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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2023 2:06

The Supreme Court is about to hear arguments over President Joe Biden's student debt relief plan, which impacts millions of borrowers who could see their loans wiped away or reduced.So far, Republican-appointed judges have kept the Democratic president's plan from going into effect, and it remains to be seen how the court, dominated 6-3 by conservatives, will respond. The justices have scheduled two hours of arguments in the case Tuesday, though it will probably go longer. The public can listen in on the court's website beginning at 10 a.m. EST.READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/nation-world/supreme-court-biden-student-loan-forgiveness-case-arguments/507-d2157aff-966d-46ea-b182-063f77aaf316On Christmas weekend, dozens of Charlotte seniors were displaced from their homes following a devastating flood at the Magnolia Senior Apartments on Beatties Ford Road in North Charlotte.For the last two months about 60 of them have been staying at local hotels. The city has been covering the hotel costs, but that will end on Tuesday.Nilka McDonald is trying to come to terms with losing the place she's called home for the last 3 years.“The whole thing is, it's umm. It's traumatizing,” she said.Her unit and several others at the Magnolia Senior Apartments were badly damaged during the flood. Her lease was eventually terminated, and she has since been living at the Residence Inn like many of her former neighbors.READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/charlottes-coverage-of-hotel-fees-for-seniors-displaced-after-flooding-ending-tuesday-magnolia-senior-apartments/275-d292f86d-124e-4ce6-95f1-7873e6ab8febWatch Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte, and as always, join the conversation on social media using #WakeUpCLT!

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Supreme Court hearing Biden student loan debt forgiveness plan: Tuesday, Feb. 28

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2023 2:06

The Supreme Court is about to hear arguments over President Joe Biden's student debt relief plan, which impacts millions of borrowers who could see their loans wiped away or reduced. So far, Republican-appointed judges have kept the Democratic president's plan from going into effect, and it remains to be seen how the court, dominated 6-3 by conservatives, will respond. The justices have scheduled two hours of arguments in the case Tuesday, though it will probably go longer. The public can listen in on the court's website beginning at 10 a.m. EST. READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/nation-world/supreme-court-biden-student-loan-forgiveness-case-arguments/507-d2157aff-966d-46ea-b182-063f77aaf316 On Christmas weekend, dozens of Charlotte seniors were displaced from their homes following a devastating flood at the Magnolia Senior Apartments on Beatties Ford Road in North Charlotte. For the last two months about 60 of them have been staying at local hotels. The city has been covering the hotel costs, but that will end on Tuesday. Nilka McDonald is trying to come to terms with losing the place she's called home for the last 3 years. “The whole thing is, it's umm. It's traumatizing,” she said. Her unit and several others at the Magnolia Senior Apartments were badly damaged during the flood. Her lease was eventually terminated, and she has since been living at the Residence Inn like many of her former neighbors. READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/charlottes-coverage-of-hotel-fees-for-seniors-displaced-after-flooding-ending-tuesday-magnolia-senior-apartments/275-d292f86d-124e-4ce6-95f1-7873e6ab8feb Watch Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte, and as always, join the conversation on social media using #WakeUpCLT!

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Charlotte's full coverage of hotel fees for seniors displaced after flooding ending Tuesday: Monday, Feb. 27

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2023 2:14

On Christmas weekend, dozens of Charlotte seniors were displaced from their homes following a devastating flood at the Magnolia Senior Apartments on Beatties Ford Road in North Charlotte.For the last two months about 60 of them have been staying at local hotels. The city has been covering the hotel costs, but that will end on Tuesday.Nilka McDonald is trying to come to terms with losing the place she's called home for the last 3 years.“The whole thing is, it's umm. It's traumatizing,” she said.Her unit and several others at the Magnolia Senior Apartments were badly damaged during the flood. Her lease was eventually terminated, and she has since been living at the Residence Inn like many of her former neighbors.READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/charlottes-coverage-of-hotel-fees-for-seniors-displaced-after-flooding-ending-tuesday-magnolia-senior-apartments/275-d292f86d-124e-4ce6-95f1-7873e6ab8febWatch Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte, and as always, join the conversation on social media using #WakeUpCLT!

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Charlotte's full coverage of hotel fees for seniors displaced after flooding ending Tuesday: Monday, Feb. 27

Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2023 2:14

On Christmas weekend, dozens of Charlotte seniors were displaced from their homes following a devastating flood at the Magnolia Senior Apartments on Beatties Ford Road in North Charlotte. For the last two months about 60 of them have been staying at local hotels. The city has been covering the hotel costs, but that will end on Tuesday. Nilka McDonald is trying to come to terms with losing the place she's called home for the last 3 years. “The whole thing is, it's umm. It's traumatizing,” she said. Her unit and several others at the Magnolia Senior Apartments were badly damaged during the flood. Her lease was eventually terminated, and she has since been living at the Residence Inn like many of her former neighbors. READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/charlottes-coverage-of-hotel-fees-for-seniors-displaced-after-flooding-ending-tuesday-magnolia-senior-apartments/275-d292f86d-124e-4ce6-95f1-7873e6ab8feb Watch Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte, and as always, join the conversation on social media using #WakeUpCLT!

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"I Dunno, Man..." (w/ Reneé Rapp & Alyah Chanelle Scott)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2023 81:13

Grab the rabbit and the beaujolais, boo. After a meeting in Miami that fortunately did *not* end in a confrontation at a Hertz, Matt & Bow have invited the luminous and talented Reneé Rapp & Alyah Chanelle Scott from HBO Max's The Sex Lives of College Girls to laugh, gab and snarl with them on Las Cultch and chat about bringing "I Dunno, Man..." energy to daddy HBO, their friendship origin story at a Residence Inn, the imperious "mothers" of the Charlotte high school theater scene, the Jimmy Awards, anger, being the therapist amongst a friend group, and calling the people you love little names tehe. Also, Alyah attended Beyoncé's Dubai concert and shares details, Reneé discusses an awakening she had watching Teresa Giudice flipping a table on The Real Housewives of New Jersey and the girls tell tales of throwing hands for one another. All this, The Last of Us, Reneé's new EP Everything to Everyone, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Wicked vs. Avenue Q, Kenya Moore and That French Bitch At Customs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 16: Buddy Boeheim Returns & Greatest Cuse Basketball Moments Draft

The Cole Swider Show with Paddy Casey

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2023 80:06

Welcome back to an action-packed Episode 16 of The Cole Swider Show with Paddy Casey! Cole and Paddy start out this week as they usually do; recapping Lakers and Cuse basketball. They also get into Cole's encounters with Laker fans at The Residence Inn, his gameday fits, and answer a very wholesome Mailbag Question of the Week. (29:00) Next, we welcomes back the show's first ever guest for a second appearance: Buddy Boeheim. Buddy gives an update on his first pro season, how he's feeling after being out a few weeks, and the boys (of course) do some more Cuse hoops talk. (54:30) Finally, Buddy participates in our second ever draft. This episode's edition: Greatest Moments in Syracuse Basketball History. Make sure you vote for the winner on our Twitter and Instagram! FOLLOW THE SHOW: Instagram: @swidershow Twitter: @swidershow TikTok: @swidershow Email: swidershow@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Immerse Yourself in a Festive Spirit at the Residence Inn by Marriott Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai

Hozpitality Group- Jobs, Courses, Products, Events and News- One stop shop for Hospitality Industry

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2022 10:11

Celebrate the festive season as the Residence Inn By Marriott, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai brings you a sparkling holiday season with exciting celebrations across its superb restaurants. #ResidenceInnbyMarriott #ResidenceInnbyMarriottSZR #KhaledSaab #christmas #newyear #magicshow #facepainting #PanoramaRestaurant #buffet #livecooking #brunch #dinner #diningoffers #Dubaidining #CabanaandGrill #fireworks #SicilyCafeandBistro #yulelog #marriott #hozpitality https://www.hozpitality.com/grandstayhoteldubai/read-article/immerse-yourself-in-a-festive-spirit-at-the-residence-inn-by-marriott-sheikh-zayed-road-dubai-8120.html

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回顧星期天LBS - 蘋果公司相關時事趣聞 All about Apple

通勤學英語

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2022 11:49

歡迎留言告訴我們你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s/comments Topic: Apple Feels the Sting From an Oscar Slap Apple has a Will Smith problem. 蘋果有個威爾史密斯的麻煩。 Smith is the star of “Emancipation,” a film set during the Civil War era that Apple envisioned as a surefire Oscar contender when it wrapped filming earlier this year. But that was before Smith strode onto the stage at the Academy Awards in March and slapped comedian Chris Rock, who had made a joke about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. 史密斯是「解放」（暫譯）的主角，這部設定於南北戰爭期間的電影今年初拍攝殺青時，蘋果視為奧斯卡必勝參賽者，但那是在3月的奧斯卡頒獎典禮前。史密斯在典禮時走上舞台，掌摑喜劇演員克里斯洛克，因為他開了史密斯妻子、潔達蘋姬史密斯的玩笑。 Will Smith, who also won best actor that night, has since surrendered his membership in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and has been banned from attending any Academy-related events, including the Oscar telecast, for the next decade. 威爾史密斯那晚贏得最佳男主角獎，那之後他退回美國影藝學院會員資格，且被禁止未來十年參加所有學院相關活動，包括奧斯卡獎。 Now Apple finds itself left with a $120 million unreleased awards-style movie featuring a star no longer welcome at the biggest award show of them all and a big question: Can the film, even if it succeeds artistically, overcome the baggage that now accompanies Smith? 現在蘋果發現，它花1.2億美元拍攝這部符合奧斯卡得獎風格的未上映電影，片中明星在這個最大獎項會場卻已不再受歡迎。一個很大問題是：即使在藝術上成功了，這部電影如今能夠克服史密斯帶來的包袱嗎？ According to three people involved with the film who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the company's planning, there have been discussions inside Apple to release “Emancipation” by the end of the year, which would make it eligible for awards consideration. Variety reported in May, however, that the film's release would be pushed into 2023. 要求匿名談論蘋果公司計畫的三名參與電影人士說，蘋果內部曾討論在今年底前上映「解放」，好讓電影符合獎項考慮資格。然而，「綜藝」雜誌5月報導，電影上映可能推遲到2023年。 When asked for this article how and when it planned to release “Emancipation,” Apple declined to comment. 當被問到計畫如何及何時上映「解放」時，蘋果拒絕置評。 “Emancipation,” directed by Antoine Fuqua (“Training Day”) and with a script by William Collage, is based on the true story of a slave known as “Whipped Peter,”who joined the Union Army while still in the South. 「解放」由「震撼教育」導演安東尼法奎執導，編劇為比爾克爾吉，根據一名叫做「鞭傷彼得」的奴隸，在南方加入聯邦軍的真實故事改編。 Apple set up a general audience test screening of “Emancipation” in Chicago earlier this year, according to three people with knowledge of the event who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not permitted to discuss it publicly. They said it generated an overwhelmingly positive reaction, specifically for Smith's performance, which one of the people called “volcanic.” Audience members, during the after-screening feedback, said they were not turned off by Smith's recent public behavior. 根據三名知曉活動、但不被允許公開談論此事而匿名的人士表示，蘋果今年初在芝加哥進行一場針對一般大眾的「解放」試映。他們說，電影得到驚人的正面反應，特別是史密斯的演技，有人形容為「有如火山爆發」。在試映結束後的觀眾回饋中，有人說他們不會因為史密斯最近的公開行為而討厭他。 Smith largely disappeared from public view following the Oscars. But in July, he released a video on his YouTube channel in which he said he was “deeply remorseful” for his behavior and apologized directly to Rock and his family. 奧斯卡獎典禮後，史密斯幾乎自公眾目光中消失。但他7月在自己的YouTube頻道上傳一段影片，表示對自己的行為「深感悔恨」，並直接向洛克及其家人道歉。 Next Article Topic: Apple's Eye-Catching New Home Disrupts Silicon Valley Things change when a spaceship comes to town. Tourists stroll by, whipping out their iPhones to get a photo. New businesses move in. And real estate prices go up even more. 當太空船來到城裡，許多事情都變了。遊客在這裡流連，迅速拿出iPhone拍照。新商家進駐。房地產價格漲得更高。 Apple's new home in Cupertino — the centerpiece being a $5 billion, four-story, 2.8 million-square-foot ring that can be seen from space and that locals call the spaceship — is still getting some final touches, and employees have just started to trickle in. The full squadron, about 12,000 people, will arrive in several months. But the development of the headquarters, a 175-acre area officially called Apple Park, has already helped transform the surrounding area. 蘋果公司在加州古柏迪諾市的新家——核心是耗資50億美元（合台幣約1500億元），面積280萬平方英尺（約7萬9000坪）的4層樓環狀建物，能從太空中看到，當地人稱為太空船——仍處在最後裝修階段，員工才剛開始陸續遷入。總計1萬2000人將在數月內入駐。不過，蘋果新總部修建已推動周邊地區的變化。新總部占地175英畝（約21萬坪），正式名稱是蘋果園區。 In Sunnyvale, a town just across the street, 95 development projects are in the planning stages. The city manager, Deanna J. Santana, said she had never seen such action before. In Cupertino, a Main Street Cupertino living and dining complex opened in early 2016. This downtown enclave includes the Lofts, a 120-unit apartment community opening this fall; small shops; and numerous restaurants and cafes. Other local businesses are also gearing up in anticipation. A Residence Inn at Main Street Cupertino, expected to open in September, has been slightly customized to meet the needs of Apple employees. Guests will have access to Macs and high-speed internet connections, said Mark Lynn, a partner with Sand Hill Hotel Management, which operates the hotel and consulted with Apple about what its employees need at a hotel. 在蘋果園區對街的桑尼維爾市，有95個開發案正規劃中。市經理迪安娜．桑塔納說，她未曾見過這樣的發展。在古柏迪諾，居住和餐飲綜合建築「古柏迪諾大街」在2016年初開幕。這個商業區包括有120戶公寓的社區Lofts，將於今秋推出；還有小商店、大量的餐廳和咖啡館。其他本地企業也滿懷期待在做準備。古柏迪諾大街一間長住型飯店預計9月開幕，飯店稍微調整過，以滿足蘋果員工的需求。經營飯店的沙丘飯店管理公司向蘋果諮詢過其員工對飯店有什麼需求，公司合夥人林恩說，飯店客人有麥金塔電腦和高速網路可用。 “All the things we have, lined up with what they needed,” Lynn said. “They will represent a large part of our business.” Tech companies are nothing new for Cupertino. Apple has called the city home for decades, and Hewlett-Packard had a campus in Apple's new spot, employing 9,000 people. The surrounding towns have been remade as well in the last decade, as giant tech companies have transformed Silicon Valley's real estate into some of the most expensive in the country. 林恩說：「我們所有事物都配合蘋果員工的需求，他們會在我們業務中占很大比重。」對古柏迪諾而言，科技公司並不新鮮。蘋果把這個城市當成家已有數十年，而蘋果新總部所在地曾是惠普一個雇用9000人的園區。過去10年，古柏迪諾周遭城鎮的風貌也翻新了，因為科技巨頭已使矽谷轉變為全美房地產最貴的地方之一。 But city officials and residents say this project is like nothing they've seen before. It is even bringing tourists. Onlookers snap pictures of the spaceship from the streets. TV helicopters circle above. Amateur photographers ask residents if they can stand on driveways to operate their drones, hoping to get a closer look at Apple Park. “I just say, ‘Hey, go ahead,'” said Ron Nielsen, who lives in Birdland, a Sunnyvale neighborhood across the street from the spaceship. “Why not?” 但城市官員和居民說，蘋果園區跟他們看過的其他開發案不一樣。園區甚至帶來了遊客。遊客在街頭拍攝太空船的照片。電視台的直升機在它上方盤旋。業餘攝影師問居民可否站在他們的私家車道上操作無人機，以便更近一點看看蘋果園區。尼爾森住在桑尼維爾市伯德蘭德地區，就在太空船對街，他說：「我就說，『好啊，行』，為什麼不可以呢？」 Source: https://paper.udn.com/udnpaper/POH0067/315730/web/ Next Article Topic: New Apple Watch heralds ‘smart healthcare' revolution for aging societies The new model iPhone was released mid-last month to a somewhat muted reaction from the market. However, at the same event Apple Inc also released an updated Apple Watch, called the Apple Watch Series 4, which showed that the company is working furiously behind the scenes to break into a new field, as it quietly builds an eco-system around “smart healthcare.” Due to the importance of safeguarding human life, the entry threshold into the healthcare market is high, but the potential rewards are significant. As humans live longer, we are becoming ever more reliant on technology and artificial intelligence as a means to look after our health. 新款iPhone在上個月中發表，市場反應是無甚驚奇。不過從同場發表的Apple Watch，可看出蘋果已在另一個領域鴨子划水，悄悄建起了生態系「智慧醫療」。因為人命關天，這是一個門檻極高的市場，但商機也很大，尤其在人類壽命愈來愈長的未來，勢必仰賴更多科技和人工智慧來照顧我們的健康。 The definition of “smart healthcare” is extremely broad. Starting with the da Vinci surgical robot, already on the market for over a decade, the area now includes specialist fields such as the automatic transfer of patient blood pressure monitoring data to hospitals and AI-assisted artificial gene synthesis (gene printing), which is able to rapidly compile DNA sequences and produce biopharmaceuticals. While attending a discussion forum by the Industrial Technology Research Institute in Taiwan last month, major pharmaceutical company Merck & Co predicted that revenue from AI-related health care alone — which currently stands at about US$600 million — will grow to around US$20 billion by 2026. Furthermore, AI constitutes just one small piece of the overall smart healthcare market. 智慧醫療的定義廣泛，從問世十幾年的達文西手術機器人、將數據自動回傳醫院的血壓機、到基因合成學借助AI及機器學習，能快速編寫DNA序列，製造生物藥劑來治療疾病等等。國際大藥廠默克上個月來台出席工研院產業創新論壇時就估計，目前光是與AI相關的醫療保健產值，全球約六億美元，二零二六年將達兩百億美元；而AI不過是智慧醫療的一小塊領域。 Humanity is on the cusp of an imminent medical care crisis. According to US research, there is a positive correlation between the patient-to-nurse ratio and patient mortality rate: For every additional patient that a nurse has to care for, the 30-day mortality rate for hospitalized patients increases by 7 percent. 人類面臨的醫療窘境，已迫在眉睫。美國研究指出，每位護理師照顧的病人數，和病人死亡率呈現正相關：護理師每多照顧一名病人，病人住院三十天的死亡風險增加百分之七。 As a result of various background factors, “smart healthcare” will be an unstoppable force in the future. As such, global manufacturers, whether involved in communications, machinery, pharmaceuticals or consumer technology, are all getting involved, and Apple naturally wants to claim a piece of the pie for itself. At last month's launch of the updated Apple Watch, Apple revealed that the device now supports a heart rate monitor and wrist sensor and represents a significant step forward for the wearable device. Previously, the watch was only able to record a wearer's heart rate, but the technology has been upgraded so that Apple Watch can now monitor a user's heart condition in a way that provides real medical value. 在種種背景下，智慧醫療是必然之勢；因此全球廠商不論其專長是通訊、機械、製藥或3C，都在積極投入，蘋果當然也不缺席。上個月發表的Apple Watch，能支援心律檢測及手腕感應，這讓穿戴裝置邁進了一大步，從以往只能記錄心跳幾下，升級到可監測具有醫療價值的心律狀況。 In addition to the above new hardware functionality, Apple is also building a health eco-system. Last year, Apple embarked on a partnership with Stanford University Medical Center to found the Apple Heart Study program, which uses Apple Watch to collect large amounts of data on heart rate activity from volunteers. This year Apple has signed agreements with more than 90 hospitals across the US so that patients can use their mobile phones to access their own medical records, making it possible for users to bring their medical history with them wherever they go. If the results are successful, it may well create a snowball effect and spread to other medical institutions. 蘋果不只推出上述的硬體新功能，也在建構生態系。去年它和史丹佛醫學中心合作啟動「Apple Heart Study」計畫，透過Apple Watch收集自願者的心律大數據。今年又與全美逾九十家醫院簽約，病人可透過手機看到自己的醫療紀錄，落實病歷帶著走。若成效良好，未來很可能產生滾雪球效應，擴及更多醫療機構。 Source article: http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang/archives/2018/10/09/2003701979/2 Powered by Firstory Hosting

