How Airplane Toilets Are Cleaned

Ever wondered how airplane toilets tanks are emptied? Check out this awesome clip which shows how Lufthansa does it at Frankfurt Airport:

Now that's a $hitty job...

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Last Shot at Buying US Airways Miles for 1.88 Cents Extended Through October 12

Last week I wrote that US Airways will be increasing the cost of miles purchased through its bonuses, that come November American and US Airways will get aligned in how they sell miles.. which means they’ll be more expensive. US Airways is running a 100% bonus on purchased miles, it was supposed to end September […]

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Park Hyatt New York Points + Cash Suite Awards

Arguably the most anticipated hotel opening of the year has been the Park Hyatt New York, which I had the opportunity to stay at on their opening night. It's an absolutely gorgeous property, and deserving of its place as the flagship Park Hyatt property.

Something that has made this hotel interesting is that for the most part they haven't been selling standard rooms, and in turn haven't been making any standard room award nights available. Hyatt has no blackout dates on award nights, so as long as a standard room is available you can redeem points for it. But when there are no standard rooms...

As the schedule has opened up a year out, some standard rooms have periodically become available, though we're talking about as many award rooms as there are Qantas first class award seats.

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When Airliners Vanish, and Modern Family Live Tweets a Drunken Air Meltdown

News and notes from around the interweb: Smithsonian’s Air & Space magazine: When Airliners Vanish Modern Family staffer live-tweets a passenger’s drunken meltdown (HT: Brian B.) Another vote for the Singapore Airlines Prawn and Chicken Laksa. I consider it to be the best meal I’ve ever eaten on a plane. It seems that police at […]

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Why I Decided to Drive Across Northern Spain and Portugal

Back in early 2012, I learned that one of my wife’s best friends was getting married in Haro, La Rioja, Spain, in July of that year (technically speaking, it was not officially a wedding, but close enough). Not one to need much of an excuse to travel, I quickly began considering different options for this […]



from Frugal Travel Guy http://www.frugaltravelguy.com/2014/09/why-i-decided-to-drive-across-northern-spain-and-portugal.html

Pursuits: In Chicago, a Tasting Tour of Barrel-Aged Beer

The city is a bastion of craft brews that gain character from time spent in bourbon barrels.

















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In Transit Blog: A River Trip in Tulip Season

Amras Cruises is offering a river trip in the Netherlands and Belgium called the Tulip Serenade during flower season.

















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Colliding vessels on the Suez Canal

At least three containers were lost to sea



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Frugal Traveler: A $100 Weekend in Chicago

Sample everything from pizza to pancakes, classical music to the blues, during a frugal-friendly weekend in the Windy City.

















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10 things I miss about Iceland

The meats: Puffin. Mini lobsters. Whale so juicy and tender it melted in my mouth and gave me one of the greatest foodgasms ever.



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In Transit Blog: In Tel Aviv, a Holy Day Is a Biking Day

In Tel Aviv, Yom Kippur has become a day when bikers using the municipal Tel-O-Fun sharing program ride through streets empty of cars..

















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7 signs your best friend is Australian

You love Vegemite. You even order it off Amazon, and you don’t buy into the whole ‘it’s the same as Marmite’ philosophy.



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The Halcyon Charms of County Mayo

The drive from Dublin to County Mayo unspools on a maze of country roads traversing low-slung hills, hummocks, and small towns where the pub still seems a main staple of life. So it is a soaring moment when I come to the western margin of Ireland and find myself at the barren doorstep of the Atlantic’s green rush of swells and surf.



from Intelligent Travel http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2014/09/30/the-halcyon-charms-of-county-mayo/

Here are the 11 Best Ways to Take Advantage of a Big Chase Offer

I receive compensation for many links on this blog. You don’t have to use these links, but I am grateful to you if you do. American Express, Citibank, Chase, and other banks are advertising partners of this site. I do not write about all credit cards that are available — instead focusing on miles, points, […]

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LastRoom’s pivot: 5 travel startup truths learned the hard way

Mexico City-based LastRoom.com recently pivoted from courting leisure travelers as the “Latin American HotelTonight” to a business-to-business (B2B) model. Here’s why — ...



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