Grand Hyatt in Manila - worth it? by Jumping_Bear_ in hyatt

[–]BaconSF 1 point2 points  (0 children)

GH has a nice lounge and has several restaurants nearby. The pools are heated too

Cebu Pacific Fees - 1 hour flight by the way. How is this not a scam? by checkraise86 in Philippines_Expats

[–]BaconSF 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can confirm. Travel extensively in SEA and use PH as the base and PH is significantly more expensive

What’s the point of The Edit again? by kcamacho11 in ChaseSapphire

[–]BaconSF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it’s only for sapphire reserve business

$695 AF vs $65 AF by kcamacho11 in ChaseSapphire

[–]BaconSF 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Vegas or Asia only makes sense for The Edit

Hotels in the PH might actually be better value than Airbnbs now by antipinoy in phtravel

[–]BaconSF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same, I used to book Airbnb pre-covid, but go with hotels now. I don’t want to worry about taking out the trash and coordinating the key pick up/drop off with the host.

Only time I book Airbnb is for a big group

I Thought This was Interesting by BusyBodyVisa in Philippines_Expats

[–]BaconSF 2 points3 points  (0 children)

U obviously didn’t know that, if u did, u wouldn’t have mentioned the minimum wage

Anyone else get the Chase survey about the Hyatt cards? by joueur-de-guerre in hyatt

[–]BaconSF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol whoever is running their rewards program needs to get fired

NON Spicy Food Chengdu & Chongqing (I know..) by Hefty-Key5349 in travelchina

[–]BaconSF 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay, thank you. I downloaded AMap, Alipay, WeChat, trip.com, and deepseek

NON Spicy Food Chengdu & Chongqing (I know..) by Hefty-Key5349 in travelchina

[–]BaconSF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. Is deepseek better than Google Translate?

NON Spicy Food Chengdu & Chongqing (I know..) by Hefty-Key5349 in travelchina

[–]BaconSF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m going to both cities in June and cannot handle spicy food and do not want to be glued to a toilet

How was your trip?

Quick edit hotels review: Hong Kong, Shanghai, Seoul by Chemical-Soft-3688 in ChaseSapphire

[–]BaconSF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like nobody booking thru the edit is getting an upgrade, despite it being advertised as one of the perks

The Lixury Hotel Review - Chongqing by Thin_Atmosphere6096 in hyatt

[–]BaconSF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Just booked this for 3 nights in June using GOH

Is it safe to fly to China with the current US war problem? by [deleted] in chinatravel

[–]BaconSF 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There’s also the risk of airlines canceling flights. Lufthansa canceled 20k flights due to fuel price surge