IHG Rewards Club: The Big Win 2014 live!
Registration for IHG Rewards Club The Big Win 2014 is now live. Here’s the offer I got: Stay a total of 7 nights and earn 9,200 points Stay at 4 different IHG brands and earn 19,200 points Book 1...
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Pic: Ski vacation in Laax, Graubunden, Switzerland Pic: Rocksresort in Laax, Switzerland. Pic: Rocksresort luxury apartment in Laax Pic: Master bedroom at Rocksresort luxury apartment in Laax Pic: Eco...
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Pic: The Freddie Awards 2013 at USA Today Corporate Headquarters in Virginia Pic: Bart Lapers at the Freddie Awards 2013 Pic: Atrium Lounge at Hilton McLean Tysons Corner, Virginia Pic: Breakfast at...
View ArticleLufthansa First Class: B747-400 Tokyo – Frankfurt
Pic: Lufthansa Boeing 747-400 ‘Hessen’ at Narita Airport near Tokyo, Japan (Nov 2013) Early November, I made some last-minute changes to my Thailand-Laos travel plans. Unfortunately, those changes...
View ArticleThis was 2013: May #Instagram
Pic: Start 20KM of Brussels at Parc du Cinquantenaire, May 26, 2013 Pic: Triumphal Arch, Parc du Cinquantenaire / Jubelpark in Brussels. Pic: Scenic Aeroporto de Lisboa approach, Lisbon, Portugal....
View ArticleMarriott Rewards: Stay twice and earn 2 free nights!
Marriott Rewards has an attractive promotion for new members: Stay twice and earn a free night. You can combine this offer with the 2014 MegaBonus promotion, which also earns a free night after two...
View ArticleThis was 2013: June #Instagram
Pic: Bart near Majestic Cafe in Porto, Portugal Pic: View from Duplex Suite bedroom at InterContinental Porto, Portugal Pic: Bart at Duplex Suite InterContinental Porto, Portugal Pic: Rio Douro in...
View ArticleThis was 2013: July #Instagram
Pic: Breakfast at Suites@Feek in Antwerp, Belgium Pic: Margarita at the pool of Casa Romantico Bed and Breakfast in Bruges, Belgium Pic: Bath at Casa Romantico Bed and Breakfast in Bruges, Belgium...
View ArticleHow to Book Cheap Flights
This post features basic flight booking advice for occasional leisure travelers. Before You Book Don’t book too early! Get a feel for the average airfare to your destination Best fares: ~6 weeks before...
View ArticleThis was 2013: August #Instagram
Pic: Dinner at Belga Queen Brussels, Belgium Pic: Meeting the infamous Justin Ross Lee aka JRL at The Dominican, Brussels Pic: The Ritz-Carlton Berlin in Germany Pic: Bart’s bathrobe at The...
View ArticleThis was 2013: November
Pic: Lufthansa First Class Terminal Frankfurt – Blue Rubber Ducky Pic: Lufthansa B747-400 Upper Deck First Class Pic: Lufthansa and Thai Airways First Class Rimowa Amenity Kits Pic: Welcome Cocktail...
View ArticleThis was 2013: December
Pic: Qatar Airways Dreamliner B787 Business Class Pic: Qatar Airways B787 Dreamliner Business Class Oryx IFE Pic: Delicious deer, dinner at Hilton Antwerp, Belgium Pic: Chocolate mouse, dinner at...
View ArticleIHG Rewards Club: 2014 Promotion Codes
IHG Rewards Club is the loyalty program of InterContinental Hotels, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Hotel Indigo and some smaller brands. Last year, the program offered a number of...
View ArticleIHG Rewards Club: 2014 Promo Codes work!
Thanks to reader Chris, we can now confirm 6 of the posted IHG Rewards Club 2014 promotion codes work. Chris earned 15500 bonus points thanks to the codes! I’ve update our master list with the...
View ArticleLuxury weekend in Paris
Pic: Mercedes-Benz C180 rental from Hertz Brussels Airport (Jan 2014) Last weekend, I made a short but luxurious trip to Paris. By combining a number of promotions and loyalty program deals, I managed...
View ArticleIHG Rewards Club: PointBreaks (Jan 27 – Mar 31, 2014)
IHG Rewards Club released the new PointBreaks list for stays from January 27 until March 31, 2014. You can book these hotels for just 5000 points per night as of Monday Jan 27, 2014! As usual, IHG...
View ArticleWeekend in New York: Amsterdam to NYC €122
Pic: Bart at the Brooklyn Bridge Walkway in New York (Jan 2014) Back in Nov 2013, a Flyertalk member reported it was possible to book all United flights without fuel surcharges via Norwegian site...
View ArticleHotel Tonight: €40 free credits!
Last minute hotel booking app Hotel Tonight currently has a €20 promo code ‘BOOKEUROPE’ for European customers. If you combine this with the €20 sign-up code ‘BLAPERS’, you’ll get €40 off your first...
View ArticleCape Town, South Africa
Pic: Visited Cape Town thanks to a Turkish Airlines Business Class Error Fare Back in June 2013, Turkish Airlines (TK) published a oneway business class error fare from South Africa (CPT, JNB) to...
View Article101 Places To Get F*cked Up
Pic: The Ultimate Travel Guide to Partying Around the World (Matador Network) In the past couple of years, I had my fair share of (in)famous parties around the world: Clubbing in Ibiza, Spain Gumball...
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