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Ok well I’m impressed! I think I could have found the love of my life.. ok that might be a little too far but this UA phone agent went above and beyond.. and found something I did not even see when I was looking. Now that is good.

I always do my homework and know what flights I want when booking a reward. I check out the reward seats that are out there, have the airline I want to fly with the flight number.. I put the reward puzzle together then make the call. I also have my ...

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If you are looking for a good rate at a Hilton in Europe, Middle East or Africa there is a "Flash" sale till this Wed Oct 12. Mostly weekend nights with rooms from only £50. With more than 50,000 rooms available in the sale. All rates are fully pre pay rates you have the option to book with or without breakfast.

 

The sale ends Wednesday! http://bit.ly/re858B

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 I love the city of Warsaw and in the past I have really enjoyed the Hilton in Warsaw. This time the Hyatt had a rate I just could not pass up. 80 Euro a night and I was also able to apply one of my Diamond Suite Upgrades.

I really like this hotel! The staff and service are top class.

Check in is was very professional and by the book, it could have been a bit too scripted but I guess that is not a bad thing.. There was one comment at check in that was a bit odd.. ...

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Blackstone the owner of Hilton worldwide, has just purchased the small hotel chain Mint in the UK. Mint Hotel, formerly known as City Inn, began just over a decade ago with a single venue in Bristol. It now boasts a chain of eight hotels, including sites in Leeds, London and Manchester. There is one Mint outside the UK in Amsterdam. The Mint Hotel at the Tower of London is the largest hotel in the city of London with 538 rooms

Some reports are that Hilton will add the Mint brand to ...

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After the drama of some rumors posted online about what the new UNITED mileage program would look like, many are relieved that the changes are not th at bad, and in fact do give some extra perks to higher status level folks, but taking some things away from the entry level elite members.

I reported back in mid August that UNITED leaked some false info out to get peoples reactions and also cut down on the blow when they indeed made the official announcement. It appears that is what has ...

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So when I was looking to book one of my, Europe-to-Europe Star Alliance reward bookings, I found a way to fly from Manchester, UK to Istanbul, Turkey all on wide-body aircraft, all on Asian Airlines, all with reward space. So let the fun begin!

If you do not know my MO on booking rewards in Europe, I want to get the most out of my 25K UNITED miles. I love the 24 hour “max connection time” rule… this allows for a nice day in a city. (note that when staying in one ...

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