How I booked the room: The prevailing rate for any hotel room in Hyderabad at my time of booking was somewhere around 25000 INR (~300 USD) and there were virtually no hotels available within the central part of the city for the last 4 nights of our stay in India.
Because of the scheduling of the direct flight from Hyderabad to Jodhpur, I found myself staying in Jodhpur for three nights and making a reservation at the Radisson Jodhpur for the first night. As I had spent a decent amount of money to stay at the Umaid Bhavan Palace, I …
During a recent trip to India, I got to stay at the awe inspiring Umaid Bhavan Palace in Jodhpur. The palace is one of the largest private residences in the world and was built between 1928 and 1943. It’s a magnificent blend of Eastern and Western architectural styles, showcasing the …
How I booked it: I booked our 2 night stay using four 25k annual free night certificates I had in mine and my dad’s Marriott accounts. The rate at this hotel is usually 20,000 points/night or around 8000 INR + tax per night so it’s not exactly the greatest redemption, …
This is a continuation of my India trip report from last year. For our trip to Kerala, I decided to fly into Madurai and admire the Meenakshi Temple before making the 4 hour drive to Munnar, a resort town, in the Western Ghats. Most people fly into Kochi to get …
I’m sorry it’s been so long since I’ve written my last article. Life gets in the way sometimes and well you just have to go with the flow. I will try to complete my India trip report from last year before I embark on another trip there this year. Yeah …
In the past Hyatt Regency New Delhi was my go to property for stays in the New Delhi area. It was close to my aunt’s house in Safdarjung Enclave and was available for Hyatt’s credit card annual free night for the longest time. Hyatt has since stopped managing the property …
How it was booked I’ve had a bunch of Virgin Atlantic points for a long time since I signed up for their Bank of America credit cards back when I didn’t have much of a credit score. At the time, Bank of America was the only one who would give …
As I said in my review earlier this week, simply put Air France offers the best overall experience of any transatlantic European carrier at the moment. United Polaris lounges are no doubt a tad better than Air France’s folks, I won’t deny that. This lounge is located in the international departures …
After getting off our flight from Frankfurt, we cleared immigration within a matter of minutes and made it outside where a car was waiting to take us to the Andaz Delhi Aerocity. The unfortunate thing about Indhra Gandi Intl Airport or IGIA for short is that there are no “good/premium” …
