If you’re a parent, chances are the topic of a Disney Cruise will come up at some point. It’s been a while since I’ve watched the Travel Channel, but a few years ago they were running a constant stream of shows about cruising. One show focused on the Disney Cruise, which looked really fun. Even … Read more
Ever since my post on how to mattress run for hotel elite status cheaply was published a year ago, I’ve been getting comments and emails asking me which hotels offer remote check-in. For those who are unfamiliar with remote check-in, the term most commonly refers to hotel mobile app technology that lets you expedite the … Read more
The Conrad Bali has a total of three pool suites: Two of them are identical (and located right next to each other on the ground level) while the third is the 4th floor Penthouse Suite, which goes for over $4,500 per night. The two pool suites are both in the Conrad Suites section of the resort, … Read more
Have you ever had a hotel stay that was so great it ruined all other hotels for you? That is probably the best way to sum up my experience at the Conrad Bali. I was on the fence about booking the Conrad after hearing some negative feedback about the resort. However from the minute we … Read more
Air Canada’s frequent flyer program, Aeroplan, has announced some changes to their award chart that will take effect on December 15, 2015. Some award redemptions originating outside of the U.S. and Canada are decreasing. In addition, one-way redemptions on award originating outside of the U.S. and Canada will be allowed in these regions once the … Read more
>How many Walmart employees does it take to print a money order? One to do it and three others to stand around and watch while the line gets longer. That’s what happened last week when I went to a local Neighborhood Walmart to unload my Paypal Business Debit Card balance with a $2,900 money order. The … Read more
Villa Bulung Daya is located in Antap, a small village in the Tabanan Regency area of Bali. I had booked the villa through Airbnb and redeemed Barclay Arrival Miles for a 3-night stay. Villa Bulung Daya has since gone up in price, but it was a great deal at the time and I wanted to … Read more
Last week I wrote about how you can still earn cash back on $2,000 American Express gift cards, primarily through the Extrabux cash back portal. In the post, I recommended taking screenshots of the entire transaction in case it wasn’t tracked. I’ve used Extrabux in the past, mainly for GiftCardMall.com purchases and had no problems … Read more
At under 3 hours long, the best option for our flight from Singapore to Bali was booking five Garuda Indonesia economy class tickets for $115 each and then redeeming Barclay Arrival Miles. Garuda Indonesia offers travelers the option to bid for an upgrade after booking their tickets. When I tried to do this, I was restricted … Read more
Update: I’ve corrected the post. As a reader pointed out that Paypal Business Debit transactions don’t qualify for 1% cash back. I misread the cash back amount on my recent PayPal statement and was under the impression debit transactions did in fact earn cash back, which is not true. For a while now, many of … Read more