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Travel Alert May 21 2019: Strike in Italy Disrupts Air Travel

A national air transport sector strike for Tuesday, May 21, 2019 has been issued by some of the trade unions in Italy — which has been adversely affecting air travel in that country, as hundreds of flights have already been canceled due to disputes over pay and working conditions. The airports which serve the greater Milan and Rome metropolitan areas are being affected the most, as members of the staff of airports and air traffic control strike.

This means that…

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May 21, 2019

Save Up to 50 Percent Off Room Rates in Japan, South Korea and Guam During Hilton 100 Hour Flash Sale 2019

You can save up to 50 percent off of room rates — plus receive access to the Internet via free Wi-Fi — at 22 participating hotel and resort properties in the Hilton portfolio across Japan, South Korea and Guam with reservations booked during a flash sale between now, Monday, May 20, 2019 and Thursday, May 24, 2019 at 2:00 in the afternoon Japan Standard Time or midnight Eastern Daylight Time for stays completed by…

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May 20, 2019

Save 10 Percent on Hotels During the Two Day Flash Sale On Now With Orbitz — May 2019

You can save 10 percent on hotels during the two day flash sale on now with Orbitz when you book reservations for one or more nights of travel through Tuesday, December 31, 2019 using promotion code PERFECTTRIP — but…

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May 20, 2019

Save 50 Percent at The Venetian or The Palazzo With Daily Getaways — May 20, 2019

You can save 50 percent on the purchase of a stay of three nights at either The Venetian or The Palazzo hotel properties in Las Vegas through the Daily Getaways of today, Monday, May 20, 2019 at 1:00 in the afternoon Eastern Daylight Time — and you have two different offers from which to choose…

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May 20, 2019

Should Guests Be Compensated for No Hot Water in a Hotel Room?

“I’m not normally a compensation kind of guy but I had a miserable end to my stay at the Marriott Burbank today (5/17). When I went to have a shower this morning, I was greeted to freezing cold water in the hot water faucet, and exactly the same in the shower. Not taking a shower was not an option, so I had the most miserable shower, complete with uncontrollable shivering and chattering teeth, it really was that cold! On check out I mentioned the issue and was greeted by a really indifferent front office staff who said something to the effect that ‘yeah, a few people have mentioned that as an issue’. What does the collective wisdom of the group think is an appropriate ask as compensation?”

Finding out that no hot water was available for a shower prompted…

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May 19, 2019

Best Western Plus Inns & Suites Peak Vista, Colorado

First Stay at Best Western Summer 2019 = $20 Gift Card

You can earn a gift card worth $20.00 after your first stay at Best Western hotels from Monday, May 20, 2019 through Monday, September 2, 2019 — but you must…

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May 19, 2019

Earn 750 Bonus Aeroplan Miles Per Stay Summer 2019 With Best Western

In addition to the 250 Aeroplan miles per eligible stay which you would already earn, you can earn 750 bonus Aeroplan miles per stay at a Best Western branded hotel or resort property in Canada, the United States, or the Caribbean islands through Monday, September 30, 2019…

…but you must…

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May 19, 2019

Stupid Tip of the Day: Check For Lower Airfares of an Airline From a Different Country

Traveling can pose a unique set of issues; and one of them is that sometimes prices for products and services in one country can be more expensive simply because a person is either based in — or is a citizen of — another country.

In Latin American countries — such as Chile and Argentina as two examples — the higher prices are notoriously known as…

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May 19, 2019

Hyatt and American Airlines Partnership Now in Effect — Starting With Fast Track Elite Status

If World of Hyatt and AAdvantage are your favorite frequent travel loyalty programs, you are in luck: you now have more ways to earn miles, points and elite level status when you fly as a passenger with American Airlines or stay as a guest at hotel and resort properties within the global brand portfolio of Hyatt Hotels Corporation, as the joint partnership between the frequent travel loyalty programs of the two companies is now in effect.

This collaboration between the two companies creates a relationship through which members who have earned elite level status in both frequent travel loyalty programs elite are rewarded with…

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May 18, 2019

Stupid Tip of the Day: Your Entire Itinerary in One Place

Planning a trip is rarely ever easy. Between trying to secure the best prices, rates and fares at the most convenient times and days while simultaneously creating the best experience possible is nothing short of a gargantuan task — and errors are easy to commit when dealing with so many moving parts of an itinerary.

Having all of the necessary information in one place is paramount for me when not only planning the itinerary of a trip — but also using that itinerary as a guide, as spontaneous changes can occur while traveling.

The method I use tends to be old fashioned; but it works well for me. One example is…