“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete” R. Buckminster Fuller Currently, there is no accepted international standard for rating hotels except that in most countries they are rated from 1 to 5 stars. In most of …
Hi everyone, I’m back home after a week long excursion through the Canadian Rockies. I can’t wait to do the trip reports from my travels.
When I was first approached my brother Teja to write a post on this blog, I imagined I would write start with something poignant about how much I love travelling or how my sojourn into travel photography is about preserving the beauty I observe in this world unchanged and unsullied by the relentless waves of time. …
First of all, welcome to all boardingarea readers, it is such a pleasure to have you on board with us. Please post any comments and questions any time you would like. Sasidhar or I will be happy to answer as soon as possible and we always love feedback. To my …
Our Virgin Australia flight landed almost 40 mins early in Sydney and luckily the gate was empty which meant that we were off the plane by 9 am. Upon disembarking, it took less than 20 minutes for us to be seated in a cab, on our way to the Park Hyatt. …
Our Virgin Australia flight from Auckland to Sydney left at 8 am in the morning on January 2. Auckland airport was a 25 min drive (20.6 km) from the Hilton Auckland at 5 am in the morning. We had very little trouble finding the place to return our rental car …
[UPDATE: LOOKS LIKE THE DEAL IS GONE AS OF 11 AM CST] Hello Folks, There is an incredible business class sale going on between select U.S Cities and Europe. And it looks like British Airways is involved! Why do I say this? Because AARP has this great discount going on …
It was a rather windy and rainy start to New Year’s day and our last day in New Zealand. I was a bit worried that it would start pouring while we were in Hobbiton, but trudged on with hope. We quickly ate breakfast in the hotel restaurant (see review for more …
My dad recently made a surprise mother’s day trip to India to see his parents. He flew United Airlines BusinessFirst Houston – Munich and then Lufthansa Business Class Munich – Delhi to get there, but wanted a more entertaining experience from there on out. What could be a more entertaining experience …
Update: This issue has been resolved. If you come up with this error message, please call the Platinum Card Customer Service @ 1-800-525-3355 and go through the automated system to verify your card information and transfer points. Agents seem to be having the same trouble as customers so make sure to …
