Welcome to our weekly video review on hotel suites and rooms around the world! This week’s edition features the Club Ocean View Terrace Suite, 77 sq.m./828 sq.ft open plan bedroom with terrace at the InterContinental Pattaya Resort, Thailand.
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Accor has launched an offer for stays at participating ibis hotels in Sough America through December 31, 2021.
Accor ALL members get 3 nights for 2 and are eligible for an additional 10% discount. It is unclear if there is a booking deadline for this rate.
Today’s Airfare of the Day goes to KLM and their business class unrestricted round trip fares between Singapore (SIN) and Bali (DPS), Indonesia.
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LATAM Pass is about to launch an interesting offer for members who buy its points between November – December 2020.
LATAM Pass members will earn elite qualifying points for each point they purchase. The maximum number allowed or ratio at this time is unclear.
In April the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in the U.S. has issued an order restricting cruise ships from sailing in/out of U.S. ports (and waters entirely) for 100 days and this has been extended ever since, however the order has now been lifted.
The CDC now has put a Conditional Sail Order in place effective November 1, 2020 which means cruise lines have to apply for a certificate while fulfilling certain standards which have mostly been addressed through the cruise lines own safety panels.
Grab announced yesterday about a new partnership with Marriott, which has been rather quiet about this development that launches in Singapore this November.
GrabFood will have 600 or so restaurants from Marriott available on its platform, and some hotels will allow payments through GrabPay. You can convert GrabRewards points to Marriott Rewards and vice versa.
Singapore has slowly relaxed the entry requirements under which non-citizens/residents can visit the city-state.
The country has already allowed visitors from Thailand, Vietnam, New Zealand, Brunei, and Australia, excluding Vitoria. Eligible passengers must apply for an Air Travel Pass and test for Covid-19 upon arrival. If the test is negative, there are no restrictions for movement within the country.
Today’s Airfare of the Day goes to British Airways and their business class excursion non-refundable round trip fares between London (LHR), United Kingdom and Athens (ATH), Greece.
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The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) already earlier concluded the investigation into the Starwood data breach and has today fined Marriott £18.4M on behalf of EU/EEA countries.
The Starwood breach was massive and involved 339 million guest records from 2014 and was not noticed until 2018. The penalty only covers the issue once the GDPR legislation was instituted in May 2018 (the fine could have been much higher).
I wrote about Taiwan’s brand new airline Starlux a couple of times now and the airline has just renewed their Status Match campaign for tiers from competing airlines through December 31, 2020.
Members of their COSMILE program can participate in the promotion and apply to have their membership level upgraded for four years based on their status with another program.
Megatix, an event company in Thailand is continuing their promotion with Marriott hotels in the Kingdom offering gift/stay certificates at up to 70% bonus that has now been extended through January 31, 2021.
You can use these vouchers towards eligible expenses such as accommodation (only specific rates apply), SPA, and F&B through the validity date designated by the property.
Today’s Airfare of the Day goes to LATAM and their basic season business class excursion round trip fares between Fankfurt (FAR), Germany and Sao paulo (GRU), Brazil.
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Accor acquired Onefinestay luxury home-sharing platform back in 2016 and combined it with two other companies in the same field the following year.
Accor Live Limitless (ALL) members have been able to use their points towards Onefinestay stays by issuing vouchers. It has now been revealed how many points you earned for these stays from November 4, 2020.
