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Strike While the Iron's Hot? Not Quite
We’ll catch up as the shinkansens roll along. July hotel prices in Japan sprang an …
Marriott Bonvoy
O Marriott, Marriott, wherefore art thou so stingy with the nights? And, while we’re …
First Semester 2026: 195 Nights
Nomads come in all sorts: hotel nomads, Airbnb nomads, hostel nomads. And every last one …
Japan — July 2027
There are people who plan their travels a year ahead. And there are people who decide in …
How to Buy €110 for $57?
Well, knock me down with a feather! Antoine Al-Mourjan ran back and forth across a bridge …
Mates' Rates, Doubled
Qatar has a WhatsApp chat for its “Platinum” members. It’s staffed by …
The Status Monk
Yinchuan is not Shanghai. Here, running into a fellow Westerner counts as a stroke of …
Accor Platinum for 1 Night
Our old acquaintance Kai, the content machine, wrote something useful yesterday. Accor has …
Sofitel: Buffet vs Lounge
Instead of the lounge, they offer two options. Free soups, in two varieties, or a buffet …
Sofitel Macau at Ponte 16
Bonjour, bloody hell. My favourite hotel in Macau, damn it. It was. The hotel is old — …
Rove: 32,692 Miles
A long slog has finally come to an end. The start of the story is at this link. Along the …
A Chinese Visa Run
The 30 days flew by like winter in Vietnam. For the reset, I picked Macau. My “place …
QR Q → U → R
On 31 March there was a whole saga issuing tickets for Qcredits. One day, when the mood …
Forfait Free Max
Remember when I recommended that French operator? Hélène and the lads have got merry on …
Air China, the National Carrier
With a European account, it shows prices through the roof. So I registered on the Chinese …
Accor Stay Plus
Those mischievous Parisians won’t let you pay with points if you’ve selected …
Hyatt House Yinchuan 2️⃣
Second set, going for the points. Hyatt merges consecutive bookings if you don’t …
Hyatt House Yinchuan
As advertised earlier: the cheapest Hyatt House in the world. Not new, but perfectly …
An Existential Visa Run
Find the lady: round and round it goes, and the idea is that the Chinese border officers …
Landed in China
The crisis in the Middle East has hit the PRC harder than the news is letting on. No fuel. …