Hotel Value for Frequent Guests
Icelandair has San Francisco to Amsterdam for as low as $332.50 round trip for travel January to early April 2019. Icelandair allows one free carry-on bag, personal under seat bag and free seat selection at time of booking. A checked bag is $50 each way. Icelandair San Franciso SFO – Keflavik KEF – Amsterdam AMS…
Icelandair buys WOW Air in a move to consolidate the airline traffic through Keflavik KEF. The two airlines control 3.8% of transatlantic travel. Both airlines will continue to operate as separate brands. Analysts say this will likely lead to higher average ticket prices overall for these airlines. While that may be true overall, I am…
Video of photos and video clips share my perceptions of Cluj, Romania in a way that I cannot convey in a dozen photographs strung together around my words in a regular article. City parks, churches, cemeteries, art shows, pubs, restaurants and street scenes.
Hilton Honors has another buy points with 80% to 100% bonus points offer for purchases through December 18, 2018. There are multiple different targeted offers I have seen. 80% bonus starting at 3,000 points = $5.56/1,000 points. 80% bonus points starting at 10,000 points = $5.56/1,000 points. 100% bonus points starting at 10,000 points =…
IHG Annual Sale for hotels in the U.S. is an advance purchase, nonrefundable rate offering at least 20% off best flexible rate for stays from November 4, 2018 through March 31, 2019. Must book by January 7, 2019 and at least 3 days before your stay. The only real advantage of the Annual Sale is…
Environmental tourism is a major draw of Monterey Bay for visitors from around the world. I meet people from many states and countries when I am out and about viewing and photographing wildlife in the area. Recent science news stories indicate 60% of the world’s mammals have been wiped out since 1970. That is around…
My travel budget is focused on finding hotel lodging deals when I travel since airfare is so inexpensive these days. In 2017, I managed to stay 86 hotel nights for about $4,000. Looks like I will end 2018 with about 81 nights stayed in hotels with annual spend a little over $3,200. This post shows…
Laugavegur and Austurstraeti are two streets you will undoubtedly find yourself walking along in downtown Reykjavik if you are staying in the city and looking for a place to eat. Reykjavik has many choices for dining in a city with around 400 restaurants. This article is a 5% sampling of 21 restaurants I passed when…
Harpa Concert Hall is an architectural landmark building on the Reykjavik waterfront since 2011. The place is one I gravitate to when in Reykjavik due to its aesthetically pleasing visual imagery and the comfort of a climate controlled warm space to hang out when wandering around chilly Reykjavik after hotel check-out, while waiting to return…
One of the best value promotions I took advantage of in January 2018 for a trip to Key West is back with Best Western Rewards offering all hotels in USA and Canada at 10,000 points per reward night for Sunday to Thursday nights from November 15 – January 15, 2019. Not valid for Friday or…
