Any recommendations for a honey moon hotel for December? Bora Bora Westin seems to be $$ only, no points redemption there. On the water/by the water preferably, Marriott obviously.

Do you think we will be able travel by Christmas for a vacation?

The new SPG AmEx welcome offer 😭😭😭

My husband and I eloped but are planning our formal wedding in Spring 2023 - this was the right choice for us for many reasons that I don’t need to detail haha. Anyway, we just found a great deal for our dream honeymoon, but the catch is that the trip would be this fall.

Would it be insane for us to do our honeymoon before our formal wedding but after our elopement? We would still do something smaller after the wedding next year!

What’s the best island or islands that are suggested for first time Hawaii visitors? Planning for a 2 weeks family vacation in April?

Any recommendations for good resorts near Pune (within 50 kms) for weekend getaway

Just saw another Amex offer on my SPG card (Amex app -> offers) for Marriott and Ritz - $60 back for $300 spend and $100 back for $500 respectively. Don’t think it has to be spent in one stay either.

Flew for the first time today. Woman next to me took her mask off immediately upon sitting down and starting chatting loudly with her son. I asked her politely if she could keep her mask on and she proceeded to spend the rest of the flight fake sneezing and laughing giving me the side eye to see my reaction. What an inspirational mother.

Planning for a family trip for 15 people in Dec. Looking for an international place with warm weather (Caribbean, Maldives). Do you have recommendations on villas that can accommodate all of us?

Travel days are back. Can't believe we are back to mon - thur travel. Btw, what's the meal allowance for SD in TSE?

Just got upgraded on a United points reservation. Didn’t think that was a thing. Has the upgrade policy changed?

Need guidance on a chosing the right in-site/in-app Analytics provider.

Our organization is finally starting to invest in analytics and data based solutions. We have a we based platform that has a mix of modern Angular and React based code mixed with some legacy code written in Perl that spits out JavaScript. We have evaluated MixPanel, Pendo, Heap and are going to speak to Amplitude and Segment.

Could anyone who has experience with any of these tools mention your biggest pain points, please?

OK I’m thinking ahead, but any thoughts on the best type of case for iPhone X? Thinking about something that I can slip into my suit jacket pocket at work, and not too flimsy because it might get dropped in all the travel & multitasking.

Does EY GDS Pune office provides cab facility? Any idea who are in Pune office location?

Also does EY GDS reimburse claim for this like travel to client location such as food, transportation?

(US politics focused) I work for a family-owned company. The owners of the company are very Republican, almost enough to say far-right. It's not a personal issue with me, but it is starting to intrude on my day-to-day.

My Director, a family member, wants to start putting our brand on ALT social media platforms like Parler and Gab in response to "Conservatives being silenced".

How do I have a conversation discussing the inherit flaws in my Directors logic about account shadow bans?

Planning a trip back to Costa Rica and want to explore some new places. Last trip, we visited Arenal/La Fortuna, Monteverde, and Playa Conchal/Tamarindo. Flying into and out of San Jose and traveling in January. TIA!

Do any of the top consulting firms have analytics roles (preferably not super technical) that don’t require weekly travel?

Is anyone in the Delta-8 business? We had to pull D8 from our websites and will be moving to Delta-9. Any experience in this with marketing? How do you handle social media?

Is still travel overrated?

Can someone please offer a referral at Bain Capital? Happy to chat. Thank you!

Want to buy a car. Please help me choose: Honda CRV, Honda Accord, Toyota Camry, Acura MDX, Acura RDX...

Does anyone know if superday for JP Morgan is two or three 25 minutes back-to-back? I’ve gotten two emails with two different format (CADP

I got an offer from Natwest. My current company is accenture and they are offering me to promote as an assoc manager if i take my resignation back. Shall i consider it? What whould i prefer Nat west or promotion in Accenture. How much hike accenture gives while promoting? Any inputs?

What is the leave policy in Verizon data services India??
Is it true that there is a 8 week paternity leave?

I work for a non profit hospital - I’ve been offered a reclassification position from Finance Analyst I to Senior Analyst- what should I expect in regards to salary increase / is there any negotiating if the % is low?

