Best Marriott in Honolulu? Ritz residences, Sheraton Waikiki, moana, and royal hawaiian are all pricing out the same on points

SPG Platinum Challenge: Do I need to check-in the hotel?

I don’t drive. Does that limit my activities if I am traveling to Hawaii ?

Want to take a week long trip in October. Thinking Caribbean but a little concerned about hurricanes. Anyone have experience traveling there during hurricane season? Any recs in location?

Has anyone here every taken a community tour from Almaty out to the lakes or mountains nearby?

First post? Ok I will start. My SPG nights for 2018 dropped from 101 to 91 after the merger.

Best gadgets, accesorios, etc. for traveling? What are the things you always take with you when you travel?

What process do you follow when working with product managers to solve customer pain points or work on new product features? I’m trying to find a better and more efficient way to work with my design team

Have an amount of Marriott points I would would like to use to buy United miles.

Any advice on carrying out this transaction?

Hey Folks,
Need your inputs on following points for these two firms:
WLB,
Job safety,
Growth and learning,
If there are salary cuts or delay in payments?
UST(Client- NetApp, Roles - Individual Contributor)
Vs
CIBER(Client - TIAA, Roles- will be working with team) .
Package almost same in both.
PS- I have always worked in Team not sure or confident on how I will be able handle as individual contributor .

Chase Sapphire Reserve is not able to book a ticket for me on Air India because the flight is not showing up on their system. The flights shows up everywhere else including on Expedia, which powers Chase’s portal. Anyone had similar experience?

Stay at Hilton Head and visit Savannah or stay at Savannah and visit Hilton Head amongst other places??

Anyone lived in, live in or visited UK? If so, what places and areas would you recommend staying and/or visiting there?

What personalized SPG promos did everyone get? Got an email today, looking for a sense of what’s out there

My base location is chennai and I got a project from Hyderabad location and that too I have to work from client office so I will have to travel to hyderabad and work at client office. Will I be eligible for deputation allowance and accomodation??
If yes for how long will cts provide me these??

What are some easy to make, low stress holiday meals for a school holiday staff party? I was "volunteered" by our principal to set it up this year (🙄). I'm making decorated sugar cookies but kind of drawing a blank when it comes to savory dishes. Bonus points if you have any adult holiday themed games or fun drinks to suggest! It's off school property and there will be a bar (thank god), for context.

What is everyone’s thoughts about Hilton? Just got asked to interview

I'm working on a Fintech startup related to commercial banking pricing. We would like to do some "expert interviews" with current RMs (we would compensate your time.) We want to better understand the friction points when it comes to price C&I or CRE loans. Please DM me if you are interested.

We are not looking for any private information, but more anecdotal evidence of issues that can be improved.

Shall we start curating a list of comp/bonus?
Saw the main bowl which has this list but few data points for Europe & UK.
Would be good to know what the pay is currently due to the hot market & new joiners with great comp?

Looking for suggestions on what area to stay in Austin-downtown congress ave, convention center area or Capitol Hill area. Won’t have a car so will he walking or taking other transportation to get around.

Taking parents to Bali for 7-10 days in June. Should I follow one of the thousand itineraries online or does anyone have must do/ could avoid recommendations? Thanks

I’ve accepted an offer from a firm. Had to revise my joining date and the HR sent an email confirmation for the revised doj. I received an onboarding portal link from another HR, on their portal it’s mentioned my joining is in January which is even earlier than the joining date I received before on my OL which I got revised later on. The HR isn’t even reachable, they don’t reply to mails or pick calls. Don’t know what to do.

So happy to finally be posting with my new title! I’ve been looking to get into a Product department since early 2020. In my case resilience was key in the face of constant, daily rejections. Also I’m in my 40s so don’t lose hope! It’s never too late to pivot your career.

Had a miscarriage.. it’s my 1st baby and we didn’t find out until 12 weeks (via ultrasound) that the baby passed away at 9 weeks and had to get a dnc. My body is still recovering.. Just want some hope or I guess stories of success after having a miscarriage. I do have pcos so it’s harder for me to get pregnant.. but it still happened. Anyone have any thoughts or advice? Does it get better..?

Who else is working Monday-Thursday this week?

