Carrying on my theme of hotels at Seattle Airport, today I feature one of the new properties, the Hilton at Seattle Airport. About a 5 minute walk from the tram stop and a 15 walk from the A gates baggage claim, the property is set back from the road. Quite small for a Hilton, the…
Radisson, Seattle Airport
Some months ago I earned a free night with Radisson and decided to use it at their property at Seattle airport. The property is located on the entry road to the airport and so is easy to reach from the Tram Station (10 minute walk) or from the A gates baggage area – about 7…
News from BA/IB’s Conference (IAG)
BA has helpfully posted the whole PowerPoint slide pack from its recent Capital Markets Day. There is a link here. Interesting messages from the slides include: By 2015 there will be less 747’s in the fleet, down to 39 By 2015, there will 4 extra 777’s and 8 extra 787’s in the fleet. The A380…
Hyatt’s PR Twitter handle changes to @Hyatttweets today
The old @HyattPR handle on Twitter is being replaced with @Hyatttweets today. The PR team reached out yesterday to let me know of the change. They confirmed that they are going to copy over all their current followers so you should not need to re-follow. However, be aware of the new handle if you tweet…
UK Amex Offers – Intercontinental Hotels Group, Eurostar….
Amex in the UK has published it’s discount/bonus point promotions for the next few months. For those interested in travel, two stuck out. 1. Bonus Points on Eurostar Travel One Extra Bonus Membership Rewards point for each £1 spent, after you register your card. Valid 11 Nov to 16 December. You need to book at…
Air New Zealand, £100 off any return flight to NZ booked this weekend only
£100 off a return flight to New Zealand from UK on www.airnewzealand.co.uk for this weekend only! Enter the promo code: ALLBLACKS100 This offer will end at Midnight on Sunday 17th November 2013
Grand Hyatt, Seattle
I wrote yesterday about my stay at the Hyatt at Olive 8. After a couple of nights there I moved to the Grand Hyatt, about 2 blocks away. The vehicle pull off at the Grand Hyatt is easy to reach and not usually too busy: The hotel lobby is quite dark and fairly uninviting by…
Novel Christmas gifts from Relais & Châteaux
The upscale hotel group Relais & Châteaux and offering novel gifts for Christmas. Forget in same old gift card or voucher, you can now give your friends an exquisite boxed gift allowing them to claim everything from a spectacular meal to an over night stay in a suite, with dinner and champage. Not for the…
All Change at Heathrow – Terminal 2 and terminal changes in 2014
Heathrow Airport have just released a large amount of information related to the opening of the new Terminal 2, planned for 4 June 2014. First – Who is going to Terminal 2? BAA has published this list: Noticeable amoungst this is Virgin Little Red, which operates only domestic flights and one would have expected to…
Hyatt at Olive 8, Seattle
I was in Seattle recently and divided my stays between the two main properties in downtown, The Grand Hyatt and the Hyatt at Olive 8. The latter, despite its odd name, is right in downtown. In fact it’s a five minute walk from the Grand Hyatt and so mattress runs are possible. (There is also…
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