My review of Fairmont Baku Flame Towers
After a few days wandering around Tbilisi, I headed to Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. With plenty of time in the city, I chose to stay...
17 December 2025
Category: Asia
My review of Paragraph Freedom Square Tbilisi
For a four-day trip to Tbilisi, Georgia, I wanted to pick two hotels and stay two nights each. Tbilisi actually has quite a few good options,...
11 December 2025
My review of Kelper Club and Plaza Premium Lounge, Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport
I still had more than ten days of annual leave left, so I figured I should use it. Since I’d never been to the Caucasus, I...
30 November 2025
Earn Marriott Titanium (75 night credits) through co-branded bank cards only
Marriott issues co-branded bank cards in many markets – US, UK, China, India, Japan and UAE to name a few – and one major perk of...
29 November 2025
New route: London – Seoul in Virgin’s upper class from 35,000 points only!
After withdrawing from Hong Kong and Shanghai, Virgin Atlantic is finally set to return to East Asia at the end of March next year with a...
8 November 2025
Free ITC Hotels Gold status match
ITC Hotels, an Indian-based hospitality group, has opened a status match offer: The Gold status is valid until June 30, 2026. Staying five nights during this...
4 November 2025
Business class deal: Seoul – Vancouver £400 one-way
South Korea’s T’way Air has an excellent fare for travelling between Asia and North America. One-way and return examples: Note that T’way Air is actually a...
29 October 2025
Confirmed: All Plus China’s Accor Platinum trick still working, plus 1,000 bonus points
The posts about All Plus China is arguably the most popular content of my blog. Although designed for the Chinese market, the main highlight of the...
23 October 2025
Fliggy offer: Hilton Gold after just one stay
China’s consumer festival – Double Eleven – is just around the corner, where all hotels and airlines are offering (sometimes excellent) deals on the Fliggy platform....
20 October 2025
Business class deal: Asia – UK under £700 one-way
Yesterday morning I woke up to see Qatar Airways’ error fare going viral on China’s social media, which was unfortunately pulled pretty quickly. Anyway, here are...
17 October 2025
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