There aren't many things in life I love more than a good airport documentary!
Unfortunately I don't think BBC Three's "Bangkok Airport: Airport Of Smiles" show could be called a "documentary," though that doesn't make it any less enjoyable.
Rather than actually talking about the operations of Bangkok Airport, the show focuses on how freaking dumb the Brits traveling through there are. Like, nonstop for six episodes. And it's hilarious. I've written about episodes one, two, and three so far.
I only caught up on episodes four and five over the weekend, and they're possibly the best (or worst) yet, depending on your perspective.
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News and notes from around the interweb: Doctor of Credit says the Priceline Visa is adding a 10% points rebate for travel redemptions so those who still have the old 2 points per dollar Priceline Visa will see that card become a 2.2% rebate card when using points for travel. Of course that merely makes […]
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Reader Eric left an interesting question on the "Ask Lucky" page the other day, which I've been putting some thought into:
"I’m in Chennai for business, having flown BA in WT+ via LHR. I’m 46 now, and I finally came to realize, as I was suffering in what is essentially a glorified economy class, that I just want to get to my destination. Hours spent in an aircraft, while a miracle of technology and which has opened up the world, is just not enjoyable. Granted, I was thinking this in premium economy, with my 6’6″ frame stuffed into a small seat.
I was asking myself – if teleportation was invented tomorrow, would I miss flying? I’ve been lucky enough to take a lot of revenue and award travel internationally in business and first, and I wondered if I would miss flying if I only flew in the comfort of these cabins.
I weighed the pros and cons. The fatigue of traveling, of transiting airports, of waiting for flights, of delayed flights, of 10+ hours spent in high altitude, dry air of the cabins. I realized that at my age, I’d rather avoid that if I would be able to arrive in the snap of the fingers."
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Every year Starwood has a hotel category adjustment, whereby they change the categories that some properties belong to. For a bit of context, here are the category changes from recent years:
-- SPG 2014 category adjustments
-- SPG 2013 category adjustments
-- SPG 2012 category adjustments
In other words, Starwood isn't changing the number of points required per free night redemption at a particular category of hotel, but rather is adjusting which hotels belong to which categories.
As a reminder, Starwood has seven hotel categories, with free night redemptions priced as follows:
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