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Anthony’s Philippines: “It was an Adventure” Jake Redman
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Anthony’s Amazing Singapore: “Toe Dipping” Point of SE Asia Jake Redman
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Anthony’s Ireland: Hellman’s Makes Ketchup Too Jake Redman
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Dallas, Disney and Deals. Our 100th Episode. Jake Redman
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AirBnB Cancels Some Cancelling & Jake Thinks Charlotte is a Beach Town Jake Redman
YOTEL isn’t really the airport nap-pod brand anymore. Its famous Heathrow location closed in 2024, and while a handful of airport hotels remain, most of its 23 properties are now full city-center hotels in places like New York, Singapore, and Amsterdam. Hilton’s new partnership brings all of them into Hilton […]
Marriott vs Hyatt gets framed online as a fight over footprint and point value. Skip that fight. If you’re flying and staying in hotels a handful of times a year, the real question isn’t which program wins on paper. It’s whether you actually like the specific hotels either one owns […]
Hilton award rates are rising, but the new Diamond Reserve tier isn’t the story. If you’re staying one night here and there on business rates, the real lever is the cash-side perks on cards you already carry, not point redemption value that’s quietly eroding. Hilton CEO Chris Nassetta basically confirmed […]
Is the GHA Discovery status match worth it? I’m looking at a $75 net invoice for a hotel status I might not never use. That is the reality of the 2026 GHA Discovery status match. It’s a paid shortcut to Titanium status that sounds like a steal but carries a […]
Is World of Hyatt still worth it in 2026, especially if you’re a casual traveler? The straightforward answer is yes, especially for mid-tier stays, but the math on aspirational redemption has shifted. The floor is set, but the ceiling is drifting. Last month, I was tracking a stay at the […]
Is a hotel suite worth it for the occasional traveler? If you’ve been wondering, you already know the email by now. It usually lands a few days before arrival and acts like it’s doing you a favor. There’s a slider, a suggested number, and a little nudge to “enhance” your […]
I’ve spent enough time in airport dead-zones to know the four-to-six-hour checkout-to-flight gap is where good travel days go to die. So here’s the verdict early: if you’re asking is ResortPass worth it, the answer for that rather specific window is yes for most Occasional Upgraders who only pull this […]
If you’ve checked into a hotel recently and felt a strange sense of déjà vu, like you’ve been in this exact room before, even though the sign outside says “Brand New”, you aren’t losing your mind. You’re just experiencing the massive 2026 expansion of the hotel conversion trend. The Verdict: […]
If you have ever spent three hours scrolling through hotel booking sites trying to find a room with a “partial sea view” that doesn’t actually just overlook a dumpster and a slice of blue, I have some very good news for you. The voco Scenia Bay Nha Trang opened in […]