097 | Travel Hacking for Families Offer

Ordinary Sherpa: Family Adventure Coaching and Design

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2022 21:57

Today you are going to a little bit of real talk with Heidi. Maybe because I am on night 3 of a hotel to MYSELF while I'm at a conference or maybe I shouldn't have had that second cup of coffee (by the way if you like Real Talk with Heidi version, feel free to support this buying me a coffee) Either way, I wanted to give families a valuable way to use travel rewards to supplement their travel budget, traveling longer, farther - let's just say it's one of my favorite optimization strategies AND after 2 people it gets much more difficult - you even heard Chris Hutchins from All the Hacks say it on episode 092. The game is harder to play with more people. And I'll just say it, the content out there for families is eh. I don't think you need to pay thousands of dollars to follow someone's system. Once you learn the rules of the game you just need a reliable source to ask questions and find the answers you need. I also don't think everyone needs to take online courses to understand how points and systems work. Many of those groups want you to use their links so that they get all the referral bonus points. Just for the record, I'm not opposed to any of those things, people can make money doing things they are good at and I know that many use the referral and affiliate links to fund their work. I just think there is a better way to support YOU through this - what can I say, we are sherpas helping families adventure. I think families need a fair shot at the travel rewards game. Part of the challenge with travel hacking is that the rules change often. It takes time to understand and let's be frank - we don't have time to scurry down the rabbit hole of travel rewards. For this episode I am going to highlight some of the travel hacking resources I have and walk through three examples of how we recently used travel rewards. I also am announcing a FREE Live Family Travel Hackers Q/A Session so stick around and make sure to register to get EVEN more tips. First to highlight some of my previous content: On episode 018 | Travel Rewards tips with Melissa Lagerquist. We talk about some of the basic terminology, approaches and ways she has used points to hack cruises. Full disclosure - Melissa is connected to the Choose FI Travel Rewards course. If you want to go down the rabbit hole that free course is where I started when it was launched probably close to 5 years ago. On episode 019 | Our approach to travel rewards I walk through our strategy and I give you a free downloadable planning guide to help you through the process. That is available at: https://ordinarysherpa.com/rewards/ Episode 032 | How to Fly a family of 5 to Hawaii for under $500 I dive deep into Southwest Companion Pass which we have had for 4 years straight. We are not renewing next year because we will be traveling in the RV next year and as you will soon hear we have a different strategy. Episode 070 | Hacks to Optimize Family Experiences without Sacrificing Value offers an updated approach to how I plan our summer vacations in particular. We also reference travel hacking in episode 084 with Ed Tee adventuring near and far; Episode 040 Interim Expat with Scott Barrett, and Episode 077 | Funding the Fun with Jen of Investor Mama. The DIY approach to learning travel hacking can seem like an uphill slog. I may have said on more than one occasion “Can someone just tell me what to do?!” Stick around until the end to get the link to register for our Free Family Travel Hacker LIVE Q/A. Tonight I wanted to share a few behind the curtain tips to help you travel more for less. Hawaii flights for 5 for under $300 It's no secret here that we used 2 Southwest Companion Passes. RIGHT NOW is the best time to start earning the Southwest Companion Pass to give you the maximum amount of time where one person flies free with you (-$5.50 per flight in taxes and fees). If you have ANY questions about earning the Companion Pass make sure to sign up for my Free Q/A! Many people tell you to design your strategy based on a destination you want to travel to. That is one approach, but I also like to think about the experience. From Wisconsin to Hawaii is 8+ hours of flying, and direct flights don't exist. Instead of designing this trip to be a long-haul with 3 kids, we broke it up into smaller segments which meant we also had so many more options on what that experience could look like and created a schedule that worked best for our family. Instead of looking for fare sales from our home airport of Milwaukee, I look for routes to our destination and work backwards. Our route was Milwaukee-San Jose (staying a night in San Jose and making a mini-vacation of it), from San Jose to Kona (big island) for 5 nights, from Hilo (Big Island) to Honolulu (Oahu) for 4 nights, from Honolulu to Kahului (maui) for 5 nights, from Maui to Los Angeles for 2 nights, and from Los Angeles back to Milwaukee for 3 nights. In many ways it felt like we had 5 different vacations. Now that might seem much longer in terms of days and number of flights overall that you want to spend, but keep in mind we were on 3 islands and planes are really the easiest way to get between them. Because we had utilized the best fares and designed an experience, the total number of points needed for this entire itinerary was 60,168. Because we had 2 companion passes we only needed this number of points for 3 of our family members (which was 180,504). Because both my husband and I had attained Companion Passes we earned over 240,000 points (at the time the requirement was only 120,000). Part of the reason I like Southwest is because they use a standard formula based on price/points as opposed to dynamic points systems that are difficult to figure out how many points you need to earn to redeem your family flights. Harry Potter World (tickets and hotel) for $0. This was a recent “can we do it challenge.” that we booked for 2023. Universal Orlando (which is where Harry Potter World is Housed) often offers a 2-day+2 Day Promo (PS. It's still happening right now for travel before March 2, 2023 if you are interested). We used a travel eraser card like the Capital One Venture X card. We bought the tickets through Undercover Tourist (which was just under $1,500 for a family of 5 for 4 days) and then were able to wipe that travel expense out with points. There are general rules of thumb, often a point equals a $.01 so in this case would be 150,000 points. I can go into much more detail on how we reach those minimum spends and when we apply for credit cards as a part of our regular family budget on the Q/A call. I did some research into what hotel works best for our family in the area and I'll jump into that in a bit below. Ultimately we landed on Cabana Bay Beach Resort and used the Chase Ultimate Rewards to pay for our hotel. It doesn't always make sense for us to use reward points for hotels and car rentals. I can go into much more detail on what we look for and when it makes sense to pay for accommodations/transportation to earn bonus categories vs. when it makes sense to use rewards if you want to have insight into my brain and how we approach this. Best Hotel-hacking options for larger families. Hotels in general can be tricky for families. As your kids get older it's not as easy to coordinate sleeping arrangements. We have found several specific hotels within the various hotel families. As a family of 5 hotels in general are harder. As I was finding the right formula for our family I would look at things like: was there free parking or free shuttle to the airport? Could we make a meal in the room? Was there free breakfast or perks with hotel status that we could optimize? Usually the selling factor for the kids, is there a pool? Within the 3 major families of hotel Marriot, IHG, and Hilton there are several branches that offer options for families. Three of our favorites are: Residence Inn or Springhill Suites by Marriott Embassy Suites by Hilton Hyatt House or Hyatt Place by IHG And if I am paying cash I appreciate Comfort Suites. As I alluded to at the start of this episode, travel rewards can be overwhelming and the content out there is not always geared towards families of 3 or more. Register for our LIVE EVENT to answer your Questions on Family Travel Hacking for those interested in becoming a (or improving your) Family Travel Hacker skills. To register go to https://ordinarysherpa.com/LIVE Even if you are slightly interested I would strongly encourage you to sign up. It will be recorded AND there is a surprise that will only be available to those who register - before the rest of the community and world knows about it.

Kandee Anderson, Ep #15

UPTHINKING FINANCE

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2022 39:18

Kandee Anderson has worked for Marriott since December of 1988—34 years. How many people can say that? Her accomplishments are broad and deep. She started as a Sales Manager at a Residence Inn in Southern California. She worked her way up to a GM position at that property before moving into marketing and sales as a Regional Sales Director. Eventually, Kandee became the General Manager for several properties in Southern California. She's the GM of the Irvine Marriott, located in Orange County. She's led convention marketing strategies, won awards for customer service, received profitability recognition, and has facilitated leadership training within the company. Kandee has done it all. In this episode of Upthinking Finance™ Kandee shares how she advanced in the industry, talks about the challenges she faced along the way, and shares her thoughts on the future of the hotel industry. Don't miss it! You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in...[3:18] What drew Kandee to the hotel industry? [5:24] Finding balance in a demanding job [7:43] How Kandee advanced in the industry [12:53] Defining moments in Marriott's history [17:41] The evolution of Marriott hotels [21:00] The challenges of the expansion process [24:15] How Covid has impacted the hotel industry [29:16] Kandee's thoughts on the future of the industry [31:59] What Kandee is most proud of in her career [34:23] Kandee's favorite hotel in the world The evolution of Marriott hotelsMarriott was actually a food and beverage company for 30 years. It wasn't until 1957 that J.W. Marriot purchased his first full-service “motor hotel.” It was very successful for them and they continued to diversify. In 1987, they purchased the brand Residence Inn. It was their first acquisition. Courtyard, Fairfield Inn, and Springhill suites were all built from within to cater to every possible customer. Their portfolio also includes full-service and luxury hotels, such as the Ritz-Carlton, the Renaissance brand, and many other international brands. The first international hotel was in Acapulco Mexico in 1975. They've grown this amazing machine with different brands. What challenges has the company faced during its extensive growth? Listen to learn more! How navigating Covid changed everything J.W. Marriott founded his hotels with the sole purpose of putting people first. His motto was “If you take care of your associates, they will take care of the customers.” Because of this belief, Marriott was one of the few companies that kept benefits for all of their employees during the Covid pandemic, even if they were furloughed. Now that the world is recovering from the impact of the pandemic, there's a lot more leisure travel. But corporate travel is in flux. Companies are looking at different ways to do meetings. So from an occupancy standpoint, the leisure side is strong. All of the business realm has room to grow. How Kandee advanced in the industryKandee was the first female General Manager at her hotel. When she first started at Marriott, women couldn't wear pants. They were treated differently. But she's never been passed up for a promotion or been stopped because she was a woman. She's broken through many barriers because of her grit and determination. She also had great mentors that encouraged her to keep pushing upward. She had always been fearless and confident, even as a young child. She is always the first person to raise her hand in meetings and is always part of the conversation. She wasn't afraid to raise her voice and bring her knowledge and experience to the table. Kandee is proud to do something she loves while making a good living. She accomplished her financial goals in a way where she was happy and able to spend time with her family. She chased balance and a financially rewarding life. She did what she loved and didn't pursue things that pulled her away...

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Willie Macc's "My Grandma Needs A Plumber"

CULM

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2022 22:14

This one is actually insane. Enjoy the soooooothing sounds of our friend Willie Macc as he explains how he got his grandmother laid. Willie Macc, was the star of the hit BET show College Hill. He appeared on TV episodes and movies such as Hulu's Casual, Tru TVs Laff Mobb Laff Tracks, CSI, Journeyman, Meet the Spartans with Kevin Sorbo and Tiffany Haddish and acting in over 20 national commercials such as Snapple, Kia, Residence Inn, Applebee's and was the face of Pump Water in New Zealand. Willie Macc's movie House Arrest has over 4 million views on youtube. Willie Macc now travels as a stand up comic and you can see him frequently at the Comedy Store and Laugh Factory in Hollywood.

July 7, 2022: Housing partnership endorses Piedmont Housing Alliance application to lead UVA affordable housing effort

Charlottesville Community Engagement

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2022 22:04

Numerological hijinks ensue today on 7/7/22. This is the 188th day of this particular orbital period, and there are 177 left until the next one. What does it all mean? What you make of it! If you’re one who misses celebrating an independent nation, July 7 also marks when the Solomon Islands observes Independence Day. No fireworks, please! I’m your host, Sean Tubbs, puzzling over what all of it might mean. You will need to click through to the website to see the whole thing. Also, please let me know if you have any trouble with links. There appears to be an issue. On today’s program:The Virginia State Police releases crime data for 2021, and violent crimes increased statewide The Regional Housing Partnership endorses a coalition led by the Piedmont Housing Alliance to build affordable housing at two sites to be donated by the University of Virginia Foundation through a ground leaseThe Albemarle County Electoral Board names a new registrar tIt’s been two months since the Board of Equalization affirmed nine out of eleven requests to lower real estate property tax assessments Charlottesville will purchase land on East Jefferson Street for additional municipal parking spaceFirst shout-out: WTJU staging the Cville Puzzle Hunt on August 27In today’s first Patreon-fueled shout-out: By now, readers and listeners know WTJU’s position on algorithms. But do you know that the radio station celebrates puzzles? In fact, on Saturday, August 27, WTJU is organizing the Cville Puzzle Hunt, a huge, cerebral puzzle that will spool out across downtown Charlottesville. The Cville Puzzle Hunt will take you and a team of friends on a wild afternoon running around trying to untangle five diabolical, large-scale puzzles inserted into the urban landscape. The opening clue will be read at 1 p.m. at the Ix Art Park. Find out more about this WTJU-organized event at cvillepuzzlehunt.com. Regional Housing Partnership endorses Piedmont Housing Alliance’s application to build affordable housing at two UVA sitesThe Central Virginia Regional Housing Partnership is a function of the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission and consists of elected officials, representatives from nonprofits, and developers. Last year they developed the Planning for Affordability report intended to suggest strategies for each of the six localities to create more below-market housing opportunities. (read that plan)On Wednesday, the group convened for one purpose. For background, the University of Virginia and its real estate foundation are offering land through a ground lease at three sites in the community for a partner to construct affordable housing. They issued a request for qualifications in June to develop sites on Fontaine Avenue and Wertland Street. (agenda packet)There was a pre-proposal presentation on June 22 led by Fred Missel, the director of development for the UVA Foundation. In a separate capacity, Missel is also a member of the Albemarle Planning Commission. Wednesday’s partnership meeting was to vote on an endorsement of the Piedmont Housing Alliance’s desire to lead a large group of partners to develop the two sites.“We have pulled together a largely local team of nonprofits and one for profit organization to come together to ideally provide a holistic housing ladder with a holistic set of viewpoints to make sure we are being responsive to the needs not just within those two sites,” said Sunshine Mathon, the executive director of the Piedmont Housing Alliance. That for profit developer would be Riverbend Development, which has assisted the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority with its recent redevelopment efforts. Another partner would be the Virginia Community Development Corporation and another would be 7 and M Development. A letter in the RHP agenda packet includes more details. “The development team is partnering to design, build, and operate affordable housing on both sites, with a focus on a broad array of housing opportunities, focused on rental housing for people earning 30 to 60 percent of area median income, but also including more deeply affordable rental housing, affordable homeownership opportunities, market rate housing, community amenities, and commercial space,” reads the letter.However, many of the partnership members had to recuse themselves from the vote out of conflicts of interest. That included:Dan Rosensweig of the Habitat for Humanity of Greater CharlottesvilleSunshine Mathon of the Piedmont Housing AllianceKeith Smith of the Piedmont Community Land Trust (now part of Piedmont Housing Alliance)Shelby Edwards of the Public Housing Association of Residents Anthony Haro of the Thomas Jefferson Coalition for the HomelessColette Sheehy is the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the University of Virginia. She also abstained from the vote but is not part of the development. “That was an impressive list of local organizations involved in this space and I was just curious if you anticipate anybody else out there locally that might propose anything?” Sheehy asked. Mathon said he thought there may be another group.“I think there are probably still one or two organizations which may find their way into a different team but I’m not 100 percent sure,” Mathon said. Those who were able to vote to support the letter were Antwon Brinson of the Piedmont Workforce Network, Greg Powe of Powe Studio Architects, Ned Gallaway of the Albemarle Board of Supervisors, Peter Holman of the University of Virginia Credit Union, Rachel Jones of the Louisa Board of Supervisors, Charlottesville Mayor Lloyd Snook, and Kim Hyland of the Fluvanna-Louisa Housing Foundation.“Seven yes, zero noes, and six abstentions,” said Ian Baxter, a planner with the TJPDC. One of those abstentions was Keith Smith, a realtor and chair of the Piedmont Community Land Trust.“This is what this body was designed to do and this is great stuff,” Smith said. The application is due on August 2. Will there be any other applications? Albemarle hires new registrar from within The Albemarle County Electoral Board has promoted the deputy registrar to serve as the new Director of Elections. Lauren Eddy has worked for the Voter Registration and Elections Office for 17 years, and will succeed Richard “Jake” Washburne, who will be retiring at the end of the month.“I can’t think of anyone more qualified than Lauren to take on this role,” Washburne is quoted in a release.Eddy has been deputy registrar for the past 15 years. She’s a native of Albemarle and is a Virginia Registered Election Official as well as a National Certified Elections/Registration Administrator.Charlottesville Board of Equalization declined all but one assessment appealsIt has now been seven weeks and two day since the Charlottesville Board of Equalization met on May 17 to hear appeals from property owners of their 2022 real estate tax assessments. Eleven were scheduled but one withdrew. The Board affirmed the property assessments in all ten of the cases that were heard. (read the minutes)The owner of an apartment in the Belmont Lofts wanted the BOE to lower the assessment to $265,000 down from the $400,900 for 2022. The Board agreed to lower the amount to $365,000. GIS for this property currently says $364,000. The owner of 409 Park Street in North Downtown sought reduction to $750,000, but the BOE affirmed the $914,800 assessment. The owner of 1010 Peartree Lane in the Locust Grove wanted to have the assessment dropped to $265,650 but the Board affirmed the $323,700 as the fair market value. The owner bought the 0.21 acre property in 1976 for $34,000. HPTMI Corporation owns the Residence Inn on Millmont Street. They argued the fair market value should be $11,547,400 rather than the $14,762,600 for 2022. The BOE disagreed and affirmed the assessment. When the motel was built in 1997, it was assessed at $3,845,500 and steadily increased each year until this year, when the assessment dropped around $1.5 million. The owners of the Omni Hotel withdrew their appeal of the property’s $35.8 million 2022 assessment. Like the Residence Inn, the assessment has been dropped since 2020 due to the pandemic. There’s still an active lawsuit regarding the 2021 assessment. Last year, the Omni sued Charlottesville over what they perceived as an overpayment of taxes. Read an April 2021 story by Tyler Hammel in the Charlottesville Daily Progress. Ludwig Kuttner sought an unspecified reduction for an industrial building at 1155 5th Street NW next to the Willoughby Shopping Center and claimed “appraiser failed to take into consideration the tremendous impact that ‘Covid’ had on all businesses and property owners.” The Board affirmed the assessment of $2,888,500 and said Kuttner presented no new evidence.Kuttner also sought an assessment reduction for the 10,75 acres of the Ix property, a request he has made in the past. This time, he cited the same reason. The property was assessed at nearly $14.4 million and it will stay that way. Read about the 2017 appeal on Charlottesville Tomorrow. The section of the Ix property that is operated as the Ix Park and is rented to Three Notch’d Brewery was assessed at $5.62 million. The BOE affirmed. Kuttner also sought relief for the Terraces at 100-106 West Main Street. The city assessors valued it at $12,690,400 and the Board of Equalization affirmed that amount.The same story can be said about 201 E. Main Street, otherwise known as Central Place. Kuttner made the same argument but the BOE affirmed the $2.83 million assessment for 2022. Kuttner also represented the owners of 301 E. High Street and made the same basic argument about COVID. The Board also affirmed this property. Virginia State Police release 2021 crime report for the Commonwealth The rate of violent crime in Virginia increased in 2021 according to new data from the Virginia State Police. Last week, the agency’s Criminal Justice Information Service’s Data Analysis and Reporting Team (DART) published a report for last year showed an overall increase in murders, forcible sex offenses including rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. “There were 16,823 violent crime offenses reported in 2021 compared to 15,713 violent crime offenses reported in 2020, representing a 7.1 percent increase,” reads a press release on the report. Some of what’s in the report: There were 562 homicides in Virginia in 2021, a 6.4 percent increase. Of that amount, 38.6 percent were men between the ages of 18 and 34. Over $131 million worth of vehicles were stolen in 2021, a 3.8 percent increase. Firearms were used in 82.1 percent of homicides and 48.6 percent of robberies. There were 123 hate crime offenses involving 106 victims in 2021. That’s down 35.3 percent from 2020. These involve either aggravated assault, vandalism, or destruction of property. Fraud offenses were up 8.4 percent in 2021.Not all of the numbers are increasing. The number of burglaries continued to decline with an 8.3 percent drop in 2020. That’s part of a long-time trend. “In 2021, there were 10,464 burglaries and attempted burglaries whereas in 2011 there were 27,872, representing a decreased burglary rate in the last decade from 344.24 to 120.89 per 100,000 population,” reads the summary. Drug arrests were down 46.7 percent, with one major driver being the decriminalization of possession of less than an ounce of marijuana. The DART report also breaks down offenses by locality. The Albemarle County Police Department reported 4,191 total offenses and 1,527 arrests. There were no murders or negligent manslaughter, but there were 12 kidnapping incidents, 76 aggravated assaults, 99 burglaries, and 107 stolen vehicles.(page 92 of the .PDF)Charlottesville also reported no murders, but there there were 3,052 offenses tracked. There were 11 kidnappings, 162 aggravated assaults, 127 burglaries, and 155 stolen vehicles. (page 130)There were no murders reported in any of the other localities in the Thomas Jefferson Planning District. The Fluvanna Sheriff’s Office reported four kidnappings, 29 aggravated assaults, 13 burglaries, and 12 stolen vehicles. (page 170)In Greene, there were five kidnappings, 21 aggravated assaults, 12 burglaries and 15 stolen vehicles. (page 186)There were nine kidnappings reported by the Louisa County Sheriff's Office in 2021. There were 21 aggravated assaults, 11 burglaries, and 32 stolen vehicles. (page 223)The Nelson County Sheriff’s Office reported five abductions, 26 aggravated assaults, 49 burglaries, and 18 stolen vehicles (page 241). Today’s second-shout: LEAP’s Thermalize Virginia program In today’s second Patreon-fueled shout-out: Have you been thinking of converting your fossil-fuel appliances and furnaces into something that will help the community reduce its greenhouse gas emissions? Your local energy nonprofit, LEAP, has launched a new program to guide you through the steps toward electrifying your home. Thermalize Virginia will help you understand electrification and connect you with vetted contractors to get the work done and help you find any rebates or discounts. Visit thermalizeva.org to learn more and to sign up! City to purchase downtown land for surface parking Sometimes it takes a while to get everything I’d like to write about in the show. For instance, so far, I’ve written several segments from the June 21, 2022 meeting of the Charlottesville City Council. Charlottesville’s FY22 surplus likely to increase, June 24, 2022Council makes appointments, but not yet to Planning Commission, June 24, 2022RWSA to vote today on Central Water Line project, June 28, 2022Charlottesville briefed on city-owned property, June 30, 2022Is there room for one more to memorialize, and is it worth it, two and a half weeks later? Yes. Charlottesville City Council has authorized the city’s economic development director to purchase 921 E. Jefferson Street for $1.6 million. Here’s Chris Engel. (read the staff report)“This parcel is four tenths of an acre and is currently used as a 39-space surface parking lot,” Engel said. “Staff recommends purchase as it puts the city in control of an asset that will help with current and future parking capacity issues.” Engel said one reason is to help satisfy the terms of an agreement between Albemarle and Charlottesville related to parking for the joint General District Court that will be built downtown. “Most of that agreement spoke to the creation of a new parking structure that the city was to undertake as part of its agreement with the county,” Engel said. “That project was ultimately canceled as you know last year about this time.” Engel said the agreement allows the city options to provide spaces at either the existing 7th Street surface lot or at Market Street Parking Garage, both owned by city government. He said either would displace existing parkers and this lot would be a replacement.Engel said volume in the Market Street Parking Garage is not at pre-pandemic levels but the city is currently on a waiting list for new monthly pass holders at that structure. If the county chooses 100 spaces at the Market Street garage, Engel said that would crowd out the ability of people to park there on a transient basis. “So you’d in some way be jeopardizing the health of the surrounding business community that relies on those spaces for activity,” Engel said. Engel said this purchase would also make up for the loss of 50 spaces that used to be underneath the Belmont Bridge but won’t be coming back when that project is complete. He said the city will also eventually lose a parking lot with 61 spaces for employees at a site on Levy Avenue owned by the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority. “If we were to add 39 spots we would still have a net loss of parking spaces in and around the downtown area,” Engel said. The current owner of the property is Gewinn Investors III, a firm that bought the land in 1985 for $175,000. The land is currently assessed at $953,000 and the sales price would be over 73 percent above the assessment. In January 2017, the city paid $2.85 million to purchase the corner lot at Market Street and 9th Street for a new parking garage. That transaction was 40.55 percent above assessment at the time. Councilor Michael Payne said the city was wrong to have entered into the agreement with the county, but he said they should be given the 100 spaces in Market Street Garage. “Quite frankly depending on how that’s implemented I don’t think that’s the end of the world but my understanding is that a majority of Council does not agree with that sentiment,” Payne said. However, he said he could support the purchase of this space if it meant keeping the two structures the city owns at the corner lot. “If purchasing this resolves the courts agreement in place of building a 10-million plus and tearing down Lucky 7 and Guadalajara to build a surface lot, it potentially makes sense to me,” Payne said. Engel said he could make no guarantees, but purchasing this lot would delay that outcome. Councilor Brian Pinkston said during his time in office to date, parking has proven to be controversial. “If you talk with folks at the Downtown Mall, they’re like ‘we absolutely need more parking’ and if you talk with other constituencies, they’re like ‘no, you’ve got plenty of parking,’” Pinkston said. Pinkston said he relies on staff to provide recommendations about occupancy and utilization rates. “Grabbing these 39 spaces for lack of a better term and taking advantage of this opportunity to acquire these 39 spaces basically is insurance against future possibilities,” Pinkston said. . Charlottesville Mayor Lloyd Snook said the property would be ready to go for the city’s parking needs for now. That would allow more time to watch trends and collect data on actual usage of the new courts. “Five years from now we decide we don’t in fact need those parking places, I think we will probably have profited from the wait,” Snook said. The vote was 4-1 with Payne against.There is no overall parking plan for the City of Charlottesville, or for Albemarle County. The University of Virginia has a Parking and Transportation Master Plan from 2019 which seeks to manage parking demand. In June, the University of Virginia’s Building and Grounds Committee approved a plan to move forward with a 1,000 space parking garage with a $54 million budget but with no location determined. (UVA committee briefed on new capital projects, June 4, 2022)The current rewrite of the zoning code also provides another opportunity related to parking. The Zoning Diagnostics and Approach Report calls for the reduction of parking requirements in addition to allowing greater residential density throughout the city. Visit the Cville Plans Together website to learn more. See also:Toward a TDM plan for Charlottesville, June 9, 2021A quick plug for Michael ClemFinally today, local singer songwriter Michael Clem is looking for subscribers to his YouTube channel. Take a look at his trailer! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit communityengagement.substack.com/subscribe

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Ep 408 - Disney News + Residence Inn at Flamingo Crossings Review

Capture The Magic - Disney World Podcast | Disney World Travel Podcast | Disney World News & Rumors Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2022 55:43 Very Popular

On this episode, we talk about some news including the Halfway to Christmas event and the many characters that will be appearing in the parks and resorts again. We also review our first stay at Residence Inn at Flamingo Crossings Town Center.LinksHarmonious LIVE was broadcast on Tuesday and it was so good! Lots of characters are returning around Walt Disney World resort - Disney Parks BlogHalfway to the Holidays celebration happening starting this week - Disney Parks BlogPatriotic food and drinks are coming to WDW for the 4th of July - Disney Parks BlogNew DVC rooms open at GF “resort studios” - Blog MickeyJoin Club 32Help us to fund & grow the show by becoming part of Club 32! You'll get more additional content, CTM Apparel discounts, 1901 Candle Company discounts, private Facebook Group, private podcast & more! - head to ctmvip.com1901 Candle CompanyWe're excited to launch our brand new Disney Scented Candles & You Can Learn More at 1901candleco.com.Latest CTM Apparel Release: Help Me, I'm PoorGet the best Disney, Universal and/or Pop Culture apparel that is hand made in our shop - shop at ctmshirts.comSubscribe To The Show & Leave Us A ReviewApple Podcasts - Click HereStitcher - Click HereSpotify - Click HereGoogle Podcasts - Click HereAmazon Podcasts - Click HereFollow Us on Social Media CTM Facebook Community: @capthemagicInstagram: @capthemagicTikTok: @capturethemagicTwitter: @capthemagicVisit Us Online Subscribe to our YouTube Channel!Capturethemagicpodcast.com - Listen to our weekly podcast!Ctmuniversal.com – find the latest episodes!Join Club 32! Our private group with access to exclusive livestreams, podcasts, and MORE! Visit ctmvip.comOur SponsorsZip A Dee Doo Dah Travel - visit travelwithzip.com to see how they can help you have the vacation of a lifetime!Expedition Roasters - visit ctmexpedition.com to get 15% off you order, no code needed!Kingdom Strollers - visit kingdomstrollers.com to save up to 50% off theme park stroller rental prices

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INTERVIEW EDITION * JILL WOODS

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2022 13:26

WELCOME to another INTERVIEW EDITION with Guest Jill Woods! Mentoring Moments include the following when training a new hire within the hotel sales department on the complexity of citywide events: 1. Breakdown tasks and information over time. 2. Manage the unexpected. 3. Layer your business. Wood's Bio: Currently Dual Director of Sales for Aimbridge Hospitality in the Indianapolis Downtown market representing the Courtyard by Marriott at the Capitol and the Residence Inn on the Canal. The last 10 years I was blessed to work with the best in hospitality at the Residence Inn - Fishers, as well as Regional Sales for Extended Stay America and Task Force Management for First Hospitality Group. I continue to work on writing about the hospitality business and look forward to publishing another book with Jokima Hiller. See my blog at seejilltravel.wordpress.com. We now have 2 published books, The RevPar Formula and The Red Book. My passion is developing others who may have a gift for the hospitality industry but have limited resources. Knowing that Operations and Sales go hand in hand has helped me move from Corporate Sales to AGM to GM in less than one years time at a previous property. Have managed Sales Building for two hotels during the same time period, supervising a Sales Coordinator at each property. Some advertising / marketing experience as well. Have 10 years of experience in the Restaurant Industry which includes prep, serving, hosting, and some management duties as well. I firmly believe where I am today and in the future is because of the managers I have worked for while building my career. Specialties: Making others see how fun and rewarding the hospitality business is. Negotiating hotel rates with companies, approving and sometimes developing advertising proofs, organizing, public speaking and conducting employee meetings/trainings. #hospitality #mentoring #moments --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/betonhospitality/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/betonhospitality/support

Hondo Handy's Podcast shares the journey of Brian Anderson, Baltimore City Local Program Director.

