Quite honestly, I don’t remember the last time everyone was so excited about the IHG 5,000-point PointBreaks. Everyone and their mother has been speculating, guessing, speculating some more. Maybe that’s because of the rumors of the impending doom (there have been consistent speculations that PointBreaks will be replaced with flat 50% reductions as they do now… Continue Reading
Sadly, My Optimism About Thailand Being Safe Might Have Been Premature
In my recent post: Coup d’etaut in #Thailand: Should You Cancel Your Trip? I said no you should not. Unfortunately, the unfolding of events on the ground two days after the #thaicoup as well as an exchange with a person who travels to Thailand quite often, has made me think that maybe I spoke too soon. First,… Continue Reading
Amusing Things You Hear on the Plane
What the hell! Not everything is about miles, right? In my mail today, I found this Quora collection of airplane jokes, titled: What are some witty and amusing things you have heard on an airplane? For those who don’t know, Quora is a really interesting and different social platform. Ask a question, and dozens if not hundreds of people will… Continue Reading
Coup d’etaut in Thailand: Should You Cancel Your Trip?
Please read my update Unless you are a student of history, you probably couldn’t care less about yellow shirts and red shirts. Military coups occur in Thiailand all the time, and they are usually bloodless. Thailand has been in political turmoil for about eight years, and all these years the tourists flocking to Thailand… Continue Reading
Guess Who is Chase’s New Transfer Partner & Why You Shouldn’t Get Excited About It
The Chase Ultimate Rewards program has added Singapore Airlines to its list of partners. Yey! I know. Every time anyone mentions Singapore Airlines, people think first class suite with the biggest bed in the sky. And then, they become all hazy. Isn’t it great? Sure, any development that gives us more options is great.… Continue Reading
My Weekend at the Willard in Washington and Update about Being Charged for the Free Night
UPDATE: Yesterday, I posted that I had been charged by the Willard IC for my free annual night: I Got Charged by InterContinental for a Free Night! Today I received this email. Good evening Mr. Shuman, Thank you for contacting us through WebGuru [I have no idea what it is, I just called IHG and… Continue Reading
I Got Charged by InterContinental for a Free Night!
As you know from this post, I used my two Chase IHG free nights for the previous year and this year to book my weekend getaway at the Willard InterContinental in Washington, DC. Now, it was not a straight redemption, of course. My two free annual nights for the last and current year overlapped back in… Continue Reading
Broken Website, Heading to Washington, New Cards Roundup.
Broken Blog Sorry for being out for so long. Had a technical problem with the blog. After upgrading WP to the latest version, I lost the ability to type new posts. I almost plucked whatever hair I had left trying to figure out what was going on. I deactivated all plugins one by one, edited my… Continue Reading
Would You Give Money to a Blogger to Fly in First Class and Tell You How Nice It Was?
And here I was, thinking nothing could ever surprise me about our hobby. Ben Schlappig AKA Lucky who is running One Mile at a Time, has started a Kickstarter campaign. He’s asking for $25,000 to finance his 7-hour trip from London to Abu Dhabi in a new Etihad First Class suite called The Residence by Etihad. If… Continue Reading
LAST CHANCE: $19 for All Inclusive Stay: Ends Today!
Today is the last day when you can book an All-Inclusive stay at Lifestyle Tropical Beach Resort and Spa in Puerto Plata in Dominican Republic for $19 per person per day. That makes the cost of staying at this huge resort with fabulous grounds including all the food, booze, activities and entertainment (which is… Continue Reading
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