Scoot Airlines is the budget subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, offers reliable service with better on-time performance than other low-cost carrier, and the option to upgrade your flight experience with lounge access or priority check-in and boarding. Despite their low-cost set-up they offer a solid experience and are a step-up from their regional competitors!
After a 26-year project costing $10Billion, the new train line from Munich to Berlin was opened and the new ICE train made it’s inaugural journey of 4 hours to the German capital at speeds of 300kph, cutting the travel time from 6 hours! Despite the long built, high cost and technical issues, this is a
Singapore Airlines (SQ) is making changes at a furious pace. After rolling out a new A380 First Suite and Business Class, increasing the amount of KrisFlyer miles needed for many flights and making StarAlliance award bookings available online, my favorite airline is changing Economy Class fare categories and the KrisFlyer award miles you earn! They
I have reviewed the risks of fake TripAdvisor reviews before and a Fortune story highlights the issue again: A London-based writer created a fake restaurant, marketed it on social media – and it shot up to the Number 1 spot of London restaurants on TripAdvisor. Similar to the ranking of Bangkok’s SkyTrain as a top
Siargao is my new favorite island in the Philippines and the Islana Cabana Resort Siargao came highly recommended by a local – it was as good as it was praised to be and a (re)treat to remember! It offers luxurious, private pool villas right on the beach with great privacy, all on one of the
The Philippines are known for their beautiful islands and fantastic beaches. Palawan/Coron and Boracay have featured in many “best island” lists, but my new favorite island is Siargao. Long popular among surfers, it offers nice beaches, unspoiled nature and a cool vibe for relaxing getaways, even without a surfboard! It’s much less developed and still
Lufthansa‘s low-cost subsidiary Eurowings is launching a new Business Class offering in 2018 with fully flat seats! They are likely to operate Brussels Airline Airbus A340 with Brussels crews from Duesseldorf to US destinations. More details will be announced at the ITB Conference in March 2018! That’s exciting news, promising more low-cost options for lie-flat seats
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) unveiled their next Accelerate Promotion for January-April 2018. The personalized promotions are different for each member and in my case would offer up to 17,500 points for a single night stay and a total of 59,200 points if I meet all goals! Despite the issues I’ve encountered with previous IHG Accelerate promotions,
Notice of the death of the topbonus rewards program has apparently been exaggerated. topbonus started to notify members that they can now earn miles with Germania, the German leisure airline! You can earn 250-2,000 topbonus miles for each flight and redemptions are supposed to follow soon!
I grew up with the wonderful in Germany with the wonderful tradition of a Christmas Kalendar, counting down the days to Christmas with a chocolate for each day of December up to December 24th. Now, many companies are extending this tradition to marketing games. This year, you can win prices with Norwegian Air, Steigenberger Hotels,
The Hilton Sukhumvit is located near the Phrom Phong BTS and Emporium malls, offers some of the best value in the Hilton portfolio in town and a nice Executive Lounge to boot. If you are Hilton Honors fan, you should consider it on your next visit to the City of Angels!
Scoot Airlines is the low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, launched in 2012. They were conceived as a long-haul airline from the start and recently merged with Singapore Airline’s short-haul subsidiary Tiger Air. Find out who they are and why you should care!