American Express announced some exciting new changes for its cardholders during the COVID-19 pandemic. Amex announced it plans to add several new features, benefits, and services for their credit cards. American Express New Benefits American Express announced today in a press release new benefits for many of their cards. However, most of these new perks […]
My Favorite Things to do Maldives (Male and Hulhumale) – Introduction Male is the Maldives commercial center with a population density exceeding that of Hong Kong. The capital island is now connected to the former backwater of Hulhumale by a newly built bridge that also connects both islands to the airport island. After this extension, […]
Almost every American Express card includes a benefit called Amex Offers. These offers give you huge discounts or bonus Membership Rewards points when you use your American Express card for purchases at certain retailers, restaurants, or services. What is the Amex offers program? Amex Offers are deals that are linked to your American Express […]
My 27 Favorite Things to do Nairobi, Kenya – Understand The capital of Kenya is located 5,889 ft above sea level. Not enough to give you a constant headache, but enough to make the weather this close to the equator more bearable and the gym a rough test of endurance. Nairobi has a lot of […]
Air India gets a lot of flak for its sub-par long-haul economy and business class products. I wanted to try their domestic service for my trip to Agra. Air India runs an ‘Express’ from New Delhi to Varanasi, Agra, Khajuraho and back to New Delhi every other day. The new Terminal 3 in New Delhi […]
Cathay Pacific has been my go-to airline to get to Asia for a long time. I love the Cathay Pacific Business Class mini-suites (more so than Cathay Pacific First Class) and the airline goes to almost anywhere I want. Cathay Pacific Economy Class Cebu (CEB) to Hong Kong (HKG) on the A330, including the Plaza […]
My Favorite 13 Things to do Queenstown, New Zealand – Understand Queenstown is a ski resort town (that also doubles as a summer lake resort) far down the South Island of New Zealand. Queenstown is ‘just’ at 41 degrees south but the air gets cooled down thanks to the Antarctic currents out in the ocean […]
My Favorite 21 Things to do Auckland, New Zealand – Understand Auckland is New Zealand’s most populous city in a country of 5 million people spread out on two huge islands in the South Pacific. Auckland tries hard to be a real ‘city’ but it’s a spread-out suburb that does not have much of an […]
Priority Pass is a runaway success – in a way, it is a new credit card. Consumers can get an unlimited number of Priority Pass visits with many consumer credit cards all over the world. US banks are the most generous; I myself have three of these cards and have been enjoying many lounge visits at […]
San Francisco has been host to a ‘scooter saga’ for the last few weeks as several companies (that originally started in other cities) have started ‘dropping’ a big number of scooter rentals that come without a docking station on San Francisco‘s streets. So far, the process is entirely unregulated and some startups (like Bird) found […]
My Favorite 23 Things to do Salt Lake City, Utah – Understand Salt Lake City is a city you have likely been to unwittingly, as many flights from Europe to the US West Coast cross over Salt Lake City’s airspace. Nestled between the foothills of the Wasatch Range and the Great Salt Lake, this smallish […]
Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles requires you to visit a Turkish Airlines sales office to book an award ticket. While you can put flights on hold, the call center – for reasons unknown – can only price partner flights in miles but cannot calculate fees and extra charges (notably any fuel surcharges). The call center can price […]
The Radisson Blu Kochi is a new building along one of the busy roads leading into downtown Kochi in the neighborhood of Ernakulam. I was expecting a ‘grand’ Radisson Blu, given the luxury aspirations of the brand and the typical attentiveness and grand luxury of Indian hotels. However, the building is VERY understated and more […]
Le Méridien Kochi is located south of the city near the main highway on a huge piece of land, including its own lake. There is no way to avoid the ‘resort fee’ once you get through the entry gates. Check-in was done quickly at this late hour (after midnight) and a passport copy was all I […]
Is there a Marriott MVP rate? We’ve written about the Hilton HHonors MVP discount in the past, where sports affiliates and loyalty members can earn a discount of up to 20% on their Hilton hotel stays. But is there a similar program for Marriott Hotels? Luckily, there is! The Marriott Athletic VIP Card Program gives key […]
What is the Marriott MMP code? Using the MMP code gives you the Explore Rate on Marriott, where you can get discounted rates for personal leisure travel at participating Marriott hotels and resorts all over the world. Since Starwood and Marriott merged, the family and friend rates have been renamed to the Explore Rate […]
Getaround (my Review of the service) has recently changed its insurance policy. Instead of the full coverage for liability (damage you do to others) and a collision damage – this is the insurance policy. Liability Coverage Renters are covered in our insurance policy up to the liability limits carried by the vehicle owner or with […]
Pobeda is an Aeroflot subsidiary that was launched as a 100% LCC in the Russian and European markets last year. The company relies on a brand new Boeing 737-800 fleet from its hub in Yekaterinburg. While Yekaterinburg is a bit of a sleepy city, the location is excellent – right in-between Asia and Europe. Think of […]
My 14 Favorite things to do Yakutsk – Understand Yakutsk is becoming famous for one thing – its extreme climate that has allowed it to be the coldest big city on the planet. Temperatures regularly drop to minus 60 degrees here (that’s almost as cold as Antarctica on most days in winter). The city has 300,000 […]
The Marriott Category 1 Protea Hotel Stellenbosch is located a few miles outside of Stellenbosch town. Stellenbosch has become a major tourism draw because of its many scenic wineries that do wine tastings and offer gourmet food at seemingly impossibly low prices. A wine tasting in one of the best wineries here can be had for $2, for five […]
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