There are countless blog posts about “the best” hotel rewards program, but because we all have a different idea about “the best” that discussion will go on forever without a resolution. I wrote recently about rewards vs loyalty – and today want to look at the hotel rewards program with the highest reward rate for […]
Flights between Europe and the US have been on sale for months, with Norwegian, Wow and the new Level budget airline stoking a fare war. But flights to Asia are also cheap – from the US, Canada and Europe: United and ANA are offering flights to Indonesia from US$527, Philippine Airlines is flying from Vancouver
Choice Hotels is the second largest hotel company measured by the number of properties and mostly made up of budget hotels like Rodeway Inn or mid-scale hotels like Quality Inn. The Ascend Collection marks the top-end of Choice Hotels and is their conversion brand with 146 properties worldwide, most of them in the US. Find out
I’ve written regularly about the great fares low-cost carriers Wow Air and Norwegian Air have brought to the North Atlantic, starting a fare war with the legacy carriers and resulting in air fares falling to historic lows between the US and Europe. Now, the legacy carriers are striking back – IAG, the parent company of
For a trip to Washington D.C. with plenty of sight seeing on the itinerary, I was looking for a hotel close to the metro trains at a reasonable price. Shortly before my arrival, I found the Marriott Georgetown at half-price through an Online Travel Agent (OTA) and booked it, despite being an older property
Washington D.C., the capital of the United States of America, is one of the top 10 destinations for foreign visitors – and rightfully so. You can not only see the seat of power and historic monuments, but a stunning selection of museums, many of them free to visit! While the beaches and amusement parks elsewhere
Marriott is the flagship hotel brand of Marriott Worldwide, one of the best known hotel brands in the industry and one of the biggest upscale brands with more than 500 hotels worldwide. Most recently Marriott categorized their 31 brands and their flagship Marrott brand was defined as “classic premium”. Find out more about who they
Earning miles in an airline program used to be about “butt in seat” miles – actually flying the airline to earn miles. Nowadays, you can earn miles through credit cards, merchants and big bonus offers – or even for free. Find out more about some of the best current airline award promotions from JetBlu, British
This week both Philippine carriers announced big sales – Philippine Airlines has an anniversary sale with low fares for domestic, international and business class fares. And Cebu Pacific has a sale for both cash fares and GetGo Rewards points! Find the details and some of the best deals below!
Fortunately, Hotel News Now’s infographics for the largest hotel company and hotel chain are much better than the info cards at the Oscars, so I didn’t mess up the announcement! Like in any other industry, being “the biggest” gives you some bragging rights, so Hotel News Now has compiled the data for the largest hotel chains
For our second stay in Yangon on my most recent trip to Myanmar, we selected the Best Western Chinatown on the edge of Yangon’s downtown area. It received good reviews online and photos promised modern rooms in a central enough location, but we ended up disappointed after our stay – read on to find out
You live in Asia and need to get away for some peace & quiet on the beach? You want to travel in comfort, but not spend a fortune, so you have a little money left to shop? If you have one week, you can do all that easily – Bangkok not only has great shopping,