Status
Pomp and Points: Learning to Tell Them Apart
Before the final chapter of the Novotel Nara**** saga, I’d like to make an important …
This Cow's Not for Sale
There are cash cows, and then there are points cows. Guess which one I’ve been …
Accor Toujours
When it comes to supporting naive status chasers, Accor is nobody’s fool. Madame …
C’est si bon!
C’est si bon, say the French, about very nearly everything. Except, as it turns out, …
Nights in the Cowshed
Hyatt launched the UrCove brand in 2019 as a joint venture with China’s BTG Homeinns …
Lonely as a SkyTeam Cloud
I wandered lonely as a cloud, that floats on high o’er lounge and gate, when all at …
Hold the Front Page
No later than yesterday, some status Samaritans — bless them, I’d kiss their fingers …
Marriott Bonvoy “Exclusive Fuck You”
Marriott has pushed out its targeted offers. All the good little boys get +10 status …
Kyoto Four Points Flex by Sheraton
The pricing is a Japanese fairground ride. Monday to Friday — $30. Friday to Saturday — …
Marriott Bonvoy
O Marriott, Marriott, wherefore art thou so stingy with the nights? And, while we’re …
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 Macau at Ponte 16
Bonjour, bloody hell. My favourite hotel in Macau, damn it. It was. The hotel is old — …
Landed in China
The crisis in the Middle East has hit the PRC harder than the news is letting on. No fuel. …
Mileage Maniac
In the time I had left over from resting, I read the book by Steve Belkin — or Stepan …
Hyatt Long Stay Rates
If you’re a disciplined status chaser and aren’t hypnotised by Fora’s …
Rove – JAL
Rove has added JAL as a transfer partner, with a 50% bonus on top. It looks as though I …
Cariverga aka Calaverga
An unfunny postscript to the previous post about smoothie travel agents on oat milk. This …