I have about 600K Amex points. How would you optimally use these points for a 9 day US to Europe vacation?

Is there a United status challenge?

What's the best luxury points hotel in Kyoto? Deciding between the Suiran Kyoto and the Ritz.

Current Titanium member, so considerations are service, hard product quality, location, and elite recognition. TIA!

I am going to India for a month. May have to change my return date. Any suggestion on what insurance/other option to reduce the ticket update cost impact.

Anyone have recommendations for 2 days in Singapore?

Has anyone booked a trip requiring air travel and hotels/vacation rentals for 2020? Am I a giant dumbass if I do? I will go insane if I don’t leave my city this year and I’d love to get to the beach for at least a few days

I'm in Texas and its hot. Looking to get away for a few; does anyone have long weekend (3-4 day) trip recommendations? Ideally cooler climate & thinking more nature v. city.

Is there any transport available to go to Mastercard Pune office from Hinjawadi?

Entire fucking Ritz Carlton smells like cigarette smoke... how many points

Any recommendations on credit cards with lounge access? Currently have the Chase Sapphire Reserve which has Priority Pass, but have been turned away from lounges not accepting PP at peak times

Is it worth the rent to stay in west village socially? Or just stay in exchange place in jersey and commute to midtown?

Ritz or JW in Cancun?

Anyone know of a fast track program for status on American Airlines or is it just the challenge you have to pay for?

Has anyone had Marriott gift you the next level of status if you’re only a few nights short of the requirement at end of year?

Planning a honeymoon for Bali in May. Any recommendations for area or resorts? Looking for all-inclusive on the beach, surfing, and sightseeing

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.

Anyone on here ever traveled on Emirates?

Suggestions for a 2-3 day solo trip for a female 28 years old within the US. I live in Florida if that helps

Does someone with a Lufthansa account mind checking for me how many miles I would need for a 1 way business class ticket from HKG to ORD on 7/28?

I would check myself but they require 7,000 miles.

Thank you so much!!!!!

Anyone in long island? This area sucks to travel to

Hi All,

I'm searching for job with WFH 🏠. I have Java microservices experience of 5 yrs. Also the notice period is 3 months.

But I'm not able to find much opportunities. Please let me know if you know any companies or refer me in.

Thank you in advance!

Once you hit your FI number, what are your plans? 1 yr? 3-5yrs? beyond?

How much should I expect as a L4 CSA at Microsoft, living in Texas? Want to know if I’m being made a fair offer.

Hello guys,
Hope you all are doing good.!
Does cgi provide free udemy access??. Also do we get any reimbursement if we clear the online examination like Microsoft or ccna kinda certification? Pls do reply!

Anyone here downshift in life post service?

Feel like I've been going full bore for the past decade and literally have no problem continuing the trend. Like I could just keep marking milestones and grinding or whatever until I die.

Wondering when if anyone else felt similar and decided to pull back and do something more relaxing. What was the catalyst, what are you doing, and are you enjoying it?

I'd considered taking up a 9-5 somewhere but not sure if thatd wear off fast.

Looking for a referral to Bain Capital and other firms.
Interested in a sustainability/ESG role.
Have extensive industry experience including with an ESG ratings provider and working with portfolio companies on assessing ESG risks and building reporting pathways with respect to multiple disclosure frameworks.

Are there any recruiters who are currently actively looking to fill roles within start-up like companies? I have a background in accounting/compliance and was wondering if there were any start up companies within open roles in that space. Additionally, I’m also looking to connect with recruiters who are looking to fulfill account/compliance roles in general. Okay please reach out if you can help me get visibility with your clients. Thank you!

has anyone had any luck leveraging an offer from another Big 4 to have your current firm match/transfer the new offer? specifically switching service lines

Has anybody made the jump from agency to Microsoft? Job is in Digital Production working w/ the Cloud/AI team. $ is on par. Requires leaving a full time role (rather quickly) for a 18mo contract. 🤔

Anyone here broken into real estate private equity from big 4 consulting? What steps did you take to jump into RE PE? What gaps in knowledge did you have and how did you fill them? Outside of the knowledge gaps what other things do you think you needed in order to get into RE PE?

Can someone give me advice on how to frame/sell my skills in IT Audit/Internal Audit (Business Process) to get an assurance (FDD, Accounting Advisory, etc) role at another firm. Also open to working in Corp finance or something similar.

1st Post: How do MBB Risk & Regulation Teams compare to Big 4? It’s the only area where I’ve seen a Big4 Manager move to an MBB without a demotion (at least in Europe). Any insights are appreciated!:)

Entire fucking Ritz Carlton smells like cigarette smoke... how many points

Platinum Elite here, do you all just ask if any upgrades are available or rely on the front desk agent to upgrade you? I feel like a d-bag asking.

Any recommendations on credit cards with lounge access? Currently have the Chase Sapphire Reserve which has Priority Pass, but have been turned away from lounges not accepting PP at peak times

Do you maintain a CSR/Amex Plat even as a traveling consultant (assuming you are using Corp amex green)?

Has anyone had Marriott gift you the next level of status if you’re only a few nights short of the requirement at end of year?

Accenture can you guys go back to Marriott and fix their customer service please I've been on hold for 30 minutes and I still have missing nights

Not quite pts related: Best Buy $7200 order. 2 TVs & soundbar to be installed. 1st appt canceled during arrival window for personal reasons. 2nd appt system error Best Buy has correct date...

Why are so many moving from CSR to CSP. I get that the fee is significantly higher for the former, but how are benefits better for the latter?

On a credit file, do multiple credit cards from the same issue count as multiple accounts or is that issuer counted as a single account regardless of how many cards

Have a bonvoy credit card for many years. Never used the free night redemption. Anyone have luck extending a free night from a precious year? Thank you

Thoughts on the best domestic mileage program? Any recommendations for someone also potentially using those miles for international redemptions?

Is the late checkout until 4pm guaranteed for platinum elite members?

Has anyone used the annual elite gift to buy a mattress through Marriott? If I buy it on my Boundless card will I get 6x points?

Need 6 Marriott nights to titanium (spend doesn’t matter). 1 - would any hotel manager cut you a deal? (Ie if 6 nights is 60k; let me pay 30k and get the nights and I won’t use the room?); 2 - where are cheapest Marriott hotels? I found 10k per night in burbs of Chicago? 3 - would any cheap Marriott let me run this scam remotely? (Ie call Abilene Texas, check me in without my showing up)

What other cards to add to my collection? I have AmEx Platinum and Chase Sapphire Reserve. Fly Delta so AmEx is handy for lounges. Use Sapphire for dining/travel. Should I add Chase Freedom Unlimited?

Flight attendant woke me up while I was sleeping to give me ice cream, then I couldn’t go back to sleep.
How many points?

Delayed 6 hours ORD -> JFK (Delta Platinum) - how many points?

Are there any major differences between the delta lounges at LGA?

Looking to buy 40,000 Marriott points. Happy to pay $200!. Let me know your offers!