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Last flight with Cathay was 15 years ago but I'm preparing to go on quite a long hall with them shortly.

We have about 20 hours in the air with Cathay so just wanted to get any updates that the community may have that would better set my expectations for the flight?

Also, with the current macro economic situation, specifically around gas I've heard that they're canceling certain routes. My flight still seems to be fine but I'm interested to see if anyone has experienced their flight being cancelled?

Just finished my bookings across Indonesia this summer and have a number of Hyatt and IHG hotels across the country.

Here is the itinerary and room types for a family of 5. As a note, I'm a Hyatt Globalist and IHG Platinum/Intercontintal Ambassador.

- May 26 - May 31 - Grand Hyatt Jakarta - standard room but I booked with my Amex and am a Globalist, and I almost always get an upgrade when travelling there. This will be the 5th or 6th time staying. This is a free night stay.

- May 31 - June 3 - this is actually in a small town so we're at an unbranded airbnb type place. This hotel is only about $50

- June 3 - 5 - Holiday Inn Semarang - again this is a small town so we booked what we could. Standard room for $30/night with breakfast included - not bad.

- June 5 - 7 - Alila Solo - Seems like a decent stay in Surakarta, again for only about $50/night.

- June 7 - 10 - Hyatt Regency Yogyakarta - this is again a $50/night stay. Hotel is pretty cool but a little dated.

- June 10 - 14 - Intercontintal Jimbaran - this is stepping up the cost a little more at $200/night. I do plan on using the one suite upgrade award that I have for this but have to call in within a week of the stay.

- June 14 - 23 - Grand Hyatt Bali (Nusa Dua) - this is the most expensive stay of the trip because I chose to upgrade to a 1,500 square foot villa/suite on the property. It's $300/night plus 9,000/night in points.

- June 23 - 26 - staying in a Villa in Ubud for about $150/night.

- June 26 - 28 - Intercontinental Bali Sanur - I used a free room stay that I have. This stay cost $70/night and I'm in a Junior Suite.

- June 28 - July 1 - Park Hyatt Jakarta - Park Suite at $160/night

- July 1 - July 3 - Hyatt Regency Hong Kong - this is at $260/night. We extended our layover in Hong Kong so we could get out and see the place for a bit.

All said, the trip isn't that cheap but when you consider the hotels, rooms and length of our entire trip, it's quite a deal!

Over 30 days and we are looking at around $5000 for the entire stay, entirely in hotels that are massive and provide perks like money to spend on resort, free breakfast, club access, etc. Honestly, I could probably get this for about half if I didn't go for the large suite during the 10 day stay in Nusa Dua.

I'm traveling with my family at a Hyatt Regency and our room stinks like cigarette smoke (sorry, can't attach photos that do it justice). We brought it up to the staff, since the building is supposed to be non-smoking but they said they have no other rooms at what we have. No other solution was provided - what should I do?

My immediate thoughts are they reference that they will charge people for smoking in a room (it's done on nearly every property). If they charge that person, and my family still suffers through this smoke box, that's a lose-win-lose, where only the property benefits. If they don't charge that person, what is that rule for?

Looking for recommendations...

I really enjoy Turkish and Mediterranean cuisine and wanted to see what everyone recommends in the Pittsburgh area.

I've tried quite a few but not all. Currently, Alihans stands out the most in my mind but wanted to get everyone's thoughts.

If you could also provide details on the dishes you'd recommend at these restaurants.