– the resort boom in Vietnam continues with the Radisson Blu Resort Phu Quoc now open for visitors – Alaska Mileage Plan now allows award bookings on Finnair The airline is using their Alaska Airlines ‘feed’ in San Francisco and Los Angeles to fill their new flights (A350 soon for LAX). Alaska Mileage Plan has […]
– Wyndham and Masterpass are back with another promotion that can get you 15,000 Wyndham Rewards points if you pay with MasterPass The idea is simple – find a cheap property (Wyndham owns such luxurious brands like Super 8 or Travelodge and pay for it with your Masterpass. Then use the points at a nice […]
– Singapore Airlines is bringing back the non-stop service between Singapore and Newark on a new A350 ULR (Ultra Long Range) The Singapore to Newark flight is just of range for most aircraft right now and the airline will just have 170 passengers on board. Talk about long and thin! I found the Business Class […]
– Chase is sending our emails with targeted spend offers on their co-branded cards – most offer one extra point per spend if you reach a certain threshold – not so exciting – Radisson has opened a second Lagos hotel on the booming mainland – I thought the Radisson Blu Anchorage Lagos (Review) was an […]
My Favorite 12 Things to do Kochi (Kerala, India) – Understand Kochi (also known as Cochin) is the Tampa, FL of India – it’s an endless array of strip malls and suburbs and villages that span across the many islands and peninsulas separated by waterways. Kochi is India but with more space, fewer crowds and less pollution. […]
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 […]
– I got targeted with a good offer in United’s Mileplay 8,000 award miles for one trip before January 12th I’m not sure if a one-way qualifies (likely yes) and Basic Economy is good enough (likely no). Do you know more? – Marriott is back with it’s Megabonus promotion with 3,000 points per stay […]
– Orbitz has a 22% OFF code CYBERSAVE22 for any stays between November 27, 2017 and June 30, 2018 bookable until 9 PM Central Time today. This is better than their usual 15% off and leaves them with no margin (after credit card fees). – United’s Cyber Monday deal is a lower miles requirement for […]
– Chase now offers the Marriott Rewards Premier Credit Card with 120,000 bonus points That’s a solid increase from the usual 80,000 offer, however (unlike the Business version) this card falls under the dreaded 5/24 rules with Chase. – the Radisson Blu Bali Uluwatu is about to open in January 2018 It looks gorgeous! – […]
The Park Inn by Radisson Nairobi is a brand-new development right next to Westlands’ busiest roundabout at Wayaki Way. The hotel just opened in May 2017 and is part of a hotel boom gripping the city with the ibis Styles Tune Hotel and a Pullman just opened. Check-in was very quick and easy without any long […]