You don’t need to call someone an a**hole to treat them like one

from Elliott http://elliott.org/blog/dont-need-call-someone-ahole-treat-like-one/

Earn Elite Status Without Flying, An Exciting Hotel Opening, and My Debate With Lucky and Cranky on the Future of Miles..

News and notes from around the interweb: The full schedule is up for the only major ‘Frequent Traveler University’ even of the year. Do airline loyalty programs have a future? Lucky from One Mile at a Time, Brett from Cranky Flier, and I debate this in an online forum. 5 Ways to Earn Elite Status […]

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from View from the Wing http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2015/02/04/earn-elite-status-without-flying-exciting-hotel-opening-debate-lucky-cranky-future-miles/

Frugal Traveler: Smart Travel Options for Mexican Adventures

Getting around Mexico via rental car, hired car, bus, small van or budget airline.

















from NYT > Travel http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/642561/s/430a537a/sc/10/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A150C0A20C0A40Ctravel0Csmart0Etravel0Eoptions0Efor0Emexican0Eadventures0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

You learned drink in Charleston, SC

"You can open a beer bottle with an oyster shell." Damn...



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/nights/39-signs-you-learned-to-drink-in-charleston/

Lucky’s Lucky 7th: What’s A Party Without Cake?

Seven years is a long time to write a blog, and seven days is a long time to host giveaways.

So today we’ll make it easy on everyone. If you’re not already subscribed to my email newsletter, now’s your chance.

I’ll be randomly selecting seven subscribers to receive a birthday-themed surprise!

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from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2015/02/04/luckys-lucky-7th-whats-party-without-cake/

A Second Deadly Crash In 7 Months

“It’s too early to tell if the recent two TransAsia accidents have been unfortunate or if there’s an underlying safety threat.”



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/transasia-flight-235-crash-airlines-second-deadly-accident-seven-months-1805208

Harrowing vid of Taiwan plane crash

This is raw footage from a TransAsia Airways flight that went down yesterday shortly after takeoff in Taipei, Taiwan.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/tv/harrowing-footage-taiwan-plane-crashing-bridge/

9 drunkest countries in the world

The drunkest country in the world is ___________________.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/nights/9-drunkest-countries-world/

Update: Graceland Is Taking Its Show on the Road

Elvis Presley’s estate will establish a second permanent home in Las Vegas, where the singer had some of his greatest triumphs.

















from NYT > Travel http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/642561/s/43096f54/sc/38/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A150C0A20C0A80Ctravel0Cgraceland0Eis0Etaking0Eits0Eshow0Eon0Ethe0Eroad0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

Fliers, Analysts Skeptical On Business-Class-Only Airline

Analysts and frequent fliers are skeptical about La Compagnie, which aims to offer premium travel at affordable prices.



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/can-frances-business-class-only-airline-la-compagnie-win-over-trans-atlantic-fliers-1804552

Now It’s American’s Turn: HURRY for Great Business Class Award Space to Europe!

Yesterday I wrote that US Airways had (briefly) opened the award floodgates for transatlantic business class space. Inventory had also been wide open for the weekend and two weeks ago we saw nearly whole cabins available. These weren’t glitches mis-pricing awards, these were opportunities to get awards at their regular prices — but on most […]

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from View from the Wing http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2015/02/04/now-americans-turn-hurry-great-business-class-award-space-europe/

Forget your hotel competitors, consumer demand is the way to set pricing

It’s a familiar scenario – and as a former hotelier, I’ve seen it played out many times before. Across the hospitality sector, ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/nsight-demand-driven-rate-strategy-new-way-win-revPAR/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nsight-sc-draft-test

Great News: American Business Class Awards To Europe Readily Available

Back in the day, American was among the most generous airlines when it came to releasing saver level premium cabin award space on their own flights, both domestically and internationally. At times it was almost bizarre how much award space they had.

Unfortunately that has slowly changed over time, to the point that they don't regularly release premium cabin longhaul international award space anymore. I wrote about this back in October 2013, and it has gotten even worse since then.

In many cases they won't make saver level award space available even day of departure with a completely empty cabin.

It's particularly bad to Europe, where I almost never see any award space on American metal. That's especially frustrating given that the main alternative for oneworld transatlantic travel is British Airways, and they impose hefty fuel surcharges on award tickets.

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from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2015/02/04/great-news-american-business-class-awards-to-europe-readily-available/

UK habits I lost moving to Argentina

Better get over that whole "punctuality" thing if you're a Brit living in Argentina.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/5-british-habits-lost-moved-argentina/

Florida manatees crowd out humans

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/04/travel/feat-manatees-crowd-three-sisters-springs-florida/index.html