SPG/Marriott Devaluation w/ 21% of Marriott hotels going up!

So you’ve probably heard by now that SPG and Marriott just announced their 2018 hotel category changes. At SPG, 8% of hotels are moving up a category, while 7% are moving down, but at Marriott 21% are moving up, while only 5% will be coming down. These changes are in …

Amazing Deal: Austin/San Antonio/El Paso – Hawaii for $400 RT

United Airlines and American Airlines have put economy class seats to Hawaii on sale from many Texas cities including Austin, San Antonio, El Paso to Maui, Kailua (Kona), Honolulu, Lihue (Kauai). Economy fares are mostly under $400 (except to Lihue on Kauai) and allow carry on bags. The flights are …

Westin Hyderabad Mindspace – IMHO: The Best Westin!

When we arrived in Hyderabad, the hotel driver was already waiting for us in arrivals with a sign board. Our luggage was out in less than 10 minutes, and the driver helped us roll our luggage to the hotel car, which was parked across the street. 

Plaza Premium Lounge New Delhi T3 (Priority Pass) – Average at Best

I had a quick peek at the Plaza Premium Lounge in New Delhi before heading to the gate for my flight to Hyderabad. The lounge is surprisingly the less premium of the lounges in Terminal 3 and is right next to the Air India lounge I covered earlier.

Is the Qatar Airways QSuite better than First Class?

Lately, airlines have been increasingly innovative with their business class seats, and have been shooting themselves in the leg by offering a First Class. I always felt that Singapore Airlines Business Class Seat was as good as its first class one so its nice to see some differentiation going on …

Air India Lounge Delhi T3 – The Best of Air India is on the ground?!

We arrived at the New Delhi airport within 20 minutes from the Hyatt Regency New Delhi. While the low cost airlines (IndiGo and SpiceJet) operate their domestic services out of the Terminal 1, Air India operates all of its services out of Terminal 3. This is a game changer because …