Uber launches in Brussels!
My favorite private driver app Uber, just announced its launch in Brussels. Due to local regulatory restrictions, Uber was forced to limit its service offerings to uberPOP. At least for now. uberPOP...
View Article24 hours in Amsterdam
Pic: Prinsengracht Canal View King Room at Andaz Amsterdam (Mar 2014) A quick visit to Amsterdam loaded with great experiences last weekend. A long overdue stay at Andaz Amsterdam: amazing interior...
View ArticleIHG Rewards Club: PointBreaks (March 24 to May 31, 2014)
IHG Rewards Club released the new PointBreaks list for stays from March 24 to May 31, 2014. You can book these hotels for just 5000 points per night as of Monday March 24. As usual, IHG Rewards Club...
View ArticleSt Patrick’s Day in Dublin, Ireland
Pic: The 340 strong LSU Tiger Marching Band on St. Paddy’s in Dublin (Mar 2014) Another one to tick off my bucket list: Saint Patrick’s Day in Dublin! Days after I published my book review ‘101 places...
View ArticleWeekend in London
Pic: Double Room at Town Hall Hotel in East London (Mar 2014) For my Friday night stay in London, I used last-minute booking app HotelTonight which had Town Hall Hotel in hip East London on offer for...
View ArticleDom Perignon Suite at InterContinental Amstel
Pic: InterContinental Amstel Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Apr 2014) In October 2013, InterContinental Amstel opened the World’s first Champagne Suite by Dom Perignon. Last week, I had the pleasure to...
View ArticleEmirates A380 First Class: Amsterdam to Dubai
End of April, I flew Emirates First Class from Amsterdam to Los Angeles via Dubai on the A380. The revenue price of my ticket would have been €14988 ($20432), but thanks to Alaska Mileage Plan, I was...
View ArticleEmirates A380 First Class: Dubai to Los Angeles
Pic: Emirates First Class Lounge Entrance in Dubai After a two night stopover in Dubai, it was time for the second part of my Emirates A380 First Class adventure: The World’s longest Airbus A380...
View ArticleBrussels Airlines American Express: 12,000 bonus miles!
Brussels Airlines is relaunching its Miles & More credit cards with a very attractive limited time offer: double sign-up bonus for friend referrals. To receive a personalized sign-up link for this...
View ArticleHighlights of Jordan
Early August, the Jordan Tourism Board invited me to discover their country. Despite being bordered by Iraq, Syria and Israel, Jordan has proven to be an island of security in the Middle East turmoil....
View ArticleNew: TravelMagic.be community!
Great news for all Belgian and Dutch travel enthusiasts! We just launched our new travel community TravelMagic.be. After the successful events TravelMagic 2012 and TravelMagic 2013, it was time to...
View ArticleIHG Rewards Club: Earn 2 free nights or more!
IHG Rewards Club has just announced its Fall 2014 promotion called Into the Nights. Similar to previous ‘The Big Win‘ promos, you need to complete a number of ‘Offers’ before the end of 2014 to earn...
View ArticleThai Airways A380: Royal Silk Business Class
Pic: Lufthansa Business Class Breakfast on BRU to FRA flight (Jul 2014) End of July, I booked a last-minute trip to Bangkok using 135,000 Lufthansa Miles & More miles + €544,41 in taxes and fees....
View ArticleNew Hotels & Bars in Bangkok
Pic: King Deluxe room at Hilton Sukhumvit Bangkok (Jul 2014) End of July, I spent a week in Bangkok, a city which I tend to visit at least once a year. For my first 5 nights, I booked the new Hilton...
View ArticlePacific: Guam and Palau
Pic: My trip to Guam and Palau in the Pacific Ocean Earlier this year in April and May, I made a trip around the World which included stopovers in Dubai, Los Angeles, Guam and Palau. I published two...
View ArticleAir Berlin & Etihad Business Class: Jakarta via Abu Dhabi
Pic: Air Berlin A330 new Business Class IFE Screen (Nov 2014) Mid October, Air Berlin published a really cheap Business Class fare from Oslo, Norway to Jakarta, Indonesia. An opportunity I used to try...
View ArticleEtihad A380: First Class Apartment for €17 ($21)
Thanks to my Etihad Guest Gold status and a Double Miles offer, my Air Berlin & Etihad Business Class trip to Jakarta earned me an amazing 46,050 Etihad Guest miles! This included 34.402 Guest...
View ArticleNew Year’s Eve in Sydney
Pic: Sydney New Year’s Eve = seven tonnes of Fireworks! (Dec 2014) After celebrating New Year’s Eve on Times Square in New York and at the Big Ben in London, Sydney was next. I flew Qantas First Class...
View ArticleQantas A380 First Class: London to Melbourne
Pic: British Airways Galleries First at Heathrow Terminal 3 For my year end trip to Australia, I used 150K US Airways Dividend Miles which I bought for $1702 (€1288). I managed to buy these miles at...
View ArticleToronto & frozen Niagara Falls
Pic: Partially frozen Horseshoe Falls, Niagara Falls (Feb 2015) Weekend trips can be so awesome! Friday morning, I flew Jet Airways from Brussels to Toronto for the weekend. Very reasonable travel...
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