World Traveller 73 About
An executive based in Vancouver, Canada, he enjoys maximizing the use of airline and hotel award points in order to “Upgrade Your Travels”. His travels have led him to over 75 countries and over 1,000,000 miles flown. When he’s not on the road, he can often be found in his second adopted home in Whistler, Canada. He chronicles his personal and business travel adventures, advice, upgrade tips, tricks and secrets here…
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The world-class Qatar Airways Q – Suites Business Class Cabin has changed the way people travel in business class all over the world. Some have stated that the Qatar Airways Q Suites are so luxurious, that a first class cabin is unnecessary. We would find ourselves in the Q Suites cabin on our return trip with Qatar Airways on a fourteen-hour flight from the Middle East to the West Coast of the… Read More
Our short stay in Doha had us returning to the familiar Westin Doha Hotel and Spa. The Westin was a brand new property a few years back, and we didn’t see a need to change properties to try somewhere new during our short stay in Doha. Our stay at the Westin Doha Hotel and Spa would be marked by a fabulous suite upgrade amid comfortable surroundings in this inner city resort like… Read More
Qatar Airways makes an effort to ensure that it’s Premium Cabin customers in First or Business Class have expedited services for end – to – end travel through it’s network. With dedicated check in lines, priority security and priority boarding along with a dedicated lounge network, Qatar Airways has placed a premium on it’s commercially important customers. The Qatar Airways Premium Arrivals Lounge in Doha is another example of these efforts and… Read More
One of the most popular reward redemptions out there is on Qatar Airways to and from the Maldives. Thankfully, Qatar Airways offers a fair amount of capacity to and from the Maldives from it’s hub in Doha Hamad International Airport. Our returning flight on Qatar Airways would have us in their world class Qatar Airways Q Suites Business Class product. The departing flight was well timed to allow for return from our… Read More
I returned to The Leeli Lounge Malé Velana International Airport several years after my last visit to the Maldvies. Since I had last visited, the airport had been renamed from the Malé Nasir Ibrahim International Airport to the Malé Velana International Airport. Our past visit to The Leeli Lounge was really popular on http://www.worldtraveller73.com. As a result, I thought I would update the post on the current state of the lounge and… Read More
I have been a frequent user of Hertz Rental cars over the years. I’ve held Hertz President’s Circle status for a number of years now. I’ve typically acquired this through actual rentals, even though there are many credit cards that partner with Hertz to offer a short cut to holding this status. Now – we can add another route to Hertz elite Gold Plus Rewards Status. Hertz has just announced a status… Read More
Our last flight on Trans Maldivian Airways had us returning from the St Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort to the Malé Noovilu Sea Plane Terminal. Trans Maldivian Airways runs the propellor plane network of transfers between the various islands of the Republic of the Maldives. The The colors that you get to see flying over the coral atolls of the maldives is a unique experience and likely one that you will not easily… Read More
The St Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort would represent the pinnacle of a Marriott Bonvoy reward redemption. There are few such aspirational luxury properties in the world that can be had almost entirely on hotel points from staying at a Marriott Fairfield Inn or a Four Points by Sheraton. Our trip to the famed St Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort was one of the better points redemptions we’ve had throughout our lifetime with the… Read More
Trans Maldivian Airways runs the propellor plane network of transfers between the various islands of the Republic of the Maldives. The experience of flying over the coral atolls of the maldives is a special one and likely one that you will not quickly forget. Our return trip from The W Maldives back to Male Noovilu Sea Plane terminal afforded us similar views along with a great adventure travel experience. Review: Trans Maldivian… Read More
Trans Maldivian Airways runs the propellor plane network of transfers between the various islands of the Republic of the Maldives. The experience of flying over the coral atolls of the maldives is a special one and likely one that you will not quickly forget. Our return trip from The W Maldives back to Male Noovilu Sea Plane terminal afforded us similar views along with a great adventure travel experience. Review: The St… Read More
Trans Maldivian Airways runs the propellor plane network of transfers between the various islands of the Republic of the Maldives. The experience of flying over the coral atolls of the maldives is a special one and likely one that you will not quickly forget. Our return trip from The W Maldives back to Male Noovilu Sea Plane terminal afforded us similar views, along with a great adventure travel experience. Review: Trans Maldivian… Read More
I recently flew a trans continental flight on Air Canada and enjoyed a massive delay in my travels. What was supposed to be seven hour trip with a four and a half hour flight time through the skies, ended up being a twelve hour journey with many mishaps throughout the day. In the end, my travels were delayed about four and half hours. I elected to pursue whether Air Canada would make… Read More
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