I hope that you’ve enjoyed the past week of travel information – here’s a recap of what you may have missed from Points With a Crew over the past week or so
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Last week I wrote about how we surprised our kids with a trip to Disney World
Now it’s time to show the video – how long did my daughter scream when we told her we were going to Disney?
(Pictured here is one of my top Disney budget hacks – glowsticks are $15 in park, or 4 / $1 if you buy them at home!)
We are still talking about the record high offer for the SPG Amex cards – 35,000 points for both the personal and business card
If you’ve already got the cards, you can also get up to 5,000 SPG points for referring your friends
What I’m most angry about this week is how I just threw away 4,000 Starpoints for being disorganized!
I enjoyed my stay at the Doubletree by Hilton Johor Bahru – in fact I’m amazed at how it’s only a Category 2 Hilton!
But what really confused me was the fact that they wanted you to sign out pool towels with your room key!
Have you ever seen anything like that?
Other news of the week
- We’ve had a couple of lounge reviews
- And adding insult to injury, why did Delta just SPLIT UP my family!?
- Is TSA Pre dying a slow, painful death?
- Don’t forget that starting this week you can get free money at Staples.
If you’re still up for more travel reading, here’s last week’s recap: Stealing money from stores, 1000 free United miles in 60 seconds, and 2 record high credit card bonuses
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I wouldn’t consider the Doubletree a luxury hotel, more midscale…
And, yes, this is pretty standard for budget and midscale hotels in Asia. I’d guess it’s a mix of a lot of towels “getting lost” and too much process implemented by eager managers…
I have not seen this at truly upscale and luxury hotels in the region…
Haha told you you didn’t want to go to Malaysia Dan! 🙂
LOL – actually my experience in Malaysia was not bad – I just thought the whole pool towel thing was kind of weird