A staycation and travel addict who tries to toe the balance between living the atas life and maintaining some resemblance of financial sanity.
After deliberating over my choice for a quick overnight rest after my flight lands just past midnight, I decided that this property will offer the most comfort and value since I had expiring D$ to use and with that in consideration, this property was the same price as an Ibis near the airport. The icing on the cake was the fact that the property had recently completed a refurbishment of all their rooms so yays to new room!
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] Pan Pacific Perth”
OneWorld Sapphire Fun-venture
After the disappointing BA Lounge, I had much higher hopes for this spot especially after seeing glowing reviews from fellow travelers. And thank goodness it lived up to what I had in mind!
Continue reading “[Lounge Review] Qantas Singapore Lounge, Singapore Changi Airport”
OneWorld Sapphire Fun-venture
Checking in for my QF flight 4hrs at Changi Airport was almost smooth except for the fact that the Business Counters were rather confused when I asked to confirm that One World Sapphire can use this line. Apparently, my JAL Sapphire was not tagged to my ticket – despite calling the QF customer service to add it manually and then seeing it added to my ticket via the mange booking section.
Continue reading “[Lounge Review] British Airways Lounge, Singapore Changi Airport”
So I finally got my One World Sapphire (OWS) status after completing the Trip.com x Japan Airlines Sapphire Fast Track. While I am happy to finally see my status reflected, there were issues with Japan Airlines telling me that my Sapphire status is only valid until 31 March 2025 versus the campaign’s official T&C of 31 Dec 2025 – a 9 months difference! Eventually it got sorted out (and hopefully stays that way!), I figured why not start planning to try out my newly minted status.
Continue reading “[Trip Planning] OneWorld Sapphire Fun-venture”
Continuing on my Accor Platinum rush heh.
With a short getaway with the family in mind, I stumbled upon an (in my opinion) unbelievable rate for a Raffles property so no fight it is, especially with a special occasion happening.
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] Raffles Jakarta”
This is my first non-Bonvoy trip of the year!
After plotting out my Bonvoy Titanium renewal, I decided to focus on Accor in an attempt to see if I can regain my long lost Platinum status. And in line with my obsession with new-ish hotels, I was super happy to find an Accor property that was offering rather reasonable rates even for an Executive Room so that sealed the deal yay.
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] Grand Mercure Hanoi”
My first Luxury Collection experience. Hah. I know.
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] The Athenee Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Bangkok”
Trip.com x Japan Airlines Sapphire Fast Track
Trip.com x Japan Airlines Sapphire Fast Track
Trip.com x Japan Airlines Sapphire Fast Track