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Hold the Front Page
No later than yesterday, some status Samaritans — bless them, I’d kiss their fingers …
Rove: Travel the World for
Rove’s slogan on its Y Combinator pitch page sounds defiantly implausible: …
Marriott Bonvoy
O Marriott, Marriott, wherefore art thou so stingy with the nights? And, while we’re …
Sofitel Macau at Ponte 16
Bonjour, bloody hell. My favourite hotel in Macau, damn it. It was. The hotel is old — …
QR Q → U → R
On 31 March there was a whole saga issuing tickets for Qcredits. One day, when the mood …
Air China, the National Carrier
With a European account, it shows prices through the roof. So I registered on the Chinese …
Hyatt House Yinchuan 2️⃣
Second set, going for the points. Hyatt merges consecutive bookings if you don’t …
Grand Hyatt Athens
$67.54 — booked two weeks before arrival. The sort of price at which Hyatt usually …
Bourdain, Anthony
I have a lot of namesakes. But it was this particular Anthony who took his own life on 8 …
Hyatt on the Bund
A famous hotel. Cult, even. On paper it sits in the Grand Hyatt portfolio, but it markets …
Hyatt House Mexico City / Santa Fe
I stayed here two years ago. Last time they upgraded me to a room with a balcony, clouds, …