IHG’s New Promotional Free Nights: No Special Gotchas, They Really Are That Good

IHG Rewards is running a super generous free nights promotion. At least it’s super-generous for some, the specific offers a member will get vary. But the base offer is pretty good where three Holiday Inn nights booked carefully can be turned into two free nights at any Intercontinental Hotels Group property in the world. Regarding […]

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Frequent Flier: Surfer’s Travels Accompanied by Whales and Wipeouts

For a top professional surfer, airplane turbulence is nothing compared with crushing waves and shark worries.

















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On the Road: Airlines Head Abroad, and Also Inland

The growing importance of international air traffic is redrawing route maps, even to cities away from the coastal United States.

















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American Business Class Dallas To Hong Kong

Last October, American Airlines announced a new nonstop daily flight between Dallas and Hong Kong, which launched this June. This route was incredibly exciting to me on many levels:

-- Hong Kong is possibly my favorite city in the world

-- It's operated by a Boeing 777-300ER, which features American's new first and business class products, making it the only route to Asia where that's the case

-- I love being an Executive Platinum with American since I get eight systemwide upgrades just for achieving the status, and there's no better use of those than American's longest route

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A Bald Eagle in Flight in Northern Rocky Mountains Provincial Park, British Columbia

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Did You Know That New Delta Members Can Earn 40,000 Bonus Miles (Not Counting What Amex Will Give You)

This offer has been around since 2012, but I don’t think I’ve written about it since then. Most readers probably already have Delta Skymiles accounts, but there are always new readers and folks just getting into the hobby. Overall I don’t recommend focusing on the Skymiles program, but if you’re hub captive in Atlanta, Detroit, […]

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6 Discoveries From Near and Far, Volume X

Things I found on long walks in foreign cities, or perhaps when someone posted them on Twitter.



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Trip Experience: Bangkok Airways

This post covers our experience flying Bangkok Airways in economy class between Bangkok, Siem Reap and Maldives Picking the Destinations Cathay Pacific First Class Cambodia & Le Meridien Angkor Bangkok Airways (Bangkok to Siem Reap & Maldives) Bangkok & Le Meridien Bangkok Maldives & Sheraton Full Moon Resort Hong Kong & Ritz Carlton Bangkok Airways […]



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Grieving far from home

I thought about the uncanny simplicity of walking to a car, driving down a road to some water, and getting in a boat to fish and rest beneath the milky sky.



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Flight Upgrades Much Harder to Secure, Even for Elite Travelers

While free upgrades to the front of the plane were once a common perk for frequent fliers, such giveaways now are largely limited to the ultraelite.

















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Buy IHG Points With 100% Bonus

Through September 22, 2014, IHG Rewards Club is offering up to a 100% bonus on purchased points. That's the best bonus I recall ever seeing on IHG Rewards Club points.

The cost to purchase points varies based on how many you purchase, as follows:

-- 1,000 - 10,000 points for $13.50 per 1,000 points

-- 11,000 - 25,000 points for $12.50 per 1,000 points

-- 26,000 - 60,000 points for $11.50 per 1,000 points

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Buying the Middle Seat Next to You for More Space: British Airways Raises Price But It’s Still Cheap

Head for Points writes about the increase in price that British Airways is pushing through for buying the middle seat next to you. Truth is, this is something I didn’t know, just how inexpensively BA offered this in the past. You would pay the same fare for the empty seat as for the one you […]

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Photo of the Moment: An Evening in San Diego on Coronado Island

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Pivotal Soft Case Rolling Gear Bag: Pack All Your Adventure Gear with a Twist

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I fancy myself a minimalist traveler, packing only what I need and not a hair more. But sometimes — on dive trips, backpacking expeditions, or when I just have to have my travel-size billiard table — I don’t have a choice. I just have to pack more. On those occasions, a solid, dedicated gear bag […]

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10 of the best Airbnbs in Tokyo

Here are some of the best Airbnbs we found available in Tokyo.



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