The Worst Security Line Ever? United’s Worst Twitter Fail? And Buying Avios Via Magazine Subscriptions

News and notes from around the interweb: TSA Line at Chicago Midway Stretched Over a Mile Long 12,000 Avios for £155 with best-ever Iberia / Economist offer Does Washington Dulles — IAD — stand for Inside a Dump, I Advocate Demolition (of the C/D terminal), Incompetent AirLounge Dragons, or International Arrivals Disaster? I pay for […]

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Review: Singapore Airlines Suites Class A380 New York To Frankfurt

I don't think there's a more aspirational first class product out there than Singapore Airlines A380 Suites Class, so I was excited to finally fly it between the US and Germany, which is one of my favorite fifth freedom routes that they operate. Previously I had only flown Singapore Suites Class between San Francisco and Hong Kong and then between Hong Kong and Singapore. I've also flown Singapore 777-300ER first class many times.

At the door I was welcomed aboard and immediately escorted to my seat, 2F. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the A380 featured Singapore's refurbished Suites Class cabin. Best I could tell the product itself was more or less identical to the "old" one. The only difference was the finishes -- the seat featured much darker leather.

In terms of hard product it really is tough to beat Singapore Suites. You have a huge seat with a massive TV and big ottoman which can double as a buddy seat.

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In Transit Blog: Walkabout: Uber Takes On Mercedes-Benz Taxis in Germany

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

















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Silvercar Review: Luxury Car Rentals for the Tech Generation

Lifestyle Editor Shayne Benowitz recently gave Silvercar a spin, an Audi-only, on-demand car rental service catering to the next generation of travelers, which is currently the TPG Thursday Giveaway, for a whole year’s rental, a $9000 value! Here’s her review of the new premium service. For travelers in search of luxury rental cars and on-demand […]



from The Points Guy http://thepointsguy.com/2014/12/silvercar-review-luxury-car-rentals-for-the-tech-generation/

Great Time To Start US Airways Challenge

I've written extensively about the US Airways Challenge, which is more useful than ever given that we now know the timeline of the integration between American AAdvantage and US Airways Dividend Miles.

If you're not yet familiar with the challenge, I'd recommend reading my primer post about it, and then the frequently asked questions follow up post I wrote.

Basically you can pay $200-600 to start the challenge (depending on whether you want Silver, Gold, or Platinum status upfront), and then if you fly 30,000 miles on American or US Airways within 90 days you get Chairman's Preferred status. That will be converted into Executive Platinum status in the second quarter of 2015, at which point you'll get eight American systemwide upgrades (in addition to the US Airways Chairman's Preferred upgrade certificates you get upon completing the challenge).

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Startup pitch: Wanderant offers trip tool for prolific planners

Today’s travel startup pitch comes from Wanderant, a travel planning startup that promises to help plan/book/go on trips. The team calls the ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/startup-pitch-Wanderant-offers-trip-tool-prolific-planners/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=startup-pitch-wanderant

Win One of 60 Free Starwood Nights Plus 225,000 Starpoints

Visit the Starwood Facebook page today for a chance to win free nights at over 60 hotels or 225,000 Starpoints! Once you enter your name and email, simply shake the snowglobe for your chance to win. You don’t need to enter your Starpoints number or any other information. The participating hotels you can win free […]



from The Points Guy http://thepointsguy.com/2014/12/win-one-of-60-free-starwood-nights-plus-225000-starpoints/

Bicycling South Korea

Bicycles have long been the quickest way to navigate the traffic-choked streets of Seoul. But far from a last resort, cycling has become a national pastime throughout South Korea.



from Intelligent Travel http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/01/bicycling-south-korea/

How to avoid a missed flight connection

from Elliott http://elliott.org/advice-you-can-take/avoid-missed-flight-connection/

Is It Possible to Fly Too Much?

Reader BOShappyflyer wants to know if I get sick of traveling? You travel a lot. Do you ever get tired of traveling? What do you learn more from your travels? I ask because I recently did a 3 country trip in under 3 weeks on a total of 8 segments. I really love flying, but […]

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Amazing Deal: Nearly Free Hotel Stays Via Orbitz

Orbitz is offering $100 off select hotel stays of $100 or more when using Visa Checkout.

The promotion is valid when you book a qualifying, pre-paid standalone hotel for a stay between December 1, 2014, and June 30, 2015. You must use Visa Checkout as the method of payment, and use promotion code VISACHECKOUT. Using Visa Checkout is pretty easy, so that requirement shouldn't be a limiting factor for anyone.

As I said above, this won't be valid for most chain hotels. When you enter the promo code and go to the search page, you'll automatically see eligible hotels listed as being "PROMO CODE ELIGIBLE." The discounted price will then be displayed on the next page.

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Travelers document mile-long wait for TSA

Travelers at Chicago's Midway airport documented the mile-long security line on one of the busiest travel days of the year.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/bestoftv/2014/12/01/sot-chicago-midway-mile-long-tsa-wait.cnn.html

Up To 40% Off Virgin America Flights Through 9AM PT Today

I'll make this post quick, since you have less than two hours to take advantage of this offer. As a Cyber Monday deal, Virgin America is offering up to 40% off tickets booked by 9AM PT today.

The promotion is valid for flights between January 21 and February 25, 2014. Simply use promotion code FOMO40 at the time of booking.

The discount varies based on the day of the week you fly. Travel on Mondays and Thursdays nets a 20% discount, while travel on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays nets a 40% discount.

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'Emotional support' pig kicked off flight

A woman was kicked off a US Airways flight after the pig she brought for "emotional support" became disruptive, an airline spokeswoman told CNN.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/30/travel/emotional-support-pig-booted-flight/index.html

Where did mysterious 'snow circles' come from?

A series of almost perfect geometric shapes have appeared on isolated, frozen lakes.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/01/travel/simon-beck-stunning-snow-art/index.html