There's a first time for everything. When my wife and I were unpacking after arriving in Cancun, Mexico, we noticed that her suitcase could not be unpacked... It was locked with a lock we had never seen before.

Very odd... I tried the usual combinations... 0,0,0. 1,2,3. 1,1,1. Nothing. As I started fiddling with this lock, I noticed the bottom of it was marked by TSA.

I mean c'mon... what's the point of that? Locking my suitcase without giving me the combination? What a bunch of pranksters! Anyhow... I had the last laugh... Hotel "engineering" had some bolt cutters that came in handy.

While this article is current as of December 2012, Mauritius is currently in the process of building an entirely new international terminal. After having a wonderful stay at the Four Seasons Mauritius, it was time to continue our journey in Cape Town, South Africa!

We arrived to the airport with a bit of time to kill, and as we were flying in South African Airways Business Class, we were invited to use the lounge at the airport. There's only a single lounge here, the Amedee Maingard ...

In early 2012, a few things happened to make United's boarding process significantly worse for top-level elites.

The red carpet lane, designated for 1Ks, Global Services members, and premium cabin passengers, was done away with. United introduced the Premier Access lane, replacing the red carpet lane, in which anyone with some sort of elite status could board through. United introduced the Mileage Plus Explorer credit card, and one of the benefits of owning this card was being ...

 

When you fly on a paid ticket, you earn miles. If you pay for that ticket with a rewards earning credit card, you earn points for the purchase as well. Many people assume those to be the only two ways to earn miles on the purchase. It turns out that you can earn an extra set of points by HOW you book your ticket. For example, some people use the Chase Ultimate Rewards Mall.

My preferred way of booking tickets is by using Expedia and BigCrumbs ...

The Grounds, Garden Villa, and Service

The Food

The Conclusion

This post is the third and final in my review of the Four Seasons Mauritius at Anahita. If you couldn't tell from the other two posts, we found the overall experience to be fantastic, and this was augmented further by the fact that we had some of the best dining we have ever had before. This final post will just help to fill in some of the blanks.

We really enjoyed the amount of complimentary ...