Hyatt’s spa cave, Hilton’s new onsen resort, an alpine Andaz and other hotel news

At the start, February didn’t seem like it would be the wildest month for hotel news. Well, that is until Hyatt announced it was dramatically altering its much-loved award chart to expand to five pricing tiers (from “Lowest” to “Top”) from its previous “Peak,” “Standard” and “Off-Peak” method. It’s not the worst news in the…

American and Miami Airport plan $1 billion expansion

Frequent Miami International Airport (MIA) travelers are familiar with Gate D60. At the far western end of Concourse D lies the home of many American Eagle flights, a grim space with one seating area serving 17 ground-level regional jet parking positions. It is MIA’s equivalent to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)’s much-despised former Gate…