Hi fish,
Planning a trip to Thailand for 1-2 weeks next February. Suggestions on where to stay (cities, parts of town, specific hotels), activities, where to fly into etc. Thank you!

Any travel recommendations in December?

Anyone know of any hotel chains that have properties on either Nantucket or Martha’s Vineyard?

Have 3 Bonvoy free night certificates (35k/night), thinking of using them to go somewhere but legit have no idea where to go.

Any recs for decent but “affordable” Bonvoy hotels in cool places ?

Do Starwood reservations eventually come over onto Marriott after you combine? Mine still haven’t...

Quick question... if I have United lounge access, can I get into a United lounge or an affiliate lounge if I’m flying a different airline? Flying to Dubai on Qatar airways and want to plan in advance

1st time going to Spain in May. Thoughts on the itinerary? Barcelona 4 days -> Seville 3 days -> Cordoba 1 days -> Grenada 2 days -> Madrid 3 days

Are there any M fish in here who travel for work frequently? 29 F, frequent business travel & looking for someone who also lives out of their suitcase :)

How much international travel do you do? How many YOE do you have? Do you travel business class?

For the 🐠 that have traveled to Egypt, can I get some recommendations on tour companies? I’m traveling with my partner (two females) and would like to have something arrange. 🙏

If I book a hotel with points will I get my points back if I cancel the reservation within the permitted cancellation timeframe ?

Any insider knowledge of EY modifying the frequent traveler program policy now that most travel will be reduced?

I have an offer and want to negotiate

1. London base salary but I have to absorb all the expenses (train + stay)
I am thinking to negotiate to

2. home base salary and have my expenses paid for

I know that's depends on the amount I have to travel (and potentially stay) but at the moment this is unknown. Past 8 months was just twice a month + 2 nights stay.

The only thing I know is it won't be every week, the return trian ticket is about £80-100, depends I could plan ahead.

My international flight is delayed due to closure of Pakistan airspace. Going to miss my connecting flight (on a different carrier) . Can I apply for trip cancellation insurance with chase for this ?

Mullen Lowe, after I was flown in for an all day interview and workshopped a deck the team was struggling with on the fly. Had to bug them for 3 months to get my cab fare refunded.

Anyone commuting from Midtown Toronto to Mississauga for work and willing to carpool??

What is BCG’s Uber policy? If you’re in the office (not travelling) working past a certain time, can you expense your ride home? I’m starting this summer and trying to figure out my commute/where to live

We flew back from Ireland today on Delta. Our connecting flight from JFK at 6:10 was cancelled while we were flying over the Atlantic Ocean, and we were rebooked on a 3:40 instead (2.5 hours earlier) but not notified. I received no email, text or app notification of the flight cancellation or the new flight we were placed on, so we missed it. They now cannot get us home tonight and won’t even guarantee they can get us home tomorrow, impacting my work, (cont)…

Hi,

If we survive the notice period in BNP are we allowed to take block leaves?

Hi Fishes,
I am going to join ZS in 2 weeks. It was mentioned in the OL that I will be provided a accomodation for first 2 weeks .
It would be great if you guys please throw some idea on thi..
As, how is the quality of the accomodation?
Is food also available there??
Can I take my parents??

Fishes, what is the base for 1yr experience AC currently?

WiFi didn't work in a 3 hour flight, no inflight entertainment sets as well, how many miles can I claim?

Does anyone have any tips to maximize miles when getting married? We currently only have one card that is the same. Does it make sense to add her to all of my other cards as an authorized user? Any tips appreciated

I'm looking for a job... Please help...

Deloitte = Slytherin
PwC = Gryffindor
EY = Hufflepuff
KPMG = Ravenclaw

Accurate?

Is 22-24 LPA good range for Senior Consultant in EY GDS Business consulting or am I being underpaid (3.4 yoe)?

Do you say “remuneration” in place of Compensation or in place of Total Rewards? For some reason I thought it was more related to TR and both Comp and Remuneration were used globally.

Why do some art directors only really start looking at stuff at the 11th hour? Thus forcing people to stay late on the Friday of a 3 day weekend.

