In Transit Blog: A ‘Roosevelts’ Tour of New York

The travel firm Tauck will offer a “Roosevelts”-themed event in New York City featuring filmmaker Ken Burns and a tour of a Roosevelt home.

















from NYT > Travel http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/642561/s/3f059abf/sc/10/l/0Lintransit0Bblogs0Bnytimes0N0C20A140C10A0C0A10Ca0Eroosevelts0Etour0Eof0Enew0Eyork0C0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

#NGTRadar: Travel Lately

The Radar—the latest and best from the travel blogosphere—is a regular feature on Intelligent Travel every other Wednesday. You can play, too. Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTravel and tag your favorite travel stories #NGTRadar to help us find the crème de la crème on the Web. Here are our newest picks.



from Intelligent Travel http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2014/10/01/ngtradar-travel-lately-37/

US Airways Stops Selling Status

One of the things I do appreciate about the behind-the-scenes folks at US Airways is that many of their decision-makers are effectively bean-counters. Intelligent bean-counters, if there is such a thing.

Operationally, the management team at US Airways has done a good job, and that's partly because they make decisions based on what they think makes the most financial sense.

So we've seen them sell miles at ridiculously cheap rates (because it was profitable), replace catering on short domestic routes with a snack basket (because it was profitable), and even outright sell you elite status (because it was profitable).

Apparently they've decided that last option no longer makes financial sense, as US Airways has eliminated the ability to purchase elite status through their Buy Up To Preferred program.

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from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2014/10/01/us-airways-stops-selling-status/

Limited Time: 70,000 Point Bonus on Chase Ink Plus

Link: 70,000 Points for Chase Ink Plus Card As of yesterday, Chase has temporarily raised the signup bonus on its popular Ink Plus card to 70,000 Ultimate Rewards points (normally 50,000 points). You’ll earn the points upon completion of a $5,000 minimum spend in three months. In addition to the improved signup bonus, the card…



from The Art of Non-Conformity http://chrisguillebeau.com/70000-point-bonus-on-chase-ink-plus/

5 myths about women who travel solo

I always have a hard time dealing with embarrassing situations. That hasn’t improved, regardless of how many solo travel experiences I've accumulated.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/bnt/5-myths-women-travel-solo/

Delta SkyMiles Limiting Membership Rewards Points Transfers

There's no denying that Delta has been trailblazing the way for the US airline industry when it comes to frequent flyer programs. They were the first to introduce a revenue requirement for status, and are taking it a step further in 2015, by awarding redeemable miles based on how much you spend as opposed to how much you fly.

There are some positive changes to the program as well. For example, they'll begin allowing one-way award tickets for half the cost of a roundtrip starting in January. As someone that doesn't actually fly Delta but accrues their miles through other means, I'd actually say the new program may be a net positive.

American Express has just announced a change to the Membership Rewards program which I didn't see coming, however:

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from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2014/10/01/delta-skymiles-limiting-membership-rewards-points-transfers/

Review: Park Hyatt Chicago

This past week I had some meetings in Chicago prior to FTU Advanced, so decided to stay at the Park Hyatt Chicago.

I absolutely love Park Hyatt hotels, and was keen to check out what used to be their flagship property before they handed over that title to the Park Hyatt New York.

I stayed at the Park Hyatt for three nights, and the rate was $395 per night.

I booked through American Express Fine Hotels & Resorts, which came with the following benefits:

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from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2014/10/01/review-park-hyatt-chicago/

Amex Premier Rewards Gold Losing 15,000 Point Spend Bonus

Spend bonuses on credit cards can dramatically increase the value proposition of the card and justify the annual fee. The American Express Premier Rewards Gold card has been one of my go-to cards for years. It offers 3 Membership Rewards points per dollar spent on airfare and 2 points per dollar spent on gas and […]



from The Points Guy http://thepointsguy.com/2014/10/amex-premier-rewards-gold-losing-15000-point-spend-bonus/

Delta Limiting Points Transfers Into Skymiles Starting January 1

American Express has announced limits on transferring points to Delta starting January 1. The squarely blame a broad policy change at Delta for this. Effective January 1, 2015 Delta is making a program-wide change limiting the number of points that can be transferred into a SkyMiles account from any partner loyalty program, including the Membership […]

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from View from the Wing http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2014/10/01/delta-limiting-points-transfers-skymiles-starting-january-1/

Signspotting around the world: Funny fails

As much as we try to communicate clearly, there is much fun to be had when we fail -- and it's never clearer than with signage gone wrong around the world.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/01/travel/lonely-planet-signspotting/index.html

7 of the world's fiercest food feuds

Here's proof that people were given mouths for only two main reasons -- to eat and to argue about what they just ate.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/30/travel/food-fights/index.html

US Airways Eliminates the Ability to Buy Miles and Segments Towards Status

US Airways used to let you straight-up buy elite quaifying miles or segments. With the Dividend Miles program there was frequently no need to ‘mileage run’ or take extra flights just for the miles in order to reach status, it was usually cheaper just to have them charge your credit card. In fact, you could […]

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Dear 2015, seven wishes for the coming year from hotels

If you work in hospitality you will know that in this fragmented, complicated business things are changing faster than your best barista ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/hotels-2015-wish-list/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dear-2015-seven-wishes-coming-year-hotels

What Australians say vs. mean

I wish I could describe how serious Australians are about drinking on Sundays. They approach this with more enthusiasm than drinking on any Friday or Saturday night.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/australians-say-vs-really-mean/

Starwood’s New Terms and Conditions Go Into Effect October 15. Here’s What You Need to Know.

Starwood Preferred Guest’s terms and conditions announce changes going into effect in two weeks, This version of the terms and conditions for the SPG Program will become effective on October 15, 2014 The change to Starwood terms and conditions is mostly a clean-up of language, some clarifications on what third party rates won’t earn points […]

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