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    06-19-2013, 04:05 PM
    jmbklj replied to a thread More Revenue Based Airline FF Programs Coming in General Travel Q & A
    The "talk" is that there will be two phases of introducing revenue based FF programs. The first phase is changing over to a revenue based system for...
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    Are you on your way to the Excelsior now? I do hope you have a better experience than we did. Looking forward to your review!
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    Denise, do you know if this is a new property on LL? Maybe they don't understand how their LL contract works, and the LL Account Manager for this...
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    I do not think this will happen so I am going to try a different location that is listed for Mexico for March 2014 and see what happens. If this...
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    It has happened to me as well. Some of the hotels block rooms for third party websites for various reasons. I always contact the hotel via e-mail or...
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Quick Getaway to Sunny South Florida

by jmbklj on 05-29-2013 at 07:17 AM
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We did a quick getaway trip recently visiting two Luxury Link Florida properties, first spending a couple days at the Palms Hotel & Spa in Miami Beach and then visiting The Seagate Hotel & Spa in Delray Beach, both Preferred Properties. I've enjoyed staying at Preferred Properties in the past, so I looked forward to visiting a couple more, since they often are quite unique and varied.

The Palms was an auction I won quite awhile ago and in fact

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by jmbklj on 05-29-2013 at 07:02 AM
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Next stop - part two of of quick sunny Florida getaway in early May - The Seagate Hotel & Spa in Delray Beach, another Luxury Link Preferred Property. Delray Beach Hotels, Florida Luxury Boutique Hotel, South Florida Luxury Resort Hotel, Luxury Hotel in South Florida | The Seagate Hotel and Spa).

I had not been to Delray Beach previously and I ended up loving this cute little village by the sea, and the Seagate Hotel. The hotel location was on Atlantic Ave, right in the midst

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Six Couples in Montana & A Good Time Was Had by All!

by jmbklj on 08-28-2012 at 12:05 PM
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I just returned from from a week's stay at a Luxury Link property in Montana, the Montana Sky Lodge, a 3 story gorgeous log "cabin". However, I don't think the Montana Sky Lodge (Montana Sky Lodge) is currently offered on Luxury Link. We had 6 couples from Ohio, Georgia and Florida, a mix of family and friends.

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