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!

Is taking the bus to work as convenient as taking the tube? Thinking of getting a place that by bus has a lesser commute than train but worried about traffic, frequency, etc. of the bus. Basically 20 mins bus vs 27 mins tube? Thanks!

Anyone been to bluebird cafe in Nashville? Worth the hype? I’ve done the honky tonks on a prior trip and looking for something new to check out

Just hit EXP on AA for next year - should I keep flying them for work for the remainder of the year or try to get status somewhere else?

Just a quick tip for everyone traveling - always take a picture of your receipts.

ZS 🐠, how often are you at the office vs client site? I’m curious because I’ve heard they don’t travel much

I’m getting a crazy good deal on the Ritz (~250 per night) in Miami - but it uses a Corp code for a company I don’t work for. Worth the risk?

Anyone stay at the Ritz-Carleton in D.C.? I’ve never stayed at a Ritz location so I’m curious to hear what to expect. Will be in D.C. for a conference so my firm is covering the trip.

Hello fellow Protiviti members. I have currently been in talks with the company about moving on to my next career opportunity at the Boston or Atlanta offices and want to get an idea of what life is like working for the company. I currently work for PwC, I'm sure some of you come from big4 and understand the low salary, long hours, and office politics that PwC and other big 4s bring. Do you enjoy working at Protiviti more than PwC? How is work/life and travel requirements? Reinvest stuf requird?

Anybody moved back to USI recently? I'm supposed to travel back soon and getting a bit anxious about the 14hr journey (haven't flown since the pandemic began). Would it be fair to ask Deloitte for business class instead of economy? I guess it would be easier to maintain social distancing in business, but would it even matter?

If you haven’t done so yet then you should check out Class Pass. Way better than going to some crappy globogym.

Almost 4 weeks in and my status is still wrong. It was correct for the first ~1 day and then bumped down a level. Shouldn’t be hard as all my nights last year were SPG. This is ridiculous.

Durant +3.5 points/rebound/assists over Giannis. What a comeback! It was 48-38 with like 2.5 minutes to go.

Looking for advice on business trips. My boss kindly asked me if I want to go meet a client out of state along with business folks. It will be my first visit to a client. What do you think are the benefits of these trips? I’m fairly new in my career and in-house so would appreciate any thoughts. Thanks!

Going to visiting Vancouver to take a break from Toronto. Recos welcome for Vancouver area/Vancouver Island, or if anyone is down to meet up. Also if there are any meetup groups for hiking! Thanks

Hi fellow fish need some advice.

I'm planning a wedding and wondering if I should apply for new credit cards to maximize on points. If so, wondering what your recommendations are and or if there are new cards out there I haven't heard of yet. For context I probably have another 20k+ in expenses to pay still and my current cards are:

CSP
Marriott Bonvoy Boundless
Citi double cash
Random card (used to be uber)

I recently joined FIL as Lead BA. Is there any chance of on-site travel? Is there any team where on-site movement is easy?

Is anyone out here a travel blogger? How did you get started?

Has anyone successfully transferred offices within Texas? Dallas to Austin.

How do I start preparation for big companies like MAANG?
I want to know what learning path should I follow. I know about lots of resources but can't follow them randomly.

How is the PWC SDC Bangalore Associate Director (Final) round? What kind of questions are asked?

My team is working on some **hot**jobs in aerospace and med device! Sr quality engineers. Director Continuous Improvement. Inbox for details or follow us on linked in @elitetalentpartners

Investing noob. Just started putting money in back door Roth IRA. Have been losing money each month. I thought the market was doing well… what gives?

Job offers. Got an offer from Parker hannifin within 2 weeks of application. Still going through interview process with Rockwell automation, 3 interviews and over a month. Operation manager said I will be hearing from Hr soon on next steps. Leverage offer with Parker or take the job?

Any suggestions for getting kids to do homework? Sped Math 6th grade high need area - I cannot get these kids to turn in hw. Anyone agree with the idea of allowing class time for HW? I am at a loss

How do I effectively utilize my special ed ea?

Recommendations for a west coast recruiter specializing in tax positions? For someone in biglaw who wants to go in house.

