Every time you book a hotel through a 3rd party OTA like Expedia/Agoda etc, that 3rd party keeps a share of the total stay. This can be as high as 20% in some cases, and as you can imagine, takes a big bite out of the hotel's profits.
Therefore, hotels...
View of the hotel pool and beach
Koh Samui is one of the resort islands in the Gulf of Thailand, arguably the most visited in that region, definitely contributed by the presence of an airport on the island itself.
For this trip, I flew via Silkair Business from Singapore to Koh...
(18/3/2016) HERE COMES A NEW CHALLENGER: Anbang offers higher deal for Starwood, threatens to derail Marriott merger. This is good and bad. Good if it stops Marriott from taking over, bad if it leads to a bidding war and inflated price. What's the first thing someone who overpaid for...
I believe that Starwood is one of the last remaining hotel programs  with any significant value left. Starwood points are generally considered to be worth about 2 US cents each. So here's an opportunity for free US$3 for 10 seconds of work.
Simply update your SPG account's security questions by...
SPG has announced its Q4 promotion for 2015 and it's way better than Q3's.
From Flyertalk
With SPG Stay for More, members can earn double Starpoints® on eligible stays of two or more nights — plus 500 bonus Starpoints when eligible stays include three or more nights. For example, if your...
Although I love the SPG program, I'm generally not a big fan of Sheratons. This may in part be due to my rather sub-par experiences staying at Sheratons, in particular the dismal Sheraton Towers Singapore and the Sheraton Casablanca. The Sheraton Towers Singapore has tired, old rooms and refuses...
photo by victoriapickering
Thank you everyone for your participation in the launch competition! Judging from the questions I've received it seems there's a great interest in the role of Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) and how they fit into the picture. I received 3 similar-ish questions about this, so I've decided to...
The Idea
AirBnB currently has a tie up with DBS and American Express Krisflyer credit cards
DBS lets you save 17/15% for your first/subsequent AirBnB bookings
American Express gives you S$80 off a min S$160 reservation, for one time use only
Use my sign up link to get S$33...