Last December World of Hyatt launched a partnership with Small Luxury Hotels of the World. Initially, they came out with about 10% of SLH (Small Luxury Hotels) in their offer. After that, they started expanding. Two months later they added another 56 hotels and soon after that another 57 hotels! In May they had over […]
Saudi Arabia is launching a new visa regime for 49 countries. The Muslim kingdom, relatively closed off for decades, has in recent years relaxed strict social codes. They stopped segregating men and women in public places and requiring women to wear all-covering black robes or abayas. How to apply Visas will be available online, with […]
I’ve discussed my favorite things to do in Vilnius, Lithuania, but check out my top pictures of the area.
My Favorite 14 Things to do Vilnius, Lithuania – Understand Lithuania is known for its overly successful basketball team and to have the world’s fastest internet connections. However, the Soviet Union is at every step that you take in the capital Vilnius. The country is clearly trying to depart from that image and mindset but […]
As with other Baltic cities, Radisson is the predominant hospitality chain in Vilnius. Radisson has given its name to two properties here – the Radisson Blu Royal Astorija Hotel in the middle of the Old Town and the one where I stayed – the Radisson Blu Hotel Lietuva, right on the riverbank of the new town. […]
What are Carlson Travel Agent Rates? Like other major hotel brands and travel providers, Carlson is known for offering preferred lower rates to travel professionals, either for the agents to use for personal stays or so they can book on behalf of clients. The Carlson Look To Book site does more than just offer a discount, however. In […]
Skyroam is a fascinating device that gives you WiFi (using the cellular network as a backbone) in 83 different countries for one daily fee. The device is priced at $99.95 but using my link you will get $20 off bringing the total to $79.99 (updated as it was previously $30 off). Now if you order before […]
What’s the deal with airBaltic? To celebrate 20 years in the air, airBaltic have a fall sale, with one-way flights around Europe, the Baltics and Russia from just $22.79 (20 euros). Plus you can save the 5.99€ transaction fee when you pay with PayPal. You can also book well in advance if needed, as the […]
AAdvantage currently has the best award chart of the major US frequent flyer programs. Their award prices for Premium cabin flights to Asia and Africa are incredible. Earlier this years I was convinced a devaluation was imminent – but so far it thankfully hasn’t’ happened. But there is another gem that I have recently taken […]
Set your alarm – PointBreaks is back 🙂 IHG Rewards Club shared the full list of PointBreaks hotels for the booking period February 25 – May 31, 2015 with LoyaltyLobby, so here's the list in advance of hotels that will be available for reservations sometime after 9AM EST Wednesday February 25th: