Welcome to The Morning Shave. We read a ton of travel articles each day for our personal research and to share the best travel tips and tricks with you. Here are the articles for Thursday, October 21, 2021, that we think you should read.
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11 Things You Should Do the Day Before You Leave for a Vacation. – While this article is old, the information is still valuable. It will limit your risk and help to prevent bad things from happening while you are gone.
United CEO Says Beware Flying Airlines Without a Vaccine Mandate. – He’s throwing shade at Southwest and their recent issues, but he’s ignoring the fact that more than half of United’s domestic flights are flown by airlines without a mandate.
The 6 Scariest Haunted Houses in America. – One of my favorite things to do in October is to visit haunted houses. These are some of the scariest haunted houses that you’ll find in the U.S.
World of Hyatt peak pricing coming on Oct. 26 — here’s everything you need to know. – If you’re planning to use some Hyatt points to book a vacation for 2022, now is the time to book before prices may go up. Hyatt is going to be proactive and refund points for reservations that decrease, so this is as close to a win-win situation as you’ll get during a devaluation.
London’s First Centurion Lounge Is Now Open at Heathrow Airport. – American Express continues to expand its Centurion Lounge footprint. While that is a good thing for cardholders, accessing lounges will be more difficult in the future with increased spending requirements to receive complimentary entrance.
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Not sure how I missed it but what increased spending requirements to access Centurion lounges?
Starting Feb 1, 2023, each guest is charged $50 ($30 for kids) unless you spend at least $75k on your Platinum Card each calendar year (starting with spending during 2022). And that’s on top of the increased annual fee of $695.