Dear Joseph Schooling
I would like to congratulate you on your recent gold medal at the Rio Olympics. Although I know nothing about the sport of swimming and my ever expanding waistline sets off tsunami alert buoys every time I go to the beach, my armchair punditry qualifies me to...
The marvelous world of online mileage brokers
The first rule about miles is that everyone always wants more. More miles means more great trips with friends and family, more champagne to sip while watching the unwashed masses shuffle by, more travel like this
And less like this
Although careful planning can really help you maximize the...
Banks know that holders of miles earning or other premium credit cards value the option of complimentary airport transfers.
The majority of these cards will offer you airport dropoff, not pickup I wondered for the longest time why they didn't let you choose between one or the other before realising...
The First Class Premium
Part 1: Tracing the evolution of First and Business Class on Singapore Airlines
Part 2: How does First and Business Class compare on Singapore Airlines?
Part 3: Number crunching First vs Business Class on Singapore Airlines
Part 4: How does First and Business Class compare on other airlines?
In the...
The Milelion is free and will always be. That's the principle I laid out at the onset and reiterated when I was writing reflections on The Milelion's first year anniversary. This principle has not changed. TL;DR- The Milelion doesn't exist to make money, it exists to help people travel better for less.  At...
The Impeccable InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort
A Harmonious Blend of Natural and Man-made Elements
Stayed March 2016
Published August 2016
After a good stay at the Hyatt Regency Danang, I arrived via a taxi to the exclusive Intercontinental Danang.
The resort is situated on a small peninsula with a enclosed beach as seen in...
The First Class Premium
Part 1: Tracing the evolution of First and Business Class on Singapore Airlines
Part 2: How does First and Business Class compare on Singapore Airlines?
Part 3: Number crunching First vs Business Class on Singapore Airlines
Part 4: How does First and Business Class compare on other airlines?
Who needs...
It's been well documented just how frustrating the SQ waitlist process can be.
You can find an entire thread on FT dedicated to people providing datapoints on their own experiences. You can find people who swear by certain methods of clearing ("oh just show up at the CS center at Ion...