Where are you going next?
Feb 17, 2020, 1:14 pm
#3992
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: LA
Programs: Perennial Free Agent
Posts: 270
Just finalized my bigger trips for 2020
April - Spain
Madrid - Wellington Hotel
San Sebastian - Maria Cristina Hotel
Barcelona - Mandarin Oriental (not set on this)
July - Big Sur
Ventana Big Sur
August - Paris (getting engaged)
Ritz Paris
December/January - Paris & Rome
Paris - Ritz Paris & Park Hyatt Paris
Rome - Hotel Eden.
April - Spain
Madrid - Wellington Hotel
San Sebastian - Maria Cristina Hotel
Barcelona - Mandarin Oriental (not set on this)
July - Big Sur
Ventana Big Sur
August - Paris (getting engaged)
Ritz Paris
December/January - Paris & Rome
Paris - Ritz Paris & Park Hyatt Paris
Rome - Hotel Eden.
Feb 18, 2020, 10:54 am
#3993
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: En Route
Programs: Many
Posts: 6,798
Just finalized my Dec '20 trip:
Georgetown, Guyana (no luxury to be found)
Paramaribo, Suriname (same)
Reykjavik, Iceland (pretty much the same, staying at 101 Hotel)
Vienna, Austria (Hotel Imperial)
Prague, Czech (FS Prague)
Good pre-Christmas/NYE warm up. Also added a few days at the Carlton Cannes in July before St. Tropez and RC Maison D'Orleans in NOLA for a wedding in Oct...now just need to fill the holes in May/July and Nov left by cancelled Asia trips
Georgetown, Guyana (no luxury to be found)
Paramaribo, Suriname (same)
Reykjavik, Iceland (pretty much the same, staying at 101 Hotel)
Vienna, Austria (Hotel Imperial)
Prague, Czech (FS Prague)
Good pre-Christmas/NYE warm up. Also added a few days at the Carlton Cannes in July before St. Tropez and RC Maison D'Orleans in NOLA for a wedding in Oct...now just need to fill the holes in May/July and Nov left by cancelled Asia trips
Feb 18, 2020, 11:08 am
#3994
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: London, Paris
Programs: LH HON, AF Platinum
Posts: 2,001
Just finalized my Dec '20 trip:
Georgetown, Guyana (no luxury to be found)
Paramaribo, Suriname (same)
Reykjavik, Iceland (pretty much the same, staying at 101 Hotel)
Vienna, Austria (Hotel Imperial)
Prague, Czech (FS Prague)
Good pre-Christmas/NYE warm up. Also added a few days at the Carlton Cannes in July before St. Tropez and RC Maison D'Orleans in NOLA for a wedding in Oct...now just need to fill the holes in May/July and Nov left by cancelled Asia trips
Georgetown, Guyana (no luxury to be found)
Paramaribo, Suriname (same)
Reykjavik, Iceland (pretty much the same, staying at 101 Hotel)
Vienna, Austria (Hotel Imperial)
Prague, Czech (FS Prague)
Good pre-Christmas/NYE warm up. Also added a few days at the Carlton Cannes in July before St. Tropez and RC Maison D'Orleans in NOLA for a wedding in Oct...now just need to fill the holes in May/July and Nov left by cancelled Asia trips
Feb 18, 2020, 11:41 am
#3995
Suspended
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: En Route
Programs: Many
Posts: 6,798
, but I know what i'm getting into.
Feb 18, 2020, 1:58 pm
#3996
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Mem
Programs: Delta GM, Amex Reserve, Amex Plat, JP Morgan Palladium
Posts: 984
Feb 19, 2020, 2:49 am
#3997
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: England
Posts: 1,361
My wife says the same, but often after I've done something stupid. So I hear it on a daily basis.
It was tough trying to find anywhere Zika friendly, that's warm in Feb/March and somewhere we hadn't already been. As we've already been to Fregate and North Island, this half fulfilled the criteria.
It was tough trying to find anywhere Zika friendly, that's warm in Feb/March and somewhere we hadn't already been. As we've already been to Fregate and North Island, this half fulfilled the criteria.
Feb 19, 2020, 1:34 pm
#3998
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Los Angeles
Programs: UA 1K, AA Plat Pro, Marriott Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,048
Just finalized my bigger trips for 2020
April - Spain
Madrid - Wellington Hotel
San Sebastian - Maria Cristina Hotel
Barcelona - Mandarin Oriental (not set on this)
July - Big Sur
Ventana Big Sur
August - Paris (getting engaged)
Ritz Paris
December/January - Paris & Rome
Paris - Ritz Paris & Park Hyatt Paris
Rome - Hotel Eden.
April - Spain
Madrid - Wellington Hotel
San Sebastian - Maria Cristina Hotel
Barcelona - Mandarin Oriental (not set on this)
July - Big Sur
Ventana Big Sur
August - Paris (getting engaged)
Ritz Paris
December/January - Paris & Rome
Paris - Ritz Paris & Park Hyatt Paris
Rome - Hotel Eden.
