Don’t get broadsided by your car rental paperwork – here’s how

from Elliott http://elliott.org/advice-you-can-take/dont-get-broadsided-car-rental-paperwork-heres/

The Best Airline Boarding Music?

As I've mentioned before, I'm a sucker for good advertising in the travel industry. Any time I can associate a brand with an experience or emotion, it somehow strengthens the bond I have to it.

Along those lines, I'm a real sucker for good airline boarding music. Boarding music helps shape my overall first impression of an airline. At least for me, when I step foot on a plane, the first 10 minutes really shape my feelings towards the airline -- how am I greeted at the door, how chaotic is the ground experience, how am I served my pre-departure beverage, what music is playing in the background, etc. ;)

The boarding music on Qantas the other day really surprised me, in both a positive and negative way (as I'll share below). And it made me think of some of my other favorite airline boarding music.

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from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2014/12/02/best-airline-boarding-music/

What Is The Best Airline In The World?

Safety website AirlineRatings.com also announced the top 10 airlines in the world in its annual Airline Excellence Awards.



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/air-new-zealand-2015-airline-year-1731974

Here’s how to spend Euro 600,000 on travel in one place

Rather than rest after a holiday weekend of consumption – or even participate in#GivingTuesday – a new app is offering a quick ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/heres-spend-euro-600000-travel-one-place/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=heres-spend-euro-600000-travel-one-place

You Do NOT Risk Losing Your Points When You Cancel a Credit Card

It struck me that on the same day both The Points Guy and Million Mile Secrets wrote about whether you can lose your points earned via a credit card when you cancel the card. I gave a pretty comprehensive answer to this question about 20 months ago. This is something that a lot of program […]

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from View from the Wing http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2014/12/02/not-risk-losing-points-cancel-credit-card/

How Lehman Brothers saved the life of a travel startup

In October of 2008 the world was in the midst of the worst economic crisis since 1929. It was also the month ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/travel-startup-saved-lehman-brothers/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lehman-brothers-saved-life-travel-startup

Piss off a parent on an airplane

"Like everyone else, we want a vacation too -- but on a deeper level, because giving our children the gift of travel at a young age is one of the biggest gifts we can give them as parents. Travel exposes children to people, cultures and experiences they don't get back home and allows them to become more tolerant and open minded adults. Those are the same reason you travel too, right?" Okay? So how about the next time you see a parent on an airplane, give them a hand instead of a dirty look.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/piss-parent-airplane/

La Compagnie To Fly Newark To London Starting March 2015

I've written extensively about La Compagnie, the new French all business airline which operates a single 757 exclusively between Paris and Newark.

I was on one of their first flights between Paris and Newark, which was rather amusing, to put it mildly.

There were several things that made La Compagnie especially fascinating:

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from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2014/12/02/la-compagnie-fly-newark-london-starting-march-2015/

When traveling becomes escapism

In 2009, I was living at home with my parents, I was unemployed, and I was miserable. Someone made the mistake of giving me a copy of the book Into the Wild, so I decided that I, too, was just going to drive around the country in search of adventure. When I was a month off from my departure date, my dad pulled me aside. “Matt,” he said, “this is a stupid idea.”



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/notebook/traveling-becomes-escapism/

TripAdvisor's Destinations on the Rise

These may be 10 of the most popular destinations in the world soon, thanks to the TripAdvisor reviewers who are making them popular. See whether any are on your bucket list.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/02/travel/tripadvisor-destinations-on-the-rise/index.html

China's game-changing taxi-hailing app

Beijing stands as one of the world's most populated cities, with over 21 million people residing in the Chinese capital. Inevitably, this has put huge pressure on transport structures in the city.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/02/business/didi-dache-taxi-hailing-app/index.html

200% Bonus on Purchased Star Alliance Avianca LifeMiles

Last December Avianca’s LifeMiles (one of the unknown frequent flyer programs you should pay attention to) offered triple miles on purchased miles for one day only. They offered it again in May. It was a targeted promotion, but several people who called were able to successfully take advantage of the offer that hadn’t been targeted […]

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from View from the Wing http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2014/12/02/200-bonus-purchased-star-alliance-avianca-lifemiles/

Qunar reaps rewards of mobile, targets mass-market

Qunar is the latest Chinese online travel business to report on a Q3 where revenues, mobile penetration and costs all saw big ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/qunar-reaps-rewards-mobile-targets-mass-market/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=qunar-reaps-remwards-mobile-targets-mass-market

6 undeveloped islands to visit

"It's up to you, as a sensitive and engaged traveler, to preserve the natural environment and to honor the people who call these island Edens home."



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/trips/top-6-most-enchanting-undeveloped-islands-in-the-world/

GoPro is making a Drone

Did ya hear the big news? GoPro is making a drone. Aerial media producer and MatadorU faculty member Joshywashington speculates about what we can expect from the copter's debut in 2015.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/gopro-making-drone/