Hi sharks , looking for referral for the role of Test engineer/SDET (4 years ) in Bangalore/chennai/coimbatore location.

Do you have advice for making industry connections as a fairly anti-social introvert?

Best corporates to join in Toronto after consulting?

Sr Associate - Product Management

What could be the salary range for this considering 2 Yoe.

If anyone is currently in this role, please dm

what’s the best way to go about telling your manager a deadline they promised is unreasonable/almost impossible

What is the CTC range for in-house Senior Analyst ?

Hey CGI folks, from where can I see current year holiday list for 2021 in India?

Anyone know what Bain in KSA is like? If I go as senior hire what will it be like?

Does anybody have ideas on how to use 2 weeks of vacation during covid? Can’t visit family without international travel, most friends are with their family/SOs and social distancing. Pto is expiring so it’s use it or lose it. Im in NYC. Thank you!

Will be in Dallas for work next week, any recommendations (must see, restaurants, tours or shows)?

Thinking of heading to Maui (for the first time) for thanksgiving and seeking recommendations for a hotel (considering Ritz but open to others) and things to do. TIA!!

National or Enterprise?

Vacation ideas for Thanksgiving? Six of us (ages 25 to 60) and everyone’s vaccinated. Thought about going to the Caribbean but I guess it’s the wet/hurricane season at that time. We’d be traveling from LA and Chicago and it’s only for a week if that helps. Any places you’ve enjoyed during late November?

Marriott Stanton or Cadillac hotel? In Miami for one night/day so ideally want to be in walking distance to good food, bars, and the beach.

Realistically, when can we hope for a trip to Europe from the US. Christmas 2021? Summer 2022? Later? Sad to see this next wave in France and Italy.

Question on UK visa-
My partner will be traveling often to London, once a month for an year starting September. He is getting his visa through work (10 years, multiple entry, 6 months max stay, cost some $1000).

I have applied for standard tourist visa in the past and they are usually short term. It could be max 6 months, but they see your itinerary and allocate you few months around the itinerary

Is there a way to get 6 months multiple entry visa, if I were to join him once in a while.

Is April (easter time) a good time to visit Norway? If yes, what are some of the places you would recommend? I’m looking for hikes/ national parks experience and don’t want to spend much time in city.

Fun Things to do in Vancouver during the summer? Thanks in advance!

Anyone been to bluebird cafe in Nashville? Worth the hype? I’ve done the honky tonks on a prior trip and looking for something new to check out

Just a quick tip for everyone traveling - always take a picture of your receipts.

Trying to fill 2-3 days somewhere on the west coast (will be coming from Seattle before coming back to the Midwest). Was thinking San Diego maybe - what is there to do in San Diego? Would it be fun solo? Any other places I should go instead? Basically have a full week off after 4th of July, thought I would just chill at home but now realizing I probably want to spend at least some of that time going somewhere.

Stopping in Philly for one night...what's the best area to stay in? Would love to be walkable to a few good brewpubs, craft beer bars or breweries, esp. those with outdoor areas/beer gardens and in an area that's less urban and more residential ideally w. historic row houses. TY!

Anyone stay at the Ritz-Carleton in D.C.? I’ve never stayed at a Ritz location so I’m curious to hear what to expect. Will be in D.C. for a conference so my firm is covering the trip.

Planning a southern Germany and Switzerland trip over Xmas - must visit cities??

Hey all! Need a couple book recs for an upcoming beach trip.

Looking for a great non-fiction, relating to travel or world history (not just one moment in time). Could also be about the marketing world or memoirs of a business leader kinda thing.

Fiction wise I also like fantasy, paranormal, and romance. Some fave book series are the Black Gryphon from Mercedes Lackey, Game of Thrones, and From Jamaica Lane series. Similar books?

If I skipped the outbound leg of a r/t, but want to take the return and have a boarding pass on my phone, does that mean I slipped by? It was a weird booking with chase points on 2 codeshare airlines

What’s the Marriott code?

Taking 8 days off in DC/Jan (over New Years). I want to do some hiking, but not sure where I want to go. Based out of DC. Any recs?