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Kyle Stewart

1396 Articles

Pittsburgh, PA
Kyle is a freelance travel writer with contributions to Time, the Washington Post, MSNBC, Yahoo!, Reuters, Huffington Post, MapHappy, Live And Lets Fly and many other media outlets. He is also co-founder of Scottandthomas.com, a travel agency that delivers "Travel Personalized." He focuses on using miles and points to provide a premium experience for his wife and daughter. Email: sherpa@thetripsherpa.com
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Flying in 2018: It Was The Worst of Times

Kyle Stewart Posted onJanuary 7, 2018September 15, 2021 10 Comments
Cabin

Like Charles Dickens’ famous opening line, “it was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Flying in 2018 is the worst it has ever been, from poor customer service to Basic Economy, being nickel and damned...

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Travel

The Worst Kind of Hotel Guest

Kyle Stewart Posted onDecember 31, 2017September 15, 2021 24 Comments
Tennis Skirt

We have all encountered them, we hope never to aspire to be them but when we encounter them we know instantly: they are the worst hotel guest ever. This one comes to you from The Confidante, a Hyatt property...

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Hotel ReviewsHyatt

Review: The Confidante (Hyatt Unbound Collection)

Kyle Stewart Posted onDecember 31, 2017September 15, 2021 8 Comments
North Pool at The Confidante

While my wife and I have certainly been Hyatt loyalists over the years, we have started to drift away given some of the new changes to their loyalty program, World of Hyatt. Thus the Confidante in Miami is our...

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Hyatt

World of Hyatt Program Enhancements Announced, On Par With Competitors

Kyle Stewart Posted onDecember 28, 2017November 14, 2023 Leave a Comment
Hotel Confidante

World of Hyatt has been going through changes over the last 18 months with the retirement of Hyatt’s Gold Passport and the rollout of World of Hyatt to the change in management of Hyatt loyalty itself. Some changes were...

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Hotels

Passing on Sofitel Because of Novotel

Kyle Stewart Posted onDecember 24, 2017September 15, 2021 8 Comments
Hanoi streets

Hotel loyalty and its associated perks are a cornerstone to the life of any road warrior. Hotel chains can’t afford to offer full service hotels in saturated or smaller markets, but likewise, they also can’t afford to ignore the...

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British Airways

British Airways Terrible Bungling of a Diversion

Kyle Stewart Posted onDecember 24, 2017November 14, 2023 22 Comments
The culprit

A couple of years ago my family took a trip to Delhi, India and I wrote this review but thought I had lost it forever. After a recent discovery I decided to post the tale. To-date this is the...

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Hotels

Hyatt On The Bund’s Xindalu – Shanghai

Kyle Stewart Posted onDecember 17, 2017September 15, 2021 Leave a Comment
Xindalu chefs

One of three restaurants at Hyatt on the Bund is Xindalu, a Chinese kitchen.  I asked Neil at check in where a good place to go for Xiaolongbao (soup dumplings) near the hotel.  He stated the hotel restaurant.  Usually...

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Loyalty Programs

When Dynamic Award Pricing Goes Wrong

Kyle Stewart Posted onDecember 17, 2017September 15, 2021 7 Comments
Conrad

Increasingly loyalty programs are shifting from a fixed-price redemption for their loyal members to dynamically priced awards. This can mean cheaper prices for shorter distance flights where airlines need to fill seats and costs are low, but it can...

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Hotel Reviews

Review: Park Hyatt Shanghai (Suite)

Kyle Stewart Posted onDecember 10, 2017September 15, 2021 2 Comments
Not a messy bed, a well slept in bed.

Considering that we do not yet know if, when and where we will go on vacation over the holidays this year I found myself looking back in the way-back machine and remembering our time at the Park Hyatt Shanghai....

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Europe

EU261 Is No Longer Fair

Kyle Stewart Posted onDecember 10, 2017September 15, 2021 28 Comments
Air Transat Got Scammed... By Europe

On a recent mistake fare trip to Manchester our return flight experienced a substantial mechanical delay which resulted in our eligibility for compensation under the EU261/2014 regulation. While we certainly pursued the compensation and will continue to until it...

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Hotel Reviews

Review: Radisson Blu Edwardian Manchester – Suite

Kyle Stewart Posted onDecember 3, 2017November 14, 2023 Leave a Comment
Radisson Blu

When we booked our mistake fare to Manchester we wanted to pick our hotel very carefully. After living in the city for several years, we didn’t have much opportunity to try out area hotels. The Radisson Blu Edwardian in...

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Mistake Fares

Making $1500 Flying A Mistake Fare

Kyle Stewart Posted onDecember 3, 2017November 14, 2023 14 Comments
a close up of a plane

We booked a mistake fare back to England to see friends and visit the Christmas Markets. Mistake fares always present outsized value for the product sold, but on this occasion we got all of our money back and profited...

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Mistake Fares

Putting the ‘Mistake’ in Mistake Fare

Kyle Stewart Posted onNovember 26, 2017September 15, 2021 2 Comments
Air Transat A310

I posted some time ago about the tremendous deal/mistake fare that was offered by Air Transat from several airports in Canada to several airports in Europe. I wasn’t sure at the time if this was just a great deal...

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Hotel ReviewsHotelsMarriott Rewards

Review: Ritz-Carlton Shanghai Pudong – Suite

Kyle Stewart Posted onNovember 26, 2017September 15, 2021 7 Comments
a room with a view of a city

As part of my United 1K Challenge I headed to Shanghai for a quick status run.  I wanted to stay in some new properties as I had previously stuck to Hyatt and hadn’t spread my wings beyond the brand....

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OneJet

Review: OneJet Airways Milwaukee to Omaha

Kyle Stewart Posted onNovember 19, 2017September 15, 2021 12 Comments
OneJet scam

This summer I had the chance to try out OneJet from Pittsburgh to Louisville. I loved the service but had a lot of questions about the business and reached out to the CEO. I noticed that they had just...

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Travel

Sometimes It All Goes Horribly Wrong

Kyle Stewart Posted onNovember 19, 2017September 15, 2021 12 Comments
Airport

This year I have become a true road warrior and travel changed from pleasure to work. One would think that this would make me an even more competent traveler and in some ways it has, but every once in...

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Hotel ReviewsHyatt

Review: Hyatt Regency Tsim Sha Tsui

Kyle Stewart Posted onNovember 12, 2017September 15, 2021 17 Comments
Limited lounge breakfast

My wife and I have been to Hong Kong more times than we can count. We love Asia’s World City and know it fairly well.  Hong Kong is home to our favorite restaurant, it’s one of our favorite places...

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Travel

Unpopular Utterances About Today’s State of Flying

Kyle Stewart Posted onNovember 12, 2017September 15, 2021 22 Comments
Service dog

As a travel blogger I aim to be diplomatic when possible. I try to keep an open mind when it comes to situations that may seem obvious but underlying factors may be at work for which I am unaware....

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aadvantageAirlinesAmerican AirlinesQatar Airways

Why Did I Choose American Over Qatar?

Kyle Stewart Posted onNovember 5, 2017November 14, 2023 10 Comments
Qatar dining

My wife and daughter spent the summer in Thailand as it is my busy season at work and I am nearly never at home – why shouldn’t they be at the beach instead? As a result, I have been...

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OneJet

Interview With OneJet CEO Matthew Maguire

Kyle Stewart Posted onNovember 5, 2017September 15, 2021 5 Comments
CEO Matthew Maguire

OneJet is a new commercial airline operating small private jets based in Pittsburgh. I had the chance to fly their product and loved it but as a travel blogger, I was left with more questions than answers. I reached...

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