Airbnb has completely changed my approach to accommodation while traveling. I love a five star hotel as much as you guys do, but cannot regularly justify $500+ for a standard room, no matter how nice the property is. I travel every few weeks so I am…
Now you'd think, given that we were just up the hill in Little Petra, that Petra itself would be our next stop. Instead, we stopped for lunch in Wadi Musa (and worked for a few hours, I couldn't help it!), before continuing south to Wadi Rum. We arrived…
Airlines often oversell space on flights, then ask for volunteers to be "bumped" from the flight. Hotels will sometimes overbook as well, and use the industry term "walked" to describe the process of accommodating a guest at another nearby property.…
Yay! We're finally to the fun part of the trip! As best as I can tell, there is not a single chain or points-friendly hotel in all of Kanchanaburi Province, though there is a spate of local accommodations, hostels, and guest houses. Home-stays seem to…
In the last installment, Tiffany explained why we decided to stay at an airbnb in London. Since we would have needed three hotel rooms, it was significantly cheaper to get an airbnb than to stay at a hotel. And I was excited at the prospect of finally…
Without question, I receive tremendous value when redeeming miles and points, and particularly on the hotel front. Combined with elite status perks, hotel awards have not only allowed for some great stays at properties that would otherwise have been…
