Hyatt Globalist May Not Be Worth It For You, Shawn’s Travels & Dealing With Terrible Hotel Neighbors
In this episode of the Miles to Memories podcast we discuss Shawn’s recent road trip across the southern US and how I handled terrible neighbors on my recent hotel stay. We also talk about why Hyatt Globalist status wasn’t working for me anymore and how groupthink plays too much of a role in this hobby.
Episode Notes
- 1:20 – Road Tripping – Hyatt Regency Jacksonville & St. Augustine, FL
- 4:36 – Tru By Hilton – What to expect
- 7:30 – Arriving in New Orleans during Mardi Gras & why Elizah Jane is an awesome Hyatt redemption
- 13:21 – Avid by IHG – What to expect
- 17:07 – Booking activities through Chase Ultimate Rewards – Discount on space and the bayou
- 19:03 – Getting stuck by Frontier & Dallas ice storms
- 21:15 – 3 Options when your Frontier Flight is cancelled
- 24:29 – Mark walks out of a Doubletree & hotel neighbor revenge
- 32:14 – Breaking down Hyatt’s recent devaluation
- 38:56 – Quitting Globalist after one year
- 44:37 – Why different voices and opinions matter
- 48:27 – Ventana Big Sur the new Maldives? You don’t have to do what everyone else does
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Pensacola is the oldest settlement in the US (1559) but St Augustine is the oldest permanent settlement (1565).
Alligators brumate (reptile-like hibernation) in the winter, which is likely why you didn’t see a lot of them in February (usually the second coldest month in NoLA).
Mardi Gras fluctuates based on Easter dates.
Interesting podcast, thanks.
Excellent podcast, guys!
The importance of alternative viewpoints is enhanced by the reaction of the “establishment,” and how dare you depart from the gospel, and lead the flock astray.
Ultimately, travel is extremely individual, and this should be incorporated into the blogs, as the patent conflict of interest many “influencers” have.
Thanks. Keep up the good work.
Thanks Doc. It is crazy how quite a few people in this space refuse to see another person’s point of view.
Thanks for the “different voices and opinions matter” and “don’t let your elite status be your identity” discussion. As well as “what’s right for YOU” as opposed to joining the bandwagon.
I had hoped that the “community” would be more like “crowd-sourcing” collaboration as opposed to “group-think” or worse. But, the “community” seems intolerant of sharing of alternative views. Indeed, some commenters harshly criticize voices that promote alternatives to the hamster wheel system status quo. Perhaps, as you noted, these individuals have vested interests in the business. Ultimately, these conflicts of interest compromise the information that circulates in the community.
Just once, I’d like to see a blog do an honest and critical run-down of all the gripes with the hotel loyalty programs and say that the programs simply aren’t living up to their promises as a whole.
Great point on crowd sourcing collaboration. That is the way I feel it should be too.