10 Interesting and Helpful Travel Websites

Every day, a dozen new travel websites start up in hopes of making your trip planning easier, help you meet locals, crowdsource your advice, or save money. And with equal speed as many travel websites fail each day. A lot of travel start ups try to fill a void where none exists. There are just some things that people don’t want, need, or desire. There many are with innovative ideas but are poorly executed and end up floundering. Then there […]

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Next wave: 24 technology companies which are changing the future

SYSTEMS: It is very easy to get sucked into a travel industry bubble when it comes to where technology is perhaps heading ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/technology-companies-changing-future/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=next-wave-24-technology-companies-changing-future

14 swanky SoCal hotels and resorts

A look at the high end of the high-end hotels from San Diego to Santa Barbara.



from Matador NetworkMatador Network http://matadornetwork.com/trips/14-southern-californias-swankiest-hotels-resorts/

Deal Paves Way For World's Largest Tourism Group

Europe's biggest tour operator, TUI Travel, and majority owner TUI AG have agreed on the terms of a merger.



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/tui-travel-tui-ag-reach-agreement-84b-merger-1688462

It’s Time to Clean Out the Credit Card Bag

After a major overhaul of my credit card stack I have the pile down to 27 active credit cards. I have easily cancelled ten in the last month that showed no promise for further use. The whole clean out was prompted by my realization that the credit card game is changing and I’d better keep […]



from Frugal Travel Guy http://www.frugaltravelguy.com/2014/09/its-time-to-clean-out-the-credit-cards.html

That’s one fine mess you’ve gotten yourself into with your OneWorld flight

from Elliott http://elliott.org/can-this-trip-be-saved-2/thats-one-fine-mess-youve-gotten-oneworld-flight/

Happy Girls in Guangxi and more great feedback on The Arcanum

More Great Feedback on The Arcanum! First, The Arcanum hit #8 of the Top 51 Websites for Learning Online. Amazing! That’s a great tribute the the team, the Masters, and the Apprentices! Thanks everyone! And here are two wonderful Apprentices who made some lovely posts about their thoughts and experiences! The first is from Rose […]



from Stuck in Customs http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2014/09/15/happy-girls-in-guangxi-and-more-great-feedback-on-the-arcanum/

Wisconsin Town Races Llamas to Draw Crowds

The small town of Hammond has made an annual llama-racing event into a quirky tourist draw, now in its 18th year.

















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Here’s When You Should Still Mileage Run — Even Though Mileage Runs are Dead

Mileage running for the redeeming miles, the idea that you could fly cheap fares and redeem the miles for expensive tickets, never made much sense most of the time or for most people. By the time you factor in the value of time spent in airports and planes – your opportunity cost – you were […]

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Canoes on the Shore of Lake Namakagon near Cable, Wisconsin

from Everything Everywhere Travel Blog http://everything-everywhere.com/2014/09/14/canoes-shore-lake-namakagon-near-cable-wisconsin/

Please Don’t Blame Your Flight Attendants: They Only Cooked The Meals, Management Gave Them The Recipe

I’ve spoken with several American Airlines flight attendants that are embarrassed by what they’re being asked to serve. I feel for them, genuinely. As one said to me, “What we used to serve wasn’t great, but it was better than this.” Dallas – Orlando clocks in at 985 miles. It used to get a meal. […]

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If You Want to Upgrade to First Class, Don’t Make This One Simple Mistake

I had to check a bag this morning. I don’t do that often on domestic flights. Since I’d have to visit the counter anyway, I didn’t bother checking in via a mobile app. My first segment was already upgraded to first class, but my connecting flight wasn’t. When the agent checked me in, I dropped […]

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Life of a New Zealand gangster

The short film "Skin" revolves around the personal life of one of the Mob's members, Martyka "Skin Dog" Brandt.



from Matador NetworkMatador Network http://matadornetwork.com/tv/life-times-new-zealands-notrious-gangster/

Review: Lufthansa Senator Lounge Washington Dulles

I arrived at Washington Dulles Airport at around 3PM, and proceeded to the Lufthansa check-in counter. Lufthansa's first class check-in counter is located on the opposite side of the other check-in counters, closer to security.

There was no queue at first class check-in, and within about a minute I had a boarding pass issued for my flight to Frankfurt and connection to Amsterdam.

I proceeded towards security and then took the train to the B Concourse, which is by far the most impressive concourse at Washington Dulles Airport. If only the rest of the airport were as nice...

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from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2014/09/14/review-lufthansa-senator-lounge-washington-dulles/

Thai Airways Aircraft Changes

I've written in the past about how unreliable Thai Airways' scheduling and aircraft planning is. People think I'm joking and exaggerating. I'm not. I don't think it would be unfair to say that Qatar Airways' A380 delivery schedule was executed with more precision than Thai Airways' aircraft planning.

Thai Airways' aircraft planning is so unreliable that it has its own verb which can be used in lieu of your preferred cuss word -- "TGed." Used in a sentence -- "My flight is scheduled to be operated by a 747 with first class as of now... hopefully I don't get TGed."

So how much "TGing" has Thai been doing lately?

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