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Travel Goals and Status Check Up – 2017 Mid-Year

ByJennifer Moody

Jennifer checks in on her 2017 travel goals, what her progress towards status looks like, and whether she is achieving those travel goals at mid-year. Airline status, hotel status, leverage of travel technology, credit card strategy, and travel/life balance are just a few of the areas where she weighs on in the state of the union.

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World of Hyatt Commercial Highlights My Frustrations With Frequent Travel Marketing

ByJennifer Moody

I’m becoming cranky in my middle age.  That much I know. Perhaps I am far enough away from my halcyon days of travel when weekend mileage runs were quick cultural skinny dips.  And week-long vacations were reserved for deeper dives exploring the underbelly of geographic stretches far away.  Frequent travel programs were important – earning or using…

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When to Call it Quits – World of Hyatt Replaces Gold Passport

ByJennifer Moody

Sometimes you face the inevitable. Either a situation takes a turn for the worse or continues on a downhill slide. Eventually you find yourself wondering if what you want is realistic. Or facing the reality that the goal you’ve been working toward is perhaps not worth the hassle. That’s when you have to figure out…

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Meet Me Halfway… The Six Month Status Checkup

ByJennifer Moody

How can it be July 4th weekend already?  I feel like I was just ringing in the new year.  If you follow Jetsetter’s Homestead, then you know this has been a whirlwind year for me – I’m at a new firm after an acquisition which means my travel patterns have been altered a bit as I…

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Gwyneth Paltrow Recommended THIS Spa Treatment… and I LIKED It!

ByJennifer Moody

I am not one to jump on the fad bandwagon.  And celebrity endorsements don’t make me want to try things I might not otherwise.  But when I’m traveling abroad, I’m usually game to try a local treatment or two. I journeyed to Beijing for Memorial Day weekend thanks to the now infamous $400-ish business class…

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33 and a Third – What You NEED to Do This Weekend!

ByJennifer Moody

If you are traveling in 2015, what you need to do this weekend is take a look at your current airline and hotel program use and make appropriate adjustments to your earning to be sure you are maximizing status opportunities.  With eight months left, you still have plenty of time to make travel plans that…

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Hotel Reviews – Hyatt Regency Orange County

ByJennifer Moody

Business takes me to Orange County, California at least a couple of times a year and often many times more.  As such, I’ve become overly familiar with many of the properties affiliated with the four loyalty programs I regularly participate in.  But I like to play favorites and the Hyatt Regency Orange County ends up…

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Hotel Reviews – Hyatt Regency O’Hare

ByJennifer Moody

The Hyatt Regency O’Hare is like an old college friend with whom you share distant memories – great for a night of catching up, but not something to plan a vacation around.  I’ve had many stays at this property over the years – sometimes planned, sometimes due to irregular operations.  I’ve found the property to…

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Hotel Reviews – Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego

ByJennifer Moody

One of the benefits of my Hyatt Diamond status is my Hyatt Concierge.  She is the bombdiggity.  I feel that I owe this entire stay at the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego to her so it’s worth mentioning that upfront. I was headed to a conference and the hotel was sold out so reservations could only be…