If your travel plans include flights in or out of Manila’s NAIA airport (MNL) between January 15 – 19, 2015, you should check your flights with the airline: The pope is visiting and authorities are severely restricting flights during that time. You thought President Obama’s is attracting large crowds and his travel is inconveniencing regular […]
United Global First is United Airlines international First class product, offered on their Boing 747 and some of their 777 airplanes on select routes. Is it worth the extra money (or points) over UA BusinessFirst and how does it compare to the First class product of other airlines?
Flying Economy Class on United Airlines can be less than a stellar experience, especially on long-haul international flights. Reading DreamTravel OnPoints can help: I have two Global Premier Upgrades for United Airlines that expire on January 31st, 2015, and are happy to upgrade a reader on an upcoming flight from Economy to Business Class or
My stay at the ibis Sathorn, Bangkok, was a result in my determination to show the Power of Promotions (read more here): Accor is running a promotion to give you between 2,000-5,000 miles for every stay at one of their hotels. I opted for 2,000 Air Berlin miles and targeted Gold status with three stays.
I have seen ibis hotels a lot more often than I have staid at them. They are the budget brand of the Accor Group and you will find them all over Europe and increasingly in Asia. My Power of Promotion run (read more here) brought me to two ibis hotels in a week, so find
Cebu Pacific is a low cost carrier and a regular choice of mine for short trips around South East Asia. With fares regularly less than half of what full-service carriers charge, what can you expect from an economy ticket?
The Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG) is one of the largest hotel companies in the world and their IHG Rewards Program has millions of members – yet it doesn’t get much love in the blogosphere. Why, you might ask? I have updated my review of IHG Rewards Club – find the latest review here!
While I don’t really need any special reason to travel, and have lots of content for many, many more posts on this blog, for the first time I booked a trip to help with the content of this blog!
As enticing as the adds of the hotel and airline companies sound, often the number of flights or nights and the amount of money you need to spend, to actually get enough points for a free night or flight is staggering. But you can do it, as yesterdays post showed (insert link here), and get
In a world of declining customer service and disappearing perks, being an Elite member of a hotels or airlines frequent traveler program is often a nice way to restore some comfort to your travel: An upgrade to a nicer seat, a free checked luggage, free internet or a nicer room. But for many people who
After traveling to Asia for years, I found that Agoda not only had more hotels at better prices and great, independent hotels off the beaten path that other sites didn’t show, but also more relevant reviews to help you plan your trips. While the rewards program is mediocre, in combination with the breadth of hotels
A lot of digital ink is spilled every day on which payment card you just HAVE TO add to your wallet, arguing the available sign-up bonuses, valuable rewards or potential for manufacturing spend. The one thing usually missing from the discussion is security and peace of mind! I recommend to address that first, before worrying