Anyone looking for job opportunities in technical division such as JAVA, BPM, Full Stack developers, business analyst may contact me. Vacancies are available in UBS across various roles.

Any talks yet on the A&M bonuses?

I've been gardening more to relieve stress and have some time to my self. Full endorsement!

Must do/visit in Japan in Spring/Summer time outside of Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka?

Hi Guys,
Anyone joined CTS as lateral hires still in bench more than 30 days. If you got the project recently, pls guide how to get the project.

And if have openings in ADM domain let me know

Has anyone switched from agency to brand side in Germany ? What’s it like? What options do art directors in Germany have if they do not want to work in an ad agency anymore?

Quite calm here

I have a business background and a year ago, after I enrolled in a major European business school blockchain specialization, I decided to start focusing my career on this technology

I would like to continue going up on my learning curve while helping businesses adopt blockchain

Any career advice based on your experience? Best companies in the industry?

I am seeking new employment, I was recently laid off due to lack of work. I would very much appreciate any leads. I have a Bs in Construction Management and over 15 years experience with Revit and AutoCAD and 7 years of plumbing design. I have solid references and impeccable work ethic. I truly enjoy what I do. Working remotely the last three years has become a way of my life and supports our current situation well, therefore I am seeking a similar role but will consider other opportunities.

Any ex-Amazonians product managers who moved to Google? How did you find the move 1) from an innovation and learning perspective and 2) is the company’s culture better? I.e expectations and recognition.

What’s your favorite lesson/strategy?

Hi all, I have 3 years of experience in project management and looking for new opportunities.

Stay at Hilton Head and visit Savannah or stay at Savannah and visit Hilton Head amongst other places??

Any recommendations for Harrisburg? Starting a new engagement there

Any recommendations for things to do on a rainy day near Acadia or surrounding cities with a dog? Only thing I've come up with so far is the brewery.

Looking for suggestions on what area to stay in Austin-downtown congress ave, convention center area or Capitol Hill area. Won’t have a car so will he walking or taking other transportation to get around.

Taking parents to Bali for 7-10 days in June. Should I follow one of the thousand itineraries online or does anyone have must do/ could avoid recommendations? Thanks

Anyone in Mexico City know where I can get a “guaranteed” negative Covid test? I had Covid over 2 weeks ago and worried I might test positive still and not be able to get back to the US this weekend

Does anyone have any tips for Napa Valley? 🍷🍽🥗

Mauritius or Cook Islands for a 2 week honeymoon??

Good places to go in December? I was thinking Portugal - but heard it gets cold cold. Any other recommendations?

Looking to fully refresh my ski equipment (skis/bindings, boots, etc). Midwest places are starting to close up (wtf I know!). Anyone have recommendations on solid ski shops? Prefer Denver/Colorado Springs Metros but open to all.

Planning to venture out to Arizona/Nevad/Utah/California and WFH for 2 months. Any recommendations on which cities / towns to live in?

What are some fun things to do in NYC around Christmas time? The only thing on my list so far is ice skating at Rockefeller

Traveling to Rome and London with the fam (kids - 8 and 10). Any tips and recommendations as to things to see and/or how to prepare?

I have an 8 hour layover in Madrid. Never been there before. Is it worth leaving the airport and doing something in the city? Any tips on what to see in a few hours?

Any recommendations for hotels in Barcelona? Will be staying there for 3 nights in August in a group of 4.

Thanks in advance!

Recommendations for am impromptu 8 day road trip from Dallas area early may? Parents + 3 year old in tow; enjoy nature, scenery, good food, anything with history. New to area so literally haven’t explored anything yet (but want to avoid Austin San Antonio trip)

Restaurant recommendations in Nashville? Places with good food and cocktails

Where’s the fishbowl hangout in BOG?

Thoughts on the proposed JetBlue -Spirit Merger?

I used to be a big fan of Jetblue(nyc based), but lately I feel like the airline is just as bad as the low cost ones. Old aircrafts, canceled and delayed flights. I can see why it’s important for JetBlue to have this merger for their relevance in this field.

Anyone stay at the Ritz-Carleton in D.C.? I’ve never stayed at a Ritz location so I’m curious to hear what to expect. Will be in D.C. for a conference so my firm is covering the trip.