Welcome to The Morning Shave. We read a ton of travel articles each day for our research to share the best travel tips, tricks, and news with you. Here are the articles for Wednesday, August 21, 2024, that we think you should read.
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8 Things You Should Never Do While Visiting a New City.
Traveling to a new city can be intimidating for some travelers. You may not speak the language and you most likely don’t know how to navigate the city streets. Follow these tips to avoid getting scammed, missing out on hidden attractions, or get stuck in long lines.
Hyatt Acquires Standard Hotels Parent Company for Up to $335 Million.
Hyatt has a smaller portfolio than Hilton, Marriott and IHG, but it continues to expand through acquisitions and new openings. With its acquisition of Standard Hotels, several new brands will join its portfolio to earn and redeem points, including StandardX, Peri Hotels, and The Manner.
Thousands of Hotel Workers Could Go on Strike This Fall.
According to the hotel workers union, Hilton, Marriott, Hyatt, and Omni employees at properties in seven U.S. cities have voted to authorize strikes later this year. Be careful if you’re traveling to one of these cities. Your stay may be interrupted, and you may want to avoid crossing the picket line to support the union workers.
Travel Isn’t Dead. It’s Just Taking A Vacation.
While there has been some softening of demand, consumers and business travelers still want to book trips. However, they’re waiting until closer to the departure date before booking. Maybe this is uncertainty in the economy or jobs, or maybe travelers are hoping that prices will come down if they wait until later. Have you adjusted your travel booking strategy lately?
JetBlue offering new status match to Alaska, American, Delta and United elites.
If you have elite status with one of the major U.S. domestic airlines, you can use that status to get a matching with JetBlue. Even if you don’t plan on flying JetBlue, it can still be worthwhile to get the match as a backup or to daisy-chain to another airline.
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