The Trip of AA Lifetime (Asia, Australia, Middle East) – Introduction I was scheduled to be in Hong Kong three days and two nights and I decided to split my nights between two IHG hotels – the first one being the InterContinental Hong Kong. The nightly rate on my day was upwards of $400 USD and therefore I decided to redeem my Chase IHG Credit Card Anniversary… Read More
We arrived in Las Vegas around 21:00 and made it to the hotel around 21:45 from the airport by taking an uber, which cost ~$16. Since we were in First Class, we decided to skip the lounge upon arrival and just head directly to the hotel and then explore Las Vegas at night. We were in Las Vegas for just one night and therefore I… Read More
My parents hadn’t yet been to Las Vegas before and therefore I decided to take them on a weekend adventure a few weeks ago. All in all, we had an amazing and awesome time and I definitely will be taking them on more trips in the future since we made some unforgettable memories and we had a ton of fun. I redeemed a total of… Read More
24+ Hours in Los Angeles – Introduction We were only really staying one night in Los Angeles and therefore I decided to book the W Hollywood, an SPG hotel. The drive from the airport took about fifty minutes and the car rental was super cheap at just ~$20 USD through a promotional rate they had. The plan was to walk around Hollywood and the surrounding… Read More
Glamorous Dubai – Introduction I redeemed 70k Club Carlson points for the last night in Dubai, at the Radisson Blu Hotel Dubai Deira Creek, which is located just ten minutes away from the airport. I had an early 09:00 flight the next morning and wanted arrive at the airport by 07:00, so that meant getting up around 06:15 – which made this hotel a perfect… Read More
Glamorous Dubai – Introduction I spent my second day in Dubai exploring around the Dubai Marina and also a visit to the Burj Al Arab, therefore it made sense for me to stay at a hotel that was close to that area so I wouldn’t have to drive all over the place. Thankfully there are a lot of Club Carlson hotels in Dubai, and they… Read More
10 Days – England, Scotland, and Iceland – Introduction For the remaining two nights in Iceland, I booked the Radisson Blu 1919 Hotel for 66k Club Carlson points total for a Business Class room. The premium rooms feature free breakfast, premium room amenities, slippers, bath robes, etc. The main thing I wanted was free breakfast, which is why I booked the premium room award – and… Read More
10 Days – England, Scotland, and Iceland – Introduction We got our rental car right after landing and were on our way to our first hotel in Iceland, the Radisson Blu Saga Hotel Reykjavík, a four-star hotel. There are actually two Radisson Blu hotels in Reykjavík, we spent the first night here at the Saga Hotel and the two subsequent nights at the 1919 Hotel. The Radisson Blu… Read More
10 Days – England, Scotland, and Iceland – Introduction For the remaining two nights in London, I also redeemed 70k Club Carlson points total (and got the second night free). I think that the most luxurious hotel (or apparently as some people put it) that you can redeem Club Carlson points for in London is the May Fair Hotel. It is described as a luxurious five… Read More
10 Days – England, Scotland, and Iceland – Introduction For the first two nights in London, I redeemed 70k Club Carlson points total for the Plaza on the River hotel. The hotel is supposed to be more ‘fancy’ since it cost 70k points instead of 50k (which is what most of the other hotels cost). Since I hold the Club Carlson VISA Credit Card, I… Read More
