I've been staying in Chelsea cabins for 5 nights on a business and leisure stay in New York, and the location was perfect, right next to Penn Station, at a very short 5 minutes walking distance, just next street....

Being a frequent traveler with a frequent flyer blog, and Miles & More frequent traveller status for longer than 5 years, I never got to the Gold card - even though this year, I flew 122 flight segments with them....

The New Year's Eve is slowly approaching, and now that summer holidays are over, it is time to start thinking about the end of the year events, Christmas and New Years Eve ! While Christmas is most likely a family holiday, NYE is a party holiday, and a trip somewhere is a great way to celebrate the passage to the next year....

The oldest Christmas market in Europe since 1570 is in Strasbourg, France, and is often elected the best. It is locally called Christlindelsmärik, and Strasbourg is called the Christmas capital, as it holds that Christmas market....

Galette des rois, also called king cake, is a specific cake made during epiphany in several countries such as France, Belgium, Quebec and Switzerland. Galette des rois translation is kings cake. It consists of flaky puff pastry layers (also called pate feuilletée), with a dense center of either creme frangipane (sweet filling made with almonds) or apple filling....

Have you heard about the urban legend saying that the cheapest flights online can be found using VPN? Well, it is actually mostly true. The different comparison websites such as Skyscanner, Kayak, or Kiwi are less likely to change their prices to help you find the cheapest airline tickets available, as they are actually getting them from providers, which won't know from where you are accessing their data....

The LOT Polish airlines check in can be done online, using below web site, starting 36 hours before departure. The check in process allows to select the airplane seats, enter the frequent traveller information, and also to enter the visa requirement information, which will facilitate and speed up the physical check in process at the airport, necessary if there is a luggage to check in or if boarding pass could not be generated for some reason....

Most people find travel insurance necessary. “If you cannot afford travel insurance, you cannot afford to travel.” As a result, many options are available. Credit card travel insurance is widely available. When it comes to credit cards, many companies provide stolen valuables that were recently acquired. In this case, you will also need to contact the company servicing your credit card to find out if they offer this type of insurance, since you may not need additional insurance on your credit card — loan for the entire duration of the trip before filling your map to mark visited countries....

Having personally stayed more than 300 hotel nights in Düsseldorf, and tried many of them, this is the best way to spend your time in Düsseldorf in hotel, either for ponctual tourist visit, or for long term business stay. Lufthansa is one of the main airlines deserving Dusseldorf airport DUS....

The web check in for Lufthansa flights opens 23h before flights, and can fully be done on the website. At the end of the process, an electronic boarding pass will be sent. If the email has been properly given to Lufthansa, a check-in reminder will be send about 23h before boarding, when the online check-in is open....

In Europe, the disparities in terms of average salary and taxation can be wide. The highest average salaries, both net and gross, can be found in Switzerland, with some of the lowest income tax (5725€ gross, 17.9% tax, 4700€ net)....

On the busiest airline route, from Jeju to Seoul, flights starts at 25$US one way, with many companies competing to transfer some of the 37000 average daily passengers on one of the 180 flights a day, both ways....

When traveling a lot, it is often great to keep contact with loved ones, friends, clients, or coworkers, by sending them a beautiful ecard. See below our selection of free download travel ecards, that you can freely download, modify, and share with everybody you know. Wishing you great travels ahead!...

Staying at the Park Inn resort in Kissimmee, Florida, next to Orlando, all guests are offered as a welcome package to listen to a presentation of a travel club, for which they are offered a 65$ debit card to use in the US....

In Europe, the disparities in terms of average salary and taxation can be wide. The highest average salaries, both net and gross, can be found in Switzerland, with some of the lowest income tax (5725€ gross, 17.9% tax, 4700€ net). ...

What is generation Z? The generation after millenials, called generation Z, are people born around the year 2000. They were born after 1995 and the fall of the Berlin wall, around the 11th September 2011 terrorist attacks on the twin towers in NYC, and before the Arab spring....