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Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2022 49:42

Meet Brian Anderson. Residence Inn by Marriott presents 106th Episode of the Hondo Handy's Podcast. This podcast shares the journey of Brian Anderson, Baltimore City Local Program Director. Brian graduated from Salisbury University and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Communication and International Relations. He also earned his Masters at Salisbury in Conflict Analysis and Dispute Resolutions. He attended Kennesaw State University to receive his Doctor of Philosophy. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Hondo Handy's Podcast talks with Grady Anderson, Director of Content and Chairman of Ole Sports.

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 29:11

Meet Grady Anderson, Director of Content and Chairman of Ole Son Sports. Residence Inn by Marriott in Ocean City presents Episode no. 101 of the Hondo Handy's Podcast. This episode shares the journey of Grady Anderson. The former Stephen Decatur High School graduate, attended the University of Maryland. Grady's Ole Son Sports mission is to promote athletes, coaches and teams on Delmarva, Mid-Atlantic & beyond. Primary covering high school and college. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Hondo Handy's Podcast presents Jay Boodheshwar, Deputy Town Manager at Town of Palm Beach, Florida.

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 53:53

Residence Inn by Marriott presents Jay Boodheshwar, Deputy Town Manager at the Town of Palm Beach, Florida. He began his service to the Town of Palm Beach, as Director of Recreation in January 2006, was promoted to Director of Recreation and Special Projects in April 2010 and now holds the position of Deputy Town Manager since January 2015. He is responsible for providing day-to-day operational leadership to the Town's various departments to ensure the highest levels of service delivery to residents, visitors, and businesses. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Hondo Handy's Podcast shares the journey of James Ian, born with a degenerative Muscular Condition.

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2022 39:54

Residence Inn by Marriott presents the 91st Episode of the Hondo Handy's Podcast. The podcast shares the journey of James Ian who was born with a degenerative muscular condition called Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3. James didn't let that slow him down. He still participated in sports and music. James is now a soulful singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He attended Georgetown University and received in B.S. Marketing and Management and then went on to receive his Law Degree from Georgetown. His family has always been involved with singing. The played in a band during his early years and learned to play several instruments. He defies the odds on stage and in the studio. He continues to defy stereotypes of disabled people. The released of his world premiere of “SPACES! on November 9th has been a big hit. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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Willie Macc Actor, Stand Up Comedian, Real Estate Investor, talks about HGTV's new show "My Flipping Family"

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2022 37:40

Willie Macc has over 20 million views of his standup comedy on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. He is one of the stars from the hit BET show College Hill: Virgin Island. Willie Macc was pinned by Fox Reality Awards as one of the funniest guys on reality TV. Willie Macc has also appeared on TV episodes and movies such as: Hulu's Casual ABC Goldberg TruTV's Laff Mobb‘s Laff Tracks, CSI TV Show Meet the Spartans with Kevin Sorbo and Tiffany Haddish and Willie is known for his acting in over 40 national commercials such as Snapple, Kia, Residence Inn, Applebee's and was the face of "Pump", a bottled water brand, in New Zealand. Willie's Show "My Flipping Family" premiered on Feb 16th where he and his brother buy and flip homes in the city of St. Louis, MO. Willie has become one of the few Reality TV stars to make it as a working actor and comedian in Hollywood. Willie Macc now travels as a stand up comic and you can see him frequently at the Comedy Store and Laugh Factory in Hollywood Willie also has a clothing line of T- Shirts and a Children's Book that will be coming out this summer! HGTV My Flipping Family: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2Y1ex5-8aw https://www.instagram.com/myflippingfamilyhgtv/ https://www.instagram.com/williemacc/ https://www.instagram.com/jmacc.dewan/ Willie Macc website: https://www.williemacc.com/

Hondo Handy's Podcast shares the journey of Mike Jones, who has coached basketball at all levels.

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 75:01

Residence Inn by Marriott presents the 89th Episode of Hondo Handy's Podcast. All of Mike Jones children have been involved with basketball at the college level and two of his daughters are playing in the WNBA, one son that has played professionally overseas and his youngest son is currently playing at Cecil Community College. Mike played college basketball at the University of Hartford from 1981-1985 where he earned his Bachelors of Arts Degree in Communication. He currently work for the Department of Defense where he has been employed for 35 years. He coached Harford Community College (HCC) from 1992-2001 where he re-energized the program to lead the school to its most wins in 20 yrs his first season of 11 and following that up with even more wins the following year with 16. Mike has coached at the college,high school and AAU levels. He has also been a consultant. He has also worked several basketball camps such as the Five Star camp, Kutztown University Camp and the Dudley Bradley basketball camp. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Looking Forward To a Stay at the Marriott Center

Free Ira Brown! - The Gonzaga Hoops Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 87:24

Gonzaga crushes two WCC also-rans LMU and UP. Will the hot shooting continue on the longest road in the WCC? (The one from Spokane to San Diego to Provo). We look past the Torreros to the final WCC duel in the Residence Inn by Marriott Center against the desperate Cougars of BYU. Can the Cougars do it? We doubt it. All that plus, farewell Tom Brady, we hate your guts. @freeirabrown patreon.com/freeirabrown

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Hondo Handy's Podcast interviews Aaron Wyatt, Stephen Decatur's Assistant Girls Basketball Coach.

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2022 49:54

Ocean City's Residence Inn by Marriott presents the 87th Episode of the Hondo Handy's Podcast. My podcast shares the journey of Stephen Decatur High School's own Aaron Wyatt. Aaron is a former Professional Basketball Player, who presently is an Assistant Girls Basketball Coach for the Seahawks. Aaron led his Junior College team, Cecil Community College, to the National Championship. He completed his college playing days at Georgia South Western, where he became an All American. He majored in Recreation, before starting his professional career.

Hondo Handy's Podcast speaks with Keith Whisenant, General Manager at Residence Inn by Marriott

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2022 36:35

Residence In by Marriott presents the 86th Episode of the Hondo Handy's Podcast. My podcast has a conversation Keith Whisenant, General Manager of Residence Inn by Marriott in Ocean City. After a fantastic summer, Keith shares the success of the hotel and the importance of having a good staff. The Stephen Decatur High School graduate went to college at North Alabama and became a high Roll Tide fan, as was his father. Along the way he became a Professional Wrestler and was featured in “Pro Wrestling Illustrated.” --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Episode 44: Elohim City vs. Queen Shahima

Madness Madness!

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2022 91:19

There are cults where you skulk around the racist fringes of Southeastern Oklahoma planning terrorist attacks, and cults where the Daughter of God tells you to go out and do crimes so you can all keep staying in luxury hotel suites. Obviously the second kind of cult is way better for everyone, but whatever, we're examining both on today's show! Elohim City's most notable claim to fame is as a stepping stone for Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh, and it's crawling with birds of precisely his feather. Queen Shahima is basically just not into having a day job, and would like to minister to people from really nice hotel suites, and look, all I'm saying is maybe I'd be more open to ministering if I was doing it from the Lieutenant Governor's Suite at the Residence Inn, the really nice one by the highway.

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Hondo Handy's Podcast shares the story of Travon Miles, Sports Anchor at ABC11 Eyewitness News WTVD.

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2022 47:30

Residence Inn by Marriott presents the 85th Episode of the Hondo Handy's Podcast. The podcast shares the journey of Travon Miles, who is excited to be joining the super talented team at ABC11 Eyewitness News - WTVD in Raleigh, NC, as a Sports/Reporter. He recently served as the Sports Director at 47 ABC. The Salisbury native is a proud alumni of Wicomico High School, where he played football. He also graduated in 2012 from Salisbury University with a B.A. in Communication Arts. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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INTERVIEW EDITION * JILL WOODS

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2021 8:38

WELCOME to another INTERVIEW EDITION with Guest Jill Woods! Wood's Bio: Currently Dual Director of Sales for Aimbridge Hospitality in the Indianapolis Downtown market representing the Courtyard by Marriott at the Capitol and the Residence Inn on the Canal. The last 10 years I was blessed to work with the best in hospitality at the Residence Inn - Fishers, as well as Regional Sales for Extended Stay America and Task Force Management for First Hospitality Group. I continue to work on writing about the hospitality business and look forward to publishing another book with Jokima Hiller. See my blog at seejilltravel.wordpress.com. We now have 2 published books, The RevPar Formula and The Red Book. My passion is developing others who may have a gift for the hospitality industry but have limited resources. Knowing that Operations and Sales go hand in hand has helped me move from Corporate Sales to AGM to GM in less than one years time at a previous property. Have managed Sales Building for two hotels during the same time period, supervising a Sales Coordinator at each property. Some advertising / marketing experience as well. Have 10 years of experience in the Restaurant Industry which includes prep, serving, hosting, and some management duties as well. I firmly believe where I am today and in the future is because of the managers I have worked for while building my career. Specialties: Making others see how fun and rewarding the hospitality business is. Negotiating hotel rates with companies, approving and sometimes developing advertising proofs, organizing, public speaking and conducting employee meetings/trainings. ** This Interview Edition is also available On YouTube! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/betonhospitality/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/betonhospitality/support

Hondo Handy's Podcast shares the journey of Dr. Samose Mays, Director of Parks & Recreation, Geo

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 29:07

Residence Inn by Marriott presents the 82nd Episode of the Hondo Handy's Podcast. The podcast shares the journey of Dr. Samose Mays, Director of Parks and Recreation at Byran County, in Richmond Hill, Georgia. A former two time college drop out and homeless student now has three degrees. He has been a Keynote Speaker throughout nation, as well as an Adjunct Professor at Georgia Southern University. He is also the MRLA Founder, the Minority Recreation Leadership Academy to help minorities to rise in their career in parks and recreation and learn how to be leaders and how to make a difference. He is an experienced Recreation Director with a demonstrated history in the higher education industry. A strong community and social services professional, with a Bachelor of Science focusing in Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies from Georgia Southern University. A Master of Science focused on Sport Management and a Doctorate - Ed. D. focused in Sport Management from Northcentral University. Dr. Mays is a (CYSA) Certified Youth Sports Administrator with the National Alliance for Youth Sports and (CPRP) Certified Parks and Recreation Professional with the National Recreation and Parks Association. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Ann Cvelich with Salt River Marriott and Travis Gepson with Rocky Mountain Restoration E27

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2021

Ann Cvelich with Salt River Marriott and Travis Gepson with Rocky Mountain Restoration E27 These culturally rich hotels (Salt River Marriott’s – Courtyard & Residence Inn), located on the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community in the Talking Stick Entertainment District, offer unique décor and a culture that embodies the spirit of gathering - perfect […]

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Ann Cvelich with Salt River Marriott and Travis Gepson with Rocky Mountain Restoration E27

Phoenix Business Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2021

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Residence Inn: La mejor experiencia en hospedaje. Lunes 18 de octubre de 2021.

Martha Debayle

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 12:38

Para todos los que están haciendo home office en la chamba o en la escuela y les gustaría hacerlo desde la playa, aquí les damos la mejor opción de hospedaje.

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#60 | The Lizard Papers, DARPA, and the occult origins of the internet

Juan on Juan Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2021 65:45

"Reality is created by the mind, we can change our reality by changing our mind." - Plato In this episode, I discuss the Pandora Papers, the Facebook debacle, the government's DARPA project "Lifelog", and the occult origins of the internet. I hope you enjoy! Please don't forget to shoot us a comment, rating, and follow us on social media! Check out our website at www.thejuanonjuanpodcast.com IG: @thejuanonjuanpodcast TIKTOK: @thejuanonjuanpodcast YT: "The Juan on Juan Podcast" Stake your Cardano with us at FIGHT POOL at fightpool.io! Thank you for tuning in! 00:00:13Welcome back. 00:00:44One of the episodes of 101 podcast on your house is always Juan and today I'm going at it alone. 00:00:51Been a minute since I did so episode. 00:00:56Make sure to follow me on social media at the 101. Podcast on all social media platforms. Well, just Instagram Tik-Tok YouTube. 00:01:07Ww.w the 101 podcast. Com. 00:01:11Make sure to get your merch on there. 00:01:14Stick your car down with us at fight pool. IO. 00:01:19make sure you get into cryptocurrency, but 00:01:24The day I did. I did research all day today. 00:01:29And I want to talk about a little bit. 00:01:34I'm all over the place right now, but I wanted to get into what's happening right now and 00:01:42When something new breaks out that people are freaking out about it saying, oh, wow, you know, this is crazy. For example. 00:01:51Butts in the whole tax-the-rich narrative. 00:01:56And we just had. What did we just have the Pandora papers, right? 00:02:00Something that 00:02:02we all knew, we all know this. We all know that the 00:02:08Wealthy Elites. 00:02:12The wealthy Elites, they all do, this. Should they wrote the system? 00:02:17So when things like this come out and don't get me wrong. I don't believe that every single thing. That happens is a conspiracy. 00:02:26But when you see the sort of things happen, you just go, okay. 00:02:32It's too convenient. 00:02:35What are the actually hiding? 00:02:37What are they actually trying to cover up because that's all it is. 00:02:43And we're in a point in history where, and since the very beginning. 00:02:50Information is everything especially. 00:02:55Especially now where we give so much power to these companies. I stop using Google. 00:03:04because, 00:03:07And I talked about this before, were part of the system. Are we are somewhat lizards cuz we're part of the system or a cog and, and in the whole system regardless of the fact because we're forced to be in that system. We're forced to be in what in Plato's Cave. 00:03:28Right. 00:03:30And we're forced to watch. 00:03:33The Shadows on the wall. 00:03:35And accept that as the truth, except that as end-all-be-all. Whatever is fed to us day after day and then we try to break free from that when you break free from the chains and you go outside of the cave. 00:03:52And you see that there's another world out there and that the Shadows you were seeing. 00:04:00Isn't the real thing you go in to liberate your people. 00:04:04Per se. 00:04:07You're met with some sort of opposing Force, which is exactly what is happening right now. 00:04:15With all the narratives. 00:04:17and, 00:04:19Honestly, I'm at the point in my life where I don't believe. 00:04:23Any. 00:04:25Information that comes out statistics, whatever all. Well these people are meant to report. The good numbers know. It's all different sides of the same coin and we worship these politicians in these people, these false idols and I'm not religious finding means, but the Bible, does it say not to worship false idols. 00:04:53I was going to be carried and 00:04:57Propped, upright, which if you really think about it, this entire system is being propped up. 00:05:03People. 00:05:04Literally kill for their. 00:05:08Political beliefs. 00:05:10and, 00:05:13This ideology that. 00:05:18Of, I Love The Narrative of we need to strip away your freedoms to make you feel safe. 00:05:28There is a psychological effect behind that. 00:05:33where, 00:05:34Okay, let's sacrifice freedom. 00:05:38In order to be safe for the for the greater good, right? For the greater good. 00:05:44and you got to be careful when it comes out because 00:05:47As I always tell people that don't like to. 00:05:50Read history and look into it. 00:05:54Listen, this is the game that they play. 00:05:58and, 00:06:00It's the same cycle. No problem reaction solution brought back every single time. And if you don't, if you don't keep up with it with the stories, his story history doesn't often, it doesn't always repeat but often rhymes. 00:06:18and this week this past week was the Pandora papers that before, that was the Panama papers before, that was another set of 00:06:29It's a distraction on what's truly going on. 00:06:32What I personally feels going on is out there. I think I think our Kelly is talking. I think R.Kelly is naming names. Just, like, when the whole Epstein thing, came out what happened right after that and everybody forgot about it. Why? Because they wanted to this fight or flight? 00:06:56Mentality this fight or flight or I got to, we got to, we got to, there's something dangerous, that one episode. I did the last so episode, I did. 00:07:08Was covid-19 the new religion. 00:07:14There's a quote right now going on. 00:07:17Between you know, who I'm talking about. And I don't want to say because the tech overlords the lizards over at the at the YouTube headquarters, Google headquarters, you know, they're running not a u. I 00:07:31To scan for things and sensor people. And 00:07:35Maybe we are headed to some George, Orwell dystopian future. But even George Orwell didn't fucking believe in capitalism. He was a, he was a socialist. He wanted he preferred the government takeover and again, for what, for the greater. Good are. We're here to protect you. 00:07:53Was the show that Ronald Ronald Reagan said that? 00:07:58The nine most dangerous words. 00:08:01But shit like that. 00:08:03Does flies over people's heads. They completely again, why? Cuz you're not paying attention to the history. They're not paying attention to the books. So long. Why does it matter? 00:08:13It was talk about Nazi Germany in the way that that Hitler control the masses while he wasn't the only one you had stalling you had now you had all these other guys. 00:08:23Before him. And after him, that did essentially the same thing. 00:08:30And they go, they go ignored. 00:08:33It seems like you don't care. 00:08:37So the Pandora papers. 00:08:42We can start with. 00:08:44And I love that they need to Pandora, so I can listen Pandora. Where does Pandora Pandora's Box? Come from Greek? Mythology, Pandora. The first woman on Earth. 00:08:59Pandora was according to the myth, the first woman on earth. She was created by the Gods. 00:09:05Each one of them gave him gave her a gift. That's her name in. Greek means the one who Bears all gifts. 00:09:13Pandora was created as a punishment to the mankind. 00:09:19Zeus wanted to punish people because Prometheus stole the fire and gave it to the people. 00:09:27Right. He said, you can do whatever it is that you want with. The people. Just don't give them fire. 00:09:37Don't give him that. 00:09:39But he did when he was punished. 00:09:42Fraternity, until Hercules. 00:09:46Set him free. We had an eagle. I believe it was an eagle was to eat his liver or something like that over and over. At the end of every day would regenerate and he had this massive Eagle. He was just in Chains title to some some rocks and pillar. 00:10:04And so Zeus wanted to punish people because of that, right? It's the Greek story of creation, essentially. 00:10:12So Pandora was given a box where jar. 00:10:17Call pitsos in Greek. 00:10:20And the gods told her that the box contains special gifts from them, but she was not allowed to open the box ever. 00:10:29They say that she was created with the Curiosity. 00:10:35But at the end, she could not hold herself anymore. She open the box and all the illnesses, and hardships that got hit in the Box. Are you coming out? Pandora was scared? 00:10:45Cuz she saw all the evil spirits coming out and try to close the box as fast as possible. 00:10:53Closing hope inside. 00:10:57Hope indeed stayed inside because that was Zeus Zeus's. Will he wanted to let people suffer in order to understand that they should not disobey their gods. 00:11:09And it was the right person to do it because she was curious enough, but not malicious. 00:11:14Yikes, again. It's essentially the story of Adam and Eve. 00:11:19Don't need other the forbidden fruit. Why? 00:11:23Because if you do, 00:11:26You know, the knowledge of Good and Evil. That's why I love the gnostics Oreo creation because 00:11:34It's fucking bad-ass, write the reason the demiurge. Didn't want you to know knowledge was so you wouldn't understand that you are in some Matrix crew, some false Matrix created by Him. 00:11:49and by his little cronies group, right his little 00:11:52Posse of demons. 00:11:55So anyways, they needed this as if oh, yeah, we're releasing something new into the world of people are going to know that the wealthy Elites are 00:12:06or hiding their money. 00:12:10So Pandora papers, a money bomb with political ripples Revelations from nearly 12 million. Leaked confidential, Financial records have thrown light on on the concealed wealth of power. A powerful public figures around the world. How did they hide their money? And why is this information important? 00:12:30So Jordan Jordan Jordan's king of Mass on her million and concealed property, putting homes in Malibu, London and Washington and alleged Mistress of Russia's leader. May covertly by a luxury. Residence Inn. Minako, the Republic's prime minister and anti-corruption, crusader secretly acquired, a French Riviera State. Listen, we knew this ship weenie. This, this is nothing new. So 00:13:01The report. 00:13:03And then it says the name Pandora comes from the Greek myth about a sealed jar. Containing the world evil was based on what is 00:13:12what its authors described as 11.9 million records League from 14 firms in the offshore Financial Services industry depicting how the wealthy hide their assets more than 600 journalists and in a hundred Seventeen countries worked on. Don't you think that if they really truly didn't want this getting out? 00:13:35They would have stopped it from getting out. 600 people. Oregon has, don't you think one at least one of those journalists? 00:13:44It's paid off by somebody. 00:13:49Right. 00:13:51So, tell me something. I don't know. 00:13:55I don't know how to how does this differ from the Panama Panama papers of 2016? 00:14:01And or papers established Links of offshore activity to more than twice as many politicians and public figures of officials as the Panama papers did and incriminating report about the Offshore Banking industry released by The journalism Consortium, 5 years ago, the Pandora papers include information on more than 330 politicians, and public figures from over 90 countries and territories, including 35, current and former country leaders. 00:14:31I knew that. 00:14:33How do the wealthy hide money? 00:14:36Tax Havens, such as Panama, Dubai Monaco's hotel, in the Cayman Islands. 00:14:44As well as some American states like South Dakota and Delaware, there's like buildings with what a hundred and something thousand corporations registered. 00:14:55It is whether Obama say that the really big building or blah blah blah. 00:15:00We know this. Why is it Leo? Why is this illegal? Cuz they made the system. 00:15:08Why is this important? It's really not. I mean we knew this. 00:15:1221 here in total, 35 current, and former national leaders appear in the leak, alongside 400 officials from nearly a hundred countries. This is different. Now, more than a hundred billion euros, $29,000 4 accounts, 30 current, and former leaders in 300, public officials are named the first leaks October 2021. So you see that they don't even have your fucking information. Right? So one report says, one thing and then report says, another, an estimated, 32 trillion, maybe heading from being taxed. According to reports. 00:15:47I look through some of the list. 00:15:50Are the few Americans? 00:15:52Robert F. Smith, Robert C Brockman Jared wheat. 00:15:57David R Hixson, which is a convicted Criminal. 00:16:02And also, those are it was a serial killer I think on here, too. 00:16:07A convicted drug Smuggler. 00:16:10Convicted murderer and real estate are Robert Durst. 00:16:15Suspected serial killer. 00:16:17Peace. 00:16:20So this guy is awaiting sentencing. 00:16:25Wow, okay, first degree. Murder tampering with evidence bail. Jumping illegally, possessing a firearm misdemeanor. Come on. 00:16:33At 70 years old. 00:16:37Well, okay, so 00:16:41we knew this ship. 00:16:44Tell me something that I don't know about. 00:16:46And the reason I bring this up is because again, they are what? 00:16:53Taking away from the Limelight and making you focus, your energy, your attention, which is a commodity nowadays. 00:17:01I checked how much time I was spending on social on Instagram. 00:17:06Is it going? I'm part of the system as well. Just like you. 00:17:11I'm part of it. That's fine. Whatever. You know, we live in a society were. 00:17:17That's just the way it is. 00:17:22You got to be able to sometimes break free from The Matrix. The point is 00:17:28Even if you're part of the system, you have to know you're part of the system. 00:17:33It's okay. It's a problem when you're fully asleep. 00:17:37What's it going to be the red pill or the blue pill if you're fully asleep, that's when the problem is, is the issue. I saw that movie. 00:17:47Was Ryan Reynolds free guy? 00:17:52And I love.

