Southwest's First Ever Lounge, ToP 50 Hotels In The World & New Hilton Hotels Coming In 2026

October 31, 2025
Mark Ostermann

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October 31, 2025
Mark Ostermann

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ToP Roundup

In this series I will share articles I found interesting from all over the web. These will be articles about miles, points, travel, finance and everything in-between. Hopefully this ToP Roundup series will give you some interesting tidbits and new information you may have missed during the week. If you see anything out there that you think others may find of interest please feel free to share it with me at [email protected].

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Interesting Articles

Southwest Signs Lease For First Ever Lounge (Honolulu) – Doctor of Credit

I am kind of surprised HNL would be their first lounge. They have tried to make Hawaii important to their airline, but I don't think it has worked out like they thought it would.

New Hilton Openings in 2026 – Danny the Deal Guru

Some exciting properties coming online next year. Hopefully they are not all priced 250K a night though.

The World's 50 Best Hotels 2025: the list revealed – The World's 50 Best

I can say I have been inside one of the top 5 hotels, although I didn't stay there. The line was too long to get a Singapore sling unfortunately too.