Marriott screwed my room by double booking the room due to a glitch in the system and having another set of guests walk into my room in the middle of my biz meeting - a bit of a startling/annoying experience - they’ve apologised for it - is this worth any points? This was roughly at 4pm in the afternoon so thankfully wasn’t doing anything too private..

Final day at current company tomorrow and I have 100k+ AMEX points I need to use before they disappear forever. How should I redeem them to get the most bang for my buck?

where my canadians at? how strict is covid there? my friend is in toronto for work and the hotel found out he has covid. now they’re locking him in his room. is that legal? if so, what’s the protocol to break quarantine? hotel wouldn’t answer 🫠

What's your absolute favorite dinner spot in Chi-town? I'm willing to travel, but I'm moving soon so want to hit all of the greats I haven't been to or didn't know about.

Guys need urgent help, any pointers for hotels near BT eServ office bellandur

Budget 4k per day maximum

Best hotel from new combined Marriott program in Philly. Looking to do two days and night over Labor Day weekend

Taking a vacation but have no time to plan it. What’s the best way to get someone to do it for me? Costco travel or some sort of travel agent? Not trying to overpay a ton just for this work, though I recognize there may have to be a slight premium

I have an H1b which I received in 2019 and was valid till august2021, due to covid I wasn't able to travel and then I switched to another firm last year in November. If I get visa transfer, will it provide me a validity back as I haven't used any on site time on that visa.

TIA

Hey all, when you’re in the semester is it possible to miss a couple days of classes? My friends are planning a trip that wouldn’t be during one of the breaks and I’d def like to join them

Has anyone here worked with TRS Healthcare (travel agency)? Any recs for good agencies or tips for first time travelers?

Neither myself or my fiancé have done much world traveling, but would like to start. Greece or Bali? More or less disregard cost, what’s easier to navigate for an inexperienced traveler?

For Big City moms (NYC, Chicago, SF): what is your favorite city strollers? I am considering buying vista uppababy (or bugaboo cruz) as primary and a yoyo (or mountain buggy nano) as the light, foldable for traveling. Didn’t hear people having good experience with mockingbird; but would love survey this group

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

Need to leave for Canada in roughly a month because of US visa expiry but worried about potential travel restrictions in Canada given the bad covid situation. Are there any provinces that are not as hard hit by covid? Any advice is appreciated. Thanks.

Has anyone done Morocco with young kids (under 10)? Any advise on things to do or avoid? Planning to spend about 8 days in Morocco

Hello Fishes . Anyone works for delta here ? I need your help . Want to know about work culture and job security .

i'm looking into getting an american express credit card.. this will be my first credit card, i do a lot of driving and traveling what would be the best one to get?

Hi, will be staying in London next week. Does anyone have an Accenture rate code for the Marriot / Hilton in London?

I just paid 2 of my credit cards off and cut them into pieces. #LifeisGood

I have passed the nagarro online assessment test, when can I expect the call from recruiter , it's already 2 days now.

Missing home and family during this festive season.

I know Philadelphia isn’t in the DMV, but it’s close 😭. I’ll be moving there from NY and if anyone can give their thoughts on the “port Richmond” area that would be great.

Hey Fishes,

Will ECBA (Entry Certificate Business Analyst) certification by IIBA be helpful to me in my career ?

My background-
* B.E in Computer science
* MBA in Systems and Analytics (2019-21)
* It's been 6 months I am working as an Analyst- Data science at Infosys

Hello Everyone,

I have 3.5 years of experience in Microsoft D365 F&O / AX as a ERP Functional Consultant.
Done 2 E2E Implementation and worked on 4 support project.
Current CTC is 4.26 LPA
In hand salary 33000 per month.
What salary are fishes getting in the market for same experience?
How much hike should I asked for?

Obligatory financial info post. 1) size of firm, 2) billable requirements, 3) salary, 4) bonus, 5) quality of life, 6) debt, and and 7) family/married/single. Go!

Highest number of billable hours you have seen in a year?

Does anyone have experience working for a ALSP? How does compensation work (pay and benefits)? Are you an employee or technically an IC? Do you have billable requirements like at a firm? How do you think it prepared you to potentially move in house? I'm currently at a firm but thinking of taking a position with an ALSP but my goal is to go in house.

How do you let a HH know you don’t want to continue in a process?

Tomorrow I have an interview with the partner of a fundraising and M&A boutique for tech startups, who’s also an active VC. Any tips? Although I’m currently at a B4, I have some corp dev experience at a tech unicorn. Thanks.

Hi fishes I am fresher from Computer Science. I am allotted salesforce developer profile in my organization. I want to know how good is salesforce developer for career. And how will be it's demand with respect to future. Please guide me I am in a lot of confusions.

I was recently informed by a teacher's aid that another teacher in my school thinks that I 'Do Nothing' as an art teacher, and went so far as to spy on me outside my classroom to reinforce her opinion. Obviously she is wrong and completely ignorant of what happens in my art class every day. I am not the confrontational type, but I feel like I need to address this. Any advice?

Team - Need to verify an offer letter from Kyndryll. Aly leads Please?

Is it possible to join at Kyndryl with fashion technology background ? .what's the requirement to be program manager at Kyndryl .i have 4+ year experience in start-up company

Looking for job change in DB2 LUW DBA profile.. do have 3.5 years relevant experience and total 8 years experience. Please let me know for any opportunity. I am taking care of L1 and L2 tickets

Thoughts on the new Chase Freedom Flex?

Bathroom smells of cig smoke and they can’t transfer me to another room till tomorrow. How many points?

Best credit cards for a non-road warrrior after CSR and Amex Plat changes? I think Amex Gold and the Chase Flex are pretty good - do not think CSR and Plat are worth it anymore

Why does Newark close tsa pre lanes? Terrible

Anyone know why our miles didn’t carry over to the next year? Had 20k miles over Delta Platinum

Sorry 🐠know it has been asked but don’t find it. How to decide whether to redeem bonvoy/Marriott points or pay the night (personal travel)? What is the value you should seek to in Cents per point? Tia

Was told I had to leave a Marriott hotel last night mid stay due to a fire alarm compliance issue. They credited 6k points and gave me a room at a nearby Marriott property for the night. Con’t...

Has anyone seen the changes to United’s loyalty program? Any thoughts on the PlusPoints or new qualifying rules?

Does Centurion Lounge access justify the Amex Platinum fee? 80% of foreseeable travel will be through IAH, DFW, and LAS.

Considering downgrading from CSR to CSP. Anything to keep in mind or watch out for? Any folks regretted that move? Considering picking up Amex Platinum instead

In the UK what rewards credit card is best for relatively frequent travelers? Amex platinum / BA premium / something else?

What’s the best way to make the most out of 55k united miles. The miles to gift card conversion only gives me $380

Roaches at Adolphus Dallas. They sprayed the place but I found one in the AM again. Ugh - just one more day.

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

trying to decide if i downgrade from CSR to CSP. for anyone who has done so, do you qualify for the perks like free dashpass and peloton credit? do you get to keep existing benefits like lyft pink? sadly not eligible for the CSP bonus yet.

Is it better to roll over more MQMs from this year or just earn them next year? Is there a difference? (will Detail in comments)

Traveling to DC for 4 days. Looking for Marriott with parking and maybe concierge lounge functioning. Anyone use a Marriott recently they can recommend?
Open to other suggestions too. Thanks

My CSR is up for renewal in July, currently the fee is $550. I have ~140K points including the sign up bonus from joining last year. I don't have any other cards yet. How should I handle this? (contd)