The best method of handwashing can be applied even when travelling. Washing clothes without detergent is possible during a business trip or holiday. See below proven method to wash clothes in hotel, which can be very useful when travelling for a long time....

Packing a suitcase might seem difficult, especially if you are not used to it. Starting with a standard check baggage, with two compartments, see below proven suitcase packing tips, for this luggage that is my house for more than 4 years, and takes on average 4 international flights per week with me....

In Uber app > settings > share my trip > select contacts, Uber share my trip allows to send your accurate current location to another person, for example the person you are actually going to meet, so they can see in real time where you are exactly on the map with a location tracker....

Uber mobile app is a ride booking and tracking application. Open the app, select your current location or enter another pickup location, select a drop off location, see different ride propositions with an Uber fare estimation (car class of other means of transportation), select the one you want, and see on the map where your driver is located. You can even share your current location with phone contacts....

You are new in Geneva, have a foreign driver's license, and don't know that you must change it, this article is for you ! As you may know, you have one year to exchange your driver's license for a Swiss one - and this is mandatory if you got a B permit....

The housing market is very tight in Geneva, as it is in general in Switzerland. You can be sure that any flat you will visit had already seen tenth of potential tenants, and this is true regardless of how the flat looks like....

What really matters when you compare a travel insurance against another one? It might be difficult to select the best travel insurance, and comparing them can quickly become a mess. When preparing to travel such as a world tour, it is easy to forget about the travel insurance....

Working internationally, general traveling often, or having to pay consultants in other currencies, we always come up to this question: what is the best way to send money abroad? TransferWise: transfer money abroad, good conversion rate and cheap fee, the best online money transfer services app....

As the American Express currency exchange does not exist anymore online, but only at select airport locations, it is worth finding a nearly free currency exchange service such as TransferWise and their BorderLess account....

The secret ? Compare results from comparison websites : Where Can I FLY?, Skyscanner, Kayak, Google flights, and more. Lot of possibilities are offered to you : specialized search engines, travel agencies, airlines websites, … The abundance of choices is overwhelming, and planning trips alone can seem difficult, takes a lot of time, and doesn’t always brings the best result....

Changing sales country might get you cheaper flights, without using VPN to get cheaper flights. How is that possible ? This is because each agency has different prices negotiated with the airlines, for different seats. It might just be the case that one online travel agency in a specific country hasn't yet sold all seats, and still have an open seat to sell at a price that is not available anymore for agencies in other countries....

After having generated our best 9 pictures of 2019, we want to thank you for following us, and come back to some of our best moments of the year. The opportunity to give you ideas about... See below our list of places that we visited this year, and a few more, which can hopefully inspire you to travel next year:...

Welcome to the Residence "CARLTON PLAGE", the most unique and prestigious address of Tahiti French Polynesia. The only residence of any Tahiti French Polynesia with a private swimming pool of 180 meters long....

When looking for flight and / or hotel bookings, it is usually a good idea to use several price comparison website to make sure to find the agency that offers the best price, for the exact same product....

Which ways are you using to get the cheapest airline tickets available? Booking early? Identifying the cheapest day to fly out? Using the best flight search engines? They are not all good options to find the cheapest airline tickets available. Let’s celebrate, because today you are going to know an extremely useful method to get insanely cheap flights: using a VPN to book plane tickets with a private internet access....

A new study recently published by Nature Climate Change, shows that tourism global footprint is 4 times bigger than previously estimated. Analyzing 160 countries, it found that global tourism footprint grew from 3.5 to 4.5 billion metric tons of CO2 annually, which represents about 8% of global greenhouse gas emission....

From 20th to 22nd of October 2017, PTAK Warsaw expo hosted the World Travel Show 2017. With Mexico as this year edition’s partner, the event hosted many interesting guests and events : Professional travelers (bloggers, TV hosts, tourist industry), Countries tourist information, Yacht salon, Caravan show....

Wondering which hotel chain has the best membership program to reward your loyalty – meaning, which program will give you free nights the fastest. Most hotel rewards work the same way : basic membership, silver status after ~25 nights, gold at ~50 nights, black at ~75 nights (also called concierge, diamond, …)....

