Question about booking travel through CSR portal. Looking to do a Platinum Challenge on AA. Currently looking at flights on OneWorld partners to leverage non-stop flights in premium economy. (Cont.)

Booking using miles- 48000 miles for a $480 ticket, is it a good use of miles?

I am at the unhinged point of sending one-off emails to the other side to say please don’t chase me on this right now I need to sleep 🥲

Has anyone been to Oaxaca? Going next week and need tips! Also, any recos on nice hotels or airbnbs for in the city would be amazing. The majority of the trip will be in Puerto Angel...

Any 35+ male 🐠 want to chat and see where things go? 33F in a smaller East Coast US city but very willing to travel to meet in person if we actually hit it off.

Can anyone confirm is hiring freeze at Amex?

Has anyone here ever accidentally walked in on a hotel guest? Oops...

Spice jet slowly moving towards selling flights to heaven! Govt still sleeping jeopardising lives of all passengers

Reached 50 nights this year and 10 years as platinum for a Marriott.

When do they award lifetime platinum status?

Does anyone have a discount code to use on hotels?

Can you get an H1b visa stamp in Canada? I'm neither a canadian nor a canadian PR.

BNY Mellon technology specific questions -


#0 How much max salary for grade K ?

#1 How long does it take to promote in bny from grade K to L ?

#2 Any specific criteria for promotion? Expr , certification etc...?

#3 How much % hike to expect post promotion ?

Skills- Java, microservices,react, cloud

HSBC India JPMorgan Chase BNY Mellon | Pershing Citi BNY Mellon UBS Citi Allstate BNY Mellon | Pershing BNY Mellon Corporation HSBC India

I am sure it's been asked before a few times but I didn't see straight forward answers after searching.

Trip to Kauai - Me and SO, we are fit, hikers, and will travel all over the island for hiking and snorkeling at remote locations.

Pick one hotel and please tell me why?
The Westin Princeville
Pros: Best property closer to Na Pali Coast
Cons: Far from all other attractions
OR
Koloa Landing at Poipu, Luxury Collection
Pros: Centrally located
Cons: Touristy and not the best property

Hello there, I will be starting a masters in global management with a focus in trade and investment. I’m located in the southwest, and I’m looking to enter something centered around US-Latin American trade/development. I am looking for an internship. I have applied at the world bank, haapag lloyd, international trade administration, and the US-Mexico Chamber of Commerce. Any ideas or tips?

When you have a flight at 5am and you leave to get there with an hour to spare and your uber driver is scared of highways and thinks he knows a quicker route so takes twice as long 😏😏

H1B visa stamped.

While applying for visa my company quoted 80K as compensation. Now they want to reduce it to 75K.

This feels like unfair practice. Is it common? What should be my approach?

Anyone been to Dubai recently? Planning a trip and worried about the heightened risk. Is this normal for the region or better to wait?

Heading to the Seattle for a few days next month for a work trip. Would love to meet up with a local to show me around. It’s my first time in the city.

Any recs for a good and cheap diving tour in Cozumel, Mexico?

Best time of the year for hunting, what’s on everyone’s list? Personally gunning for Eagle Rare 17, Birthday, and Sam Houston’s 14 (not a unicorn but not avail in AZ at the moment)

Is there a scientific reason why we get songs stuck in our heads? How come we don’t really experience this kind of thing with our other senses?

What's the salary range for Senior Associate at PwC India in Assurance? Also how many levels are there in this rank before the next promotion to Manager? Can you also share the avg years of experience required for Senior Associate?

175k TC in oil and gas tech sales

What would you all say a VP, Management Director at an Ogilvy, Leo or FCB make? $150k sound right? Appreciate any insight here.

Pros and cons of early stage vc vs growth equity? My guesses below but would love thoughts. Trying to get a better sense of what I should pursue

Vc: more sourcing, see more deals, less DD, less comp

Ge: more structured, more dd, fewer deals/bigger checks, higher comp

Is it bad to reject a PE offer to keep recruiting? Will the HH blacklist you if you do this or is this more common than not?

