World of Hyatt Extends Benefits, Cruiser Views Are Changing and More

World of Hyatt Extends Benefits and Updates Hotel Awards Chart: This week, Hyatt was the first major hotel brand to extend benefits for the second time. See this post on Miles to Memories for all the details. I’m excited because I have a free night award that was due to expire in March 2021, and now I have until December 2021 to use it. Woohoo!

Cruiser View Are Changing: Interesting article on TPG about the changing attitudes of cruisers in response to Coronavirus. A few months ago, I swore I would wait to cruise until the pandemic was past us and we didn’t have to wear masks. But now, I’ve become more flexible (except I’m still waiting for the vaccine). Mask wearing won’t be going away any time soon.

Costa Rica Opening to All U.S. Residents: See this post on Your Mileage May Vary for details about how Costa Rica is slowly opening up to visitors from all U.S. states. My family visited Costa Rica in early March before before Covid started to become a big issue on this side of the world.

CommonPass, Digital Health App Could Make Travel Safer During COVID-19: Check out this post on Michael W Travels. This, unfortunately, is the future of travel.