Heads Up: Adding Celebrity Sizzle to a London Neighborhood

The Chiltern Firehouse, a new hotel, is drawing boldfaced names and bringing a new buzz to Marylebone.

















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The Most Lucrative Hotel Elite Status Now Has Published Criteria

Intercontinental’s Royal Ambassador elite level is in some ways the best elite status of any hotel program. It’s also one of the most vexing. The positives are remarkable. On top of the usual elite level benefits one finds with the major chains, they offer: Guaranteed 8am check-in, not just 4pm late checkout Complimentary free drinks […]

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In Transit Blog: At California Resort, Bees Are a Plus

Carmel Valley Ranch in California will offer several bee-related programs during National Honey Month.

















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36 Hours in Glasgow

Whether you’re looking for art or music, shops or nature, a cup of tea or a dram of whisky, you can find it during a weekend in this city in western Scotland.

















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Study: At upscale hotels, guest acquisition costs are devouring room revenue growth

Guest acquisition costs are escalating at the same clip as room revenue growth, according to a new, multi-year study of upscale and ...



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On the VONA travel writing workshop

What if we—the 'noble savages'—were recognized as the experts of our homelands, of ourselves?



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Google tests new hotel search, pushes Hotel Price Ads to second click

Google has been testing an evolved hotel search layout, leaning more on its mobile layout for hotel search on the original desktop ...



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Good Time To Take Advantage Of Marriott 70K Increased Sign-Up Bonus

I've written in the past about the increased sign-up bonus on Marriott's co-branded Chase Visa Card.

For a limited time Chase is offering 70,000 Marriott Rewards points after spending $2,000 in the first three months, plus one free night stay at a Category 1-4 property after account approval. A free night at a Category 4 property goes for 20,000 points, so the sign-up bonus can be worth up to 90,000 points.

The $85 annual fee is even waived the first year.

Anyway, I have reason to believe that this offer will be changing very soon, so if you'd like to take advantage of it, I'd highly recommend applying today.

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A Credit Card Signup Bonus So Convoluted It Needs an Infographic!

Through August 31 — less than two weeks left! — ANA’s co-brand credit card a whopping 10,000 bonus miles for signing up. Now, ANA has a pretty good frequent flyer program. It’s distance-based. Chicago-Tokyo roundtrip, for instance, is just 90,000 miles in business class. New York – London roundtrip is 63,000 miles roundtrip in business. […]

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Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano rumbles, could threaten air travel

In 2010, an Icelandic volcano with an unpronounceable name spewed an ash cloud into the skies that disrupted travel for millions of passengers and cost airlines a small fortune.

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Giving in to the tug of Ireland

The last time a Ryan stood in the low doorway of the dirt-floored Byre House would have been the day before Willie Ryan passed in 1967.

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Best islands of the South Pacific

History buff? Hardcore surfer? These South Pacific islands have every traveler covered.

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Waterfall in Tapanti National Park, Costa Rica

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American AAdvantage Stopover Exceptions Added

Up until recently, American's policy for AAdvantage award tickets within the US & Canada has been that you can't have connections of over four hours. The one exception has been when the next flight isn't within four hours, in which case you can take the next flight that operates in the market (and to be clear, we're talking about the actual next flight, and not the next flight with award space).

It looks like American has loosened up on the rules for connections to smaller markets with less service as of July.

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Will travel blogging as we know it fade into the sunset?

Travel bloggers are a large, migrant community constantly criss-crossing the globe. The one thing they all have in common is the dream ...



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