We chose the Park Inn Cape Town Foreshore for part of our stay in Cape Town, one of my favorite cities, prior to our to Southern Africa adventure . We wanted to maximize the value of our Club Carlson points and chose it mostly because of it belonging to the Carlson family of hotels. While […]
Our trip to Paris for the New Years celebration, one of the most expensive times of the year for hotels, send me looking for an upscale hotel we could stay with points – and the Radisson Blu Champs Elysees was our first place to rest our heads. It turned out to be a beautiful hotel
UPDATE: Apparently, this deal was too good to be true and Expedia pulled the plug due to a “mistake”. They usually have a minimum spend on these kinds of promotions and apparently realized it after launching. While the T&C are still up, the code is not recognized…too bad… Expedia has a great hotel promotion, offering
We went to Cape Town to meet friends from the other side of the world and also to start our Southern Africa adventure (read more here). We booked the Radisson Blu Waterfront as a treat and that’s exactly what it turned out to be – a real treat of a hotel! It’s in a great
For New Years eve, we chose the Radisson Blu Le Dokhan’s Hotel, Paris Trocadero. It’s a charming hotel not far from the Eiffel Tower, yet in a neighborhood that is not dominated by tourists, making it a great choice for visitors! And it’s neo-classical style makes it a perfect fit for a romantic getaway to
Radisson Blu is one of the upscale brand of the Carlson family of hotels and one of my favorite places to stay in Europe. With a mix of stylish and classic properties in all the big cities, Radisson Blu offers some great experiences, far different from the lower Radisson brand more familiar in the USA.
Staying at an art’otel is a unique way of spending a night away from home – each hotel is designed with the input of one artist and displays his/her work throughout the hotel, making it in a way a modern museum with comfortable beds. The art’otel Cologne was designed with the artist Seo (Sook Kyong,
I have been to some of the most beautiful beach destinations, including Bora Bora, Moorea and the Maledives – unfortunately, they all come with a pretty steep price tag, even when using points for the hotel! Fortunately, you can visit a similarly beautiful region with incredible, unspoiled beaches and without the crowds at a much
If you have read my posts about the “Power of Promotions” here and here, you know that the last Intercontinental Hotels promotion “Into the Nights” earned me two free nights, despite some problems in the process and I considered a very good one. So, am I going for this quarter’s promotion “Set your Sights” and
If you have read my two posts about the Power of Promotions (here and here), as well as the travel I undertook to make these promotions successful (here), you probably want to know how it turned out! After the first promotion was completed successfully (read here), now, finally, after a long wait, some anxiety and
If you have followed this blog recently, you know about my attempt to make the most of an Accor promotion to gain status quickly and with minimal expense (read here). Now it’s time to look at the results – did Accor deliver as promised? My expectation was to receive Gold status with the Accor LeClub
If you have read about “The Power of Promotions I” (here), you know about my plan to stay at three Accor hotels in Thailand for as little as possible to earn Gold Status and lots of Air Berlin miles. The ibis Pattaya fits the bill, barely…