Drew over at Travel Is Free has a great post on cheap hotel redemptions around the world. I rarely use my points for hotels but did have some good luck in the Middle East, and at one of the proerties…
The Value of Hilton Honors Points and Golden Moments
How much is a Hilton point worth? As of today, The Points Guy‘s last valuation was at 0.5 cents. An older, but decent methodology, at valuing them is in this article. Although I’ve considered using them several places, I always…
Airbnb in South America
So far I’ve had a great experience using airbnb in South America. My host’s place in Argentina was great; it was a nice place in the Palermo neighbordhood in Buenos Aires. Pictured above; I saw a few condos/apartment buildings like…
Where to Stay in Stockholm and other Tips for Stockholm
These are my airbnb digs in Stockholm. I’m staying on the east side of Södermalm, right off the water. It’s nice although a pretty quiet part of town. If I had to recommend an area I’d probably stay closer to the center…
An AirBnB Problem Experience
I ran into my first problem with airbnb after posting my first airbnb article. I was looking for a place to stay in Istanbul, and someone had their room available as an instant book. $31 a night and it comes…
Which Hotel Chain Should I Use?
Really love the work done over at HackMyTrip – definitely check out this post. Scott has done an analysis about how much effort is required to reap the rewards of staying at the major hotel chains. There’s lots of things…
My AirBnB Experiences
I love AirBnB. What is it? It’s a social networking site for people renting out their places to stay. Where runs the extremes – on the low end $5 for a yoga mat on someone’s living room, on the high…
Hotel Points Valuation
Image above credit of the Wandering Aramean – he’s got some interesting charts and tools around hotel points usage and valuation. Interesting to see SPG valued so highly just on hotel usage alone – I value them primarily for their…
