Strike at hotel wakes us up at 5:30am. Incessant deafening banging and yelling since. How many points? (How to complain?)

Bachelor party in vegas in september. Estimated 10 attendees. I’m not a groomsman so i’ve been held out of planning but im more of the well traveled attendees so trying to help. Any rec’s on suites/lodging in general for a group this size? Never traveled with such a big group and prices on the strip are insane rn

Anyone find a reasonable flight around Thanksgiving? I’m looking for somewhere to go over the holiday for 5 nights or so.

Any Hilton recs in Charleston?

Best place to book an Airbnb in South Florida or West Palm beach area?

Can you travel out of the US while your H1B is pending approval?

Currently on STEM OPT.

Hello Fishes,

Did anyone attend interview from Delta Airlines recently?

Did EWR pull out of priority pass? Seems like there are no more lounges listed at the airport. Kinda disappointed with the sapphire reserve lounge access…

Best Hyatt in Hawaii (ideally Kona or Maui)?

Diamond medallion on Delta. They lost my bags on the outbound (3 with my wife who is Plat) and inbound flights (1) on a trip to Europe. How many points should I expect? Any advice to deal with this?

I’m 2700 MQM short of reaching Platinum with Delta. Is it worth doing a mileage run before EOY, or should I take the rollover into 2020?

For those of you on medication, how do you manage delayed flights causing you to miss appointments? Often, cancellation policies are strict, expensive, and require several days notice.

Best hotel in NYC with a decent gym?

Planning to travel during Thanksgiving (super late in planning as usual) any fun recos- travelling from Chicago have boatloads of AA and Bonvoy points to burn. 7-8 nights

Hi everyone- Trying to get a RT-PCR scheduled in Delhi for traveling back to US. Any suggestions on where to the get test done in Delhi to get report within 24 hours?

Has anyone ever had any success in getting a delta base economy fare refunded? Am no longer going on a trip and wondering if I can get those points back that I used to cover the fare

Has anyone seen any decent MQD run ideas for Delta recently? I’m about 8k MQDs from diamond. Seems the Aeromexico method is on hold until they are fully back up and running. Thanks!

Where would you travel to in India during May?

Which award did you pick when you hit 50 nights in SPG and why?

1 night free
10 upgrade nights
5 Elite Qualifying Nights

Anyone who can share their experience flying Air China?

MLS or CLS what the catch to travel? What are your pros and cons ?! Who do you travel thru?

I am an IT professional having 9+ years of experience in ITIS, currently working as Infrastructure Tech Lead at CognizantIndia, Bangalore. Experience in managing a team of 100+ associates to align to the delivery SLA needs and training them to the process adherence and also to ensure Incident Management and Escalation Management are on par to the expectations

Let me know if there is a Opening matching my Skills

Anyone looking for Referral to Deloitte USI can DM me.

What trading platform do you use? I was thinking of switching to TD Ameritrade think or swim, but wanted to see if they were any better options

For anyone who’s taken / passed the CFE, is it worth paying for the full exam prep course or would studying the fraud examiners manual suffice?

Hey! Thought it would be informative to see what everyone is making in the luxury sales world… salary’s & what state u work

How much did dental cleanings for your dog cost?

Our district voted on returning back to school with students in the classroom and some staying at home. We now have to teach students in the room and on Zoom at the same time. I’m not complaining but does anyone have any tips on the best and most effective way to get this done?

Any downsides to leaving a “Counsel” role and moving into a “Legal Affairs” role? Still practicing and representing the company, just a difference of titles, so core work remains the same - what do you think?

Any advice for someone looking to transition into a full HR Generalist role from Recruiting. I’m currently a Campus Recruiter with about 5 years of HR experience (Coordinator- Higher Ed). I received my PHR certification in September 2020 and sitting for my SHRM-CP in two weeks. I’m having a hard time transitioning into a full Generalist position.

Did anyone switch to Fintechs in London at EM level? How is your experience so far? And what is the best way to make this move?

Hi Fishes I need your advise.

I been working in .net from almost 4 years but now I have got a new opportunity to switch into Microsoft Dynamics 365, but I am confused if this will be a good move? I have no idea about this and thus need your advise.

How are the projects in D355, wlb etc. Is it good for career growth? What's the scope of this tech in india or internationally.

Has anyone ever posted a general marketing position? We have an open position on our marketing team but we are unsure what type of position to offer. We have a wide variety of needs but don’t necessarily need to have this future person have all these skills. For example we need someone with great copywriting skills and also need someone who is great at digital marketing. This person doesn’t necessarily need to have both skills but if they did great, but if only one, great too.

Hi, just got an offer for an L5 and could use some help negotiating. I’m located in LA.

Base: $180k
Equity: $164k
Bonus: $36k

Thoughts on whether base is fair? How much can I request as a sign on bonus?

Thanks so much 😊

Hi fishes, I recently joined Accenture, I am from manual testing background and they put me into monitoring team where we need to analyse errors looking at codes, logs and resolve it and the KT that is being given to me doesnt feel enough when I raised concern to TL, TL itself is blaming it on me that I qm not able to understand what is being taught, I am not able to work in the project at all, I requested for roll off within a month, will this imact my career at accenture? someone please sugges

I consolidated grad loans in ‘15, kept federal separate from private (w SoFi @6.75%). Can I refinance w SoFi or w Earnest? Should I combine the federal and lose the protections for better %?

Happy MLK day, people,
I know a host of you here and would like to determine if there would be interest in attending an open session on career advice for young professionals of color. Talk 2 me.

I am a C3A (hence QVA is dependent on Unit's quarterly performance).
Assume I have 100% allocation for Q1 (from Apr-Jun), and if I put down papers in June/July, before Q1 results are announced, will I get Q1's QVA component in my July's payslip.?

Best family friendly places to live in Dubai?

Are the ETFs that track the S&P (VOO etc) heavily dependent on FAANG? Is it too risky ad a result - since it’s reliant on a few companies in the same industry?

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?

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

"How many points?"
I'm new to all this. Beyond all the humor is this actually commonly done ? What's the process and way to go. Real examples please:)

Need to get precheck/global entry. Should i get a credit card that covers this and cancel in a year, or should i pay it myself?

Staying at a Hilton currently and have had tons of minor issues in the 3 days We’ve been here. Room wasn’t ready for 45min after check in time, AC did not work, maids did not clean room...continued

Any star alliance status match delta platinum?

I screwed up. I’m a newb and didn’t know how mileages work and my gold status w AA is about to expire. I travel weekly and idk whether I should fly w/o status or pay $400 to extend it. Thoughts? 😭

Thoughts on the new Chase Freedom Flex?

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...

My DashPass via my CSP is expiring at end of the month. Does anyone know if I can get another year of it by adding another eligible Chase card on the same account??

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

Does anybody know of any fast track promotions or instant status with IHG hotel program for PwC or in general?

Priority Pass (through my CSR) cancelled their relationship with the lounge in my home airport all of the sudden. That was a huge benefit of having the card for me. Anything I can do with Chase?

Points wizards - I need some United miles stat. What’s the best conversion point source right now?

Thanks!!

Amex platinum vs CSR??

Any recommendations for best balance transfer card? Like zero APR for 15-18 months and no fee? Also nice to have points or cash bonus

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...

Amex Platinum Users - How does “no preset spending limit” get reported to the credit bureaus? Just got approved and 6 months ago my credit was around 580 so this is a huge achievement for me, but I’m also obsessed with maintaining my credit score now. Google has not been helpful; too many answers are no answer. Thank you!

American Airline q - if I have Gold status and an American Airlines credit card - does that mean I get two free checked bags or one

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