Sheraton Frankfurt Airport: Review
After a business trip to The Hague, I had to continue onto Bangkok, Thailand. I couldn’t find a flight that I could upgrade out of Amsterdam, so I booked an evening flight out of Frankfurt. I figured I’d get up…
Hotels
Sheraton Incheon Hotel: Review
With a significant layover in Seoul recently, I decided to find a hotel where I could get some sleep. Not knowing much about Seoul, I looked for hotels that advertised themselves as close to the airport or having an airport…
Should I go for Hilton Diamond Status?
Earlier this year I took a challenge to reach Hilton Gold Status by staying 14 nights. I reached that on one, two-week long trip to London. I just got an email explaining that Hilton status can also be earned based…
Conrad Residences Bangkok: Review
Sometimes when you travel with colleagues, you have to make sacrifices. Last week my sacrifice was staying at a Hilton property in Bangkok instead of staying at one of the many amazing Starwood Properties. We stayed at the Conrad Residences…
NYC Marathon Runners Donate Hotel Rooms & Did you win 1 million points? Find out who did!
Runners Donate Hotel Rooms Over the month of October I ran a promotion giving away 1 million points and miles. During the final week of entry, I asked readers to tell me how they’re changing the world. I got some…
Hilton The Hague Review
I had the opportunity to stay at the Hilton The Hague recently. I recently started staying at Hiltons again and had one good and one bad experience in September, so I was curious to see how this one would go….
1 yr 1 million points week 4- changing the world 1 mile at a time – enter to win 20k Starpoints & shot at grand prize
This contest is now closed. The winner is comment #33, from JettyOne. Congratulations on winning this week! Grand prize winners will be announced on Friday November 2nd. As many of you know, I’m celebrating my 1st year anniversary…
If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck then it must be a…Hilton?
The Hilton in the community Foundation, Hilton Hotel’s foundation in Great Brittan, has gone to the ducks, literally. Hilton hotels in Europe are selling Ducks for Change – miniature rubber ducks painted with fun costumes. You can collect ducks with 18…
Interview: Social Media’s Impact on Hotels
I had the opportunity to interview the Director of Online Marketing for one of the world’s largest Hotel brands this week. I asked him about Social Media’s impact on hotels and how his job has changed as a result of…
Hilton London Green Park vs. Hilton London Hyde Park: Night & Day
Over the last two weeks, I had the opportunity to stay in both the Hilton London Green Park and the Hilton London Hyde Park. The two are sister properties and the differences are likenight and day. The following is my…
London: Week 1 – London Hilton Hyde Park (part 1), Borough Market & Nobu
It’s been a full week since I last blogged and a lot has happened. I headed off to London last weekend for a two-week long business trip. Before I left, I blogged about how excited I was for my first…
First Hilton Stay in a Year! I’m back @HiltonHHonors
I just logged into my Hilton account to get the address for my hotel in London. I happened to notice that my last stay at a Hilton was in September of 2011. It’s been a year since my last Hilton…
Planning on Attending 2013 Charleston Food & Wine Festival? Here’s a sneak peek…
Last night I had the pleasure of attending the 2013 Charleston Food & Wine Festival Launch Party with Charleston City Paper’s own food writer, Eric Doksa. It was held at the Charleston Harbor Resort & Marina. The event is a…
Update: Two More Contests To Enter
Conde Nast’s Traveler’s is running two contests on their Facebook page. Entry Deadline appears to be 10/1 for both. The first is a Silver Anniversary Sweepstake and the prize is a four (4) night stay for two (2) in a…
Time is running out! Enter Marriott & Hilton Give-a-ways before 8/31!
Time is running out to enter two very exciting give-a-ways (at least I think they’re exciting) Marriott is running a “What’s Your Travel Type” Give-a-way on Facebook. To enter, answer several – easy – questions about how you like to…
New Goal: Visit 10 of 12 @SPG Members’ Favorite Exotic Resorts
Every year, SPG members vote on their favorite resorts. The voting is category based and the categories as things like best exotic escape, best beach resort, best family experience, best island paradise, and so forth. This year I was one…