If you ever wonder “is it worth using points for this hotel night ?”, see the chart below, check how much points costs the hotel room, and multiply it by that number. If the result is higher than hotel night cost, then you better use points – if not, you better pay for the stay, as you can use the same or less amount of points for a more expensive night in the same chain....

Going to Strasbourg, and wondering how to get free reward nights as fast as possible, which loyalty program to choose, or which hotel is best for your budget to get free nights in Strasbourg ? You will get one free night every 11 paid nights in Holiday Inn Express Strasbourg Centre with IHG highest membership level....

Going to Rome, and wondering how to get free reward nights as fast as possible, which loyalty program to choose, or which hotel is best for your budget to get free nights in Rome ? You will get one free night every 8 paid nights in Boscolo Exedra Roma, Autograph Collection with Marriott Rewards highest membership level....

In case of flight disturbance (delay, cancellation or overbooking), simply check if the flight is eligible for compensation in EU or Turkey using below form, and see to how much you are eligible. For a delayed flight, at least 3 hours delay arrival at final destination is necessary. For cancellation or overbooking, the company must not have offered you any compensation....

The cheapest international money transfers are with TransferWise or WorldRemit. With TransferWise, the recipient will get the most money for the same transfer compared to other services. The recipients must have access to a bank account, but these solutions are far cheaper than classic international transfer solutions such as Paypal or WesternUnion....

A flight delayed more than 3 hours, or leading to a more than 3 hours delay at final destination, is eligible for up to 600€ compensation from the airline according to the European flight delay compensation rules....

A flight canceled by airline, is eligible for up to 600€ compensation from the airline according to the European flight cancellation compensation rules. This also applies for leading to a more than 3 hours delay at final destination, ...

The barcode, passenger name with booking code or ticket number can be used to cancel your flight, check you out of the flight, request a ticket refund, which will trigger the ticket cancellation, and change your booking in general....

The delayed baggage compensation is given when baggage is delayed at least 24 hours – contact your insurance as soon as your baggage does not arrive with you, as some contract clauses might specify the contact time frame. With standard credit card insurance, it might only be given on the onward flight, while with a specific extra insurance, it might be given on any flight segment....

Are the prices of the DreamTrips products good ? Short answer, they are not. It is nearly always possible to find cheaper flights, hotels, car rentals, or equivalent vacation packages by yourself, for example using comparison websites such as WhereCanIFLY?...

The process to check in online with Aegean airlines, the main Greek airline, and a StarAlliance member, is pretty straightforward. It is the occasion to give the Aegean Miles and Bonus frequent traveler number, or another membership number at a Star Alliance partner, to select the seat free of charge, or to select a seat with extra leg room for an extra price, to add a passenger in order to be able to seat next to each other, or also to enter the passport information when necessary, for example when traveling from the Schengen space to a non Schengen area....

Several airlines blacklists exists, from the International Air Transport Association IATA blacklisted airlines, to the European Aviation and Space Agency EASA EU airline blacklist, and some blacklists in Asia....

The Drimsim international prepaid SIM card is easy to order, and offers great rates in 197 countries, starting at 0.01€ per megabyte and 0.03€ per minute. It is very easy to order online, and can be delivered worldwide within 2 weeks, which seem to be a pretty good deal, to use either as a prepaid SIM card USA, a Europe SIM card, or a pay as you go SIM nearly anywhere in the world....

A new cabin or checked luggage, a perfect laptop case, a great suit, good shoes, new socks, or a new powerbank? What to offer to a businessman, a gentleman, a white collar globetrotter? This question never gets old......

On travel website wcifly.com, you can generate a map of countries visited, simply by selected the list of countries, and copying the given link to an image automatically generated. Want to see how much of the world you have seen, and to share it with your friends on social medias ?...

In the OECD countries, the longest working hours are 2257 hours worked per year in Mexico, and the lower is observed in Germany, with 1356 hours worked per year, while having one of the highest productivity in the world, thus showing that their is no correlation between long working hours and productivity....