Decent chance we are up the road from you in December, currently have an award redemption booked at the PH.
"The jerk store called, and they're running out of you!"
Feb 19, 2020, 1:54 pm
#3999
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: LA
Programs: Perennial Free Agent
Posts: 270
Good for you if you can wait until August. I had big plans about proposing at Amanjiwo but that ring was burning a hole in my pocket like I could not imagine.
Decent chance we are up the road from you in December, currently have an award redemption booked at the PH.
"The jerk store called, and they're running out of you!"
Decent chance we are up the road from you in December, currently have an award redemption booked at the PH.
"The jerk store called, and they're running out of you!"
We are staying at both the Ritz and PH in December so I'll see you there! But if the year goes well, i'll stick to the Ritz. I highly, highly recommend spending NYE at the Bar Vendome ($650 per person). We did it last year and it was just amazing so we are doing it again.
The PH is great for me because they've been comping me free bfast and bumping me up to a Deluxe room on award stays after I absolutely lost it with the management for something stupid that happened last August.
"Well I slept with your wife!"
Last edited by Jerkstore; Mar 5, 2020 at 11:41 pm
Feb 21, 2020, 12:15 pm
#4000
formerly htang333
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Wi-Fi
Programs: Virtuoso, Top Ranked: Four Seasons (Top 25 Advisor), AMAN (Top 50), Rosewood, Hyatt Prive, etc.
Posts: 1,455
March - TBD but likely one of the below:
Baccarat NYC
Amangiri
Chable Maroma
May/June:
Amanpuri
Cheval Blanc Randheli
Velaa Private Island
Amandari
Amanjiwo
Amankila
Rosewood Hong Kong
July:
Amanera
Four Seasons Palm Beach
Baccarat NYC
Amangiri
Chable Maroma
May/June:
Amanpuri
Cheval Blanc Randheli
Velaa Private Island
Amandari
Amanjiwo
Amankila
Rosewood Hong Kong
July:
Amanera
Four Seasons Palm Beach
Feb 21, 2020, 2:37 pm
#4001
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: En Route
Programs: Many
Posts: 6,798
We might have overlapped at Amanjiwo if I didn’t cancel my stay! As the virus seems to be spreading, you don’t have any concerns about Asia-Pacific travel in the next few months?
Feb 21, 2020, 2:56 pm
#4002
formerly htang333
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Wi-Fi
Programs: Virtuoso, Top Ranked: Four Seasons (Top 25 Advisor), AMAN (Top 50), Rosewood, Hyatt Prive, etc.
Posts: 1,455
As I have a number of clients visiting the SE Asia region soon (Jiwo, Kila, Pulo, Maldives, etc...) I've been chatting with the teams about the virus and they have eased my mind about it. Especially for a June visit. A lot can happen between now and June so I'll be keeping an eye on things and will adjust as needed but years of traveling despite what's going on around the world has raised my risk tolerance a bit. We flew to Amanpulo just after the ISIS attack in 2017. Was nervous to a degree but just wanted to be at Pulo too much and it ended up being a fabulous trip. LOL!
Last edited by BESVISOR; Feb 21, 2020 at 3:02 pm
Feb 21, 2020, 3:02 pm
#4003
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: En Route
Programs: Many
Posts: 6,798
Shoot!! Too bad. Would have been fun to meet
As I have a number of clients visiting the SE Asia region soon (Jiwo, Kila, Pulo, Maldives, etc...) I've been chatting with the teams about the virus and they have eased my mind about it. Especially for a June visit. A lot can happen between now and June so I'll be keeping an eye on things and will adjust as needed but years of traveling despite what's going on around the world has raised my risk tolerance a bit. We flew to Amanpulo just after the ISIS attack in 2017. Was nervous to a degree but just wanted to be at Pulo too much and it ended up being a fabulous trip. LOL!
As I have a number of clients visiting the SE Asia region soon (Jiwo, Kila, Pulo, Maldives, etc...) I've been chatting with the teams about the virus and they have eased my mind about it. Especially for a June visit. A lot can happen between now and June so I'll be keeping an eye on things and will adjust as needed but years of traveling despite what's going on around the world has raised my risk tolerance a bit. We flew to Amanpulo just after the ISIS attack in 2017. Was nervous to a degree but just wanted to be at Pulo too much and it ended up being a fabulous trip. LOL!
Feb 21, 2020, 3:14 pm
#4004
formerly htang333
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Wi-Fi
Programs: Virtuoso, Top Ranked: Four Seasons (Top 25 Advisor), AMAN (Top 50), Rosewood, Hyatt Prive, etc.
Posts: 1,455
Best of luck! Yea, it's a situation we all need to stay on top of, hopefully they get it under control. I landed at IST literally hours after the attack a few years back (it happened while I was in the air and I didn't learn of it until we landed), but i'm more worried about fast spreading disease. When there's a terror attack, you figure it's a one off event, not part of a guerrilla campaign (usually).