A typical foreigner’s visit to Japan begins with the shrines in Kyoto, and possibly the megapolis of Tokyo. For many people, this is about the image of Japan that they have, and they walk away from it with an impression…
A few days in Koh Samui
So as I wrote earlier, the ultimate destination for this trip was Koh Samui. Having only been to Bangkok, I wasn't sure what to expect – on the one hand, it's a tropical paradise destination, and on the other, the beaches around Koh Samui didn't strike me as being particularly amazing as far as swimming goes. I am not one to ever miss a mistake fare opportunity, though, and between the Bangkok ticket being incorrectly priced at Hong Kong prices and the villa being given to me for free, I wasn't about to complain!
A trip to Wakkanai
I should preface this post by saying that not all my trips necessarily make sense (some of my friends would probably argue that only some of my trips do make sense, but were they to do so, they would promptly cease to be part of that exclusive category, so they don’t). Sometimes I travel because of reasons that other people would think I should be locked up for; some people already think that, for what it’s worth.
Day 1: New York and Intercontinental Times Square
And thus begins the trip. First experience was in the airport, where I showed up very early for a change. But, as luck would have it, my flight was delayed by 1.5 hours. I already had barely an evening in…
InterContinental Toronto Yorkville – Royal Suite
So while I wrap up my RTW report (one more post on it left, and I promise the next one won’t be nearly as protracted and long), I’m leveraging my Royal Ambassador status at IHG Hotels. I find the title…
Trip Report – RTW – Part 6: London Day 3, breakfast at the Intercontinental Park Lane
Since I was lucky and not only scored a free room at the Intercontinental Park Lane, but also one that included breakfast, I figured why not – let’s give it a try. Typically, hotel breakfasts are eggs, bacon and juices,…
Best Rate Guarantee programs at hotels
With the proliferation of discount hotel booking websites and margin erosion, hotels have been desperately trying to bring people back to their sites. To do that meant letting people pay the lower rate – which generally means two things: 1)…