Anyone here applying to the grad programme in pwc middle east? A friend has an a case study and business unit interview in the coming days and hes wondering what to expect.

What skills should marketers be developing right at this moment to set themselves up for success in the coming years?

Been interviewing for 6 months now. I can’t find roles that align to industry with a decent comp range. Any suggestions?

I joined HCL last December 2021. When will I get my first appraisal? On average how much percentage it'll be

Is anyone else finding it difficult to get a raise this year because of market conditions? I moved from a business analyst role to a management role and didn't get a raise even though I'm taking on significantly more work. The terrible market conditions are what my boss pointed to. Is this happening at other companies also?

What’s a reasonable Christmas gift for a girl I’ve been dating for less than 3 weeks?

Selling the full Manhattan Prep book set in NJ/NY area. Let me know if you’re interested. Books are in perfect condition.

Anybody recently left LTI.

So my LWD is nearing. Im not visiting office doing WFH only. For laptop submission i think of going to office.

So just for the one day I'm visiting office is fine and what are the procedure on LWD?@

Do you think sending a “Thank You” letter after an interview helps or is this a thing of the past?

When do you think is the “right” time to stop hand holding a first year? We’ve had an A1 for almost a month now, and they still needs the team to walk them through everything and check in with them...

Fresh thread for a rate check amongst us producers?

I want a raise but think agencies will scoff. At $1200 and want to bump up to $1300.

17 yrs broadcast/video, some awards, agency, brand and post experience.

Anybody have experience neutralizing or even co-opting powerful skeptics? My team is in the cross hairs of a major player with an axe to grind. I am trying to speak their language and frame my team’s value in terms they value but I still feel extremely vulnerable.

Does Chase do extensions for the 3 month $4K spending bonus period?

Anyone notice that airlines aren't policing status like the used to?

Had a bad experience at a Marriott location. The lights in the room kept going on and off. The cleaning lady broke my electric brush and there was dust on the tissue boxes in the bathroom.

Reached 50 nights this year and 10 years as platinum for a Marriott.

When do they award lifetime platinum status?

Dear AA,

Creed, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Deadpool 2, and detective pikachu are all fantastic, but would it kill ya to update the movie selection here and there?

Just booked a week long vacation on points at a Marriott property. I have titanium elite status. Any tips for getting upgraded to a suite?

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)

Anyone successfully use the $200 Amex hotel credit? The FHR and hotel collection redemptions are all pretty insane price wise. I’ve heard there are some good deals to be had in Vegas but looking for other options.

AVIS car broke down and it's a damn Chevy impala. I have been sitting in the parking lot for the past 2 hours ...

I checked out of Sheraton on Friday but I still don’t see a record of me staying there or my points on the SPG-Marriott apps. Is this normal? How long does it take to show up? This is my first time

Can we just have a new channel for the repetition of “something small happened to me, can I get points”.
It’s generally pretty obvious if your being petty nuisance or genuinely put out so stop asking

marriott ambassador 48h reservation guarantee - does this work in a way that a soldout hotel must be or may be able to get a room if requested more than 2 days ahead?

You know 💩 has gone apocalyptic when this bowl goes quiet for the day

Anyone used rocket miles to book hotels in locations that had no big chain hotels? (E.g. Yellowstone,Grand Teton, etc.) How was your experience ?

Have 150k ANA points, United blows and won’t honor upgrade through Star alliance so they are dead to me. Looking for anyone willing to exchange 1:1, ANA for Hawaiian or AAdvantage pts

Anyone have luck wig Amex Plat renewal waiving the fee?

How do you like the Delta SkyMiles® Reserve Business American Express Card? Have business Amex platinum but need another credit card for my other business. I want travel perks. This one has the MQM. Referral link anyone?

How many points for sitting on a runway for 2 hours to de-ice to then be told we need to switch our pilots and have been sitting on the runway for over 30 mins for a gate crew to let us off the plane?

Has anyone called Amex this month for a Plat retention offer? If so, what was the result?