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Rove, Going All In
“When I have 100k Marriott points, I won’t tell a soul. But there will be …
Rove: Travel the World for
Rove’s slogan on its Y Combinator pitch page sounds defiantly implausible: …
How to Buy €110 for $57?
Well, knock me down with a feather! Antoine Al-Mourjan ran back and forth across a bridge …
Rove: 32,692 Miles
A long slog has finally come to an end. The start of the story is at this link. Along the …
JAL at $11.11 per Thousand
Thanks to the Rove promotion, you can stock up on JAL miles. You can’t buy JAL miles …
Maharaja Club, and the USA of All Places
Rove uses little badges to flag where a programme gives you a financial edge. For example, …
Rove – JAL
Rove has added JAL as a transfer partner, with a 50% bonus on top. It looks as though I …
A Right Mix-Up
Someone got in touch asking for an agent rate — they’d mistaken me for Antoine Al …
Miles, Smiles and Monkey Business
While I wage an unequal battle with Rove’s legal department over 32,692 miles at a …
D-Day: Wish You Weren't Here
There’s no such thing as loneliness in a hostel — it gets split eight ways, along …
Hyatt House Mexico City / Santa Fe
I stayed here two years ago. Last time they upgraded me to a room with a balcony, clouds, …
Rove: Rove Miles
Gagarin: Giving the count: 1… 2… 3…. 4… 5… 6… …
Rove: Plane Tickets
The price is the same as at every other OTA: give or take a couple of dollars, nothing …
Where Have All the Good Times Gone?
To hostelworld.com, young man. Where the beds creak like a long-distance relationship, and …
Where Are the Miles, Lebowski?
They’re spread thickly, like Marmite, across ordinary non-chain hotels. That’s …
Right, the Numbers
Rove has rolled out a rate identical to Hyatt’s: $192.16 for 2 nights. Globalist …
Rove: Rocketmiles Turned Up to Eleven
Rove now lets you book hotels from the “Big Five” chains. Scam or pyramid …