Ben

Every single day, often multiple times per day, I receive an email from a company I have purchased something from online, asking me to leave a review of the experience or product. If I had particular loyalty to one certain brand of hotels (such as Ben does with SPG and Hyatt), and had an especially good or bad experience I would probably contact either the property or the program head office directly to pass this on rather than just leaving a random review on a public website. I suppose it is somewhat selfish not to leave a review for a property that you selected based on its good reviews. I just being lazy and selfish by not leaving reviews for accommodation every second week, especially if the property’s review score factored into my selection, or is there no point

Between 1938 and December 2017, the US Embassy in the United Kingdom was located at Grosvenor Square, London. While the Embassy has moved around buildings over the years within the Grosvenor Square complex, for the last fifty years it has been the London Chancery Building, as shown below. Late last year the Embassy moved to new, larger, custom built premises at 33 Elms Lane (also in London) which is the largest US Embassy in Western Europe. By re-imagining the site of the former US Embassy, a Grade II listed building, we hope to provide a coveted experience within the prestigious neighbourhood of Mayfair that truly embodies Rosewood’s Sense of Place philosophy.

All in all, not too shabby for a $95 annual fee If you prefer a no annual fee card that earns Membership Rewards points, you might consider The Amex EveryDay® Credit Card which 2X at U. S. supermarkets up to $6,000 per calendar year. Of course, you’re limited to earning 5X on the first $1,500 bonus spend per quarter, but I’ll happily take 7,500 Ultimate Rewards points for grocery purchases one quarter of the year. Admittedly, the world of cash back cards is not really my playground but it’s hard to argue with earning 6% cash back on up to $6,000 at U. S. supermarkets per calendar year with the Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express The Hilton Ascend has a $95 annual fee but, if you prefer a no annual fee card that earns Hilton points, you can earn 5X per dollar with the Hilton Honors American Express Card, which is still superior to the IHG card when buying groceries.

This redemption is being significantly devalued with the new program, so now is the time to book if you’re interested. When you book these Travel Packages you’re issued a certificate for a seven night hotel stay valid at select categories of hotels. My assumption all along has been that you can continue to book Travel Packages through August 18 (when the new program forms), but that’s not the case. Steven at samchui.com quotes a Marriott spokesperson as saying the following: “We encourage members with existing travel package certificates to book before August 4.