Gross encounters of the airborne kind

from Elliott http://elliott.org/elliotts-email/gross-encounters-wrong-kind/

In Transit Blog: Walkabout: Marriott Encourages Tipping; Air France Pilots Strike

A weekly capsule of travel news curated by our writers and editors.

















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4 Tips to Know Before You Go to Machu Picchu

The sacred Inca site of Machu Picchu in Peru is on most travelers’ bucket list and with the abundance of affordable flights popping up this year many have been able to make their dream of visiting the site come true. Fortunately my friend and I were lucky enough to be among that group. The trip […]



from Frugal Travel Guy http://www.frugaltravelguy.com/2014/09/4-tips-to-know-before-you-go-to-machu-picchu.html

This six-year-old surfer will put you to shame

Her coach says she's one of the best six-year-old surfers and skateboarders in the world.



from Matador NetworkMatador Network http://matadornetwork.com/sports/six-year-old-surfer-will-put-shame/

Have You Visited Any of Our 52 Places to Go in 2014?

With just a few months left in the year, check out our updated list to see if there are destinations you’d like to hit before 2015.

















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Why Do Airlines Overbook Flights?

I recently came across an article by Eric Jordan, the Conde Nast Traveler Ombudsman, about what type of compensation to expect when you are bumped from a flight due to airline overbooking. Keep in mind this refers to being involuntarily bumped from a flight, as opposed to voluntarily offering to take another routing.

His suggestions for overbooking compensation are spot-on, so I won't rehash them here, but I thought it might be interesting to talk about why airlines oversell flights in the first place.

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from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2014/09/15/airlines-overbook-flights/

Travelers possibly exposed to measles at Seattle airport

Travelers who passed through the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport earlier this month may have been exposed to the highly contagious measles virus, local health officials say.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/15/health/measles-seattle-airport/index.html

Road Trip Bliss: Portugal’s Southern Coast

Early seafarers inspire an epic adventure along Portugal’s endless coastal playground.



from Intelligent Travel http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2014/09/15/road-trip-bliss-portugals-southern-coast/

JetBlue TrueBlue Lowers Award Minimum To 3,500 Points

JetBlue has a revenue based frequent flyer program, which is quite different than the chart based programs I'm most fond of.

Redeeming TrueBlue points is pretty straightforward. Each point gets you ~1.4 cents towards the cost of a ticket. The exact "cent per point" value varies a bit, but it is generally in that range. Interestingly the value is actually better when redeeming for their Mint Class, as each point gets you ~1.7 cents towards the cost of a ticket.

Anyway, for a long time the caveat has been that you had to redeem a minimum of 5,000 points per redemption. At a value of 1.4 cents per point, that means you could redeem a TrueBlue point for a minim of a $70 ticket. Or more accurately, you could redeem points for a cheaper ticket, though it would still cost you 5,000 points.

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from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2014/09/15/jetblue-trueblue-lowers-award-minimum-3500-points/

Sensory isolation helmets: Is this next for plane passengers?

Airbus patent proposes using special headsets to control the sights, sounds and smells to reduce in-flight boredom and stress.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/15/travel/airbus-virtual-reality-helmets/index.html

Campaign Spotlight: Richmond, Va., Makes a Bold Appeal for L.G.B.T. Tourists

A regional tourism organization has begun a campaign in which the city comes out of its closet.

















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How the IRS is Getting in the Way of Making Travel More Comfortable

The taxation of frequent flyer miles isn’t the only time travel butts heads with the IRS. Taxes on your tickets isn’t the only other place, either. It turns out that Anchorage airport is being hamstrung by the tax code (HT: Julie D.) It’s striking that the Anchorage airport got audited. The airport has $500 million […]

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from View from the Wing http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2014/09/15/irs-getting-way-making-travel-comfortable/

Disappeared in Kathmandu

I decided to write about Nepal’s disappeared because many years ago, in Bolivia, after Che’s death, I “disappeared.”



from Matador NetworkMatador Network http://matadornetwork.com/notebook/disappeared-kathmandu/

A Family Affair: The Best Soul Food in Harlem

Amidst recent efforts to revitalize Harlem, there is a thread beyond history that holds the community together: food. Several longstanding neighborhood eateries continue to serve up some of the best soul food in Manhattan, along with a side of family and civic engagement—Harlem’s firmest foundations.



from Intelligent Travel http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2014/09/15/a-family-affair-the-best-soul-food-in-harlem/

Startup pitch: Transparency and reviews hook into FishingBooker fishing charter OTA

With sailing charters and “Airbnb for boats” comprising the latest wave of the sharing economy, it seems that watersports and activities are ...



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