Ep. 186 - How much money can you save by staying off-site at Disney World?

Disney Deciphered: a Disney World planning podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021 32:06

Does staying off-site save money? Looking to plan a Disney World or Disneyland vacation? Let Joe do all the hard work for you at no cost to you as your travel agent. Get started by e-mailing josephcheung@travelmation.net today! Bookings for the Disney Wish are open if you are interested in sailing on Disney Cruise Line's latest ship! Episode Description Joe took a deep dive comparing on and off-site prices. With the erosion of on-site benefits we were curious how much money you can save by staying off-site. We were a little surprised by what we found - we share our findings and some takeaways for you to consider as you think about lodging on your next Disney World vacation. If you'd like to see a more detailed written analysis of the numbers, you can sign up for Joe's Disney newsletter here. What are you experiences with pricing on and off site? Let us know your experience by e-mailing disneydeciphered AT gmail DOT com, messaging us on Twitter, or leaving a comment on our Facebook page! Episode Notes 2:05 - Benefits that on-site guests have lost 4:14 - 2019 pricing 5:51 - Hotel search parameters and costs included 9:21 - On-site hotel prices (All-Stars, Caribbean Beach, Beach Club) 11:37 - Off-site hotel prices (Wyndham LBV, Signia by Hilton Bonnett Creek, Dolphin, Residence Inn, Springhill Suites, Hyatt Place Orlando, AirBnB) 21:38 - Takeaways for hotel searching 29:49 - Disney dos and don'ts If we've helped you to plan your trip and you'd like to thank us we'd appreciate you considering a one time donation. Or if you'd like to receive bonus content, check out our Patreon page and our special subscriber only content! You can also support the show by buying tickets (if they're the best deal, of course) using our Undercover Tourist link. If you like what you hear, please share and subscribe! Find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, TuneIn, PlayerFM, iHeartRadio, or Google Play (please leave a positive review if you're enjoying the show), like our Facebook page, or follow us on Twitter! Connect with Leslie @TripsWithTykes on social media and Joe @asthejoeflies.

Hondo Handy's Podcast shares the journey of Kevon Voyles, of UMES Men's Division I Basketball Team.

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2021 20:14

Residence Inn by Marriott presents the #73 Episode of the Hondo Handy's Podcast. This podcast shares the journey of Kevon Voyles, a member of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Men's Division I Basketball Team. Kevon was one our local star basketball players from Stephen Decatur High School, where he was named the Bayside South Player of the Year. During his younger days he played sports in Virginia, before moving north to Maryland. He played for Stephen Decatur High School. After graduation he decided to attend TLAP Sports Academy in Florida. His freshman season he played in 27 games with three starts. He scored a season-high 14 points including four 3-pointers against Delaware. He recorded eight points and a season-high five rebounds against Baylor. He finished with 11 points and a season-high three steals vs North Carolina Central. The 20-2021 season was loss season due to COVID-19. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Episode 15: New Blood Rising 2000

My World with Jeff Jarrett

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2021 124:38

On this episode of My World with Jeff Jarrett, listen as Jeff and Conrad discuss WCW New Blood Rising, held on August 13, 2000 from Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, Canada. Jeff Jarrett is in the main event challenging for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship vs. Booker T. The guys discuss the fallout from Bash at the Beach 2000, Eric and Hulk leaving the company, Ernest "The Cat" Miller, Jimmy Hart, Judy Bagwell on a forklift, ref bumps, and much more! There's a new sports drama series on STARZ starting August 15th set in the world of indie wrestling. “Heels” follows a family-owned wrestling promotion as two brothers war over control and their late father's legacy. Ace and Jack Spade's rivalry – both in and out of the ring – is the main event. BROTHER vs BROTHER. HERO vs HEEL. Don't miss “Heels,” premiering Sunday, August 15th, only on STARZ and the STARZ App. RESIDENCE INN, OCEAN CITY - Starting planning a relaxing fall getaway to the beautiful Residence Inn in Ocean City, Maryland! Residence Inn offers lower seasonal rates, for the best time of year to enjoy all Ocean City has to offer! Visit us at residenceinnoc.com, @residenceinn_ocmd on Instagram, and search Residence Inn Ocean City on Facebook or call 410-723-2222 for more details! GEICO - Do you own or rent your home? Sure you do! And it's hard work. But you know what's easy? Bundling with GEICO. Go to GEICO.com, get a quote, and see how much YOU could save. It's GEICO-easy! BLUECHEW - Bluechew gives you confidence in bed every time. Visit BlueChew.com and get your first order free when use promo code MYWORLD. Just pay $5 shipping! CHILISLEEP - ChiliSleep makes customizable, climate-controlled sleep solutions that help you improve your entire wellbeing. Head over to chilisleep.com/MYWORLD to learn more and check out a special offer, available exclusively for My World listeners and only for a limited time! Did you know you could be enjoying My World with Jeff Jarrett, even a week in advance on ADFreeShows.com? ADFreeShows.com is a SUPER Patreon page that brings all Conrad's podcasts under one roof, early and AD FREE! Not only do subscribers get the regular shows, they also have access to BONUS content you won't see or hear anywhere else! Join ADFreeShows.com for as low as $9 a month or choose a higher tier for more access to your favorite podcasts! You can enjoy this episode and other clips of MyWorld everyday on YouTube! Subscribe and turn on your notifications at www.MyWorldOnYouTube.com If you want the world to hear about the exciting things your doing in your business then you need to advertise on My World! We can help make a difference in your company today over at www.AdvertiseWithConrad.com We are always coming up with great My World gimmicks over at BoxOfGimmicks.com. Check it out now and grab your My World gear today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Episode 15: New Blood Rising 2000

My World with Jeff Jarrett

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2021 125:52

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Just Your Average Guy

Laura Cain After Dark

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2021 51:46

In this episode, Erik is horrified that his body fat number puts him in the average category. He is on some kind of crazy-ass diet because he's in some kind of crazy-ass competition at work. He was shocked to find out his true waist size, too. Linda tells us about the roommates, yes, roommates she had to endure while she was working on-site doing makeup for celebs last week. You won't believe what one of them did in the tub! And, newly single Laura found her way back to the 43-now-45-year-old. Was it as magical as she remembered? Uh...not so much. Listen to all of the awkward details plus a hefty dose of Double D (Daily Dirt) that's super juicy and fun. Become one of our P3 Posse members by clicking the link in our Insta and FB bio. We are having another Meet and Mingle on July 29th at Harbot and Sky at the Residence Inn on Bayfront Ct. Come join us! Thank you for listening. Love your podcast!

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INTERVIEW EDITION * JILL WOODS

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2021 12:20

WELCOME to another INTERVIEW EDITION with Guest Jill Woods! Wood's Bio: Currently Dual Director of Sales for Aimbridge Hospitality in the Indianapolis Downtown market representing the Courtyard by Marriott at the Capitol and the Residence Inn on the Canal. The last 10 years I was blessed to work with the best in hospitality at the Residence Inn - Fishers, as well as Regional Sales for Extended Stay America and Task Force Management for First Hospitality Group. I continue to work on writing about the hospitality business and look forward to publishing another book with Jokima Hiller. See my blog at seejilltravel.wordpress.com. We now have 2 published books, The RevPar Formula and The Red Book. My passion is developing others who may have a gift for the hospitality industry but have limited resources. Knowing that Operations and Sales go hand in hand has helped me move from Corporate Sales to AGM to GM in less than one years time at a previous property. Have managed Sales Building for two hotels during the same time period, supervising a Sales Coordinator at each property. Some advertising / marketing experience as well. Have 10 years of experience in the Restaurant Industry which includes prep, serving, hosting, and some management duties as well. I firmly believe where I am today and in the future is because of the managers I have worked for while building my career. Specialties: Making others see how fun and rewarding the hospitality business is. Negotiating hotel rates with companies, approving and sometimes developing advertising proofs, organizing, public speaking and conducting employee meetings/trainings. ** On YouTube --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/betonhospitality/support

Residence Inn By Marriott Of Wenatchee

KOHO 101 Community Connection

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 12:14

Our Chris Hansen joins Ashley Braden of the Residence Inn By Marriott for a grand pre-opening tour. We get an inside look at some of their offerings, as well as features at the new Residence Inn By Marriott near Walla Walla Point Park. More HERE.

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The RetroSlot Podcast Ep. 17 - Resident Evil (PS)

Destiny Community Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 106:05

This week JSniperton and Briar stay at a Residence Inn! Retro Slot is: @JSniperton | @TheBriarRabbit | Find all of the DCP Members on Twitter: @teft |@TheBriarRabbit | @franmirabella | @Mrs5oooWatts | @JSniperton | @Arekkz Gaming Art by Ash: @AR_McD Social Media and Twitch Management by Mr_Ar3s: @Mr_Ar3s -------------------------------------------------------- Join us on our DCP LIVE Twitch Channel! https://www.twitch.tv/dcp_live/ Our Patreon is now LIVE! https://www.patreon.com/dcp_live Join our DCP Discord Server! https://discord.gg/dcp -------------------------------------------------------- We have a new merch store! Exclusive t-shirts and more incoming! https://www.dcplivemerch.com Want some sweet DCP tshirts/coffee mugs? https://society6.com/dcp Save 5% on Scuf Gaming with code "DCP" https://scufgaming.com/

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Gazette Daily News Briefing, April 7

The Gazette Daily News Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 4:17

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Wednesday, April 7. So it was supposed to rain on Tuesday, but one of you must have rolled a natural 20 on your avoid rain check and it mostly skirted our area. We won't be so lucky on Wednesday, if the predictions are to be believed. According to the National Weather Service there will be a chance for showers and thunderstorms all day Wednesday in the Cedar Rapids area. The chance for rain will start at 10 percent in the beginning of the day and at 90 percent Wednesday night. A high temperature near 69 degrees is expected.. Three years after https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/education/iowa-state-university-sued-former-title-ix-coordinator-settlement-robinette-kelley-20180806 (the state agreed to pay) $125,000 to Iowa State University's former Title IX coordinator over claims the university failed to provide her the support she needed to do her job, the state is doubling the impact of that dispute by signing a similar settlement with the Iowa State student who sued first. The State Appeal Board on Monday unanimously agreed to a $125,000 settlement with Emily Black, who in 2017 sued the state and its former Title IX coordinator Robinette Kelley for mishandling her sexual assault report in 2013 by failing to properly investigate it and provide equal protection. Black's lawsuit accused Kelley of negligence in finding insufficient evidence to warrant bringing student misconduct charges against her accused attacker and in closing the case in 2014. Former coordinator Kelley, who filed a lawsuit against Iowa State just hours after Black, accused the university of failing to provide her the necessary authority to do her job – asserting she found an assault had occurred but received pushback from campus administrators and police. Drivers eager to get back on the road more than a year into the pandemic will face the steepest summer gasoline prices in three years, according to a U.S. government report. Prices at the pump will average $2.78 a gallon from April to September in the United States — more than 30 percent higher than last summer. While COVID-19 will continue to affect petroleum markets this summer, more vaccinations combined with U.S. fiscal stimulus will support the economic recovery and drive demand growth, the Energy Information Administration said in its annual Summer Fuels Outlook report on Tuesday. Campers at Iowa's state parks this year will pay a few more dollars a night to put up a tent or park their recreational vehicle, with the largest increases coming at state parks with the most visitors and amenities. Authorized by the Iowa Legislature in 2018 to https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/government/capitol-nerves-getting-frayed-dnr-dynamic-pricing-college-voter-summit-iowa-capitol-digest-april-11-20180411 (set its own fees), the Iowa Department of Natural Resources has raised camping fees for the first time in more than 20 years. Under the four-tier pricing structure, out-of-the-way parks that get fewer visitors won't have a rate increase. But larger parks that draw visitors from across the state and from bordering states will have nightly fees 25 to 55 percent higher. Cedar Rapids police have identified the man stabbed to death in a hotel room over the weekend. 33-year-old Victor Huerta was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said Huerta and 39-year-old Victoriano Dias-Barrera had gotten into an argument in a room at the Residence Inn, at 1900 Dodge Rd. NE. The argument escalated when Dias-Barrera armed himself with a knife and stabbed Huerta once in the chest. Police have indicated that Dias-Barerra and Huerta knew each other prior to the incident. Luka Garza award season has ended with almost all the awards. As a result, Garza is the consensus national men's basketball Player of the Year. Garza, the Iowa senior center from Washington, D.C., received the last major Player of the Year honor...

Gazette Daily News Briefing, April 6

The Gazette Daily News Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 3:29

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Tuesday, April 6. We had our three days of sun. Now it's time for three days of rain. According to the National Weather Service, it will still be warm Tuesday in the Cedar Rapids area, with a high of 77 degrees, but the chance of rain will steadily increase as the day goes along. There will be a 20 percent chance for rain in the morning and then a 50 percent chance in the afternoon and evening, with showers possible. This raininess will increase, and the temperature will drop, going into Wednesday. The Linn County Sheriff's Office has identified the woman killed when a field fire spread out of control Sunday afternoon. The sheriff's office said 79-year-old Carol J. Woodson, of Marion, was https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/woman-dies-in-linn-county-field-fire-20210404 (tending a ditch fire) in the 3000 block of Gillmore Road when the fire grew out of control. Woodson was fatally injured by the fire and pronounced dead at the scene. The fatal fire remains under investigation by the sheriff's office and the State Fire Marshal's Office. Two men are in custody following a fatal stabbing in a Cedar Rapids hotel room. According to Cedar Rapids police, officers were called to the Residence Inn, 1900 Dodge St. NE, just after midnight Monday for a report of a stabbing. Police and first responders found a 33-year-old man there suffering from a stab wound to his upper torso. First responders tried unsuccessfully to provide care to the man and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said several people were in the room at the time of the stabbing. An argument between the victim and another man, 39-year-old Victoriano Dias-Barrera, broke out before the stabbing. DIas-Barrera and the victim knew each other, police said. Dias-Barrera was arrested on charges of first-degree murder, going armed with intent and assault with a dangerous weapon. Police said another man at the scene, 29-year-old Anthony Diaz, was wanted for murder in Texas. He also was arrested. Diaz and Dias-Barrera are in custody at the Linn County Jail. Given https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/education/university-iowa-athletics-hawkeyes-75-million-deficit-coronavirus-20200915 (tens of millions in losses) the University of Iowa Department of Athletics is absorbing from COVID-19's devastating impact, outgoing UI President Bruce Harreld has agreed to permanently end an earlier https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/education/higher-education/iowa-hawkeye-athletics-to-give-more-money-to-the-wider-university-mission-20170824 (deal requiring athletics to contribute $2 million a year) in direct support to the main campus. Additionally, the University of Iowa's main campus — facing budget cuts and tens of millions in pandemic-propelled losses of its own — is nonetheless shipping $50 million to the typically self-sustaining athletics department this budget year. That money, according to UI spokeswoman Anne Bassett, will come from the university's cash reserves and come “in the form of an internal loan that will be repaid over the next 10 to 15 years.” Eco Lips has purchased Columbus Junction-based Simply Soothing, the manufacturer of the Bug Soother bug repellent. Eco Lips, manufacturer of organic lip balm, will grow Bug Soother's distribution following the acquisition, Eco Lips founder and owner Steve Shriver said. Eco Lips is in the process of moving from https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/business/eco-lips-lip-balm-iowa-cedar-rapids-marion-steve-shriver-20201218 (Marion to a larger facility in Cedar Rapids), which Shriver expects to be completed by late May. Bug Soother's operations eventually will move from Columbus Junction to the Cedar Rapids facility, Shriver said. He's in “no rush” to make the move, though. This briefing is sponsored in part by Corridor Careers. Are you looking for a job? https://www.corridorcareers.com/ (CorridorCareers.com) is a...

Residence Inn's Shelly Moranville on Looking Ahead to the Return of Travel,

Visit Sacramento Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 16:54

The Covid-19 pandemic is the toughest challenge for the hotel and hospotality businesses in recent history, and Shelly Moranville, general manager of the Residence Inn by Marriott Sacramento Downtown at Capitol Park, shares the challenges as well as the good she sees on the horizon as travel returns.

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186 Best Florida Hotels Resorts

