Review: Sheraton Grand Bangalore @ Brigade Gateway (One of the Finest)
Owing to the Marriott/SPG hotel category changes I wanted to move up some of the reviews I was doing.
Author: Teja
Why I absolutely love Air New Zealand short-haul flights!
I recently came back from my second trip to marvelous Middle Earth, and I just wanted to comment on how much I loved not only the great drives through it, but also the flights over it. I’ll have a full trip report out soon about my trip, but I just …
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 …
My Hyatt Free Night is Expiring this Weekend. What should I do?
One of the best perks of the Hyatt Chase Credit Card (generic link – I do not get any commission) is the annual free night and I’ve kept my card because the annual free night always seemed worth it to me.
Southwest plane skids off runway in Baltimore
There’s been some icy weather across the United States in the past couple of days and it seems like a plane just skidded off the runway due to these conditions. A Southwest plane bound for Jamaica just skidded off the runway an hour (or so) ago at Baltimore-Washington International Airport …
Good Deal: Newark/Chicago – Miami $89 Roundtrip
United Airlines has some good deals from Newark (NYC Area) to Miami for the month of March. Deals start at $89 roundtrip for the restricted fare class (no carry ons, EQMs etc.), but if you pay $40 more you would get all those benefits + more frequent flyer miles. …
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.
Review: Air India 777 Business Class DEL-HYD
After quickly running through the Plaza Premium Lounge, we headed over to the gate for our flight to Hyderabad. Boarding began promptly at 6pm (the flight was a bit delayed due to fog).
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.