The Park Inn Danube Bratislava offers modern rooms with stylish mood lighting and friendly service steps from the Old Town and city sights. The best feature is the fantastic fitness and wellness spa on the premises that puts many upscale hotels to shame. And it’s great value on Radisson Rewards points or cash, you should […]
I wrote last week that hotel and airline reward points seem to be constantly on sale – and sure enough, IHG Hotels is launching another sale for points in their IHG Rewards Club. You get a targeted “Mystery Bonus” of up to 100%, reducing the price to 0.5 cents/point! Find out how good a deal
The Marriott Sukhumvit is located a little out of the center in the hip & trendy Tong Lo neighborhood of Bangkok, The City of Angels! It offers nice rooms, a nice pool & gym, a nice lounge and friendly service – but it is overpriced against the tough Bangkok competition – you can get comparable
Oman Air is the national carrier of Oman, based in the capital Muscat. It only started flying internationally in 2007 and has earned a four-star rating since. I’ve been impressed with their Business Class as well as their new Muscat Airport Terminal and lounge. If you are planning a trip between Europe and Asia, it’s
Singapore Airlines recently devalued their KrisFlyer reward program by increasing the number of miles needed for a free flight. But over the last few months, they have offered “Spontaneous Escapes” with discounts on last-minute award flights. This month’s Escapes will take you to destinations in Asia, Australia and Europe at a 30% discount for travel
International Hotels Group (IHG) is continuing to grow their portfolio. After acquiring the Regent brand in the luxury segment and buying a number of upscale hotels in the UK, IHG is now launching the voco upscale soft brand, focusing on hotel conversions. Several of the new UK properties will become part of voco and the
I receive so many promotional emails advertising one hotel campaign or the other, it’s hard to find promotions that are worth pursuing. How do you get the most out of rewards promotions? How can you leverage planned hotel stays to earn free nights or points? Today I’ll share an example how I picked a high-value
Updated 2018: You live in the Philippines and want to earn reward miles for free flights on Philippine Airlines with the Mabuhay Miles program with your daily credit card spend? There are 13 banks offering more than 50 credit cards that allow you to earn Mabuhay Miles! You say, you have one of those already?
Scoot, the low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, is now offering to earn and redeem miles in Singapore Airline’s KrisFlyer loyalty program on every flight, without having to pay for extra packages! You earn for every dollar spent on Scoot tickets and can redeem them like cash for partial or full tickets on the airline! Read
The new IHG Rewards Club PointBreaks list is now bookable online for stays through July 31, 2018. You can book 170 hotels worldwide for 5,000, 10,000 or 15,000 points/night, representing discounts on the regular points rates. While long-term fans of IHG Rewards Club might dismiss the list as not as good as in years long
The Daily Getaways is sponsored by the US Travel Association and offers a number of travel related deals each year. Week 3 of the 2018 Daily Getaways offers Best Western Rewards points, Loews and Caesars hotel packages and discounts for Alamo Car Rentals and Universal Orlando. Find out my take on these deals and whether
The Daily Getaways is sponsored by the US Travel Association and offers a number of travel related deals each year. Week 2 of the 2018 Daily Getaways offers Hilton Honors award points, Wyndham Rewards points as well as hotel packages for Las Vegas hotels and Omni Hotels. You’ll also be able to buy Hertz Gold