On a previous trip years ago, Luang Prabang in Laos had left one of the deepest impression of all the places I visited. It seemed to exist in a peaceful bubble in a crazy world, bringing calm and relaxation to anybody escaping the frenzied pace of modern life. While I was excited to go back, I […]
If you are looking to book a hotel, there are certainly enough booking portals to choose from, with hotels.com and agoda.com among my favorites. The challenge is that each of these portals has their strength and weaknesses: Agoda is very strong in Asia and good in Europe, but looses out regularly against hotels.com in the
This week’s Deal Dispatch introduces you to my new, favorite web site for flight deals and gives you examples from around the world, including flights from Asia to the US, Europe to Asia and the US to Asia! I will incorporate them in my weekly updates, as well as my daily Twitter posts, so keep
Sofitel is the top luxury brand of the Accor family of hotels – and they are positioned far up the luxury ladder from the budget ibis hotels that make up the majority of Accor properties. So, how good can a luxury hotel be, when it is run by a budget chain? Read on to find
This week’s Travel News is providing you with some insight into the pending acquisition of Starwood Hotels by Marriott. A lot of Starwood fans and bloggers are up in arms about the pending doom of their favorite hotel chain and rewards program – but is it really going to be so bad? I think the
We picked the Holiday Inn Chelsea as our second hotel in New York mainly based on the location – it’s a short walk from the Hotel Indigo we stayed previously and in the neighborhood we wanted to be in. While I was expecting to get less for less in comparison to the Indigo, I was
Sabah in Northern Borneo is one of the most amazing nature and wildlife destinations. Places like the Danum Valley are still largely unspoiled, yet Sabah is much easier to visit than you’d think or than other remote wildlife destinations. Once you have made your way to Sabah’s capital, Kota Kinabalu, (read my tips here) you have found
One of my favorite parks and getaways within Singapore is a walk from Mount Faber at the Southern Tip of the island, with gorgeous views from the top and a great walk through the park. On a weekday, you are as likely to see monkeys as fellow humans on the walkway through the forest and,
This week’s DealDispatch brings you a selection of travel gear from Acer – with tablets starting below $50 and Chromebook laptops under $100 and Nikon – with a selection of cameras starting from $80, you can get some good gadgets for little money!
On my most recent trip through Frankfurt, I was arriving on a Lufthansa Business Class flight from Buenos Aires and connecting to a Thai Airways Business Class flight to Bangkok. With 2 ½ hours layover between two very long flights, I was looking forward to visiting one of the many Lufthansa lounges in their home airport.
There has been news of a number of mergers and acquisitions in the hotel industry lately and of course travelers, points enthusiasts and the media have been wondering what it will all mean to them. The mergers in the airline industry in the US have shown that reduced competition can have a negative impact on
For a recent trip to New York City, I chose the Hotel Indigo in Chelsea, again! It is in a great neighborhood, with easy access to all that New York City has to offer, has stylish rooms and is available on IHG Rewards points and free night certificates, making a visit to New York much