I was listening to a podcast for one of the courses I’m taking and thought I’d share some cool stuff about building habits:

- Willpower is not as effective in making a long term change compared to building habits

- Reduce friction (eg much more likely to go to gym if it’s 5 mins away vs 10)

- Take an existing habit and add your new habit onto it

- Use chaos and stressful times to rethink practical decisions

- To break bad habits, add friction (eg phone & charger away at night)

How are those holding up in the outpatient setting during covid-19?

For the Auditors out there. How are yall auditing PPP loans for nonprofits? Should they be recording them as revenue?

What is SM role salary band with Big 4 Value Service Creation/M&A offering? What is a sign on bonus?

Hi i lost majority of my money in the stock market. I married and promised my family that I will not make the mistake I made 7 years ago. Gambling. Is this an addiction I have. I keep selling stocks and taking loses buying other stock hoping it will recover but never did and sell again taking loses and buy again. It now sink in to me. I borrow personal loan hoping that the market will do k and I pay it back but I even lost that. I can't stop crying that I hurt the one I love the most my family.

I was discussing my recent job search with some friends and we got into a small debate. I stand firm on not wasting my time applying for a job that doesn't post the salary with the job description, anyone else do this? I feel like anytime I have interviewed for a job that didn't post the salary, they end up lowballing me during the offer phase.

Is $120k base salary for a mass spec job (PhD entry level) in San Diego reasonable?

How much does an associate scientist make at Pfizer-Groton? (I have 1 year experience out of college but have published 2 papers first author, ample experience during university, internships and have an bachelors in biochemistry with honors).

I live in a building with new construction (constant jackhammering) going on next door. Is there anything I can do? I primarily WFH and I can’t even take a call without everyone asking about the background noise.

Food recs for LIC? Moving in soon and eager to get a list started. I personally love all kinds of food but too cuisines are Asian (Japanese/Sushi, Thai, Indian, Korean, and Chinese), Greek/Israeli, and Italian

Hi All,

Can someone advise on how Incedo Inc. Is as company? Is that a startup? How is the job security? Payscale and WLB?

How is Mphasis DXC Hi-tech division ?

Spending the next couple months in Pittsburgh. Any recommendations between the Renaissance and the Westin?

Will have about 80.000 United points. Where to fly in November/December? Economy is perfectly fine. Can United points be transferred to partner airlines?

The new SPG AmEx welcome offer 😭😭😭

Just saw another Amex offer on my SPG card (Amex app -> offers) for Marriott and Ritz - $60 back for $300 spend and $100 back for $500 respectively. Don’t think it has to be spent in one stay either.

AA travelers: anyone have an idea of what the recognition vouchers are worth to AA employees? Any experience giving to an employee - were they appreciative? Have 20 or so valid until 19. Contd

Just got upgraded on a United points reservation. Didn’t think that was a thing. Has the upgrade policy changed?

Is the only way to transfer spouses bonvoy points to my account by calling or can I do it online?

When you’re Starwood Platinum, do you have to ask for upgrades each time? Or will the front desk initiate and offer it?

Did Marriott platinum challenge in November. Passed the challenge this week. Do I have platinum status all of next year or is it for the remainder of the year...?

Anyone have experience with BuyForMeRetail? Want to know what the catches are here for point accumulation. Thanks!

Any AA Platinum Pro members here who have received SWUs?

Has anyone had Marriott points for an award stay taken out of your account AFTER you stayed? Just switched a one night points stay with a free night award and they said points were never deducted.

How does AA stand-by lists work? Was No. 2 when I added myself, but got pushed down to 20 when I reached the gate. Currently AA platinum.

Best Hilton hotel in downtown DC? (Corporate travel so not exorbitantly priced)

Emailed Marriott in August regarding missing points. They just responded today 🙃

New to the points world and need advice. Planning a last minute trip to Chicago in a week and curious if you would use Chase points (60k) or $750 Currently have 130k from SUB+daily spending but not sure if it would be worth it to use points since the date is so close. Currently have CSR+CFF

New one world emerald member (EXP), to access first class lounges around the world, do I just need to show my status on the AA app?

I’ve noticed that I’m missing welcome points and green choice points. Is this a common and is there a better way to monitor than checking you’re recent activity?