You Are Travel – Start Wandering and Keep Roaming

Success: My Rotana Status Match Brings Me One Step Closer to GHA Elite Status (Hopefully)

April 25, 2025

Targeted: Easy Points – 5,000 Hyatt Points for Paying Your Gym Membership and Light Bill

April 24, 2025

Citi Transfers to Emirates Skywards Miles Devalued

April 23, 2025

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Points Sale: Avianca LifeMiles on Sale with up to a 155% Bonus

tl;dr—Aviance recently launched another points sale and the airline is offering a bonus of up to 155% when you purchase miles. Through April 30, 2025, you’ll receive a bonus of up to…

Deals

April 22, 2025

Review: Singapore Airlines Business Class LAX – NRT (777-300)

April 21, 2025

Status Match Alert: Score GHA Discovery Elite Status (Possibly) with Your Bonvoy, Hilton, IHG, or Accor Status

April 20, 2025

Review: Star Alliance Lounge LAX

April 19, 2025

Luxury Travel Reviews, Points and Miles Strategies, Wine and Adventure

Highlights

Rising Sun to the Long White Cloud: Upcoming Reviews on You Are Travel

Musings

February 27, 2025

Book Now: Salterra, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Turks & Caicos Opening March 8th

News

February 27, 2025

When You Get ‘Heathrow’d’Skip the Airport Hotel and Stay Here – Review: The Langley, a Luxury Collection Hotel

February 26, 2025

I Stand Corrected: TWO New Marriott Safari Properties to Open in Kenya – JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton

News

February 26, 2025

The Brand New Waldorf Astoria Costa Rica Punta Cacique Opens May 1st: Here’s How to Book it ‘On the Cheap’

February 21, 2025

Dawn of a New Age: Southwest Launches Its First Redeye Flights

February 21, 2025

Don’t @ Me: Hyatt Globalist Is Not Worth It Anymore and Hyatt Is Better Off For It

February 18, 2025

PointsCalendar: A Lightweight, Powerful, and FREE Hotel Award Availability Tool

February 13, 2025

Points and Miles University

Purchase Choice Hotels Privileges Points with a 40% Bonus and Don’t Sleep on These Hidden Gems

April 12, 2025

45 Hyatt Category 1-4 Hotels For a Fabulous Free Night Award Redemption – Master List

March 26, 2025

45 Hyatt Category 1-4 Hotels For a Fabulous Free Night Award Redemption – Part 4: Caribbean, Central and South America

March 25, 2025

45 Hyatt Category 1-4 Hotels For a Fabulous Free Night Award Redemption – Part 3: North America

March 24, 2025

Musings

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Well, hello there!

April 3, 2025

45 Hyatt Category 1-4 Hotels For a Fabulous Free Night Award Redemption – Part 2: Europe and Africa

March 23, 2025

45 Hyatt Category 1-4 Hotels For a Fabulous Free Night Award Redemption – Part 1: Asia and Oceania

March 22, 2025

Hyatt’s Regency Johannesburg Set to Reopen? Or Is Hyatt’s Category Chart in Need of Some Updating?

March 19, 2025

Dreams Las Mareas Leaving Hyatt: Some Guests Left High and Dry in the Process

March 19, 2025

Rising Sun to the Long White Cloud: 2 Weeks in Japan, Australia, and New Zealand

Tl;dr – An introduction to my latest trip report – a two-week journey across Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. Over the past few weeks, You Are Travel has experienced a lot of…

Trip Reports

April 19, 2025

Capital One and Discover Clear a Major Regulatory Hurdle on their Way to the Altar

tl;dr – Earlier today Capital One Bank received approval from the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to acquire and merge with…

April 18, 2025

Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort Gets the Evermore Treatment

Tl;dr: A popular family-friendly resort in San Antonio – the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort – will soon debut a new giant swimming pool. Yesterday, I wrote about a…

April 18, 2025

Ritz-Carlton Reserve Cotton Bay Coming 2027

Tl;dr – There’s been a significant update on the development of a hotel that was first announced back in 2021. Construction has begun on the Ritz-Carlton Reserve on the island of…

April 17, 2025

More Luxury Near the House of Mouse: Evermore Orlando Now Bookable With Hilton Free Night Certificates

Tl;dr – A popular upscale resort less than 3 miles from Disney World is now fully integrated into Hilton’s portfolio, as Free Night Certificates can now be used to book rooms at…

April 17, 2025

Frontier Airlines Shoots A Golden Arrow at Southwest: How to Make the Most of $40 Frontier Gold Elite Status (Great for Families)

💡 tl;dr – Frontier Airlines recently launched a status match that allows all Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Members, even those who don’t hold elite status with Southwest, to pay…

April 16, 2025

Book Now: The First All-Inclusive W Hotel in Punta Cana is Now Open for June Reservations

Tl;dr – You can now reserve your stay at the first-ever all-inclusive W brand hotel in Punta Cana. Reservations are available beginning June 2025. Earlier this year, I reported on all…

April 14, 2025

Spill All Your Secrets and Stop Chasing Your Dreams – An 80% Purchase Bonus on Wyndham Points Delivers Outsized Value at This Upscale Brand

💡 Tl;dr – For a few more days, you can Wyndham Rewards points with up to an 80% bonus. Doing so can net you some foolishly good deals at well-reviewed properties. Through April 20, 2025,…

April 13, 2025