Vacation Mavens

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 45:50

Dreaming of sunny skies and palm trees? Us too. Before you plan your next vacation to the Sunshine State, be sure to listen to this week's episode with Joella Doobrow from RovingJo. We break down the best Florida hotels and resorts up and down both coasts (and a few in the middle) for families, girls' trips, and romantic getaways. About Joella Doobrow Joella was born in Venezuela and currently lives in Florida. She moved to the USA alone when she was 18 and is now married with two teenage girls. Together they enjoy outdoor adventures mixed in with a few great city escapes. Travel has been a part of her life since she was a few months old and it has undoubtedly shaped it. Joella now shares her travel experiences through RovingJo.com to help inspire others to find their own adventures and create memories that will shape their lives in a positive way. She believes that no matter how busy life gets, there is always time to travel and discover something new. Even if that something new is just a few miles away from home. You can follow Joella on Instagram. Best Florida Hotels and Resorts If you are looking for a bucket list resort in Florida and budget isn't an issue, look at Little Palm Island in the Florida Keys. Hawk's Cay in the Florida Keys is an excellent choice for families, with villas with kitchens, lots of activities, and even dolphin encounters. While in the Keys you could potentially take a day trip to Dry Tortugas National Park. Margaritaville in Hollywood, Florida is also great for families. They have a Florider surfing simulator, a rooftop pool, and a Parakeets kids club. Just outside the hotel you can walk or bike along the boardwalk or go to the beach. The Margaritaville Orlando is also a great pick for families. In Palm Beach, The Breakers is old world luxury but has a kids and teens club and activities. They also offer activities like golf, kayaking, snorkeling, and complimentary bicycles. The Ritz Carlton in Key Biscayne and Amelia Island both offer great properties and kids programs. On the Gulf Coast of Florida, the beaches are softer with white, sugary sand and the water is calmer with a beautiful blue-green color. Marco Island and Naples are favorite family travel destinations on the Gulf Coast. The JW Marriott in Marco Island is perfect for families. They have a beautiful beach, golf nearby, multiple restaurants, kids clubs, and even an arcade/brewery. You can also take Dolphin watching tours and other watersports, or tours out to the Ten Thousand Islands. Twin Rivers Island Resort in Captiva allows locals and visitors to pay a day rate to use the resort. Captiva is a great spot for shelling and watching manatees. In Naples, the Naples Grande or Ritz Carlton are good options for families. The Inn on Fifth in Naples is great for a girlfriend getaway or romantic getaway as it is right in the heart of town. Tradewinds in the St. Pete/ Clearwater area is great for families. They have a large ocean waterpark, five pools, plenty of restaurants and bars, as well as a kids club. It isn't luxury but is great for pure family fun. We also like the Wyndham or Hyatt in Clearwater. Anna Maria Island is a great destination to rent a vacation home, but you could also try the boutique Rod and Reel Resort. They offers suites for families and they offer paddleboards, bikes, and other amenities. In the Panhandle, Port St. Joe, Rosemary Beach, and Seaside are all great communities, but they are better for vacation rental homes. Watercolor is one beautiful resort in that area. For Disney hotels, Animal Kingdom Lodge is a favorite for families because of the pools, playground, food, and, of course, the animals. The new Riviera is also very nice and it is on the Skyliner for easy transportation to the parks. The Swan or The Dolphin are also convenient if you are going to one of the festivals at Epcot, plus you can sometimes use Marriott points. If you want to stay outside of Disney, the Four Seasons Orlando can't be beat. For a girl's trip, head to Palm Beach and stay at either the Eau Palm Beach or The Colony. If you like a spa setting and want to be closer to the Miami action, the Acqualina Resort and Spa is perfect for a girls trip. For a romantic getaway, try the Bungalows Key Largo. It is an adults-only all-inclusive property. Cheeca Lodge is another option but they are remodeling right now. Amelia Island is another great spot for a romantic getaway, but you may want to rent a condo or stay at a bed and breakfast. When looking for deals, you can find good options in the summer when it is hot or during hurricane season in the fall. Read the Full Show Transcript [00:00:00.090] - Kim Tate Craving some sunshine and palm trees today, we're talking about Florida hotels. [00:00:17.120] - Announcer Welcome to Vacation Mavens, a family travel podcast with ideas for your next vacation and tips to get you out the door. Here are your hosts, Kim from Stuffed Suitcase and Tamara from We3Travel. [00:00:32.120] - Kim Tate So, Tamara, before we get chatting with our guest all about Florida hotels, I thought since we've been talking a lot about vacation planning and we talked recently about finding hotel deals, I thought maybe you and I could chime in a little bit on some of the tricks or things that we do when we're booking hotels, because you and I both just booked a whole bunch of hotels for our road trips. So did you want to start us off and share maybe a tip that you utilized or thought about with your booking? [00:00:59.480] - Tamara Gruber Sure, yeah. I think both of us with our road trips recently, we had to choose some destinations based on where we're going. But then some of our in-between destinations were maybe based on where we might have a hotel that we had a connection with, whether it's a loyalty program or, something through the credit card. So I feel like understanding where you are from a point perspective or if there are any certain deals like with your credit card or any certain like rewards points. [00:01:31.550] - Tamara Gruber You know, one of those like get the extra night free or, you know, double points or something like that. A lot of times I tend to ignore those. It's not very good as a a travel blogger, but sometimes I ignore them because I'm very focused on the destination. I like what I want to experience and not necessarily like chasing a particular hotel but I did for this trip try to look at that a little bit more. Some of it was like we also wanted to be like right in the heart of the town where campus was. [00:02:01.820] - Tamara Gruber So that's why in a couple of places I chose a Graduate hotel, because I'm like, OK, I know that this is going to give me like a very close to campus experience, but also a very local, authentic kind of experience because the Graduate hotels are awesome, bringing in local artists and local like culture and themes and things that you almost question. I know when we were in Madison, Wisconsin, and they have like Pink Flamingos and like, what's the deal with Pink Flamingos in Madison, Wisconsin, you know, and you you learn about it. And so I like that element. So we did that. But then we were more in between, you know, we're traveling, we just need a place to stop. I'm like, OK, let's look at you know, we're pretty loyal Marriott members like, what are the Marriott properties? [00:02:42.020] - Tamara Gruber You know, which ones are rated, you know, this where how far off the highway are they? But there are a couple of things that we saw because we were trying to book with points and we were also, you know, with the three of us being on the road, being in the car together so much, it's like, you know, a lot of togetherness. They thought we might want to spread out like a little bit when we get to the hotel and just, like, chill out and maybe have more than just like your typical to queen kind of room. [00:03:06.320] - Tamara Gruber So I was looking at different properties that have an extended room or have a one bedroom suite. So I'd find these Courtyard Marriotts that have a one bedroom king suite. So it's a king bed and then a separate room with a pullout couch. That gives us like lots of space. So I went and created a document with all the links to it and sent it to Glenn because he's the one with all the points and I'm like, can you book these? And he comes back to me and he's like, none of these are showing up. [00:03:36.710] - Tamara Gruber So what I learned is that a lot of times those premium rooms are not available for points, so then you have to make a choice do you really want that space? And the other thing is he is a titanium member so we could get there and get the upgrade potentially. So sometimes I'm like let's book the regular and see if we can get an upgrade. And other times, I'm like, we're going to be very tired. We're there for two nights, let's pay and make sure we get what we want. [00:04:09.380] - Tamara Gruber But when we were paying for it, I saw American Express Platinum card had a certain offer for Marriott where if you spent two hundred, you got a certain amount back. So then I was like, OK, well, let's use this deal. I made sure, like on my itinerary to write like use use Amex card. [00:04:31.040] - Tamara Gruber It wasn't just like an automatic thing. So sometimes like when you get those emails from your credit card, it does make sense if you have a trip coming up to really read through them and understand, because even though sometimes even deals like, I don't know, for restaurant chains or something like that. So I'm like, OK, let's like make a note of that so that I remember to use this credit card. [00:04:54.930] - Tamara Gruber So those are some of the things that we are doing. We also always get into the discussion of is it worth it to pay or not? You know, because as I mentioned, like on one of our episodes, you know, some of the inner city hotels are a little bit cheaper right now versus, you know, more of a leisure property. So we found a lot of good deals. And it's like, well, if it's only like one hundred and twenty five dollars, should we just pay for it, but then we decided towards the end of our trip, we wanted to, like, treat ourselves a little bit. So we decided to use the points. [00:05:24.970] - Tamara Gruber And actually, instead of staying at, like the Courtyard, we're staying at like an Autograph collection hotel, you know, something that's in the city has a little character, sometimes they're historic properties but it just has a little bit more character. [00:05:38.980] - Tamara Gruber I mean, I love a Courtyard and a Hilton garden inn because, like, I know exactly what to expect when we are stopping in Nebraska. I'm like, we're stopping in a Courtyard. I know that they have a washing machine. I know I can do my laundry. Like there's there's a comfort to that. They don't charge for parking. The Courtyards don't do breakfast, but if you stay at a Residence Inn and they do, you know, so you can always kind of figure out like what is going to be your state of mind? [00:06:05.530] - Tamara Gruber Are you in the middle of nowhere? And you really just want, like, a quick breakfast before you hit the road? Or are you staying in a city where you might want to go out to brunch or pick or see like a local place, you know, and therefore you don't need breakfast at the hotel. [00:06:16.780] - Tamara Gruber So I don't know. Those are some of the things that we think about and we thought about and planning our recent road trip. But I know you were a little bit more strategic in the way that you were using, like your points and your certificates and things. So why don't you talk a little bit about kind of what the process you went through? [00:06:32.380] - Kim Tate Well, I think you brought up something really good. I need to go check my Chase offers, because if you guys log into a credit card that you use, the offers will be like on your dashboard. And, you know, like Tamara said, she scored that Marriott one. And so it's always a good idea before you start doing a big trip like this to look and see what, you know, little bonuses you might have. And so I need to go check my Chase ones and see if I had anything from there. [00:06:59.170] - Kim Tate And then I also think that it's good to mention the breakfast thing, because that was something that really has me at a quandary right now, because I'm curious which hotels actually will have breakfast still and what that will look like because. [00:07:13.180] - Kim Tate So I'm not a yogurt eater. So I'm really worried that I'm going to be getting bags of like an orange or an apple and a yogurt every morning on right now when I have the free breakfast ones, because on the West Coast, you know, everything's still pretty, pretty locked down a little bit. So we'll see what happens. I have no idea what to think about the breakfast, but on a road trip, that's definitely something I look for is the free breakfast. [00:07:34.900] - Kim Tate Because for us, you would get this, but I have some late sleepers and it's hard to get up and get going in the morning. And if I have to make a stop for breakfast, then we are totally already going to be hours longer for us. So that's something that I keep in mind for sure. But I think one of the things that I do when I'm doing a big trip is I, I definitely plan. [00:07:57.880] - Kim Tate Like I said already last week that I look at how far I need to drive each week and or each day. And so I look at like, what are the main cities in those destinations? And I think what Tamara already touched on that a lot of us know is if you're doing a road trip, you're going to be doing a lot of these smaller towns. And so you're going to be drawn to a lot of those chains like Holiday Inn Express. [00:08:17.140] - Kim Tate You know, I for like Tamara said, Courtyard's I had a lot of Fairfield inns on mine. So you're going to be kind of looking at that. And I think the important thing is just to log in and check out what those hotels have going for promotions. For example, I saw that Holiday Inn Express, which is IHG, had a stay two nights, get double points promotion and you have to register in advance for it. So I registered in advance for that. [00:08:41.590] - Kim Tate And two of our nights on our road trip, are Holiday Inn Express's. So that'll work out and give us a little bonus on points. It's not that much of a money savings, but it's always nice to give. It's kind of like getting the free money that's sitting there. It's not a big deal if you don't get it, but it is a nice little perk. So that's something I think is important. You know, recently I was booking a Marriott property and I actually found that they were doing a certain promotion and I canceled my previous booking and rebooked it. [00:09:09.580] - Kim Tate And that's the other thing. Talking about cancellation of a lot of hotels offer you a much cheaper rate if you're willing to pay in advance. So you commit and say, I'm ready to do this, but for my planning and just with where the world is right now, I went ahead and paid the extra to get the free cancelation. Or you can cancel at least anywhere from one to three days normally before your trip. However, a little tip I'll mention is that there's nothing that says you can't log back in, recheck those rooms and cancel rebook at the lower the prepaid rate and then cancel the advance purchase rate. [00:09:44.380] - Kim Tate But that takes a lot of thinking in advance. But just a little heads up, you can set a little timer once you know that you're going and there's not any real risk if you have like a day before cancelation, there's nothing that stops you two days before from rebooking at the prepaid rate. [00:10:00.100] - Kim Tate So that's just some of the little hacks and stuff I have. I'm a triple-A, member. I actually need to reminds me I need to add, Lizzie, because I just always felt more. I don't think I've used it once, but I like having it and it just makes me feel comfortable. [00:10:19.980] - Tamara Gruber I used to work at AAA so I'm a AAA fan. [00:10:19.980] - Kim Tate I remember you telling me about making all those triptiks. So I think AAA is another thing to have in mind, that for a road trip it it serves two purposes is it can, you know, offer you the peace of mind if you do lock your keys or need a tow or have car trouble or need a change of tire or whatever your case may be, you have them on, you know, at the ready. And then also because a lot of hotels offer triple-A discounts. And that's a great little way to save, you know, save some money. I saved about I, I think I save, you know, around 10 to 20 percent on a room with it. [00:10:56.880] - Tamara Gruber Yeah, it's funny you mention that because, like, I do that and I don't even think about I don't even think about mentioning it. But yeah, I mean, so many of them, when you're going and you're looking at the price they have like little checkboxes, like if you want to see the AAA. Specifically like ask to see the rate. [00:11:12.450] - Kim Tate And then I know with Marriott you actually have to input your triple-A number when you're making the booking. So it can be a great, I mean based on this trip alone, it paid for itself. [00:11:27.930] - Tamara Gruber By the way, with us I actually went and I upgraded our membership to plus before because our like my car is getting like a little bit older. And so the roadside assistance isn't the built in like that when you buy it. Sometimes it includes assistance for a certain amount of time. So I don't have that anymore. And your typical triple-A is only like a three or five mile tow. And I'm like, we're going to be in the middle of nowhere. And so I want to make sure that I can. So actually, it's funny that you mention that because I didn't even think of it, but we actually upgraded our membership just so we can do that road trip. [00:12:02.340] - Kim Tate And the cool thing about triple A also for you parents who have teen drivers is it works for any car the person is in. So it's a membership for the person. So if your teen is with friends and there's something happens, they can always call AAA and get help even if their friend doesn't have AAA. Same with you. If you're renting a car or, you know, whatever the case may be, your AAA covers you. So it's really getting membership is free. [00:12:34.320] - Tamara Gruber Yeah. I recently just got a thing asking me like free two months of the plus or whatever if I signed up for that. So I need to log in and do that because I thought of doing that just for a road trip. [00:12:46.230] - Kim Tate So anyways, that's some of the little tips I have. But yeah, I think hopefully we haven't overwhelmed people, but that's the way our brains work, right. We're always I mean, I'm just always looking for deals because if I can save a little money here and there, it means you can splurge and do a little more in other places. But I think the chains are the big thing to recognize on a road trip. [00:13:04.560] - Kim Tate You're going to be doing a lot of chains. And if you can have loyalty or look for those bonuses, it might pay off a little bit. I know a lot of hotels used to do, you know, stay two nights, get one night free you type certificates. And with my Marriott credit card, I get a free certificate every year. But figuring out how to use those is the tricky thing. And then also considering parking costs, like Tamara said, I considered an Autograph hotel as well. [00:13:28.560] - Kim Tate And one of our stops that was in a bigger city that had that. However, they charged a 35 dollar parking fee. And I thought that doesn't make any sense for us. We'll just stay at the Fairfield Inn and get our nice supposedly free breakfast. The differences between, you know, like just staying on the outskirts at a more of a chain property versus, you know, being in the city at a flagship property, you know, the extra expense can be insane between parking. [00:13:53.550] - Tamara Gruber Then you charge for breakfast and you think about like some of those chains, like I just love, like Residence Inn or, you know, one of the like Springhill Suites is that have also they have like the little happy hour. [00:14:05.820] - Tamara Gruber And then they have sometimes I know Residence Inn like sometimes on like a Tuesday night they have like the manager's reception or something and they'll like grill hot dogs, you know, like something like that. But there's, there's a lot of like little perks to some of the places that maybe don't have you know, they're not the downtown location. [00:14:22.440] - Tamara Gruber They're not the more stylish, perhaps. But I also I like the consistency of a lot of those brands, though, in terms of knowing what you're getting. [00:14:30.990] - Kim Tate Well, and I like the fact that if I'm on a long road trip, it's, a money saving because they're normally pretty affordable. And I just need a place to sleep for the night that I know it's going to be clean and I like the chains because I know that there's a cleanliness standard for the brand. And so you feel a little more confident there, even though they can't be franchised. [00:14:50.850] - Kim Tate So we are going to talk today all about Florida hotels, and I'm excited to hear about that because I'm definitely dreaming of sunshine and palm trees. [00:14:59.970] - Tamara Gruber Yeah, Florida is such a popular destination, so we wanted to cover kind of a variety, you know, from like what's good for family, what's good for girlfriend getaway, romantic, you know, different areas. So lots of, I think a little gems that we're going to talk about today. So I'm excited to talk to Joella. [00:15:24.700] - Tamara Gruber Today, we're here with Joella Doobrow, and she was born in Venezuela and now lives in Florida with her husband and two teen girls, travel has been a part of her life since she was very young. And today she shares her experience through her blog at Roving Jo to help inspire others to find their own adventures and create memories to shape their lives in a positive way. So welcome, Joella. [00:15:45.680] - Joella Doobrow Thanks. I'm really excited to be here with you guys. [00:15:48.350] - Tamara Gruber Now, I've been following you on Instagram for so long now, and I am always jealous of all of the day trips and, you know, weekends and overnights and things that you've been doing, especially as I'm kind of trapped in the cold up here. So I'm eager to get your opinion on some of the your favorite hotels and resorts in Florida. But before we get into some of the details, I'm going to ask you a really hard question. And that is, if you could stay at any resort in Florida with any budget, where would you go? [00:16:17.000] - Joella Doobrow Actually, I think it's this resort, it's called a little Palm Island resort. Tt's a very exclusive. It's on a private island and it's voted like the number seven resort in the USA by, you know, Conde Nast Traveler. And it's really the epitome of luxury and escape. I mean, you need to get there by boat or sea plane. And I just love the idea of no phones, no TVs, no guests under 18 and, you know, really good dining and just secluded and, you know, getting away from the world and having lots of luxury. [00:16:51.770] - Tamara Gruber It sounded perfect to me. Kim and I were actually just talking about this on our last episode briefly, because I was, kind of scrounging around for different ideas for the summer. And I came across it and I was so excited until I saw the price. So, yes, when I win the lottery, that's where I'm going to go to. [00:17:11.600] - Kim Tate So we are going to be talking all about Florida, which I'm sure most people understand is a, you know, fairly good sized state. So let's start on the East Coast. And, you know, there we're looking at Amelia Island, Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, the Keys, of course. So what are some of your favorite East Coast beaches and resorts for families that you recommend for, you know, a good, good getaway? [00:17:34.340] - Joella Doobrow Yeah, there's actually several. And like I said, I mean, the East Coast is fairly large. So, you know, starting all the way on the south towards the keys for the family, we really enjoyed Hawk's Cay. So it's not all the way down in Key West, but they have a lot of really, really fun amenities that are for families. They'll do dolphin encounters, you can do snorkeling, scuba packages, sunset cruises, paddleboards kayaks, fishing. They have tons of activities on site, game rooms, kids club, a wonderful playground. [00:18:10.370] - Joella Doobrow They have this little pirate ship type pool putting course. I mean, it's it's just there's everything there and it's getting into the keys. So there's tons of things to do outside the resort as well. It's really fabulous. [00:18:24.440] - Tamara Gruber Yeah. I stayed there with my family once quite a few years ago, and I think I've told Kim before, I still have a scar on my knee from that pirate pool. [00:18:33.740] - Kim Tate I actually was talking to them recently and I think it kind of has that it sounded like a very all inclusive feel where or almost like, you know, like staying on on site with Disney in a way where you're kind of insulated. They're they've got everything for restaurants and all your activities. You don't have to think about anything beyond that if you don't want to. So it seems like it's really great. Set it and forget it. Vacation destination. [00:18:56.450] - Tamara Gruber It's a good one for now, too, because they have those villas that have kitchens and it's you know, you're you're really self-contained and self-catering if you want to be. [00:19:06.440] - Joella Doobrow Yeah, they do. They have the both the the hotel side and then the villas. So if you need more space or want to cook your own stuff and or even if I think they even have places where you can dock your boat, it's it's really nice. [00:19:18.500] - Kim Tate Cool, so moving north, what else have you got on the East Coast. [00:19:22.070] - Joella Doobrow So a little bit closer to where I live and we've done this as a day trip or staycation is Margaritaville in Hollywood. And it's really fun because they have you know, aside from the pool, they have the florider where you can kind of like, you know, surf. But yes, it's lots of fun both for kids and adults. And they do have, of course, the rooftop pool with cabanas. And they do have a parakeets kids club with, you know, games and crafts for kids and stuff like that. I think between ages four and twelve. [00:19:53.330] - Tamara Gruber I'm a big Jimmy Buffett fan. And was it two years ago? I stayed at the Margaritaville in Orlando when it first opened and I loved it. So I'm I imagine that they all have a similar vibe. But it just I felt very relaxed when I was there, which I usually wouldn't feel when I'm in Orlando. [00:20:09.140] - Joella Doobrow Yeah, I was really fun. And then right outside the hotel, there's a broad walk or boardwalk. I don't know how people pronounce it, but I mean, you can skate there, ride your bike some there's tons of restaurants out there and cool places where you can get like ice cream. And it has that old town, Florida, feel. And, you know, it's right on the beach, too. So it's great. [00:20:31.700] - Joella Doobrow A little further north, if you go to West Palm, there is the Breakers, which kind of has that old style to it. It's really great for adults and kids because they do have a lot of kids programs. There are even for teens, they have one for teens, thirteen and up, which is great. And they have activities like golf and kayaking and snorkeling and arcades and, you know, complimentary bicycles that you can take and and use for West Palm Beach, which is a great way to get around the area. [00:21:01.030] - Kim Tate Now are any of those, would you say, better for like a beach, like white sand beach vacation type thing, because I know as you move to the keys, sometimes it's not always, you know, sandy beaches and sometimes with currents or tides or, you know, seaweed, stuff like that. So do you have any that are kind of more of a sure bet if you want the white sand beach? [00:21:20.200] - Joella Doobrow Margaritaville is right on the water, and that is sand beach. I feel on the east. It's not as white powdery sand. You'll find that on the West Coast. There's also the the Ritz Carlton, either on Key Biscayne down south or if you want to go north on Amelia Island. Both of them have great family programs. I mean, it is more luxury. It's more that luxury family resort type thing. But they have, you know, different pools once for the family, once, you know, just for the kids and for the adults and the kids club is always really good with Ritz Carlton. So those are beach. [00:21:56.760] - Tamara Gruber They even have those cute little like rich kids check in like a little stepstool so the kids can check it. And I stayed that Amelia Island one one said it was it was nice because I think there's a lot of, like, pirate history up there. So a lot of the kids program activities were involving, like, we're going to look for sharks teeth. We're going to, you know, learn about pirates. And we have like a pirate tuck in and we do stargazing at night in the dunes and some cool things like that that you may not think of as more Floridian, you know. [00:22:25.300] - Joella Doobrow And Amelia Island, the beaches there are pretty nice. So, you know, if you're looking for more of that powdery sand, that's as close as you're going to get, I think, on the East Coast. Cool. [00:22:35.440] - Tamara Gruber Do you have any others that you would want to mention on the East Coast or should we move over to the West Coast? [00:22:39.720] - Joella Doobrow I think let's move on to the Gulf Coast. [00:22:42.550] - Tamara Gruber Yeah, I love the Gulf Coast because there you do find that that powdery sand, but also that blue green water. And it's like calmer and warmer. [00:22:52.840] - Joella Doobrow It's my favorite part of Florida and it's when we want to get away, that's where we tend to go, even if we just go for the day. That's that is, you know, what we love. We feel more at peace there because, you know, you don't have the huge big waves. And like you said, the sand is like super white and powdery and the water is calm and it goes with that clear blue to that emerald green. [00:23:17.290] - Tamara Gruber What areas do you like to stay at or would you like to visit? What do you think families should go to on the Gulf Coast? [00:23:23.380] - Joella Doobrow So our our favorites that that we go to pretty much all the time as either Marco Island or Naples. So Naples, we do a lot of day trips there. And if we want to stay overnight, a lot of times we do, Marco, because we really love the J.W. Marriott that is there. It's really family friendly. You can also use points, which is fabulous. You know, if if you want to reduce cost, they do have three miles of private beach. [00:23:47.560] - Joella Doobrow They have 12 restaurants inside. They have golf courses, you know, water sports day camps for the kids. And, you know, they even have the dove in movie. I mean, I don't know if they're doing that now during quarantine, of course. But, you know, they they used to do that where they had the huge screen outside. And you just you could stay on the pool and watch the movie from there. And on that side of the Gulf, they they can set you up to do the dolphin watching tours, which are fabulous. [00:24:12.550] - Joella Doobrow We've done like kayaking out there and out to the Ten Thousand Islands. And, you know, you can see the domes out there. It's all it's really neat is there are a lot of shelling. So there's kids that, you know, like looking at the different shells and collecting them. It's a great area for that. So we really like staying there. [00:24:31.960] - Tamara Gruber Yeah, we're definitely on the same wavelength here because you and I seem to like a lot of the same hotels. My daughter and I stayed there December of twenty nineteen and we loved it because they had also just open some kind of like microbrew, but it also had like a game room. So it was almost like Dave and Busters kind of place in a way. And so we played a bunch of games and we just had such a blast. And it's not far to the Everglades, too. I know one day we took a day trip down and did an airboat tour, see the alligators, you know, all that kind of stuff. [00:25:09.430] - Joella Doobrow We did a kayaking tour through the mangroves and the Everglades there with a small local company. And, you know, it was fabulous. You get to see the alligators really right next to you and wildlife, all the birds. It's we love that area. [00:25:24.370] - Tamara Gruber Although for some people, the whole alligators may not be right next to them, may not be a positive. I feel like every time I post something from, like a some type of tour that has alligators, they're like, are you crazy? [00:25:39.490] - Kim Tate That's so funny that I live in Seattle, you know, and I've actually done sea kayaking. And, you know, it's funny because I'm scared of alligators. Yet I went out in the sea in kayaked where orcas regularly, you know, will come and they can really flip you. So, yeah, I'm like, I'm probably need to keep my mouth shut and just understand that, you know, alligators probably a lot less scary than orca whales, but. [00:26:01.150] - Joella Doobrow Well, you can always just do the the boat and they take you on the boat. Exactly. You know. Yeah. No problem with flipping the dolphins come right up on you. [00:26:10.570] - Joella Doobrow And then if you if you go when the the waters are warm, the manatees are [00:26:15.530] - Kim Tate I that's what I would love to see would be the manatees that people are they now are the manatees more like inland from the, you know, Gulf side or are they inland? [00:26:25.720] - Joella Doobrow You see them right on the Gulf. OK, yeah. So on the Ten Thousand Islands and you can get there on a tour from Marco all through the canals there. When the waters are warm, you see the manatees, I mean, hundreds and thousands of them. But now, you know, during more of the winter, they migrate from the ocean and they go into the springs closer to central Florida. You see a lot of them up there. [00:26:50.590] - Joella Doobrow And then where the power plants are that keep the water warm so they all kind of migrate to where the waters are warmer. So that's why everybody kind of goes up to the springs to see them there. [00:27:02.200] - Tamara Gruber When we were in Captiva, my gosh, Hannah was probably like four the resort that we stayed at, had a marina and they would always hang out there. So we would just go kind of sit in the marina and watch the manatees bobbing around. I mean, they're so they're ugly but fascinating and cute all at the same time, you know, so. [00:27:18.700] - Joella Doobrow So you said Captiva. And I'm going to let you in on a little secret that us locals here do. There is a little resort down there. It's called Twin Waters Island Resort. And you have to call them the day of if you're if you're local. And it used to be for. Five dollars, but I think it's gone up to 60 now per car, and if they have availability, you pay the 60 dollars, you park your car there. [00:27:42.450] - Joella Doobrow They used to give you, I don't know, twenty five or thirty dollars in credit that you could use in the resort and you could use the facilities, the beach, which is right there, because, as you know, Captiva, there's no real public like it's all like you have to be staying at a home or a resort and so you can use all the property and the amenities and I mean pretty much have a day at a resort. [00:28:07.500] - Kim Tate Florida is really big on right now is day passes and I think that's going to be I did that once when I had a cruise, that we had a late flight out and I bought a day pass to a resort in Fort Lauderdale. And we spent the day we had a room at the resort and we played on the beach and the pool. And then we went to the airport at five pm or whatever. And it was so great. And I know there's a lot of Florida hotels that do that. [00:28:31.140] - Joella Doobrow Yeah, it's great. It's great. This one's kind of hidden. People don't know much about it. Yeah. [00:28:36.750] - Tamara Gruber Now, what about Naples? Do you have a favorite place to stay there? [00:28:40.620] - Joella Doobrow Yes, but I'll talk a little bit about that when we talk about a girlfriend getaway. [00:28:46.230] - Tamara Gruber Yeah, I'd say there are a couple of times and you know, one, I think it was the Naples Grande, which I didn't really love. It was for a family vacation. Yeah. And then the last time Hannah and I just spent a couple of days and I had Marriott points, so I went from the J.W. Marriott, Marco Island to the residence inn Naples. I was trying to balance the use of those points. [00:29:09.060] - Joella Doobrow I have stayed at the Ritz, they have the one by the ocean and then they have the one that's the golf course. And we really do like that. We have stayed up at the grand and it's there's no luxury, but it's we like that beach is really nice, although there's public access to it. And then there's the little inn on fifth. [00:29:29.970] - Tamara Gruber So any other favorite places on the Gulf Coast or even in the other families. [00:29:34.350] - Joella Doobrow I think Tradewinds in the St.. Pete Clearwater area is probably the best bet. I mean it is huge. It's like close to sixteen thousand square feet of floating ocean water park, which I'm sure it's not running right now. But you know, during regular times, having a great floating ocean water park is fantastic. They have five pools, you know, like ten restaurants and bars. Four hundred and fifty cabanas, kids club. I mean, all kinds of stuff. [00:30:03.060] - Joella Doobrow They think they have two different properties with different amenities on each. But and it is not a luxury. It is pure fun. It's a great place for families just looking to really be entertained. So that's what limitation for that tomorrow. [00:30:19.620] - Kim Tate And then we're in Clearwater before. And I think it seemed like an ideal family destination. [00:30:26.350] - Joella Doobrow St. Pete and Clearwater has a lot to do. I mean, even if you don't stay just in the resort, there's tons of things in the area as well. Another place we really love as a family is Anna Maria Island. We just recently stayed in a small boutique resort. There normally will either rent a house or stay off the island with points somewhere and then just commute in. But we stayed at this small boutique resort that only has about eight rooms, and it's called the Rod and Reel resort. [00:30:50.880] - Joella Doobrow And it's super quaint, super nice. It's all inclusive. They provide you with bicycles and kayaks and paddle boards. And the suites are great because there's tons of room for the family. So like we stayed in a two bedroom, which was great. The kids feel like they had all the room to themselves or bathroom and just, you know, kind of on their own like that on top of us. So they really, really liked it. And the island itself is just great for families. [00:31:20.370] - Joella Doobrow There's very laid back, cute little restaurants. You can get everybody by bicycle. And the beaches are absolutely stunning, beautiful sunsets. And we just love it there. That sounds awesome. I know that, you know, it seems like there's these little hidden areas all around Florida, there's so much coastline, I'm sure there's a lot of little you know, I feel this this one's kind of being more discovered now. [00:31:44.150] - Joella Doobrow And it's yeah, it's getting hard to even get rooms there. And they're going up in prices, which is, you know, I think part of. [00:31:50.940] - Kim Tate Yeah, I think that's one of the reasons we wanted to talk about Florida, because it seems like for people who are ready to travel and do feel comfortable traveling, Florida is definitely seeing a huge boom in tourism. So if people are looking for escapes, it seems like the hotels there are welcome. [00:32:05.300] - Joella Doobrow There are definitely open. It's like nothing's ever going on. [00:32:12.980] - Kim Tate Well, one last area before we move on, I just want to ask about is the Panhandle, which I hear a lot of people talking about. Do you have any? [00:32:22.790] - Joella Doobrow I have stayed in Port St. near Port St. Joe, but we rented we rented a house, a home there and stayed on the beach. But I know that there's beautiful areas like Rosemary Beach and Seaside, and I've just never made it up there. It takes me nine hours to get to the Panhandle. So it's not something we've done. [00:32:45.290] - Tamara Gruber Yeah, you have enough beaches close to you. Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's and I definitely hear that that area is more, you know, for like the vacation rental market, like I've heard of, like what is it, water color in or something that's that's would be very, very nice but definitely more known for its vacation rental home. [00:33:03.820] - Joella Doobrow Yeah, definitely. I mean it's great you do a whole week and you mean you can split it with a family and you know, it's, it's really nice you bring in your groceries and just hang out. We did that in I mean, near Port St. Joe. I don't remember what the name of the town was, but it was in that area. And I have friends who have stayed in Seaside and they've absolutely loved it. [00:33:24.380] - Tamara Gruber Well, obviously, one of the areas that people love to go to in Florida is Orlando. So not on the beach, but do you have any places that you really love if you're in the Orlando area? [00:33:33.380] - Joella Doobrow Yeah, well, I mean, if we're going to talk about some Disney hotels, our favorite is Animal Kingdom Lodge, just because we are big animal lovers and you know, the idea of having the giraffes walking by and it's it's just. [00:33:48.440] Awesome. Plus, I think the pools are really beautiful, the they have like that zero in depth entry that kind of looks like a watering hole. I mean, the way they think they're their hotels is just great. You know, the playgrounds with the ropes and bridge and you can kind of overlook and see the animals on the other side. And of course, the food is phenomenal at that resort. So I'm all about the food, too. So we like it there. [00:34:13.340] - Kim Tate Now we're talking about Disney, my newest favorite little spot is I loved the Riviera resort because it's on the skyline. And just having that way of getting in and out of the parks, especially I two kids who really love Epcot and the Riviera. The skyline has a kind of back entrance to the world showcase in Epcot, which with teenagers, it's really nice because they can you can kind of stay in the room if you're tired and they can go back out. [00:34:37.610] - Joella Doobrow Yeah. For us, when we go to Epcot, we usually stay at either the Swan or the dolphin. Yeah. Just because I mean, it's not over. Yeah. You can walk and it's not it's not technically a Disney hotel, so it's not themed, you know, in that way. But if you have little kids you can still like I think it's the swan has the, you know, the meal, the breakfast, the standards. So you can do that. [00:35:04.130] - Joella Doobrow You know, they do give you perks. You can get transportation to the parks, free parking, you know, the extra magic hours and the complimentary, you know, fastpass plus or whatever that's that's called. You get some of the perks. [00:35:15.980] - Kim Tate But yeah, there are Marriott property. So points person, you can try and snag a room. It's really hard there. [00:35:24.230] - Joella Doobrow And I don't think the redemption is all that great for either. But yeah. Because our prices I mean are are fairly low, especially compared to some of the other resorts that are right there. I mean some of the big Disney resorts that are super expensive are right there. So compared to them, this is a big deal. So that's why we do that. Especially we're going to like the food and wine or something like that. Yeah, we're going to drink a little bit. And you can just walk home. [00:35:50.450] - Kim Tate Yeah. What other places other than Disney do you love? [00:35:55.130] - Joella Doobrow In Orlando, I mean, if we're if we're going to stay in the Orlando area and budget is not an issue, I mean, the Four Seasons is beautiful for a resort. You don't have to leave. Yeah, you really don't have to leave. It's everything is just there. It's just ridiculously expensive. [00:36:13.850] - Tamara Gruber Well, you kind of teased us earlier by talking about some girl trip destinations. Now, Kim and I did a girls trip down to the Keys, but I'd love to hear if you have any places that you love for girls trip to Florida. Yes. [00:36:25.790] - Joella Doobrow And I won't mention the Keys at all. OK, so I actually feel Palm Beach is a fabulous place for girls trip. I would recommend two resorts. I mean, that you can pick depending on the kind of vibe that you want. I mean, there's Eau Palm Beach which actually used to be a Ritz Carlton. So their spa is fantastic. It's like a forty two thousand square foot spots, like one of the best ones there. And it's phenomenal. [00:36:53.810] - Joella Doobrow So if you want to do that with the girls, that's awesome. They have a great adult only pool. And of course, there's all the luxury that comes with with the brand. And then if you kind of prefer that more cutesy Instagram style type hotel, there's The Colony. So that one's not on the beach, but they do take you to the beach. And not only do they take it to the beach, they have a beach butler that will deliver like little bites and stuff in a pink yeti cooler. [00:37:23.450] - Joella Doobrow So everything's kind of very Instagram able. I mean, you'll find pinks and blues and flamingo prince and banana leaf prints. It's just all super cute and Instagramable. [00:37:35.000] - Tamara Gruber So it's a good place to wear your lily Pulitzer dresses. [00:37:37.820] - Joella Doobrow Perfect. And it's just fun, fun place for the girls. And they have bikes that you can take everything in. And Palm Beach is very either walkable or you can get around with a bike. So it's you can just get on the bikes and go exploring lots of really good restaurants. It's a fun place and shopping, of course, lots of shopping. If I was somebody that I follow on Instagram that's been posting pictures from the colony this week and so I'm very familiar with what you mean with that like pastel pink and. [00:38:07.590] - Joella Doobrow Yeah, yeah. Looks very cute. It is cute but is cute and I mean another one. If you kind of like the whole spa thing and maybe want to be closer to some of the Miami action, there is the aqualina resort and spa. It is. It's around Sunny Isles. So it's it's really kind of nice, the location, it's on the beach and it's close to both Aventura and Bal Harbor shops. So between spending time on the beach, pool, spa and shopping, I mean, make for great girls getaway. [00:38:42.600] - Tamara Gruber Yeah, I've heard great things about that hotel also. [00:38:45.930] - Joella Doobrow I've gone there just for spa, like we have a month here that is spa month. So they have like really discounted rates. So we'll we'll take the girls and we'll just go for a spa day though. [00:38:56.610] - Kim Tate So nice. I'm definitely dreaming of a girls getaway. Yeah. So but what about if we're looking for a romantic getaway. [00:39:03.960] - Kim Tate I know Tamara. That's one of the reasons she's eyeing Florida a lot in case her Greece trip doesn't happen. So what do you think about that? [00:39:11.420] - Joella Doobrow Well, if you win the lottery and want to go to Little Palm Island, go for it. If you don't, then I think a little less expensive alternative are the bungalows at Key Largo. That was the other one I was looking at. Yeah, it's an adult only property. It's all inclusive. It's, you know, kind of smaller in size. Has that feel of like you're in Bali. They have like that little spa garden getaway kind of thing. [00:39:36.570] - Joella Doobrow It's it's supposed to be really nice and romantic. I personally have not been, but I would think that that would be a great place. I have been to the Checca Lodge. And that was really nice. I know they're remodeling it right now, so I don't I think it won't be ready till sometime in 2022, but that's another really nice option. [00:39:57.100] - Tamara Gruber Yeah, Kim, that was one that we were maybe going to stay at when we were in Key Largo. Yeah, but then we ended up at Baker's. [00:40:03.580] - Kim Tate I really liked that Baker's Cay spot that they put us up at. I thought that was nice and I haven't even heard of that. [00:40:11.590] - Tamara Gruber That was was that an autograph? I remember one that we stayed at was not autograph. And when we visited was a curio collection by Hilton or I may have flipped those, something like that. Yeah. [00:40:22.660] - Kim Tate I think the curio one was the baker's key I think. Yeah. And then there was the one next door to it too and I don't remember what that one was. [00:40:29.740] - Tamara Gruber Yeah. I playa Largo I think. Well that's some nice options. Do you have any others for a romantic getaway. I mean at this point anything sounds good to me. Yeah. [00:40:38.920] - Joella Doobrow I mean I like, I like Amelia Island on the East but I would rent, I would rent or stay in a little bed and breakfast or something. Right. [00:40:48.500] - Tamara Gruber Yeah, and the Omni has those residences right on property, so you can, like, have your own condo. I mean, that's not maybe quite as charming, romantic as you might be imagining with a bed and breakfast. [00:41:03.170] - Joella Doobrow Yeah, it's an option and it definitely is an option. [00:41:06.230] - Tamara Gruber Cool. Well, that's a lot of ground that we covered are a lot of coastline at least. I was going to say a lot of state. You gave us some great ideas to think about. And now I just, of course, want to travel more than ever. But out of everything that we talked about, do you have a favorite that you've been to? [00:41:23.690] - Joella Doobrow Oh, it's it's hard. I think we just keep going back to the day of Marriott in Marco just because we love the location. The amenities are great. It's the prices reasonable. It just kind of ticks all the boxes for us. Lots of, like little day trips and things that we can do from their little excursions on boats and kayaking and that kind of stuff. So it takes a lot of the boxes for us. So that's where we keep going back to. [00:41:53.150] - Joella Doobrow I feel like the changes by the mood, it's seasonal too, right? Yeah, that's true. I mean, some of them, you know, get decorate are really nice around Christmas when you go, you know, I mean, Disney is absolutely beautiful. During Christmas. [00:42:07.640] - Kim Tate I was just going to ask, is there a season that you think that people, you know, if they're looking for kind of a resort beach, you know, we're thinking more of the traditional Florida beach escape. Is there, you know, any seasons that you think are great for either weather and or money? Like savings, like getting deals? [00:42:24.120] - Joella Doobrow Well, for savings, hurricane season. But yeah, but you probably don't want to travel during hurricane season. [00:42:31.970] - Joella Doobrow Summer usually, believe it or not, has the better deals because it is incredibly hot. So you do get better deals like this time of the year is expensive because it's horrible everywhere else and everybody wants to come to Florida. Yeah, but the weather's great. And that's why everybody I mean, this is perfect weather here now. I mean, you can still go in the in the ocean. It's, you know, seventy three degrees out. You know, it's perfect. [00:42:56.960] - Joella Doobrow I mean, spring is great here, but it's expensive. [00:43:00.650] - Tamara Gruber Yeah. You're in season. [00:43:04.190] - Tamara Gruber Well, I guess we want to wrap up by asking a question that we ask all of our guests, and that is, do you have a favorite travel outfit or brand of clothing that you like to wear when you're traveling? [00:43:14.990] - Joella Doobrow Oh, well, in Florida, I mostly wear like sun dresses and maxi dresses. I have some favorite rap rap style dresses that I get from Lulus when they're on sale. But I'm not I don't like just subscribe to one brand. It's whatever I find. I'm not brand loyal. So if I find something else that's comfortable, it's fine. But if I'm going to do anything outdoors and hiking, which we love to do, but we don't do that in Florida, we go away for that. [00:43:39.290] - Joella Doobrow Then usually we do Columbia. We have a great we have great outlet shops here. So I actually live really close to a Columbia outlet and we get most of our stuff from there. And then, of course, also Prana when they're on sale. [00:43:52.460] - Joella Doobrow So those are kind of my those are two of them, too, like outdoorsy, relaxed, you know, gear. I absolutely love Prana and Columbia both. Yeah. [00:44:00.920] - Tamara Gruber And I know from seeing you on Instagram, you always have very cute dresses. [00:44:06.320] - Joella Doobrow I have I have these wrap dresses from Lulus, which I mean, one, they're super, super comfortable for travel, too. They look fabulous. Some pictures. And, you know, you can dress them up or dress them down. [00:44:19.380] - Kim Tate Great. So, you know, Tamara mentioned seeing you on Instagram, so do you want to let our listeners know where they can find you online? Yes, I do live most of my life there on Instagram, on my handle is roving Joe, I do have the same handle on Facebook and my website is the same as roving Jo Dotcom. [00:44:38.060] - Tamara Gruber And that's Joe with no E at the end. [00:44:39.860] - Tamara Gruber Just so. Yes, everyone knows and we'll link to that in their show notes. So thank you again for coming in and sharing your expertise with us. And we hope everyone does pop over to Instagram and give you a follow and a little shout out there. [00:44:55.260] - Joella Doobrow And thanks for having me. This was super fun and I hope I was able to provide some valuable information. [00:45:01.130] - Kim Tate I think you have us all dreaming of kind of a nice, you know, warm weather beach escape right now. So it's helpful to have an idea of where to look. [00:45:12.530] - Kim Tate As always, thanks for joining us for another week here at Vacation MAVEN's. [00:45:16.790] - Tamara Gruber And stay tuned because next time we're going to be talking to someone all about family travel tech. So your favorite gadgets to help make family travel a little bit easier. [00:45:25.970] - Kim Tate Can't wait for that one, because you know me, I'm all about travel and tech gadgets. [00:45:29.960] - Tamara Gruber So stay tuned.

