Dubai is a vibrant city in a constant land extension – 15% increase by year – with a population highly interested by luxury goods and hotels. Indeed you can find five-star hotels and palaces everywhere, from small jewels like Bab Al Shams Desert resort to huge complex like Atlantis The Palm, so the choice of a place to stay might…
The Emirates miles loyalty program is good enough to allow you a free upgrade from Economy to Business after only one Economy return from Europe to Dubai, that’s why we took the occasion during our 2013 Middle-East Tour to flight from Dubai to Malé (Maldives) in Business with the few miles we had. First when you arrive at the airport you find…
For my first time in United Arab Emirates, I chose to take a 3 days stopover in Dubai before going to Maldives ; flying with Emirates you can find many interesting offers, especially including stopover. I was very worried about what to do in Dubai but finally it was ok, there are lot of great things to discover such as…
Sometimes you don’t know what to do with your miles ; some complimentary Economy flights in Europe ? a round-trip Business flight between Paris and New York ? No, with Air France it definitely doesn’t worth it… In my view Air France miles are good only for complimentary A380 First Class tickets – maybe B777 too – or upgrades from…
I booked my stay at the very last-minute (2 days before arrival) and was a bit afraid about this property. Indeed, the “Cherry Blossom” event is very famous in Japan and all luxury hotels were full since a long time… New Otani was the only one with available room and usually it is quite a bad omen ! However I…
Second time in Hong-Kong and first time in Tokyo ; actually first time in Japan also. Stay for business purpose but still very nice and pleasant, as usually when you travel in Asian countries. People are just amazing, so friendly and warmful, you can easily see that welcome guests is in their DNA. In Hong-Kong I took the occasion to…
It was quite easy to choose Bulgari London for our first 2013 stay : a new boutique hotel in Knighstbridge with oversized room, the biggest SPA pool in the city and very good first reviews. So I wanted to experiment by myself that property booking a 2-night stay in a Deluxe Room and see what Bulgari is able to provide…
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