Follow me on my $100,000 honeymoon, booked entirely using points and miles! Today is my Westin Dubai Al Habtoor City Review, a fantastic hotel that went out of their way for us on our honeymoon.Introduction: My $100K Honeymoon on Points & Miles Emirates Lounge … [Read more...]
IMG Worlds of Adventure Review
Follow me on my $100,000 honeymoon, booked entirely using points and miles! Today we're at a Dubai theme park with our IMG Worlds of Adventure Review.Introduction: My $100K Honeymoon on Points & Miles Emirates Lounge SFO Emirates First Class San Francisco to … [Read more...]
My Love-Hate Relationship With Traveling the Gulf Countries
Work travel has brought me to the Middle East four times in the last several months. Looks like at least one more coming up soon as well. Traveling the gulf countries is good for my airline status requalification, but I have mixed feelings about traveling in this … [Read more...]
Review: Dubai International Hotel Business Class Lounge – Concourse D
On a recent trip through Dubai airport, I had the opportunity to visit the Dubai International Hotel Business Class Lounge. While the name is a mouthful, I was pleasantly surprised during my visit to this lounge. This lounge is in Terminal 1, Concourse D, and accessible … [Read more...]
Review: Emirates Business Class, Dubai to Toronto, Airbus A380-800
Note: this is the third and final installment of my Emirates journey and trip report from Johannesburg to Toronto via Dubai. To read about my experience at the Emirates lounge in Johannesburg, click here. To read about my flight from Johannesburg to Dubai, as well as … [Read more...]
Review: Emirates Business Class, Johannesburg to Dubai, 777-300ER
After I left the Emirates Lounge at Johannesburg, I headed over towards the departure gates for my flight to Dubai. Passport checks were done at the gate. I was on a one-way ticket to Toronto from Johannesburg. Paying for this Flight The flight was booked primarily … [Read more...]
Review: Al Maha Resort, Dubai Desert Reserve
The Al Maha Resort in the Dubai Desert Reserve is most definitely like an oasis in the desert. I spent a ton of SPG points for our stay here, but I have no regrets, this place is really unique, and a luxurious spot in the middle of the desert. Dubai Desert … [Read more...]
Video: Our Dubai Desert Safari
Dubai is a pretty cool place. If you leave the city limits, there's sand... a lot of sand... What better way to explore that sand than via four wheel drive vehicles? … [Read more...]
Review: Le Meridien Fairway Dubai
Trip Report: UAE in the Summer Review: Star Alliance First Class Lounge LAX Review: Etihad First Class LAX-AUH (Los Angeles to Abu Dhabi) Review: Ajman Saray, A Luxury Collection Resort Le Meridien Fairway Dubai Review Review: Sheraton Deira Review: Le … [Read more...]
Review: Ajman Saray, an SPG Luxury Collection Resort in the UAE
As I mentioned in the introduction to this trip report, this trip was taken with a few friends including fellow blogger Jamison of Points Summary. We spent the first night at the Ajman Saray hotel in Ajman, UAE. This hotel is relatively new and in an interesting … [Read more...]
