Being that half of my last talk at the STM BKK meetup was on travel, I’ve been meaning to write some killer tips for any aspiring travelers. The trick I am about to reveal has been around for a few years, but is basically never blogged about on travel blogs and people only alude to the trick because too many people doing this would incite airlines to crack down. Let’s begin:

Let’s say you have been grinding quite hard, and you have been stacking quite hard as well. You want to reward yourself and take a nice relaxing trip to one of the nicest beaches/places in the world: the Maldives.

You want to check out the bioluminescent bays:

You want to eat in some extravagant places:

You want to pull a hipster move and stay in a humble little hut to keep your ego grounded:

In short, you want to enjoy the high class life. No big deal, average price per night here is around $2000 USD per day, so you’re looking at around 14k over a week just for lodging.

And what fun is an amazing trip like this if you’re stuck in cattle class like some sort of stowaway rodent? It’d be like rolling up to your wedding on a public bus or by hitchhiking — sure you eventually get there, but it detracts from the experience. Luckily, out of the 2 Gulf carriers, two of them have quite grand amenities that will make you forget that you have a 24+ hour flight ahead of you. I am talking about Etihad and Emirates.

Etihad operates out of Abu Dhabi, and Emirates operates out of Dubai — both in the United Arab Emirates. They’re like two squabbling siblings, they ...

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