I had written about how to get room upgrades at hotels in the past. Well, I was headed to San Sebastian, Spain and there is only ONE hotel chain there, which is the SPG Hotel Maria Cristina. I was looking for 4 nights, but only saw award rooms for the first 3 nights online, so […]
Introduction I was here back in early January 2018. I had used 7K points per night versus the $200 per night all in cost. Getting to hotel I had family pick me up, but I think a taxi will run you around 200,000 VND, which is about $10 (definitely cheaper on the way back […]
Introduction I went to Saigon in early 2018 for a quick 3 day trip. I’ve been there now over 10 times, but the last time I was in Saigon was about 5 years ago and so much has changed since then. They now have Starbucks and bubble tea, and a Japanese company is now building […]
Introduction I was on a weekend trip to Phoenix, and had that free Fairmont night certificate that was going to expire at the end of the month, so used it at this gorgeous property. I also used the free suite upgrade certificate, and upon checkin, the rep asked me, “Did you use a free night […]
Introduction Went for a weekend getaway in Phoenix and realized I had a free IHG night that was expiring. Good thing Awardwallet told me or I would have totally forgot. What’s more interesting is how did I even get this cert when I was banned from Chase back in October 2016. Anyway, I’m not complaining for […]