The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman This past April I had the opportunity to visit the Ritz Carlton, Grand Cayman. A detailed review follows, but my quick take is that this is a fine??? hotel located on an absolutely beautiful beach, but be prepared to spend borderline absurd amounts of money on good, but not great, food and drink (save for Blue by Eric Ripert - see below). If you … [Read more...] about The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman: Hotel Review
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Waldorf Astoria Cancun Review
In early December 2022, I had the opportunity to visit the newest Waldorf Astoria Hotel in the Hilton portfolio, the Waldorf Astoria Cancun. I was lucky enough to find standard award availability for 4 nights. The hotel opened only 30 days prior and was definitely shiny and new. A detailed review follows, but my quick take is that this is an absolutely beautiful hotel with … [Read more...] about Waldorf Astoria Cancun Review
How to Book ANA First Class with Virgin Atlantic Miles [Step by Step]
Book ANA First Class with Virgin Miles In this post, HanChicago covers an amazing award redemption and the step-by-step process he used to book ANA first class with Virgin miles. He explains the Virgin Atlantic sweet spot for booking ANA awards (one of the best sweet spot award redemptions of all time) and goes over how to complete the redemption in detail. If you like posts … [Read more...] about How to Book ANA First Class with Virgin Atlantic Miles [Step by Step]
How I Upgraded a Business Award to Air France La Première
Air France Upgrade to First Class Back in October 2021, I was scrolling through YouTube, and well-known aviation vlogger Sam Chui’s video review of Air France La Première (LP) caught my eye. Here was some more digital footage of a first class product I was unlikely to ever fly! Bah! Or, as the French might say, N'importe quoi! A La Première … [Read more...] about How I Upgraded a Business Award to Air France La Première
Save on Flights and Earn Airline Miles When Booking OTAs
Earn Airline Miles With OTAs Travel booking websites like Expedia, Orbitz and Hotels.com are known as online travel agencies (or OTAs or 3rd party)- these types of sites allow you to book all types of travel including flights so it's important to know how to make sure you earn airline miles with OTAs. People like the simplicity of booking this way since OTAs show you flight … [Read more...] about Save on Flights and Earn Airline Miles When Booking OTAs