See the answers to your most pressing SPG/Marriott Rewards questions in our post-merger Q&A with the heads of both programs.In case you missed the news overnight, Marriott’s acquisition o…
Alaska Airlines Visa Signature Card Review
Alaska Airline’s Mileage Plan program has seen some devaluations — including the recent, especially painful price hike for Emirates redemptions — but its award chart still has som…
SPG/Marriott Rewards Status Match, Points Transfer and More Available Today
The day has finally arrived: Marriott and Starwood are merging to create one of the world’s largest hotel chains, with more than 1.1 million rooms at over 5,700 hotels in 110+ countries aroun…
17 things you’ll get addicted to in the South
1. Finding new family members in line at Kroger.Meeting new friends at bars means always having someone to throw back shots of whiskey with. Grocery store friends made from buggy bumps and boxes of…
Tallest hotels in the world
THERE’S NOTHING BETTER THAN A ROOM with a view. And if you want a really, really great view — one that doesn’t look out on a brick wall — you’ve got to book a really t…
Oregon stereotypes
1. “You’re all so nice!”While the East Coast is known for its aggressive and direct behavior, here in Oregon we prefer writing a strongly-worded passive aggressive note scotch-tap…
Hundreds of nuns trained in Kung Fu are biking the Himalayas to oppose human trafficking
AFP/Getty Images via Getty Images via Earthquakes struck Nepal in April and May 2015 and killed almost 9,000 people.More than 40,000 children were orphaned or injured following the disaster, and so…
Should You Stay at an All-Inclusive Resort in Cuba?
Free drinks! — that’s what immediately pops into my mind whenever someone starts talking to me about all-inclusive resorts. It’s not really my style of vacation, some people say i…
14 essential experiences to have in Vienna
VIENNA IS NOT JUST ITS IMPERIAL PAST. Once you’ve visited every big Baroque palace, explored every garden feeling like Sissi, and given your opinion on whether the Danube looks blue or not, i…