Beautiful windmills turn back the clock

In a traditional village in the Netherlands, colorful working windmills preserve the bucolic life of years past.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/19/travel/zaanse-schans-windmills-netherlands/index.html

Airbus' Beluga to get even larger

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/19/travel/airbus-new-beluga-super-transporter-plane/index.html

China considers air rage 'no fly list'

Passengers who misbehave on commercial flights in China could soon find themselves grounded.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/19/travel/china-air-rage/index.html

Reconsidering my Latin American-ness

"In Latin America, it was still common to hear women surprised that I was 25, single, and traveling without a man."



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/6-things-forced-reconsider-latin-american-heritage-traveling-south-america/

The Donut Man of Seattle Speaks Out—With a Big Complaint About a Book I Wrote

Ever get a totally unexpected email? A blast from the past? This week I heard from someone about a passing encounter that took place eight years ago. Here’s the story!



from The Art of Non-Conformity http://chrisguillebeau.com/donut-man-of-seattle-speaks-out/

You Won’t Believe Amex’s Targeted “PointsMatch” Promotion

No, that's not a click-bait headline. You really won't believe this. ;)

Let me start off by clarifying that this is a targeted pilot program/promotion for select Amex OPEN small business cardmembers. I wasn't targeted for the promotion but a friend was, and he forwarded me the below details. Usually I don't write about targeted promotions, but this one is so interesting that I can't not.

The promotion is called PointsMatch, and through it American Express is basically letting you redeem one Membership Rewards point in place of one American AAdvantage or United MileagePlus mile, towards travel on either airline.

The post You Won’t Believe Amex’s Targeted “PointsMatch” Promotion appeared first on One Mile at a Time.

from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2015/01/19/amex-introduces-targeted-pointsmatch-outrageously-lucrative/

AXA invests in airfare forecaster Flyr in Europe

Flyr, the San Francsico-based airfare forecasting startup, is expanding to Europe in early 2015, thanks to a $500,000 equity investment from Axa ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/flyr-expands-airfare-forecasting-europe/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=flyr-expands-airfare-forecasting-europe

Terrorism Role Unlikely In Flight 8501 Crash

Investigators said that there is nothing in the cockpit voice recordings to indicate a terrorist link to the crash of AirAsia Flight 8501.



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/airasia-flight-8501-no-threats-cockpit-voice-recordings-terrorism-unlikely-crash-1787304

Take better travel food photos

Sweet tip: Stand a menu up or have your dining partner hold up a large white napkin to act as a bounce for your image.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/notebook/take-better-travel-food-photos-14-images/

22 reasons to visit Barcelona

Think it's heaven where the streets fill with candy and you can go to the beach on your lunch break? Wrong! It's Barcelona.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/22-reasons-moving-barcelona-right-now/

India's Loss-Making Flag Carrier Air India To Pare Costs By $227M

In 2012, the Indian government had handed Air India a $5.8 billion bailout package, with funds to be pumped in over nine years.



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/air-india-save-227m-measures-such-staff-reorganization-hiring-freeze-trimming-routes-1787210

ACT FAST: US Airways Business Class Award Availability Wide Open!

Last November I wrote about how US Airways would be adjusting fare classes on January 17, 2015, in order to further to align with American.

As I wrote about at the time, the changes included the following:

Among those changes was the fare code for saver level business class awards being adjusted from "I" to "U."

"I" is the standardized business class award code for Star Alliance, while "U" is the standardized business class award code for oneworld.

Previously "U" was just a fare code for a revenue economy ticket.

The post ACT FAST: US Airways Business Class Award Availability Wide Open! appeared first on One Mile at a Time.

from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2015/01/19/act-fast-us-airways-business-class-award-availability-wide-open/

5 memories growing up in Finland

Ah, summer at the cottage...just one memory of Finnish childhood.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/5-memories-growing-finland/

7 signs you learned to drink in Salford, England

You believed a snakebite would get you, like, totally wasted. And you totally believed it was illegal, too.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/7-signs-learned-drink-salford-england/

Rick’s Picks: Fraud Fake-Outs and “Customer Service”

When you deal with as many banks, credit cards and promotions as we do, the weirdest things can happen. I am not a big fan of big corporations. I find them impersonal, behind-the-times and not as customer-friendly as they’d like you to think. Often, one hand doesn’t know what the other is doing, and the […]



from Frugal Travel Guy http://www.frugaltravelguy.com/2015/01/ricks-picks-fraud-fake-outs-and-customer-service.html