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INTERVIEW EDITION * JILL WOODS

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 13:18

WELCOME to my new INTERVIEW EDITION with Guest Jill Woods. Wood's Bio: Currently Dual Director of Sales for Aimbridge Hospitality in the Indianapolis Downtown market representing the Courtyard by Marriott at the Capitol and the Residence Inn on the Canal. The last 10 years I was blessed to work with the best in hospitality at the Residence Inn - Fishers, as well as Regional Sales for Extended Stay America and Task Force Management for First Hospitality Group. I continue to work on writing about the hospitality business and look forward to publishing another book with Jokima Hiller. See my blog at seejilltravel.wordpress.com. We now have 2 published books, The RevPar Formula and The Red Book. My passion is developing others who may have a gift for the hospitality industry but have limited resources. Knowing that Operations and Sales go hand in hand has helped me move from Corporate Sales to AGM to GM in less than one years time at a previous property. Have managed Sales Building for two hotels during the same time period, supervising a Sales Coordinator at each property. Some advertising / marketing experience as well. Have 10 years of experience in the Restaurant Industry which includes prep, serving, hosting, and some management duties as well. I firmly believe where I am today and in the future is because of the managers I have worked for while building my career. Specialties: Making others see how fun and rewarding the hospitality business is. Negotiating hotel rates with companies, approving and sometimes developing advertising proofs, organizing, public speaking and conducting employee meetings/trainings. ** On YouTube --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/betonhospitality/support

