travel tips

When I posted recently about my new partnership with Marriott Rewards, I mentioned that I have been a Starwood girl for the last few years. However, there’s definitely value in maintaining loyalty to a few programs! Sometimes there isn’t one of your preferred hotel chain’s properties in a place you need to go, and it’s nice to have some options. My business travel usually demands specific hotels, but when I travel for leisure and am using points to redeem free nights, I’m always trying to figure out which hotel is going to be the best use of my points. While …

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While chatting with a friend yesterday, she pointed out that I don’t talk much about travel on my blog. And yet, travel is one of my biggest passions! I used to work in pricing for an airline, and now work in travel/hospitality consulting; most of what I do all day relates to airlines and hotels, so I know a decent bit about the industry. But while I’ve said many times that the travel logistics were one of the toughest parts of my fifty state goal (yes, actually harder than running all those marathons!), outside of trip reports and a few tips …

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