US folks - where is the best place to beat the winter blues? I've been living in Seattle for a year for work, and going back into the rainy season I need to find somewhere to get some serious sun for a week or two if I'm going to survive. I've only been to Washington and Oregon - where should I go for a real vacation?

First time traveling to client - are backpacks (e.g., professional looking Tumi, timbuk2) fine for carrying stuff to client site?

Any tips or tricks on collecting extra PQP on United / MileagePlus? Particularly, any ways to collect without taking flights. Trying to score an extra 2500 PQP over the next 3 months

Traveling next week. What hotel has the best promotion now?

Anyone have any success with American status matching current United status?

Is it worth transferring bonvoy points to airlines? Based on my reading bonvoy points should be worth $0.8 at hotels but my experience has been they’re closer to $0.5 when I really need them

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

Currently on STEM OPT.

Doing an India trip next year. Thoughts on spending 2/3 days in Jaipur? Too much? Any tips? TIA

🚨 Arriving home to Ohare and was approached by a guy offering taxi rides and handing out business cards in terminal 3 baggage claim. DO NOT ACCEPT RIDES FROM PEOPLE OFFERING THEM!!! Whether they ‘can do cash or card,’ don’t buy it - they’ve got you once you’re in the car. Told airport emergency hotline and they are investigating.

Stay safe and don’t get got!!

Anyone here has had a recent experience getting an H1B interview at the Embassy in Costa Rica? How long did it take to get the passport back? Anything else I should know? Thank you!

Is there any way to preserve/sell a Spirit airline reservation credit? Mine expires at the end of the year. Had to cancel over the summer due to extreme delays and uncertainties.

moved from inside sales to an outside role...any tips on suit care during travel? What do you do with your jacket if you are traveling same day as a meeting?

Do you have to be flying Delta to go to the skyclub? Or American to go to their skyclub?

Going to India from DCA (flights were cheaper) but I live in Houston. Flight from DCA is at 10 pm. Should I book my flight from Houston to DC the same day or one day earlier? Given the flight cancela.

What are the most underrated destinations in Canada?

Staying at a Hilton in NC and discovered a massive blood stain on one of the pillows after one night. The stain was clearly there before I arrived, but I did not notice until the next day. How many points?

Having to call Marriott to apply a suite night award to an SPG hotel on a reservation you made before the merger and combining accounts proves to you how much is still SO WRONG with this merger.

Need to recommend a hotel to my family who's visiting from the USA in a couple of weeks. They like to stay in local boutique type places and BnBs, not chains. Any suggestions?

Anyone wanna get me a buddy pass? I’m fun to travel with and don’t mind pitching in extra on shared trips

How to get Id card.I am being boarded virtually!

When are the usual trips to france done in Airbus?

Does anyone know anything about Washington Business Dynamics (WBD)? How do they compare to other consulting firms? Are they a good way to break into the industry?

For all you retail people...are you experiencing a very slow holiday season? I am a retail manager and I feel like this season has been freakishly slow. I thought we would at least match last year's number or be up a little bit but we are trending down. I talked to employees of other stores in the mall and they are saying the same thing. Is anyone else experiencing this in their market?

Hi, what salary can I expect for 2 year full stack developer experience at a product firm. It would be great if someone can give an insight.

Anyone can help me with getting a referral with Google,Microsoft or any other Saas company. I have over 2 YoE in Commercial Sales and currently at Dell. Any help is appreciative

Hi Fishes, I am working as an IC in QA role with more than 15 years of experience, not getting good hikes and currently having 27.20 lakh INR, which I think its too low as per my experience range. Can some one suggest in QA role, if still chances are high to get good salary hike? Whats the best I can do and if anyone is aware of any suitable openings?

Anyone here counsel for a parent company with a lot of subsidiaries but the parent company’s legal department is really really small? I’m wondering if a small legal department for a large company is more of a pro or con? On one hand I suspect it’s less organized, on the other it might be a great leadership opportunity. Any insight? Thanks!

What salary Kyndryl India provides for band 8 and how many subtype in band 8? Domain is networking and yoe is 8+

Hey All. Anyone here knows if there’s a minimum employment period before PwC’s military leave policy (differential pay) kicks in? Will be doing National Guard basic training soon, but haven’t been with the company for a year. Thanks in advance.

My current package 18 laks at 8 year experience how much i can expect with TCS now

What would be considered great operating exit ops at startups coming from VC?

I have approved I-140. Indian nationality so priority date not close to current. If I switch employer, does my employer need to apply for PERM and i140 again as soon as I join, to get H1B extensions?

Anyone in the BDO Raleigh office that can refer me?

Did any of you in Kyndryl got your offer revised with a counter offer ?

I have a offer of 24L with Kyndryl... And 28 with Oracle...

Gonna ask Kyndryl to revise and match the salary . What do u think?

Nice cup of flavia at the office on a Sunday. Name a better feeling... I’ll wait

Anyone experienced lack of motivation in your last two weeks? I want to leave Deloitte in good terms but can’t focus.

Is digital marketing as reputable as tech jobs? What should be the salary range for 9 years of experience?

Has anybody used EF - Ultimate Break to travel? I am planning on going to Costa Rica and wondering if it is a great way to travel as a solo female traveler. Any tips would help :)

Is there any way to preserve/sell a Spirit airline reservation credit? Mine expires at the end of the year. Had to cancel over the summer due to extreme delays and uncertainties.

What are the most underrated destinations in Canada?

Staying at a Hilton in NC and discovered a massive blood stain on one of the pillows after one night. The stain was clearly there before I arrived, but I did not notice until the next day. How many points?

Any recommendations for long term parking at Newark?

If I wanted to have the most epic destination bridal shower ever - where would I go and what would I do?

Will Amex restricting guess access for Centurion Lounge actually make any difference?

I can see short term changes but the way Amex has been aggressively marketing Platinum card, we just will have overcrowding of primary card holders 🤷🏻‍♂️

What's next, everyone has to spend min. 50k a year to get Centurion lounge access or pay per visit.

What guides and resources do you use to find attractions that are off the beaten trail?

I’m trying to decide on a hotel in the Maldives - currently choosing between the W Maldives and the Park Hyatt Maldives.

Does anyone have a perspective based on experience?

What's the longest vacation you've taken and where did you go? Thinking about capitalizing on my unlimited PTO and want some ideas.

I bought solar lights off Amazon from the US but I want to take them to my home country in Asia. Does anyone know if I’m allowed to take them? They have lithium ion batteries

What are the best credit cards for travel points?

I am considering buying a Eurail pass to travel for 10 days around Europe in the winter months . Is the pass easy to use ? Is it worth the money ?

Any tip on places to see or restaurants in Helsinki other than the typically found in top 10 lists on the internet??

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!!!!!

Do you guys have any tips or when to purchase ticket to south east asia? All tickets I see is hovering around $2000 roundtrip.

This has probably been asked many times in this bowl - what’s the best hotel rewards program? I have the Chase Sapphire Preferred card and I’m a Southwest RR member. I travel maybe 25-30% of the time