If you ask me for a hotel recommendation, 99% of the time I’m likely to suggest a Starwood hotel, because that’s primarily where I stay. However, there are a few times when I have to branch out and Hong Kong…
Yesterday I got a promotional email advertising round trip coach airfare from JFK to LHR. Since I have a trip to London in May, I thought this would be a steal! Even better…I could earn .50 cents by clicking the advertisement at…
A blog, the combination of two words – web & log – is a discussion or informational site published on the World Wide Web and consists of discrete entries and usually, but not always, provides a forum for allowing…
As a frequent international traveler you have to learn to adapt to working across hemispheres. It’s not as easy as you may think in all cases. To some, it sounds glamorous and exciting – working with people who have fabulous accents and…
Nope, it’s not April Fools Day, yet…but you read that right. Starwood has moved many of their corporate executives from Connecticut to Dubai for 1 month. Starwood president & CEO Frits van Paasschen and the company’s top executives will conduct…
Some of the most funny, laugh out loud moments come from call center conversations. Have you ever been on the line with a customer service agent and thought, what is this person thinking? I thought it would be fun to…
Yesterday I blogged about multiple travel personalities. It was pointed out that I left one personality type out. I can’t believe I forgot this travel type. Alas, I didn’t find a smurf to represent this travel type. The Entitled Traveler…
When you are traveling with family or friends, you’re bound to run into a lot of different personalities. Sometimes that can make for a great trip, and other times, it can make for a challenge. At first glance, you might think I…
A reader asks for help with planning a Key West getaway – a place I have no good advice about. I’m sure many of you have been and have your favorite places to stay, eat, visit, etc… Help a fellow…
I’d like to introduce a new feature to VeryGoodPoints called “Ask Stacey”. Every day I get emails, comments and questions from friends, family, readers, etc…about travel destinations, hotels, this blog, etc… this section will answer your burning questions. Ask away!…
Who knew that the conspiracy theorists and drama queens would crawl out of the woodwork to speculate, blog, comment, tweet, etc…about why I left Boarding Area. Some of the conspiracy theories have given me a good old fashioned laughing fit….
With such demand for frequent traveler education, the folks at F2B thought, we have to get in on the action! But if we’re doing a DO or a U, then it’s going to be big! Introducing Fiji14 the next…
Have you made plans to attend the Chicago Seminars yet? This is a one-of-a-kind event because it’s the only all volunteer event put on by members of the community for the members of the community. All excess proceeds after covering expenses are…
If you haven’t entered the F2B launch givaway, you’re missing out on the chance to win some great prizes. Contest ends 11:59 PM ET on 3/8/13….only a few chances left! As part of the launch we are so excited to…
Over the years and more so lately as I’ve been traveling internationally I’ve been taking pictures of some not-so-plain airplanes. The paint jobs that some airplanes get can be quite entertaining and complex. I’ve also asked friends to send me…
For every frequent traveler, you’ll find a different opinion to the question: does it pay to remain loyal to 1 hotel brand. My opinion is yes, it pays. For me, I’m loyal to Starwood. Now, I’m not saying that you…