Let me start off by saying I was very excited to stay at this property as it was listed as #2 hotel in all of Bangkok on TripAdvisor, when I stayed. I stayed last year, now I see that it is rated #1 on TripAdvisor. I am always excited to […]
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Marriott’s New Combined Loyalty Program, “Bonvoy” .
As many of you may already know, Marriott International merged with Starwood Hotels a few years ago, and over the past few years we have seen drips and drops of integration and combination. A few weeks ago, we saw what I feel is pretty much the last step in the […]
Study Shows Flying May Cause Cancer!
A study started by a Harvard public health researcher , in 2007, concluded a few years ago, and the findings are a bit disturbing. Although the study focused just on flight attendants, one could easily deduce, that pilots and even some MEGA frequent flyers are at risk as well! The […]
A New Contender for Best Cellular Service for Travelers!
I recently wrote an article about T-Mobile, and frankly it is still my main carrier, but I keep hearing more and more chatter about T-Mobile cutting people off if they use a lot of roamong data. On one hand they push the fact that you can roam so much, on […]
What Travel Apps I Use
Im not sure what we did before we had “apps” but now we really depend on them to do almost everything, including planning and executing travel. The apps I use may be different than you may need, but I hope to give you a good idea of at least what […]
“How Do You Travel so Much?” A Refresher Post!
Tony, “How do you travel so much” or, “How do you do it?”, I get asked this ALL THE TIME! As a matter of fact, the reason I started this blog a few years ago was because of this exact question! Sometimes people are rude about it, other times people […]
Review: The St. Regis Abu Dhabi
I have to start off saying that although this hotel could be fabulous, and probably is for some people, for the loyal SPG Elite, or leisure traveler that isn’t a VIP, its simply just a nice, pretty hotel. As part of my birthday trip to the UAE ,I of course […]
TouringTony is back! Whats Next…
Anyone that follows me will well know that over the last 2 months I have been very INACTIVE, well thats changing! I took a 2 month break from travel and travel related stuff in order to catch up with life, and other responsibilities, and that I have! Over the next […]
Review: Le Méridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre (Le Royal Club)
This review is a harder one to do, because this hotel actually has like three hotels within one compound. There is the Le Meridien , the Le Meridien Club, and the Le Royal Club, I stayed at the Le Royal Club. Although I made the reservation at the Le Meridien, […]
Review: Sheraton North Houston at George Bush Intercontinental Airport
Let me just start out by saying that the Sheraton North Houston at IAH is NOT your “typical” airport hotel. The hotel is not fancy, or bougie by any means, but its the staff and all around culture of the hotel that makes it great! The Hotel itself is on […]
Free 250 SPG Points for Each Stay!
SPG is trying to get everyone to use mobile check-in, they have really been pushing it lately! Until June 15, 2018 SPG is offering an incentive to do so. 72 to 24 hours prior to check-in you should see a button on your app that says mobile check-in. Keep in […]
What Exactly is a Service Dog, and how to Travel With one!
We have heard a lot in the news and social media about people traveling with “service animals” of all types, fro peacocks to snakes, in this article I will lay out the law , so to speak! Just like you cannot deny someone that uses a wheelchair access to a […]