Reading
Earn 2,000 Bonus Le Club AccorHotels Points in the Middle East
You can earn 2,000 bonus Le Club AccorHotels points in the Middle East for a stay of a minimum of two nights in one of the participating hotel and resort properties when you register for the Unexpected… Continue Reading
Mauthausen Ljubelj Nazi Extermination Camp in Slovenia
We had just crossed the border from Austria into Slovenia through the Karawanks Tunnel — named for the Karawanks mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps through which cars can pass through — and… Continue Reading
Zipcar and JetBlue: up to 1,000 TrueBlue Points
JetBlue has figured out the route to profitability in the airline industry, which has nothing to do with flying planes. Rather, get as many partners as you can, sell them miles and hope for the best… Continue Reading
Trip Report: National Zoo in Washington, D.C.
Well I’ve been around the world And I’ve been in the Washington Zoo And in all my travels As the facts unravel I’ve found this to be true Donald Fagen probably meant the state of politics in the capital… Continue Reading
