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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Everytime, I return to Singapore, I always make an effort to try to get out and experience something new. After our several day visit, we spent most of Saturday morning taking in the Lower Pierce Reservoir on a short trail hike, before heading out for some fish head curry breakfast at the nearby Casurina Curry restaurant. Exploring Lower Pierce Reservoir Trail: a Tranquil Singapore Hike During my visits to the island of… Read More
The Marina Bay Sands complex offers a whole host of dining and restaurant establishments, including an observation deck at the top of the 56th floor of the building. If you’re interested in accessing the paid observation deck, there is a trick where you can get the same views, but also get a lunch paid for it at the same time. Consider visiting Cé La Vie SkyBar and enjoy some snacks while you… Read More
Our flight from the United States to Singapore was on Singapore Airlines A350–1000 aircraft in their business class cabin. Our flight was marked with many highs but also some interesting and notable lows. The service was excellent, as was the food and onboard wine program. On the low side, the business class seat was a little bit cumbersome, with some odd angles required for relaxing or sleeping. It’s also inconveniently designed t… Read More
United Airlines decided to invest in its international business class experience by offering a dedicated upscale business class lounge, above its regular United Club level. United Polaris business lounges were designed and intended for United Airlines international business class customers. The United Polaris Lounges offer a more exclusive and featured environment, design to set the airline apart from it’s competitors. Read on to see what our experience was like taking in the… Read More
Returning to San Francisco International Airport for an overnight layover, I opted for the familiar and convenience of staying at a property I had previously visited. I checked my mom and I into the Westin San Francisco Airport hotel located in Millbrae California, USA. The hotel has been lightly refreshed since my last visit a few years ago. We were able to enjoy the hotel room, experience dinner in the hotel’s Grill… Read More
Marriott typically offers a spring and fall promotion that aligns with the business travel season. Last year, we saw a fall promotion that was pretty middle of the road with a 1,500 Marriott Bonvoy point bonus. This year’s fall promotion offers 2,000 Marriott Bonvoy points after a minimum two night minimum stay is met. It only takes a moment to register for a Marriott promotion, so read on to see what Marriott… Read More
Today’s flight had us returning to Air Canada’s better than average Business Class transborder product, after previously flying United Airlines and American Airlines on our stateside flights. In comparison, Air Canada would offer a newly refreshed business class cabin along with full catering meal service which included a bar and beverage service for our transborder route. Take a look at what you can expect when flying Air Canada on a flight to… Read More
Instead of taking a taxi or Uber from my house to the Vancouver International Airport to depart on an overseas journey, I opted for an innovative solution by travelling to the airport a day early, and getting myself a Hertz rental vehicle in order to self drive to the airport. I would leverage Hertz Presidents Circle status by getting a car category upgrade by using a cheaper method than paying for three… Read More
With every redemption, there comes a new strategy. In this case, the goal was to get my family overseas from Canada to Singapore. After several weeks of searching, I came up with a redemption that offers outsized value and comfort for the family. It also offers something that’s made my travel partners really excited about. Read on to see what we ended up redeeming. Trip Introduction: Singapore & Ko Samui, Thailand via… Read More
This Air Canada Signature Business Class flight offered on an Air Canada Boeing 787-9 was during an unusual industrial action Gate Gourmet strike impacting Toronto Pearson International Airport. While the airline tried to mitigate some of the food and beverage shortages, they were not very organized in this effort. What would normally be a flight full of Air Canada’s best domestic product, would end up being dry and empty of any food…. Read More
Air Canada launched it’s newest lounge concept as the Air Canada Café Toronto. The Air Canada Café Toronto was designed to allow business travellers a space to collect some take away food, pickup a quick coffee, or send off a few emails. It also had a secondary objective of alleviating a little bit of pressure on the larger Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge Toronto Domestic upstairs. The Air Canada Café has been… Read More
In order to save my employer about $1000, I ended up taking a connection on my flight home from Ottawa to Vancouver. This flight would route me Ottawa – Toronto – Vancouver. I would end up experiencing the Air Canada Café in Toronto, in addition to a large Air Canada Signature Business Class pod for no extra cost. Read on to see how this short flight fared. Review: Air Canada Business Class… Read More
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