Sonoma County, California | Tasting Tour Day 1 (Southern Sonoma County)
Sonoma County, California On the spur of the moment I decided to go on a tasting tour of Sonoma County, California. It is the county directly west of Napa Valley. I figured Napa Valley is more crowded and more expensive. And I didn’t know much at all about Sonoma County. My goals were to learn […]
Casino Gaming | Why I Prefer Video Poker To Slots
Video poker machines are not at all the same as slot machines. For the most part, the two machines attract a totally different set of players from each other — players who gamble for very different reasons. Let’s compare gambling on a machine to traveling in a car across the country. The video poker players […]
How Millennials Are Changing Hotels and Loyalty in Las Vegas
…Continuing a look at millennials in Las Vegas (Part 1: A Look At Millennials In Las Vegas) Hotel Experience The best and worst thing about millennial travelers is that they want a unique hotel experience. It’s great because this will help mold the next generation of experiences at hotel properties. It’s bad because hotels will tinker […]
Delta | Could Medallion Upgrades Potentially be Shifting to Delta Comfort+
There has been a lot of talk recently about Delta’s focus on the Comfort+ product. Enough to make one wonder about the direction of Delta’s marketing with regard to this product. Big news recently, has been that Comfort+ will begin to have a distinct fare class (starting in May 2016), further differentiating the product. Previously, […]
Casino Gaming | Video Poker vs. Regular Poker
Some time ago, a friend and I were walking through a casino. He stopped in front of a Double Bonus video poker machine and started to deposit quarters. I commented that I didn’t know he played that game. He responded that he played REAL poker, so surely he could handle this. When I later asked […]
A Look At Millennials In Las Vegas Casinos
Photo: Elizabeth Hahn/Flickr Introduction: Millennials In Las Vegas Millennials are helping shape Las Vegas and that is freaking out some people who would rather return to the feeling and atmosphere of the city they fell in love with 10, 20, or 30 years ago. Unfortunately change happens and it’s happening at a rapid pace. This change shouldn’t be […]
Preview | The Julius Tower at Caesars Palace
The Julius Tower It’s no secret that Caesars Entertainment has finally been giving its flagship property quite a bit of love recently. Starting with the completion of the Octavius Tower, the opening of the first Nobu hotel, the conversion of Pure to Omnia in order to compete with Hakkasan and XS, and other small renovations […]
Hotel Review | The Cosmopolitan Lanai Suite – Part II
The Cosmopolitan Lanai Suite The Cosmopolitan has always sold itself on being curious, outside the box, or “just the right amount of wrong”. (I apologize in advance for putting any of their commercial songs in your head.) And as we saw in part I of my review, the Lanai suites at the Cosmopolitan blend the […]
Alert : Opportunity for Mlife Platinum via matching to Hyatt Diamond Status Twitter Deal
A great opportunity has presented itself for those with high and mid-tier status in a hotel loyalty program. There seems to even be rumor that even mid-tier such as SPG Gold, Hilton and Marriott Gold are being matched to Hyatt Diamond. Those with “top tier” status (SPG Platinum, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Platinum) should easily be […]
Las Vegas | Casino Loyalty Implications of Marriott International Acquiring Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
By now, you have probably heard the big news in the hotel and hotel loyalty world : “Marriott International to Acquire Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Creating the World’s Largest Hotel Company.” (press release HERE) Our immediate attention turns to the loyalty programs of Marriott Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG). According to the press […]
