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[Friday Photo] Fall Colors on the Blue Ridge Parkway

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In November of 2011 there was an engagement party for Mrs. Jeffsetter and me in the Roanoke area of Virginia. We chose to fly into DCA airport and then drive to our destination on the Blue Ridge parkway. It was such a beautiful drive that I couldn't help but get out of the car and take photos every 10 minutes along the way. For those of you who have never been, the Blue … [Read more...] about [Friday Photo] Fall Colors on the Blue Ridge Parkway

High Tech Airplane Seating Design Aims to Revolutionize Comfort in Travel

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Would you be interested in buying an entire row of seats for your family and then diving the space given to each member according to their size? How about paying a extra in order to have space in between you and your neighbor? A British design firm is aiming to change the way that we think about airplane seating, introducing a concept called morph that can change seat … [Read more...] about High Tech Airplane Seating Design Aims to Revolutionize Comfort in Travel

Hyatt Demonstrates the Proper Way to Announce a Devaluation

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Yesterday evening I blogged about Hyatt’s Devaluation of 2013 and shared my thoughts on the change. Long story short is that no devaluations are good, but this one wasn’t as bad as others. Late last night I received a relatively proactive email from Hyatt announcing the devaluation, and I consider it to be a clinic on how to properly relay bad news to your customers. Here is … [Read more...] about Hyatt Demonstrates the Proper Way to Announce a Devaluation

Hyatt Gold Passport Devaluation 2013: The Losers and a Winner?

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Last night Hyatt announced that they would be devaluing their award chart by increasing the number of points needed for certain awards and adding a new level of redemption (Level 7) which increases the number of points needed for an award night at 6 Park Hyatt Hotels by 8,000 points (36% increase). In addition, Hyatt is changing their valuable suite upgrades to be 6,000 points … [Read more...] about Hyatt Gold Passport Devaluation 2013: The Losers and a Winner?

Add First Class on Thai Airways for 5k More United Miles and $52? Yes Please!

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Last night I was one of many to take advantage of the Lufthansa first class award availability from Toronto (YYZ) to Munich (MUC). This morning I woke up and learned that I could add a flight to Asia on my itinerary in first class for only 5,000 extra United Miles. Gary mentioned that this would be a good opportunity to fly Thai Airways in first class because of their … [Read more...] about Add First Class on Thai Airways for 5k More United Miles and $52? Yes Please!