Up To 25% Bonus For Points Conversions To Aeroplan

Through November 24, 2014, Air Canada’s Aeroplan frequent flyer program is offering up to a 25% bonus when converting points from many of their partners to Aeroplan.

The bonus it tiered, with the following thresholds:

As you can see, for reaching the 5,000, 10,000, 20,000, or 50,000 mile thresholds you earn a 20% points bonus, while for reaching the 100,000 mile threshold you earn a 25% points bonus. The bonus you earn is based on the cumulative miles generated, so not all the miles have to come from a single transfer partner. Registration is not required, and the bonus miles should post 7-10 days after eligible transactions are complete.

The eligible partners include all of Aeroplan’s hotel partners, some rental car partners, and points.com. American Express Membership Rewards transfers are not eligible for the bonus.

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Signs you've been in Sweden too long

You throw a tanty if you don't fika at least three times a day.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/20-signs-youve-sweden-long/

No Notice Devaluation at Delta: No More Award Stopovers?

lancexfang emailed me about an issue this afternoon that seems to be new today with Delta. (He also pointed me to the Flyertalk thread he started.) Delta international awards have allowed one stopover and one open jaw. In other words, you could fly Atlanta – Paris (stop for several day) – Prague (destination) and then […]

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8 ways to act like a Philadelphian

#3) Say “Late night Wawa run.”



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7 things the French do better

5. Cheese: I know, it’s a cliché, but while parmesan and really mature cheddar are the bomb, France boasts between 400 and 1,000 distinct cheese varieties.



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The Hong Kong of my childhood

Hong Kong beckons, and I’ve left and returned and called many places home but she’s always under my skin. I return because I’ll always be from Hong Kong.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/notebook/hong-kong-childhood/

The real reason why metasearch engines are taking bookings on mobile – the conversion gap

There is plenty (perhaps too much) talk about the mobile revolution in the travel industry. Still, one thing to be grateful for ...



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Krafla in Myvatn, Iceland

Located on the other side of the Ring Road from Námaskarð, the Krafla Caldera is a 10km long, 2km deep active volcanic zone on the boundary between the American and Eurasian tectonic plates, and a key component of the eerily Martian-like landscape of the Myvatn area.

The Krafla zone comprises three sites: Leirbotn, the geothermal power station, Víti Maar, a volcanic crater ( its name means "Crater of Hell" in Icelandic), and Leirhnjúkur, a broad volcanic terrain with bubbling sulfuric pits and ashen lava fields. The Leirbotn plant has been active since the late seventies, and is one of the five major power plants in Iceland that together supply about a quarter of the nation's energy.

Black and red lava fields, the unearthly bubbling pools of mud, volcanic craters, and gently wafting thermal plumes lend the Krafla zone a distinctly sci-fi air, creating a scene where a primordial past appears to meet a sustainable future. It's a reminder that Iceland is a bit like a part of the Earth they forgot to finish: with its unique location on the Mid-Atlantic ridge, atop two tectonic plates that are slowly pulling apart from each other, the island is a platform where more Earth is constantly spewing forth and cooling on the surface.

A visit to Krafla is easily paired with its neighbor Námaskarð and rounded off with a plunge in Myvatn's own hot spring, the Myvatn Nature Baths, a pleasantly low-key alternative to Iceland's tourist-magnet, the Blue Lagoon. If you choose to hike in the region there are trails extending from Leirhnjúkur all the way past the Hverfjall crater to the Dimmu Borgir rock fields.

Once funding is complete, the Krafla zone will host the European Mars Analog Research Station (Euro-MARS), the projected third such research station designed by the Mars Society to observe living conditions for human beings in Mars-like conditions.

from Atlas Obscura http://atlasobscura.com.feedsportal.com/c/35387/f/665719/s/3fe4a81d/sc/10/l/0L0Satlasobscura0N0Cplaces0Ckrafla/story01.htm

Split Rock Lighthouse in Two Harbors, Minnesota

This historic lighthouse along Minnesota's North Shore is no longer lit save for one night a year on the anniversary of Gordon Lightfoot's meal ticket, the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.

The cliffside lighthouse is built on a 130-foot wall of rock overlooking Lake Superior. It was completed in 1910 after the disastrous Mataafa Storm wrecked 29 ships in the area five years previous. It lit the coast of the lake until the light was retired in 1969 after modern navigation technology rendered the picturesque lighthouse obsolete save for aesthetic purposes. It now is surrounded by Split Rock Lighthouse State Park and is run by the Minnesota Historical Society. The lighthouse remains a popular stop on the North Shore Scenic Drive, Minnesota Highway 61.

Though the lighthouse no longer acts as a beacon across the lake, for one day and night every November 10, the light is lit after a ceremony commemorating the day of the sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald. The names of all 29 crewmembers are read to the tolling of a ship's bell. Visitors to the ceremony can then climb the lighthouse after dark and see the light radiate to the waters in their memory, like it did for many years before.

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Double-booked on Orbitz – but why didn’t they tell me?

from Elliott http://elliott.org/case-dismissed-2/double-booked-orbitz-didnt-tell/

A Black and White Photo

More Grouping Names I got re-oriented with all my collective animal names while in Africa. Some of my favorites are a Venue of Vultures, a Journey of Giraffes (or if still, a Tower), a Coalition of Cheetahs, and a Memory of Elephants. Daily Photo – A Black and White Photo I thought this seemed like […]



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Directing Planes, by Remote Control

Officials from dozens of countries have made their way to remote Sweden to look at technology that many expect will eventually transform the way air traffic is managed worldwide.





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Delta Eliminates Stopovers On Award Tickets Without Notice!

Earlier I wrote a post entitled "Has Delta Silently Changed Award Ticket Rules?"

In it I explained Delta's rules for longhaul award tickets -- historically they've permitted one stopover and one open jaw on a roundtrip award ticket.

However, I noted how as of recently, itineraries with both an open jaw and a stopover were no longer pricing as before, but instead were pricing as the cumulative total of two award tickets -- in this case they were pricing at 175,000 miles rather than 125,000 miles.

My conclusion was that Delta was only allowing a stopover or an open jaw on award tickets.

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Has Delta Silently Changed Award Ticket Rules?

Delta SkyMiles has long had one of the more generous policies when it comes to stopovers and open jaws on longhaul award tickets.

Historically Delta SkyMiles has allowed one stopover and one open jaw on a roundtrip longhaul award ticket.

Per the SkyMiles Membership Guide, here's what they say about stopovers and open jaws on award travel:

"Open jaw travel is permitted for Award Travel. To be eligible, the mileage between the open jaw points must be less than or equal to the total mileage flown between any other trip in the itinerary (origin to destination). A double open jaw is not permitted."

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Aeroplan Changes, Greyhound’s Premium Seats, and TSA Reminders for Halloween

How big a deal is loyalty program fraud? (HT: Abbas) Greyhound now offering premium upgrade to slightly less disgusting seats (The Onion via MrPickles) A TSA Halloween: “realistic replica items and props such as guns, scythes, pitch forks, chainsaws, butcher knives, grenades, axes, bombs, swords, machetes, and other realistic weapons are prohibited from being transported […]

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