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Ritz-Carlton Berlin Review (Potsdamer Platz)

Mar 26, 2026

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8 min read

Ritz-Carlton Berlin Review (Potsdamer Platz)

The centre stay in a three-part Berlin sequence

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Hilton

Mar 25, 2026

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6 min read

The 240k Hilton Point / FNC Swap Actually Worked

What was required, and what Hilton’s system allows

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Hilton

Mar 24, 2026

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8 min read

Why I Tried to Trade a Hilton Free Night Certificate for 240,000 Points

Liquidity, optionality, and the portfolio logic behind a Calala booking

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MGM

Does Cancelling a Comp Stay Affect MGM Offers?

Mar 21, 2026

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4 min read

Does Cancelling a Comp Stay Affect MGM Offers?

A small test of booking intent vs. actual behavior

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You Can Use Amex Abroad. We Didn’t Even Try.

Mar 19, 2026

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4 min read

You Can Use Amex Abroad. We Didn’t Even Try.

The Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant dining credit in London, tracked over 41 months

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Loyalty program design

Marriott Slows Status Inflation While Improving Certificate Redemptions

Mar 16, 2026

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6 min read

Marriott Slows Status Inflation While Improving Certificate Redemptions

How the 25K certificate top-up and the 2026 Q1 promotion reveal the program’s current direction

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BritRail Passes in the UK: When They Make Sense for Visitors

Mar 12, 2026

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6 min read

BritRail Passes in the UK: When They Make Sense for Visitors

A prepaid rail framework for non-UK residents

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Expat Logistics

Mar 10, 2026

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6 min read

The Cost of Collecting

The final stage of a Capital One Offers experiment from abroad

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The Lab

Marriott Gift Cards at Hotels: A London Field Test

Mar 7, 2026

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6 min read

Marriott Gift Cards at Hotels: A London Field Test

Trying to trigger a £75 Amex rebate without booking a stay

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Hyatt

Mar 6, 2026

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7 min read

Park Hyatt Siem Reap: After the Scramble

How the FHR booking plan played out

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Hyatt

Me and All Hotel Berlin East Side Review: Friedrichshain Base

Mar 5, 2026

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6 min read

Me and All Hotel Berlin East Side Review: Friedrichshain Base

Near the East Side Gallery in Friedrichshain

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Hyatt

Mar 4, 2026

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5 min read

Lindner Hotel Berlin Ku’damm Review

A functional West Berlin base near Kurfürstendamm

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Ritz-Carlton Berlin Review (Potsdamer Platz)

The 240k Hilton Point / FNC Swap Actually Worked

Why I Tried to Trade a Hilton Free Night Certificate for 240,000 Points

Does Cancelling a Comp Stay Affect MGM Offers?

You Can Use Amex Abroad. We Didn’t Even Try.

Marriott Slows Status Inflation While Improving Certificate Redemptions

BritRail Passes in the UK: When They Make Sense for Visitors

The Cost of Collecting

Marriott Gift Cards at Hotels: A London Field Test

Park Hyatt Siem Reap: After the Scramble

Me and All Hotel Berlin East Side Review: Friedrichshain Base

Lindner Hotel Berlin Ku’damm Review

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