For my recent stay in Bangkok to attend the TBEX travel convention, I picked the ibis Siam as my first hotel. I have previously stayed at the ibis Sathorn and ibis Nana in the city and ibis hotels are some of the cheapest hotels I’d recommend in Bangkok. They are some of the best designed […]
It is getting more and more difficult to earn enough airline miles for a free flight these days: Airlines like United or Delta have moved to revenue based earning and on top of that increased the miles needed for a free flight. If you don’t fly very often, you can try to consolidate your earning
As my second home in Tallinn as part of my Baltic Explorer trip, I chose the Park Inn Central Tallinn. It was just a few blocks from the Old Town and my first hotel, the Radisson Blu Sky, it looked great in the online photos, had good reviews and I booked it at a price
As part of my Baltic Explorer trip, I participated in a number of hotel and airline promotions to make the most out of my membership in reward programs (read Power of Promotions – Baltic Edition) – and all of them worked out great, showing again, how much value there is in those promotions!
As my first hotel in Tallinn on my Baltic Explorer trip, I selected the Radisson Blu Sky, using points of the Club Carlson program and the Bonus Award Night feature of my US Bank Visa card (no longer available). It is one of the top rated hotels in Tallinn on Tripadvisor and it proved to
This week’s Deal Dispatch brings you a number of great flight deals on Air China, flying from a number of US destinations to Asia, starting under $500 round-trip. You’ll also find a summary of the fall promotions by the big hotel chains!
As the first hotel of my Baltic Explorer trip, I scored the Holiday Inn Helsinki West Ruoholahti during IHG Reward Club’s PointBreaks for only 5,000 points per night (worth $35!). It was a little bit outside of downtown Helsinki and I wasn’t quite sure what to expect, but it turned out to be a nice
Trying to pick the right hotel for your next vacation can be overwhelming – in many places, you’ll find hundreds of chain hotels or independent ones. They all look great in the photos and have good reviews – and some not so good ones! There are even some hotels that look like great deals –
The Radisson Bu Plaza Helsinki was the second hotel of my Baltic Explorer trip and I was looking forward to staying at an upscale hotel in the center of Helsinki with all the sights in easy reach! I booked the hotel with points, using the (now expired) Bonus Award feature of the Club Carlson affiliated Club
This week’s Deal Dispatch brings you bargain flights from New York to St. Petersburg from $451 and from the US to Beijing for under $400. Accor Hotels launched another one of their generous promotions, allowing you to earn EUR200 in bonus after only three stays! Check out the details below!
Radisson is the midscale, full-service brand of the Carlson Rezidor Group. After a miserable stay in the 90s, the chain went through a re-branding exercise in the 2000s and modernized significantly. I’ve stayed a few times with them and I’d consider them comparable to a Holiday Inn – reliable, if not very exciting…
I have previously reported on the power of promotions to earn lots of points and miles (here), save money on hotel stays and gain elite status in hotel and airline frequent guest programs (here) more quickly. My upcoming Baltic Explorer trip is also fueled by promotions to make it cheaper and better by getting the