White House May Check Tourists Blocks Away

The checks were under consideration after an episode in which a man with a knife managed to get through the front door of the president’s home after jumping over the fence on Pennsylvania Avenue.

















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Should I Mileage Run for Star Gold Even Though Aegean Changes Are Coming?

On September 22, 2014 DansDeals wrote a post saying that Aegean Airlines changes are coming and they could affect a trick to getting Star Alliance Gold Status. DansDeals originally tipped me off to the cheap first class seats on United and reminded me of the Aegean Airlines and Star Alliance Gold benefits including lounge access […]



from Frugal Travel Guy http://www.frugaltravelguy.com/2014/09/should-i-mileage-run-for-star-gold-even-though-aegean-changes-are-coming.html

The Surprise Lake on Hole 1

Speaking of Portal Any of you fans of that game Portal? Are they going to make a new one sometime soon I hope? Daily Photo – The Surprise Lake on Hole 1 A few weeks ago we had an amazing amount of rain in Central Otago. The day it cleared up, I went over to […]



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Why my critics get the silent treatment (and why that’s good for you)

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Why Spirit Is Increasing Holiday Bag Fees By $2

There's quite a bit of buzz around the web today about Spirit Airlines announcing that they'll be increasing bag fees for travel around the holidays. Spirit will be charging an extra $2 per bag for travel booked after August 19, 2014, for travel between December 18, 2014, and January 5, 2015.

They phrase the announcement as follows:

"Winter is coming... and that means holidays. Which means more people than ever will be flying with Spirit to visit their loved ones. To make sure we have room for everyone's bags, we're encouraging customers to pack a bit lighter. So, for travel booked after 8/19/14, for flights between 12/18/14 and 1/5/15, standard checked bags will be $2 more than listed below. Spend less time packing and more time laughing with family and friends this holiday season. Remember, $9 Fare Club members will keep their great prices and save even more during this period!"

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A Delta Award Sale With So Many Caveats and Gotchas the Savings Just Might Not Be Worth It…

Delta is offering its elites and co-brand credit card holders a discount on award redemptions booked through September 23. Naturally, the more you dig in though the tougher this gets. Here are the discounts: So it’s 4000 miles off domestic roundtrip awards, though you get 8000 miles off if you’re booking at the more expensive […]

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Was An Air India Flight Delayed Because Of A Party? Who Cares?!

We get a lot of fascinating airline news out of India, which makes it sound like flying one of their major carriers is akin to taking the Oregon Trail. From a Jet Airways plane dropping 5,000 feet, to both pilots on an Air India flight tricking the flight attendants into the cockpit so they could go nap in business class, to rats on a plane, there's no shortage of stories.

One of my most knowledgeable industry readers is Sean M, who left the following comments a while back on one of the above posts:

"Similar things happen more often than people realise, all over the world. It’s only news when the Indian press find out about it though."

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Discounted Delta SkyMiles Award Tickets

Delta SkyMiles is offering discounted economy award tickets for travel on Delta & Delta Connection booked by tomorrow, Tuesday, September 23, 2014. The promotion is valid for Delta SkyMiles Medallion members, as well as those with a Gold, Platinum, or Reserve Delta SkyMiles Credit Card from American Express. In order to qualify, the miles must…

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Hotels Use Online Reviews as Blueprint for Renovations

Hotel managers are relying more and more on reviews from websites like TripAdvisor for direction regarding renovations and upgrades of their facilities.

















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Frequent Flier: During the Bustle of Travel, Moments of Kinship

A Hyatt executive meets a woman on a flight who is moving her family to London for work and shares her own story of a similar experience.

















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In Transit Blog: Walkabout: Air France Strike Continues

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

















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What it's like to visit Somaliland

Since its declaration of independence in 1991, Somaliland has not succeeded in gaining any official recognition, nor developing its tourism sector.



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American Eliminating Checked Bags on Separate Tickets Outside of oneworld

Via Traveling Better: Effective October 1, 2014, AA will no longer through check bags when the passenger presents separate tickets at the ticket counter except as noted below. …Customers traveling on separate tickets will only be able to through check bags when the ticket is for travel on: American Airlines and American Eagle US Airways […]

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Redeem Singapore Miles On Virgin Atlantic

For a long time, Singapore Airlines owned a 49% stake of Virgin Atlantic. While Virgin Atlantic never has been part of one of the "big three" alliances, they did have a pretty close partnership with Singapore Airlines for a long time.

Ultimately Singapore Airlines sold their 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic to Delta, which in part explains the joint venture between Delta and Virgin Atlantic.

But there are still some signs of the partnership between Singapore Airlines and Virgin Atlantic.

For example, you can still earn and redeem Singapore KrisFlyer miles for travel on Virgin Atlantic, and vice versa.

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T Magazine: The Secret History of Mexican Cooking Was Written by Women

Many of the Mexican chefs moving into the limelight are male, but it was the women of the country who forged the extraordinary recipes in the new Phaidon tome “Mexico: The Cookbook.”

















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