Today’s review is by reader Amanda who has written a number of great reviews for us. You can read her Culture and Cocktails Part 1 here. Cambodia is not currently on the list of FCO exemptions against the advice to avoid all but foreign travel but the country is open…
Many hotel chains have special benefits for travel agents that are not available except through these particular programs when you book with a specialist agent. For example, Hyatt has a program called Prive and Marriott has one called Accolades. These offer perks such as upgrades, room credit and other special…
It’s over to Roving Reporter today for his review of Gleneagles Hotel in Scotland. If you would like to find out about his second visit when he took the train instead of flying, you can read it here. We were on a short weekend break in Scotland and hoping to…
You may remember that Roving Reporter visited Gleneagles hotel in Scotland for the first time and had a slightly eventful time. In this report, he compares taking the train direct to Gleneagles on Virgin East Coast Trains in first-class versus flying. We also find out what happened when he…
Booking Secret Escapes, is a members only website with hand-picked hotels, holidays and exclusive offers. They guarantee to offer the best rates online during a sale. Every week they run up to 140 short ‘flash sales’ lasting around ten days each. It is free to join and if you use this…
This is the second part of my review of the Manor House Hotel at Castle Combe which I booked through Secret Escapes. You can read the first part of the article where I review the hotel itself here. The Full Glass Bar and Wine List We started our evening…
Today’s review of the ITC Grand Central in Mumbai is provided by Luke King of the blog Take Off With Guru, which focusses on luxury travel experiences for the Indian and Asian market. ITC Grand Central Mumbai I would always recommend people not to overlook Mumbai when they plan…
So its been a good few months now since I switched over from Hilton and I have clocked over 60 nights in Hyatt’s around the world in this time. tl;dr – yes. Hyatt Globalist >>>>>>>> Hilton Diamond Hotels So where have I stayed? Hyatt Place – Hayes A lot of…
Firstly I would like to say thank you for all your lovely comments and support yesterday. It means a lot to me to have such lovely readers. Today’s review is from reader Amanda, who you may remember wrote some great reviews before on Garuda and Mandarin Oriental Jakarta. Reading…
If you are like me, you don’t really think too much about when your hotel points might expire. Even though your accumulated balances might be worth thousands of pounds, a regular traveller is always going to need a hotel – so keeping your hotel loyalty accounts active is rarely an…