Any advice for landing an assistant/associate editor role? Anyone know of shops looking to hire full time?

What should you do if they don’t put your name on the credits of work that is yours? Anybody’s had this experience?

Does tiger analytics ask for counter offer letter while revising offer?

Has anyone’s building downtown put a ban on guest pets? My building is not allowing anyone to bring pets that aren’t registered to a resident. They are threatening to fine $300. Curious if anyone else has experienced this?

Can anyone help me out with a sample sales
territory plan? I’m looking to move from a fully inbound sales role to an external role managing a specific territory. This is going to be a change and a challenge that excited for! Any advice/tips would be most appreciated!

I just left a very toxic work place.
The crazy thing is they were just named the best local municipality to work for. It's upsetting. They advertise a "culture" but don'tapply it. It felt like a used car sales pitch, I was sold a dream but given junk. I am constantly replaying moments. I have read so many books and everything leads to they were the problem. How do I recover from this?

Wow. I finally got a standing desk and it is LIFE changing 🫶

How easy is it to move from an investment bank firm to a tech company?

How often do you all train abs?

San Antonio food and things to do???

Have 3 Bonvoy free night certificates (35k/night), thinking of using them to go somewhere but legit have no idea where to go.

Any recs for decent but “affordable” Bonvoy hotels in cool places ?

🐠 in Maui. I’m planning to visit in about 2-3 weeks. Wanted to see if you think it’s worth postponing given the big storm that just passed by. Or was the impact relatively minor? Hope all is well 🙏

How is the Moana Surfrider in Waikiki? Going during the winter break.

1st time going to Spain in May. Thoughts on the itinerary? Barcelona 4 days -> Seville 3 days -> Cordoba 1 days -> Grenada 2 days -> Madrid 3 days

First time in London! What all should I do? Need all your favorite recommendations :)

Blank page requirement in Passport

I have multiple blank pages in my Passport but they are all interspersed, i.e. no two consecutive pages are blank. Does that matter for new visa stampings? My understanding is that Schengen countries require 2 consecutive blank pages. Can someone confirm please whether I need a renewal? Thank you

In Barcelona right now, any top recs for places to eat / drink / see?

We flew back from Ireland today on Delta. Our connecting flight from JFK at 6:10 was cancelled while we were flying over the Atlantic Ocean, and we were rebooked on a 3:40 instead (2.5 hours earlier) but not notified. I received no email, text or app notification of the flight cancellation or the new flight we were placed on, so we missed it. They now cannot get us home tonight and won’t even guarantee they can get us home tomorrow, impacting my work, (cont)…

30th birthday coming up in December and would love to do it big, I haven’t celebrated a lot of birthdays in the past. Would love to skydive over the palm in Dubai, with that in mind, anyone have recs on where to stay and things to do in Dubai for 4-6 days? TIA

Planning a trip to Rome and Naples with day trips to Tivoli and Pompeii. Is 1 week enough? I feel like reading through 3/4 day Rome and 2 day Naples itineraries, the trip seems rushed. I have unlimited PTO but my SO is limited in time (but luckily he can work extra hrs and then use less PTO). I would say max we could do is 1.5 weeks but adding on 3-5 more days seems almost too much? Thoughts? For reference, I did Venice-Florence-Rome in a week and it seemed okay but it also wasn’t as planned out

Anyone who visited Turkey, did you need travel insurance?

If I book a stay in a Marriott property through a third party website for a lower rate than what’s on the Marriott app, can I still get points and elite benefits on the reservation?

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.

Any recommendations for good last minute ticket deals for Orlando Disney and Universal theme parks?

Will hotels and airlines extend their status requirements? (I really only care about Marriott)

Best Marriott property in Napa Valley on points?

Can’t decide between Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh city for 5 days in Vietnam. Also is it necessary to join a tour group? Thoughts?

Recommendation between Italy vs Spain for a 5 day family trip in late November. First time in either of the places and would like to plan based on weather and places that are open during that time

How do you manage to get covid test done in the 24 hours window? PCR takes time and none of the labs I reached out to does rapid testing.