Hotel Value for Frequent Guests
IHG moved to reward night dynamic pricing. While many comments I have read on other blogs lament an IHG devaluation, my reaction is to lament my inability to travel to many places where I see fantastic hotel deals available for booking discount reward nights over the next year. Generally speaking, I do not find IHG…
The coast of Georgia is a place I consider to be one of the most beautiful parts of America after two road trips through that area of the USA in 2014 and 2015. Brian Kemp, governor of Georgia, nullified local jurisdiction orders on Friday, April 3 that do not correspond to statewide shelter in place…
Hotels across the USA and many other countries have closed or have plans to close down. Recent hotel industry data indicate hotel closures across the USA may not be happening quickly enough. Hotel News Now – Inside weekly US data: Looking at comparisons, classes published a graph comparing the impact of Covid-19 on hotel occupancy…
As the Covid-19 pandemic has firmly rooted itself in this novel American life the latest data from STR hotel research reveals the steep decline in occupancy and room rates from one week of curtailed travel across the country. STR hotel industry data for March 8-14, 2020 compared to March 10-16, 2019 shows Occupancy: -24.4% to 53.0%…
A White House meeting yesterday with lodging industry executives discussed the impact of Covid-19. American Hotels & Lodging Association expects half of the hotels in U.S. will temporarily shut down this year. Hilton is closing most of its hotels in major cities. Marriott had 174,000 employees worldwide with about 130,000 employees in the U.S. at…
I flew out of London Heathrow on February 22, the day it was becoming clear there was a serious coronavirus epidemic accelerating through northern Italy. A week later the spread of Covid-19 through Europe and growing concern for outbreaks in Washington and California indicated a pandemic was happening. Multinational companies started shutting down travel. The…
Hyatt has announced several new updates for members regarding new hotel reservations and a delay from March 22 to 2021 for hotel category reward night changes, peak and nonpeak rates set to go into effect this month. These are very consumer-friendly changes for members in the face of travel disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.…
China Southern has SFO to Sydney at $589 round trip for many dates in April and May 2020. Unfortunately the flight tends to require an overnight in Guangzhou when transiting CAN airport. That may lead to some major issues getting back into the USA without a quarantine based on current restrictions. Anyway, my primary purpose…
President Trump announced a travel ban lasting for 30 days beginning 11:59pm Eastern, Friday March 13 of foreign nationals who have been in any European Schengen-zone country in the preceding 14 days before entry into the United States. For purposes of this proclamation, the Schengen Area comprises 26 European states: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark,…
Paul Bowles’ 1949 novel and Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1991 film The Sheltering Sky came to mind as I considered clicking the purchase button for airline tickets to Amsterdam in June. The story centers on Port Moresby and his wife Kit, a married couple originally from New York who travel to Algeria, accompanied by their friend Tunner. Tunner:…
