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Hyatt Place Memphis/
Wolfchase Galleria

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Northwest Expands Domestic Route Schedule

Northwest Airlines Announces Four New Flights from Memphis

Northwest Amends Unaccompanied Minor Fee

Delta SkyMiles Program Makes It Easier Than Ever for Members to Use Their Frequent Flyer Miles

US Airways Dividend Miles Program Changes

Continental PDA Update

Rent A Car, Save The Planet

Business Travelers to Beware: Free Wi-Fi Scam Strikes at Airports

Hotel guests and their sticky fingers

Leisure Travel Special Offer

Hyatt Corp. has opened its newest Hyatt Place brand in the Wolfchase area of Memphis. The conversion included all 126 existing rooms, lobby, fitness center and meeting rooms at the property which has a $2.5 million or a little more than 19,000 per room investment.

Guests staying at Hyatt Place Memphis/Wolfchase Galleria will find themselves surrounded by the comfort, options, technology and taste that they are accustomed to in their everyday lives. The spacious guestrooms feature a “42” flat panel high-definition TV, a signature Hyatt Grand Bed and free Wi-Fi. Stay fit with their 24 Hour Fitness Center. Each morning there’s a complimentary continental breakfast.  They also offer café quality food and freshly prepared snacks and entrees 24/7, so you can grab a fresh bite, anytime.  Hyatt Place Memphis/Wolfchase Galleria is an exciting and innovative new hotel offering more of what is important to today's travelers.

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Northwest Expands Domestic Route Schedule
Source: NWA
Northwest Airlines has announced a major expansion to its domestic schedule focusing on the Heartland region.15 new routes will be added with the first wave beginning on May 2. Northwest is offering WorldPerks Bonus Miles for many of the new domestic routes as noted in the details for each route below. Registration is required prior to travel. Additional terms and conditions apply. Click Here to continue.

Northwest Airlines Announces Four New Flights from Memphis
Source: NWA
Northwest Airlines has announced four new flights from Memphis International. The new air flights which will start in May and June, enables passengers to take-off for Norfolk, Virginia and San Diego, California, Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Hartford, Connecticut. Click Here to continue.

Northwest Amends Unaccompanied Minor Fee
Northwest will amend the unaccompanied minor service fee for tickets issued on/after April 1, 2008 as follows:
For domestic travel within the 50US/Canada/Mexico and Caribbean:
The fee for nonstop service will be USD50.00/CAD50.00. The fee for connecting service will be USD100.00/CAD100.00.
For international travel:
The fee for nonstop service will be USD60.00/CAD60.00/EUR60.00.The fee for connecting service will be USD120.00/CAD120.00/EUR120.00. Click Here for complete pricing details.

Delta SkyMiles Program Makes It Easier Than Ever for Members to Use Their Frequent Flyer Miles
Source: Delta Air Lines
Based on customer feedback, Delta Air Lines is launching new initiatives to give its SkyMiles members the most redemption options available in the industry and more control over how they redeem their miles. SkyMiles members will have access to several new ways to redeem miles as part of Delta's efforts to ensure its loyalty program remains one of the industry's most valuable and rewarding programs. Click Here to continue.

US Airways Dividend Miles Program Changes
Source: US Airways
As part of their continuing efforts to provide valuable benefits to frequent flyers, US Airways is making a change to their Dividend Miles program. They are making these changes to offset record fuel prices and rising airline related expenses while maintaining the benefits you've come to expect. Beginning May 1, 2008, Dividend Miles will award the actual number of miles flown rather than a minimum number of miles flown for each segment. Also, members who redeem miles for award travel within 14-days of departure on usairways.com will be assessed a quick ticketing fee. Click Here to continue.

Continental PDA Update
Source: Continental Air Lines
Flight information will now be available to customers via internet capable PDAs by accessing http://pda.continental.com/info.  This is a soft-launch of our new Gate Information product, which will first be introduced via our mobile site and will ultimately be available via continental.com and on LCDs installed in gate areas starting later this year. Like our current Flight Status functionality, this feature will be available for flights scheduled to depart current day, yesterday and tomorrow. Click Here to continue.

Hotel guests and their sticky fingers
Industry insider dishes on the funny — and surprising — things people lift
Source: MSNBC - Amy Bradley-Hole
In my last column, I told you about a cheap way to take home some of the items found in a typical hotel room. But by cheap, I didn’t mean the ol’ five-finger discount. Yep, guests steal things from hotel rooms every day, and you’d be amazed at some of the things they pinch. Maybe they’re just desperate because they don’t live near a liquidation store. Click Here to continue.

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