185 Tips for Finding Hotel Deals

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 48:03

Needs some tips for stretching your vacation budget to go further? This week we chat with dad and tech entrepreneur Nate Ritter, from RoomSteals and learn some new tricks for finding hotel deals. About Nate Ritter Nate is a travel expert, who first got started in 2007 when he was able to fly & stay in Paris for $300 (accommodation included). This first experience sparked his interest in all things travel hacking through miles/points/finding deals, etc. Most recently, he founded RoomSteals, which is a chrome extension that lets you see wholesale hotel rates before booking. Most companies, like Expedia and Booking, make money by marking up the hotel price or getting a commission (between 7-18%). They don’t add margin or take commission, so the prices are at the rock bottom. You can follow Nate on Twitter or you can follow RoomSteals. Tips for Finding Hotel Deals One way to get cheap accommodations is to look for new home exchange start ups and sign up with them. Often they will offer points or credits just for listing your house, even if you don't want to actually swap your house. Sometimes those points are enough to get a free stay. One option is Love Home Swap which was later bought by HomeExchange.com. Hotels have wholesale inventory that they offer to online travel agencies but those prices aren't usually available to the public. RoomSteals allows anyone to become a member and lets you see those wholesale rates. RoomSteals is a Chrome browser extension that shows these secret deals once you are logged in and looking at hotel rates on Booking.com, Expedia, Travelocity, etc. You don't need to be a paid member to log in and see the wholesale rates but once you see the rates and want to book, you need a paid membership to RoomSteals.com. RoomSteals doesn't make a commission or transaction fee on bookings, only on a subscription of $59 per year (currently). Members often save enough on one trip to cover the cost of the annual membership. RoomSteals.com will show you the cheapest rate at that hotel, which may not be the exact room configuration that you are looking for. But you can compare once you look at RoomSteals booking engine and you can always select the room configuration that you want even if the price is slightly different. Members are saving an average of 25% across an entire year of bookings. You typically do not use points when you book wholesale rates, but you can always call the hotel in advance or give your number at check in to see if you can still get credit for your stay. Also look closely at the rate as often it is non-refundable or does not have some of the amenities like free breakfast or such. It is hard to find wholesale rates during peak travel seasons. It is easier to find rates when there is a bit of a lull in the market. Discounts can be as drastic as $300 for a $3000 penthouse suite. It often helps to call and talk to someone personally in advance as you will be more apt to get upgraded or special perks if you form a personal connection. Use coupon code VacationMavens to receive 20% off an annual membership to RoomSteals.com. [00:00:00.000] - Kim Tate Today we're talking about how to score a steal of a deal on your next hotel. [00:00:16.200] - Announcer Welcome to Vacation Mavens, the family travel podcast with ideas for your next vacation and tips to get you out the door. Hosts Kim from Stuffed Suitcase and Tamara from We3Travel. [00:00:30.700] - Kim Tate Well Tamara, when this episode airs you are going to be on the road off on an adventure with a teenager. So maybe we could talk before we start chatting about hotels. Let's talk a little bit about road trips road trip planning and in anything useful you think our listeners would like to know if there might be helpful for them cuz I have a feeling road trips are going to be pretty popular this spring break. [00:00:53.300] - Tamara Gruber We have done a lot of road trips and so this isn't our first rodeo as they say but this is time Glenn is coming along too. So I don't know if it will make it harder or or what, but it is a massive road trip. Like I'm almost embarrassed to tell people because they are like where you going and I said, well we're going to go look at colleges and they think that we're just going around the New England area and we have enough colleges here but we're actually making our way all the way out to Colorado, so I can't even imagine how many miles we are going to put on the car. Glenn asked if you want to bring the Tesla and I was like no way because I know that while its a great car, but we just don't want to have to like sit and charge all the time and she likes more space or whatever. [00:01:45.500] - Tamara Gruber Well by the time you hear this we will be I don't even know what state will be in like, Michigan or Wisconsin I think maybe Ohio but we are we're heading through Pennsylvania and looking at schools in Pennsylvania then we are going to Cleveland. We're going to Ann Arbor, Michigan; Madison, Wisconsin, we're going to go and stop a night in Nebraska and then make our way to Colorado and then we're going to spend a few nights. [00:02:08.900] - Tamara Gruber Then I set up a stay at a ranch which is going to be our relaxation portion of our trip and then book it all the way back to the east coast. Of course. We are stopping a couple of nights along the way because it is a lot of driving we get back and then we need a quarantine for a week and I'll be so happy to not have to drive Hannah to school. Our car is going to need another service by the time we get back. [00:02:36.900] - Kim Tate I'm sure it will be like when we did that Maine trip kind and I assume you're driving the Volvo then? It served us well it's going to tag along again [00:02:48.400] - Tamara Gruber Hey it went down to Florida and back in the summer. So, you know, it's got a lot of miles but yeah, it took I mean for us to this trip was really it was all about, you know, seeing colleges. We feel like there's quite a few to see she's interested in ones kind of all across the country. Even if we wanted to fly to them. We don't we have to be like hopping onto planes here and there if we really can't travel at all during school because of the quarantine requirements and so luckily the spring break works out where she is on a hybrid week when we get back. And so when we get back we can quarantine so do her virtual learning. The rules here are you have to test after 5 days quarantine for 7 and then she has to test again before she goes into school. So it all works out. You know, it's great. It's an opportunity for us to look at quite a few schools and hopefully we'll get a few more in over the summer and then she can decide where she wants to apply and if she wants to do early decision or any of those kind of things cuz fall's just crazy cuz we have soccer which is a very time-consuming thing and then she'll be you know, in her new classes and working on an application. [00:03:57.400] - Tamara Gruber So it's really not ideal time to go look at schools unless they're local and then of course you could wait until after you get acceptances or whatever, but I think she would like to just narrow down where she would like to apply so it'll be good, you know, obviously there's no tours happening, but it's just about going and like walking the campuses seeing the surrounding areas are some of them have a self-guided walking like Maps or apps are things that you can use. So yeah so are our route was very much dictated by okay, which schools are on her potential list that we could kind of wrap into this trip and how many hours in between and how much like when are we going to get there while we have at least like half a day to spend, you know in this area before we move on and the timing was very much dictated by that like, okay, we've got a six-hour drive. We're going to get in here at night and then leave the next morning and and then in the afternoon, we'll head to the next place or something like that. So it's it's very it's like it's not a relaxing trip. [00:04:59.100] - Kim Tate That sounds like it's a little different cuz I don't know. You have planned a lot of road trips and so have we. Do you have a plan of how far each day you want to drive and I know it makes a difference with that where you're saying you're more about getting to the destination. But you know for us we're headed out on a road trip down along the coast and so we're going to make Scenic stops. Like we want to be able to pull out and you know it admire the scenery take some photos. There's stops along the way. So do you guys have a plan normally when you're planning a road trip like we don't do more than this many hours per day. [00:05:34.300] - Tamara Gruber Yeah. I'm going to try to stick to that just cuz I know how exhausting it can be. We definitely are driving down to Florida and 21 hours with you know, something that we're not eager to do again, but we try to stick to somewhere between like a 7 to 9 hours a day and we have a couple of those are going to have to drive from Wisconsin to Colorado. I think it would be like a 14-hour drive in this just like a little too much. [00:05:59.600] - Tamara Gruber So we're stopping in Nebraska like along the way to break that up and then when we come back we're going from Steamboat Springs in Colorado, which is kind of in the central Colorado and then we not like Center but like it's it's not on the Eastern edge of Colorado. I guess I should say and then we're going to drive like I was debating. Can we make it to Kansas City? Can you do should we try to push all the way to you know, Saint Louis like how far do we go? And we did we decided you know, what we're going to push for like, I think it's an 11-hour day that day and get somewhere in Kansas and then go to St. [00:06:41.400] - Tamara Gruber Louis the next day and then St Louis to Columbus and then Columbus home is going to be like a 12-hour day, but it was one of those things where it's like well at the time with Pennsylvania or New York, you've had quarantine or testing requirements. So I'm like, well, we can't stop Pennsylvania or New York overnight. So we kind of have to just push through that last leg. So I think again with everything like with covid it's not always what we typically do is. [00:07:09.200] - Tamara Gruber We have to do so, you know sometimes right now but I would say generally we try to stick to like a 7 to 9 hour driving day because you know, I mean if it's not much driving, obviously you stop to go to the bathroom. You stop to pick up some food, you know, so it becomes a lot longer. [00:07:25.600] - Kim Tate When we're planning our road trips. Like when we go out to Canada to visit family where it's more like we're just taking a little time on the road and get into Canada. [00:07:35.800] - Kim Tate Then we're normally around that 7 to 9 hour mark is what we would actually works out to almost 7 hours one day and nine hours the next almost perfectly good spot. But when I'm doing scenic driving I try and keep it around the 3-5 hour mark and that's even last time when we did our California coast trip. I planned on 5 hour days and that was way too much we missed out on so many things and we are getting in to these beautiful destinations at night so late where you didn't even see the ocean and you missed the California sunsets you were having dinner at 8 at night and so for me when I'm doing like a Scenic Drive, I try and keep it around that 3 to definitely no more than five hours. But the three two three four hour is kind of in my opinion a sweet spot for us a Scenic nice vacation drives that makes sense that money, [00:08:33.500] - Tamara Gruber especially something like the California coast. Because there are so so many places to stop. I know we just drove like Carmel to Cambria and that drive there is so many places to stop like just yeah, you think you think that you're going to make it by like you said that you end up spending way more time than you think so, I think that's really very smart. There is definitely a difference between a we're driving to get there and we're driving to enjoy our drive. [00:09:04.200] - Kim Tate Yeah, and I think that's what people maybe don't always consider and think about enough and also just how many days you are going to be at it like the fact that you guys are seasoned roadtrippers. So, you know what that feels like what I mean for people who aren't used to it the leg cramp sciatica back. I mean it it gets exhausting. And so if you're pushing a seven and nine hour days for 3-4 days in a row, you're you're not going to be happy and you're not going to have I mean, I don't know if you're not going to have a good vacation. [00:09:32.300] - Tamara Gruber That's what I'm a little bit worried about Glenn cuz he has not done many of the road trips with us at all. You know. What were we certainly drive to New York the New York-New Jersey area all the time, but that can be like me anywhere from 4 hours till like seven hours depending on traffic. But yeah, so it'll be interesting and that's why I tried to make sure we didn't have too many back-to-back long drives, you know, like the super long like, okay, let's like I think when we are doing that last home, it'll be like, we just want to get home like you have that anyway, yes, so I think that'll be a motivator to us and I didn't want to have too many of those long days. And if I did have a really long day like when we have like a 10-hour day and the next day is only like a 4-Hour day and then we're going to spend some time in St. Louis. You know, I went to the top of the arch. [00:10:22.200] - Kim Tate I want to say that that Arch I have been there. I was there when I was a little kid and then recently again later in life. I remember being told to go up to the windows when you're at the top when you get out in a little room and 2 lean like you put your feet against it and lean into the window that do not have Glenn do that. It is just freakiest feeling I've ever experienced you actually I don't know if it's something about the way the windows are cut you feel like you're falling like you feel like the arch is falling like it's moving. Yeah, but a very weird sensation. [00:11:09.000] - Tamara Gruber I did go out in the Sears Tower or whatever. It's called now in Chicago where they have those like box that like go out and I did do that. It took me a minute, but actually it was easier. If I like sat down on it then when I was standing in it, I don't know why but it just felt like more secure but they have all of those kind of things now where it's like the Tilt out, you know where you are like cleaning? Hannah will do it. [00:11:36.800] - Kim Tate I'm sure you are going to have a great time and I'm looking forward to following along and it'll be fun to hear. You know, what Hannah thought and what you guys experienced on the college visits on our upcoming road trip. We are swinging through to a UC Berkeley which is on Lizzy's list. And so we'll see what that campus looks like. Again, it's California, so there's not any open. We're just going to swing through there and. [00:12:09.100] - Tamara Gruber Yeah, well, we have to let me know cuz that's definitely maybe one that we would get to in the summer as well. And I just I hear that that's a very beautiful campus and it yeah, you know, a lot of these campuses that are not closed campuses like you do residents and everyone kind of walks through them. Anyway. Just can't go into buildings . [00:12:25.300] - Kim Tate Yeah we will see, I mean she cannot afford UC Berkeley but luckily it's not her first. It's not her absolute first choice, but it's definitely on her list, so. [00:12:38.000] - Kim Tate Well, let's talk to Nate because we're going to go from talking about planning our drives to learning about maybe some little tricks to getting a great deal and all those hotels that we have to stay at along the way [00:12:49.500] - Tamara Gruber which is certainly helpful so let's talk to Nate. [00:12:58.600] - Tamara Gruber We're here with me Twitter. Nate is a travel expert who got started in 2007 when he was able to fly and stay in Paris for $300 and his first experience sparked his interest in all things travel hacking through miles points and finding deals most recently. He founded rooms deals, which is a Chrome extension that lets you see wholesale rates before booking and today he lives in San Diego with his family. So welcome Nate! [00:13:22.700] - Nate Ritter Thanks for having me! [00:13:24.700] - Tamara Gruber I'm a little jealous of the sunny San Diego and I'm here in the cold snowy Northeast. But you know, it's okay one day I'll get to travel those places again. [00:13:34.700] - Nate Ritter We have I please have our crosses to bear right buyers. So you have cold. [00:13:40.600] - Tamara Gruber So I thought it'd be nice to get a little bit of your backstory. Maybe can tell us like how you got started. Obviously that trip to Paris was pretty influential. Can you tell us a little bit about how you managed that and what where that has led since. [00:13:58.700] - Nate Ritter Yeah, absolutely I just love the travel hacking was by the way your second podcast with DF and then he had another one recently right with Lynn. These are fantastic podcast. So I'm happy to be here on that. Yeah, so flying to Paris for a couple hundred dollars round trip, and we stayed we actually stayed there for a month with free accommodations as well. So we the only thing we really spent there was on food in dinner entertainment or whatever we did when we went out. [00:14:26.500] - Nate Ritter So it was pretty fantastic to be able to do that and you know it all credit to the person who taught me how to do it originally travel hacks in a couple years earlier that was it has changed our lives as a family for sure. So we we paid our first we paid for our first flight and hotel in about 10 years recently. So we've got to go get a couple we used to take an international trip every year or every other year and then about 5 or so domestic trips in the alternate year. I'm all for free. [00:14:58.700] - Nate Ritter Or almost-free would sometimes we have to pay taxes, but one of the bigger than a fun times we had was when we rented out our house for the weekend in San Diego. Comic-Con was a big event and we didn't didn't realize it until we rented it and then realized oh, this is a big event day and can somebody snapped it up so fast we can just we actually ended up backing it out cuz we were like nevermind so we backed it up and then we put it up and we used points to stay at a hotel for that weekend. [00:15:31.800] - Nate Ritter And so we went to hotel with a pool for the kids and the kitchen and all this kind of thing and we came back with $1,000 more than when we left. So that was our favorite favorite kind of moments the other than the Paris one. [00:15:44.500] - Tamara Gruber But yeah, that's another advantage of living in a place like, San Diego. [00:15:58.600] - Kim Tate You said someone gave you a tip to get you started, what was that? [00:16:01.200] - Nate Ritter Yeah, I think the travel hacking part of it that first step was when somebody had told me and I think I'm going to I can't remember exactly where they said they were going to say Amsterdam perhaps but they said they were going and they were only spending a couple hundred dollars. I never got to be there for a week and was like, that's no way like, how did you do that? And I trusted this guy is so it's like I know you're not lying to me. [00:16:22.600] - Nate Ritter Like, how did you how are you doing this and he's like, how do you know when it's every couple years to different places and I'm like, okay for real like what are you what it what is this like some weird club that night? [00:16:41.400] - Nate Ritter But now he was he sat down he's like, well, I have the spreadsheet and I have all these credit cards that we turn through and then he showed me the credit cards and he literally had like a ziplock bag full of credit card sound like that's in that's crazy like. You know, and so I asked all the typical first, you know, two questions that come you know come with it. How do you how do you do that? And I get your credit hit doesn't doesn't hurt your credit. [00:17:05.400] - Nate Ritter How do you how are you able to do that? Don't you get in a blacklisted by the credit cards? And you know, how long does it take to do it? Like all these questions? Right? And he's like, okay, it's alright. Let's just sit down for an evening in any explained it all in and that was it. I was hooked. [00:17:18.200] - Tamara Gruber Yeah, it's kind of like travel blogging and people always like I do you get to travel for free and like, well, you know, there's a lot of work behind it and it's like with travel hacking it is you're traveling for free, but you have to put an effort right to do that cuz I'm sitting here thinking like Kim, what are we doing wrong? Like I do travel and use points in miles and all that but not to quite that extent we're still paying a little bit more than $200 [00:17:44.700] - Kim Tate you know talked about this before tomorrow that it truly can be like the couponing thing and you have to have a real passion for it where the amount of time and effort is kind of fun and like a hobby to you because it's it takes a lot of work to manage all that. I mean I've seen the people like you said, I need that have like the credit cards in the every quarter. They change out every month or change output. [00:18:07.000] - Kim Tate Like what car do you use for dining, what card use for gas what can to use at grocery stores and they keep track of all that and it's it's definitely a lot of work. [00:18:15.100] - Nate Ritter I think it actually one of the hardest things not actually earning it even that like that's take some organization. I think the spending of those points is probably where it is the craziest cuz you have you know, only so many things right all the awards seats that that that alone with a divvy up the airline itself they divvy up all the seats into the all the different, you know categories and what not. Like that's I didn't know that until I started. [00:18:41.600] - Kim Tate And sometimes it's like so if you want to see the availability for this Airline, you actually go to this other partner line. If you're not going to talk about flying we are going to talk a little bit more about hotels but to start off, you know, we know you've mentioned that you have kids. So what do you normally look for in a hotel that you think makes it family-friendly when you're considering where to stay with your family?. [00:19:08.000] - Nate Ritter Yeah, there's a couple things we look for in fact, I recently just found a list of brands that I'm going to be looking for specifically, but we look for Extended Stay or Residence Inn type of brand and I think one of the reasons why we've all kind of gone towards Airbnb's because we get those kitchens and and the extra rooms and that kind of thing and so we don't we look for hotels, which usually if you see if you stay with a particular brand new kind of know what their standard is. [00:19:35.400] - Nate Ritter It's not quite as a variable at airbnb's of course with hotels, but should we look for these Extended Stays or residence Inns or those kinds of things where you get kitchenettes? That's our first that's the first thing we look for is do we get a kitchen. I'm usually that means that the room is slightly bigger as well and they're not that different of a price in any other hotels in so that our number one filter in the number two think we look for is transportation and I'm things that I like for instance it is it easy to get there with buses or Subways or ridesharing can be a little difficult unless if you have kids too big because I'm sure as many of your listeners know what do you do about the seats, you know, if you did you bring along when those inflatable ones or do they have them or do you never know? So inflatable seat car seats can be helpful in certain situations, but we really try and stick to public transportation if we can and then we look for a walkable locations. So less traffic roads Parks beaches nearby grocery stores restaurants all those kinds of things. [00:20:36.400] - Nate Ritter They really cut down on the cost of a transportation outside of the area that you're in but also just the enjoyment of like walking outside of your hotel are your accommodations in finding, you know a park to play into the kids or Beach to run on those kinds of things is just very very helpful. So one of the examples we have this when we did go to Paris now we have is absolutely gorgeous inside inner Courtyard area, and I'm the staff was amazing, especially to our kids sitting up like chocolates and fruit baskets and I mean like we're not a celebrity. [00:21:07.900] - Nate Ritter We were treated like it and that it was literally two blocks from the Eiffel Tower but it was practically hidden and it was to searching like like that that we kind of came across this this little gem of a of a hotel. It was tiny, but you'd never see it from the outside. But from the inside was just absolutely beautiful to [00:21:25.000] - Tamara Gruber I love those little hidden gems fantastic and as you are talking about some of those Brands. So I'm thinking like also like not only do they have kitchenettes which are so helpful, especially right now and you're trying to like maybe prepare more food or bring more food in if you are traveling but a lot of times they're the ones that have the free breakfast and then there was no charge for parking if you'd like those kind of things to so I'm actually looking at doing a road trip and that's exactly the kind of brand that we're looking at right now. [00:21:53.100] - Tamara Gruber So I imagine that when you were first doing your travel hacking it was a lot easier than when you started trying to manage it with traveling with a family. I mean, especially when it comes to the airfare is but you know hotels definitely add up, you know when you travel. [00:22:07.900] - Tamara Gruber The family and I both have teens. So just wait for that because then you need a little bit more space. You know, everybody doesn't fit into one room quite as easy, so I'm wondering do you have any tips on ways to find deals mean sounds like you've done a good job so far is it just using you know miles or are points rather or are you actually just into finding some good deals and kind of secret ways. [00:22:31.800] - Nate Ritter Yeah kind of a combination of things now with the credit card churning. It's become a bit difficult, especially with Chase and kind of the changes they have made in the recent years. So we do a bit less of that now but what are the ways in in this is something that is not not easy to do all the time because it's you have to kind of keep an eye on what's out there. But what we've done in the past to get like Frances free accommodations one way as we keep track and kind of look for new startups that would come out that we're kind of like home exchange type startups and we found one you may have heard of Called Love home swap. [00:23:06.700] - Nate Ritter And when they first started they were out of UK and they would actually give you points credits towards staying to get with another member if you just simply listed your home and so we didn't necessarily want to rent it out for say, but we did want to see you in a what was this exchange thing about and when we when we listed it we got points eventually home exchange. Com bought them and we transfer their points into that service, but we would get points just simply through services like that. [00:23:36.400] - Nate Ritter Just a listing are our house not necessarily even renting it then we ended up with I think about a month's worth of points in that way, but I learned through working in the travel industry about this kind of underlying inventory of hotel prices that existed that nobody really it's not public because of the way that the the hotel industry kind of works. They they have this agreement with the online travel agencies, which are like the expedia's and booking.com and hotels.com of the world have this agreement there that this whole it looks like we're going to call wholesale inventory does not exist in it. You can't exist in the public sphere. You can't show the prices for particular dates for that particular hotel. That's kind of a three points there if you do and it was some some companies have done this in the past. They can get their hands slapped and then basically they lose their ability to show that inventory. And so it's pretty push down upon in terms of like making sure that you know, who is who who's accessing these rates but there are there's a whole underlying set of hotel rates that I found out about it a couple years ago and I was just blown away that price difference is that are out there. And so that's the other other we're out that we trying and and get really good discount rates on hotels. [00:24:56.300] - Tamara Gruber Once you see that or once you know that there's some of those routes available like how do you then have access to him? Like I'm thinking I had a brief stint as a travel advisor for a short period of time. So I know the travel agents get commission and that's usually off of a best available rate. So clearly there's even better that could be offered and then there's of course like corporate rates and discounts things like that. But how is your kind of an average traveler family traveler? How do you get access to those more wholesale rates? [00:25:27.300] - Nate Ritter There's traditionally been offered to people in clubs. It is basically a closed user group and that's basically kind of these membership clubs where you would buy it and we've heard about these clubs that exists and have effectively the same inventory that we have with the product that we built but they have this this this inventory and they charge something like $1600 a year and then some like, you know, a hundred dollars a month or something like that to have access to it. [00:25:56.300] - Nate Ritter Essentially what it is is it's it's a non Publix. It's a private group of people wear the company whose administrating that group knows each of the members that I can't so that way it kind of keeps it to a private atmosphere so in a way you can kind of think of it as corporate rates. And so if you work for Verizon as an employee, for instance, you might be given some code or something that you could then tell the hotel. Hey, I have the corporate rate and they would give you a better discount better rate because the corporation has managed to negotiate this in this particular case is not even a negotiation. [00:26:29.600] - Nate Ritter It's just that this is what it used to be is it used to be that the hotels with bundle with airfare and tour operators in the area and those kinds of things and now because of the internet those have all been kind of unbundled and so now you have hotels which have a huge margin this underlying cause that's actually very low compared to what you're seeing online and so because of that unbundling that the online travel agencies like Expedia have done, now those are capable to be used in purchased just because of the industry acronyms they're not able to be purchased by the average consumer at the price that they could be. So what we do at RoomSteals. We've basically taken this idea and said well, we're just going to go ahead and say you anybody can become a member and you can see the see that price and where to make that completely transparent and so we're to show you what that prices and then let you book it. [00:27:24.700] - Nate Ritter If you would like so is a bit bit of a couple caveats the model and I had to how we're doing it. But the Baseline idea there is that we want to show the public. This is the actual wholesale rate that's available to you and it's just that we have to hide it behind at login. So you have to be a member and that's it. So we do that through social login. So for instance if you you can use a username and password, but the easiest ways to the also use for instance your Google account or Gmail account or something like that. [00:27:56.200] - Nate Ritter What you do with it is considered private and now we can show you the wholesale rates for trying to expose that to the public but doing so still within the rules of the travel industry. [00:28:05.500] - Kim Tate It's good to know that you're you're kind of aware of those the rules cuz I know you know, there was a big story about I think it's skiplagged or something like that where a guy had written code that basically would find it was cheaper to go to go from Orlando to Seattle and you want to there's a stop in Denver, but you find out that it's actually cheaper than what Orlando to Denver is. And so the skip lag was kind of doing this cheating way of getting you where you just get off the plane in Denver and not get back on. [00:28:35.300] - Kim Tate There was a problem because it was against the terms of service of your airfare, but it sounds like the secrets of power that by keeping it clean so that it is it is kind of open up now. Here's a question that I wonder do you earn any points? So if I'm a Marriott member and I find a Marriott deal and I use rooms deals what iron Marriott points still. [00:29:01.500] - Nate Ritter So that's a great question in Wholesale in the wholesale Marketplace traditionally, you don't and so what you're giving up. Is it giving up some of the amenities some of the extra things like using your loyalty cards in in those kinds of things you may not get for instance a free breakfast. Sometimes their terms of service might change. Do you want to come to pay attention that to see if it's refundable or cancel? A lot of times it is now because of covid-19 that's still something that they could be given up. [00:29:28.400] - Nate Ritter But what I found though is even with these rates actually to trick it seems to be just the one thing to do is is even if you booked a hotel rate in the matter what rate you book actually I would always now I always call the hotel ahead of time and I give him my loyalty card in the added to my reservation nine times out of ten. Even if it's a wholesale rate and then the same thing though, I would also call and just you know talk to them and many times do I upgrade you to a room? Like for instance that that's small room that I mentioned in Paris next to the Eiffel Tower we just told them hey, we had this kind of crazy experience and we're coming in and you know that we know it's last-minute and we just kind of told him the story and our story as to what we were experiencing while being there and they like, oh no problem come in and they upgraded us to this suite and that's when they started sending like chocolates and like all kinds of crazy stuff and it was just because we had a conversation we didn't we didn't specifically ask for it and we didn't even infer it, we were just surprised by it and it was just because you know as a front desk clerk, I mean their job is to really make your stay really great. [00:30:33.500] - Nate Ritter And if they have room in time to do that, then they'll do it in the same thing goes for the loyalty points. So back to your question that it if you just simply say I have a loyalty card tonight add that to this reservation nine times out of ten they're going to do it and even if they don't what I would do then is I would go to the front desk when I check in and do the same thing and say, you know, we leave out of here because you'll get a different response depending on the person sometimes. [00:31:01.500] - Kim Tate I've had that with conference rates and sometimes they will still treat me like, you know a member so I sometimes feel counted as a stay right even if you don't get points and sometimes it's like a number like you have X number stays than you qualify for something. [00:31:13.200] - Nate Ritter That's one of the biggest tips that I give to people and it seems so mundane because you like to talk to people I know that's right, but it's it seems too good to have the most perks out of all the things that that we do in terms of travel hacking and all that is talking to the front desk folks and just being super nice and and it's amazing what happens when you're just nice to people that should have said it's sad that maybe that's a rarity. [00:31:44.300] - Tamara Gruber But yeah, so you mentioned that you know that typically this would be a club membership that you're paying into and I know a lot of when it comes to flights a lot of those are still like paid subscriptions and things to access certain deals. So is there a payment or is there a membership fee for using room steals or it's just you login and membership in quotes is free. [00:32:07.400] - Nate Ritter There is a fee. The way that we decided to do this to make this more transparent and more available to people kind of one of our internal motto is we want to enable you to save more so that you can travel more and so the idea here is that we want to show you what the wholesale rate is. So that's free. So when you sign into room steals you and then we have a Chrome extension that you can use in so as you browse around like booking.com Expedia or something like that, it will show you the rate the wholesale rate that's available. [00:32:43.900] - Nate Ritter And so if that rate makes sense if it's cheaper than what the rate is that you're going to see I'm at booking.com. For instance. Then you can click on on on a extension and come over to Room Steals to book in the part where we make our money. So we make no money on the transaction. [00:33:01.400] - Nate Ritter So if so no money on on commissions no money on margins for each transaction that comes to your system. So we honestly don't care whether you booked it through us or whether we find you another rate somewhere else and we show that to you our goal is to make sure that you see the cheapest rate possible. So we make no money on each transaction book. So to be able to enable us to do that. We do have kind of a subscription model. So it's an annual fee right now. [00:33:27.900] - Nate Ritter It's $59 and will probably be up in that actually in the next month or so and we will by the way grandfather everybody into Old pricing. We have some people who are still on a dollar 99 a month. But yeah, we kind of gate keep it by making an annual fee. So it's kind of like a Costco sort of thing. Like we keep the commission's really low and not on Frost we didn't eat nothing but we make our money on the subscription. So the idea here is if you see a rate that covers that subscription, which many, most of our members are paying members. do, you book it and you're likely covered completely and as an example, I'm just last week. We had a new member show up and they saved $500 off of think it was a two day or maybe 3-day stay so easily cover their they're $59 a year membership, you know, so and it's still way better than paying the retail price no matter what once you pay the annual membership now, it's like basically all you can eat from there on. [00:34:34.100] - Kim Tate So yeah, like you said, it is nice that you show the number in advance. So you can really see that's all I'm going to save more than $59. So it's a done deal. So are there we talked about the fact that it sounds like you can book on the on the sites and everything is there so there's no tricks then if you want to see secret deals in Hidden rooms, and you know, we've all had the the old fashioned Travelocity price. [00:35:01.300] - Kim Tate So, is there a this is it sounds like this is just like booking a room direct. You can choose your room configuration. Cuz for families that's huge. Like I'm not going to share a king bed with my daughter and my husband. [00:35:14.300] - Nate Ritter Yeah, you are search engine in the way that the rooms are displayed because we pull in from so many different sources. It's not as nice and neat as booking.com, I'll admit that but we are showing you is the cheapest rate at that hotel so might not be the exact configuration that you're looking for. [00:35:32.200] - Nate Ritter But that being said, you know at that point when we take you to 2 hour booking engine, you can easily compare and see what the differences are. It does say, this is a king with a couch or this is to Queens or whatever so that you can select your configuration the price that we show you is like I said is the cheapest at that hotel and it may not be the one that you're looking for. But you can definitely select your configuration. It might be a slightly different price but wholesale still should beat whatever the. [00:36:01.300] - Nate Ritter Retailcomm public version is and isn't always happen that way and I'll be the first to admit that but the bookings that we have gotten they've been quite significant and we see most of our members when they booked something with us. They're saving on average of 25% over across the entire year they're booking and that's just because some people find insane rates and some people find you no one's in there just booking embittered the same as it celebrates, but on average is 25% So I think that it seems when I've used the service myself that I'm able to find Kings and double queens and those kinds of things without too much problem in there still much cheaper than I would find on any of the other sites. [00:36:40.300] - Tamara Gruber So it sounds like you see maybe the lowest in the extension, but then once you click over to actually book, then you can still get that actual the room the specific room and configuration that you're looking for. [00:36:51.700] - Nate Ritter Yes, and yes and many times. I has the same verbage even in the description so you can look at the the verbage it says, you know, here's the thing includes breakfast or doesn't include breakfast and you can see the same verbage on the on booking.com or whatever service you looking at. [00:37:08.000] - Tamara Gruber So when it comes to family travel, you know, we time to travel more on the weekends school breaks summer all of that kind of stuff. Is there a better time that you're seeing better deals, like is it with this typically be more of like a corporate and then therefore you're seeing better deals on the weekend or is it just kind of like everything where it depends on kind of more of the location of the hotel? [00:37:30.400] - Nate Ritter Yeah, it really depends on all kinds of factors. So as you your list has been no hotels and especially the bigger brands have a person who is dedicated to be to find out how they can manipulate prices to get the maximum dollars at total dollars out of whether it is occupancy or the rate itself. And so they're always manipulating that price over time depending on what they see. So if the weather is going to be great for some. Of time or there's a golf tournament in town or something like that. [00:38:00.600] - Nate Ritter They're going to change the rates according to what they see in in their Marketplace. And so the hotel rates, do the same thing, they fluctuate as well. And so the only thing I could say pretty definitively is if there is a Citywide event. So let's say for instance a Formula One event or something like that in your city or something that's going to take up the entire city. There's it's very unlikely. There will be any wholesale rates available at that point just because it's really if you think about Supply. [00:38:30.300] - Nate Ritter They're not going to have that I can give you any wholesale rates if they're occupancy is quite high already. And so that's their that this person is at old job is to maximize that that amount the whole wholesale rates show up when there's a bit of a lull in in the marketplace. It's really there for tour operators or for other people to package together groups of travel packages in so that that was its original purpose for the wholesale rates. And so so when that happens when there's availability in the market for people to come in and be tourists, then they're going to the rear to see more wholesale rates available when there's less capacity and available and in the city is bought up in terms of hotels or travel traveling tourist, you get to see the last not to say that it's completely unheard of in a high season at all since I've seen in both Las Vegas and in Portugal I heard I've seen these rates where the penthouse suite switch by no means will I ever be able to afford? Otherwise we're going for $3,000 a night and I saw them for going for $300 a night and that's what the difference is an end. If you looked on Expedia or any of these other sites, you will see them at $3,000 because they're selling that same price that they're buying it at 300 and that's that's where we come in. That's that's actually one of the examples that I used because it was so irritating me to see that that's why I built the service at the meeting. [00:40:06.800] - Nate Ritter But again, it's it's really depending upon what the market kind of looks like in the local Geographic market and what that revenue managers doing. [00:40:15.900] - Tamara Gruber It is good to think about though. I think back to quite a few years ago when we were traveling to New York and I found like such better rates in lower Manhattan because it's more in a business district on the weekends, you know, if you can kind of think about like well hey, where would they may be be, you know offering maybe where would capacity be lower that they might need to offer these rates, you know, and so maybe think about that even locationwise or timing-wise. [00:40:41.800] - Kim Tate I think families they need to keep in mind like if you're wanting to go on vacation that weekend cuz your kids are out of school or whatever. There's probably a large majority of people who have that same idea to wrap up. We got your good deal about the rooms deals in wholesale. [00:40:58.900] - Kim Tate You've also given us the tip of you know, talking to the hotel directly and seeing what you can you know yet maybe as a little perk or upgrades but do you have any other final tips that families are people Travelers can use on you know deals for saving money on hotels that you want to share with our listeners. [00:41:15.600] - Nate Ritter Yeah, I think the the biggest tip again goes back to you. I think normally it's just being flexible with any kind of Point hacking any kind of travel hacking that you're doing really thought flexibility is about as I mentioned talking to the front desk and then of course, you know, you've done these shows in the past on credit card points in miles and I think that's that's how we've been able to travel as much as we have. So the new services like these home exchange services are something to keep tabs on outside of that. [00:41:43.300] - Nate Ritter It's really about making sure that you have access to those wholesale rates because they can be amazing at times but I think that pretty well sums up our kind of a 8:20 like what we really look for when were when were traveling is a family and then how we kind of do our travel hacking with those kind of of points of focus. [00:42:02.300] - Tamara Gruber Well you have definitely given me something to think about. I'm actually still a little fixated on the penthouse suite and because we haven't traveled in so long I'm all right now about like give me the perks like I want to I want be luxury where is when I'm traveling all the time. I'm like, I just want a place to stay. I want to see things and do things, you know, but right now it's just like I just want to be in a nice hotel and you know be treated like give me those chocolates, right? [00:42:36.300] - Tamara Gruber But yeah, so thanks a lot for your tips one question that we ask all of our guests and that is what do you wear when you travel do you have any favorite brands that you enjoy?. [00:42:47.500] - Nate Ritter Well, I'm a jeans and t-shirt or hoodie kind of guy. So literally, that's all I prefer to wear while traveling. I don't really have anything different but the most comfortable thing that I can bring it to us about any weather in without too much trouble. I do love my backpack. I will say that I try not to pack any more than I can fit in there and it's by Nomatic and I want to try out and then all as well, but they they seem to have similar to crossover in terms of how how great the kind of community loves each of them. [00:43:15.700] - Nate Ritter But I will I do when I can I throw this back at you. I do actually have a question. I wish I had a comfy shoe to wear and I have not really spent much on shoes. But when I'm traveling if I'm like, that's the one thing that I wish I I wish I would wish I would spend on tonight. I don't even know where would you look for any suggestions? [00:43:33.600] - Tamara Gruber You know, we always ask and we tend to interview more women than men and so many of the women will answer about the shoes. And then as you say that I'm thinking like, you know, my husband was complaining about his feet when were walking around a lot? And so maybe he's not thinking it as much I don't know. I mean, I don't pay a lot of attention to guy shoes, but I think like Skechers in general like, you know, very comfortable and so they have a lot of options for guys too. And they're not necessarily did on all look like basic sneaker, you know, like some of them have some style to them. [00:44:07.500] - Kim Tate I was thinking of we did talk to the one lady that was talking about Oofos that are made for runners and offer good support, and I know you love Taos too Tamara. [00:44:20.900] - Kim Tate Yeah, and I think they have a male line as well, but they have really good arch support knee and said of the Taos shoes might be something to look at and we did just one of the men we we talked to recently actually went on about a shoes didn't he had a couple different things. I feel like somebody we talked to recently. [00:44:39.400] - Kim Tate Talk about shoes, but now I can't I'm blanking on it. But we're going to go to look that up. You'll have to look it up and get back to you Nate. But a couple that you might look at is that Oofos or the Taos. But I might be a good hiking like I think Merrill most most people on our show always rave about Merrill and they make a lot of different styles. [00:45:20.000] - Kim Tate Why don't you let our listeners know where they can find you online? If you share your travels anywhere and then also kind of tell them about how they can get signed up for room steals. If they want to look for some of those wholesale hotel rates. [00:45:34.400] - Nate Ritter So I can be found in a pretty active on Twitter. So Nate Ritter and n a t e r i t t e r and then we first have RoomSteals on Twitter and then RoomSteals.com for the website there. [00:45:49.600] - Nate Ritter And then I'd love to give your listeners a coupon code for RoomSteals. So this would be for the annual fee. So when you go to room steals.com or you download the extension sign-in, you can still see all the pricing for free, but when you're ready to actually book that hotel and need to become a member and pay the annual we have a coupon code with just use the all one word vacation mavens and that coupon code will give you 20% off of that subscription so that Annual fees so when you actually book your hotel, you'll get even better the price at that point. [00:46:25.800] - Tamara Gruber Thank you, that's awesome. I'm sure our listeners will be jumping on that.I think can be very useful to families and we look forward to checking it out both. [00:46:48.400] - Tamara Gruber We are back and I just wanted to give a quick shout-out to one of our listeners who I know is a long time listener. So Eliza, I just want to say thank you so much because when we put out our Instagram post about our fifth anniversary a couple of weeks ago, she let us know that she's listen to every single episode which I think is amazing and we definitely appreciate and if there is anyone else out there that it can make that same claim. Please let us know. [00:47:13.700] - Tamara Gruber We're happy to give you a shout out and thanks to everyone that you gave us a congratulations and your supported us throughout the years [00:47:21.300] - Kim Tate A huge thank you. We have loved because you guys so when you tell us that you like us and that you're listening to us that makes us feel so happy. So thanks for tuning in and speaking of you can join us again in 2 weeks. We are going to be talking all about Florida hotels which are having a boom year unlike most of the travel industry. [00:47:41.400] - Tamara Gruber So join us then talk to you soon.

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Show #44 - How to Keep Your Hotel Guests Safe & Happy - LIVE from the Residence Inn by Marriott, Chicopee, MA

Hospitality Live with Rupesh

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2021 66:12

How to Keep Your Hotel Guests Safe & Happy - LIVE from the Residence Inn by Marriott, Chicopee, MA Watch to Win: $50 gift card + a free weekend getaway! Episode #44 - featuring GM, Karen Warren & DOS, Vickie Maryou • Discover creative ways to offer breakfast. • Find out new ways to improve guest service. • Learn safe housekeeping strategies. LIKE + COMMENT to WIN Rupesh Patel --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rupeshco/support

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AMA - Extended Stay Hotel

Real Estate Espresso

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 5:37

This question comes from Tomas. I believe that on a previous podcast you mentioned that there is an expanding opportunity in the market for short stay accomodations. There are folks that are looking for 1-3 month stays in their local markets to fill the gap between moving from one property to another. Do you think that it is possible to have a small boutique hotel with regular guests and a floor of longer term (1-3 month) guests all under one roof? Or are there simply too many negative issues. If so, would such an arrangement even be desirable from an asset management perspective? I would love to get your perspective on this. Best, Tomas Tomas, this is a great question and I love the way you’re thinking. What you’re describing is following one of the basic rules of business. That is, you’re solving a business problem. The question is whether the hotel product in question is a suitable solution for the problem you’re outlining. The problem exists in a number of specific areas. In business the more precisely you can speak to your target customer, the better the connection. You have a few distinct problems that can be solved here. A seller is reluctant to sell because they know it’s going to take a while for them to find a replacement property. What if the realtor could present a solution to the problem of the seller has no place to go. So they don’t put their property on the market. Maybe their replacement property is a new construction home and it’s going to take months for the new house to be built. But they don’t want to carry two loans. It would be better to rent during the period of construction so that the capital from the sale can be used to build the new house. Carrying double the debt might feel high risk for some home owners.A tailor made rental for the temporarily displaced homeowner could be perfect. Maybe the seller has a new house under construction and the builder is delayed. This happens with alarming regularity. There is clearly a market for solving this problem of delayed new home closings. So the question is what is the right product to meet that needs of that target client. When you say a hotel, I would assert that this would need to be a suite hotel with full kitchen, a large enough work space, and enough breathing room to be a viable location for a few months. There are very few hotels that meet that description. If it’s an extended stay hotel with high quality beds and high quality amenities, it could work. If the hotel guests and the medium term residents are segregated on separate floors, that may be enough to entice medium term guests. I think that the first reaction from a potential guest at the thought of staying in a hotel room for 6 months would be negative. So it would need to properly positioned. But if you can market it as an extended stay residence that happens to be co-located on the same property as a hotel, it could work. It’s increasingly the trend in hotels to double brand a single hotel property with two different brands within a hotel family. You will see a Residence Inn co-located with a Marriott Courtyard on the same property. Another key to marketing this to clients would be a word of mouth recommendation from the real estate agent who is brokering the deal, or the builder who is responsible for the delay. One of the objections is the perception that a hotel room priced on a nightly basis is going to be too expensive compared with a monthly rental. While the hotel might be willing to discount the nightly rate when renting by the month, the perception is still that the nightly rate is going to be too high. In order to satisfy the client that you have the right product, I believe the product will need to be branded and positioned as a monthly, all inclusive, medium term executive rental.

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Residence Inn by Marriott on Oahu, Hawaii

Hawaii's Best - Guide to Travel Tips, Vacation, and Local Business in Hawaii

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 46:45 Transcription Available

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I Ski with Frankie Z

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 23:53

⛷The snow is coming down in the west as it is following Route 66 as it dump more snow⛄️. I follow the Arizona Snowbowl webcam! The Purgatory webcam looks good in Durango. Turns are my favorite besides going fast! We talk about front entry ski boots

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CSC 98 Kenneth Holman: New Suite, New Office - Now What Do I Do?

Creek Side Chats With Successful Real Estate Investors

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020 34:10

Ken Holman New Suit, New Office – Now What Do I Do? I began my real estate career while attending Brigham Young University. I obtained my real estate license while working for Colonial Realty in Provo, Utah. That summer, I sold subdivision lots for Terracor Corporation, the developer of Stansbury Park, located west of Salt Lake City, Utah and Bloomington, located south of St. George, Utah. Upon graduation from BYU with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and later that fall entered the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program at the University of Utah. After graduation, I began my career with Coordinated Financial Services, a financial planning company. Within a year of joining the company, I was asked to oversee the property management of several large apartment projects comprising over 1,000 units in Washington and Oregon. As CFS grew, I became president of its property management company where I oversaw the management of 5,000 apartment units in seven states: Utah, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Colorado, Arizona and Texas. During my time with CFS, I had actual hands on experience managing three large apartment properties in the Denver, Colorado metropolitan area where we managed over 1,000 units. About this time I also became a real estate broker in both Utah and Colorado. Additionally, I became a Certified Property Manager (CPM) with the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) and later a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) with the CCIM Institute. Several years after joining CFS, I resigned to start my own real estate syndication and property management company, Kenman Corporation. Over the years we acquired apartment properties in Texas, Tennessee and Kentucky and, in 1989, changed the name to Overland Management and Realty Corporation. About this time, I became president of the Utah Apartment Association. With Overland, we not only acquired, owned and managed numerous apartment properties, but we also developed 2,000 units in two states, Utah and Oregon. The apartment properties we developed had a market value of about $350 million. In all, the apartment properties I have owned and managed total nearly $1 billion. Some of the most notable properties we have developed include: Broadway Tower Apartment (96 Units) Salt Lake City, Utah Quail Cove Apartments (420 Units) Layton, Utah Palladio Apartments (234 Units) Salt Lake City, Utah Emigration Apartments (236 Units) Salt Lake City, Utah The Falls at Hunters Pointe Apartments (276 Units) Sandy, Utah River Oaks Apartments & Suites (180 Units) West Jordan, Utah Holly Ridge Apartments (440 Units) Gresham, Oregon Heatherwood Apartments (264 Units) Gresham, Oregon Renaissance Apartment Suites (60 Units) Salt Lake City, Utah Palladio Apartments and the Residence Inn by Marriott Hotel, which we developed and owned won the Downtown Alliance Award of Excellence for Outstanding Design and Development and The Falls won an award from Sandy City for Outstanding Landscape and Design. Overland has also developed, owned and managed numerous other property types including, office, industrial, retail, hospitality and restaurants. In addition to these accomplishments, I attended the University of Idaho and J. Reuben Clark Schools of Law for a year-and-a half (not to become an attorney but to learn real estate law and contracts). I am also a licensed general contractor and a founding member of the Centerville-Farmington Rotary Club and have served on the Davis County School District Foundation Board and as a member of the Centerville, Utah City Council. Finally, I am the founder and president of the National Association of Real Estate Advisors (NAREA) and teach a series of designation classes to commercial real estate practitioners who want to earn the prestigious Certified Commercial Advisor (CCA) designation. One of those classes is on Managing Commercial Real Estate. I consider myself well-qualified to handle all aspects of real estate development and management, particularly as it pertains to apartments. Connect with Ken www.overlandinc.com kholman@overlandcorp.com 801-231-6650 ___________________________________ Want to appear on our podcast? Contact Us Learn how you can passively put your hard earned money to work for you through multifamily syndication: Steed Talker Capital Connect with Us: Facebook Twitter Linkedin Instagram Youtube

Courtney Blackford is Sales and Marketing Manager at Residence Inn by Marriott in Ocean City, MD

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 32:12

Hondo Handy's Podcast has a conversation with Courtney Blackford, Sales and Marketing Manager at Residence Inn by Marriott in Ocean City, Maryland. Courtney shares her journey, as an athlete from Kent Island, Maryland to Salisbury University, where she earned a degree in Theatre. She still applies some of her theatrical trade as a voice-over talent with radio, television and in the online industry. She has worked in the Sale and Hospitality Management for a long while. Her experience with AHI in Meeting Services, as a Meeting and Sales Consultant, has proved to be very valuable. She shares how Youth Sports Tournaments and other Ocean City Special Events benefit the hotel industry. She also shares how Residence Inn has partnered with the Ocean City community, on other events. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

195: The Janis Milham Interview

Achieve Results NOW! Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 29:51

In this Episode: Senior Vice President & Global Brand Leader, Marriott Classic Select Brands Leads vision, strategy and execution for all facets of global positioning, strategy, product design, guest experience programming and marketing for a portfolio of seven brands encompassing Courtyard, Fairfield, Residence Inn, Four Points, SpringHill Suites, TownePlace Suites and Protea, representing 40% of the fee income for the company from over 4000 hotels worldwide. About Janis Milham: Janis is a highly motivated and seasoned executive skilled in orchestrating business strategy and operational excellence for major Fortune 500 corporations, with experience leading revenue growth, integration, strategic planning, and cost containment in the Hospitality Industry. Visualizes broad situations and executes focused strategies through exceptional leadership, with command of the details necessary to ensure the successful resolution of complex issues. Skilled in quick thinking and devising creative solutions to complex problems, capturing increased efficiency and productivity. Excels in the leadership and implementation of business planning processes while developing strategies to meet future challenges; leads major initiatives focused on growth and improved collaboration, as well as internal process improvement and efficiency. Areas of Expertise: *Operations Leadership *Revenue Growth *Cost Containment *Business Growth *Mentoring/Coaching *Process Improvement *Brand Management *Team Leadership *Strategic Planning & Execution *Transformational Change Career Achievements: *On bi-annual basis, directs a $12M budget for the planning and execution of the Marriott Select Brand General Manager Conference, which draws 4000 attendees. *Co-founded the Marriott Headquarters Women's Leadership Networking Group, growing the organization to encompass over 100 participants. *Led a high profile re-branding and repositioning initiative, converting 90% of the 800 properties to the new Courtyard by Marriott brand. *Recognized by one of Marriott's largest Ownership group as Host General Manager of the year. *Skilled in expanding brands in international markets, launching and growing the Fairfield Brand in Asia Pacific. To contact Janis: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janis-milham-8660a31/ Website: makingboldmoves.com Questions: Do you have a question you want answered in a future podcast? Go to AchieveResultsNow.com to submit. ARN Suggested Reading: https://www.achieveresultsnow.com/readers-are-leaders Connect with Us: Get access to some of the great resources that we use at: www.AchieveResultsNow.com/success-store www.AchieveResultsNow.com www.facebook.com/achieveresultsnow www.twitter.com/nowachieve Thank you for listening to the Achieve Results NOW! Podcast. The podcast that gives you immediate actions you can take to start seeing life shifting results now!

EP-94 Janis Milham - Senior Vice President and Global Brand Leader at Marriott

The Unconventional Path: Entrepreneurship and Innovation Stories and Ideas With Bela and Mike

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 62:20

Today we are excited to be joined by Janis Milham. Janis is the Senior Vice President and Global Brand Leader at Marriott. She is responsible for several of Marriott's major brands including Courtyard, Fairfield, Four Points, Residence Inn, and several others. We had a great conversation about the importance of building your brand and how successful brands maintain customer loyalty. We love to hear from our listeners, send us your questions, comments, and suggestions at bela.and.mike@gmail.com - we will answer your questions in a future episode. Thanks for listening, Bela and Mike --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bela-musits/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bela-musits/support

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Keith Whisenant shares his journey from the Stephen Decatur Wrestling Team to become a Pro Wrestler.