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February 27, 2015

Which Japanese word best defines you

How do you think people would describe you in Japan? As shinpi-tekina (mysterious)? Or maybe as suburashi (wonderful)?

from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/japanese-word-best-describes-quiz/

Citymaps raises $6 million to fuel its Yelp/Google Maps mashup

Citymaps is a mashup of Yelp and Google/Apple Maps, spinning mobile mapping in a new direction. This direction includes large logos, which ...

from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/citymaps-raises-6-million-fuel-yelpgoogle-maps-mashup/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=citymaps-raises-6-million-fuel-yelpgoogle-maps-mashup

Delta Encouraging Their Elites to Act Like DYKWIAs Using a New Hashtag

In frequent flyer circles, probably the worst possible behavior — worse than anything you see from ‘the kettles’ (Ma and Pa Kettle who fly maybe once a year) or ‘gate lice’ (people who crowd the boarding lanes before their zone is called) are the ‘DYKWIAs’…usually elite passengers who think they’re entitled to whatever it is […]

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from View from the Wing http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2015/02/27/delta-encouraging-their-elites-to-act-like-dykwias-using-a-new-hashtag/

Signs you're born to travel by train

"#6. You relish in little flashes of life: Trains allow you to see these pieces of life that fasten the world together. Keep looking out your window."

from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/6-signs-born-travel-train/

CMO of Booking.com becomes CEO of Priceline.com brand

Paul Hennessy, the chief marketing officer (CMO) of Booking.com for the past three years, will step up to become chief executive officer ...

from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/cmo-booking-com-becomes-ceo-priceline-com-brand/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cmo-booking-com-becomes-ceo-priceline-com-brand

Maximizing Purchases and Redeeming Awards at Disney Resorts

Disney World is known for many things, and being inexpensive isn’t one of them. In this post, TPG Senior Points & Miles Correspondent Jason Steele explains the best ways to use points and miles toward a Disney vacation, and ways to maximize purchases while you’re there. For Disney fans, there’s no resisting the lure of...

from The Points Guy http://thepointsguy.com/2015/02/maximizing-purchases-and-redeeming-awards-at-disney-resorts/

Review: Andaz London Liverpool Street Hotel

While I transit Heathrow about a dozen times a year, I can count on one hand the number of times I've actually visited London. I'm not sure why, exactly, other than the fact that it's expensive and the hotel situation is a bit rough. And the weather isn't great. And the UK APD. And... well, nevermind. ;)

In this case I was meeting some friends in London before we went to Copenhagen for New Years, so I booked a night at the Andaz London Liverpool Street.

The Andaz London is a Category 6 Gold Passport property, making a free night redemption 25,000 Gold Passport points per night. That being said, there was Points + Cash availability for my night, so I booked the one night stay for 12,500 Gold Passport points plus $150.

The post Review: Andaz London Liverpool Street Hotel appeared first on One Mile at a Time.

from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2015/02/27/review-andaz-london-liverpool-street-hotel/

Marriage equality in Alabama

Author Derek Fulford's life was transformed after attending the first ever legalized gay marriage ceremony in Alabama this month:

from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/change/closer-look-marriage-equality-alabama-without-conservative-sunglasses/

How to Know If You Can Get 50,000 Points for the Amex Premier Rewards Gold (With New Benefits!)

I receive compensation for many links on this blog. You don’t have to use these links, but I am grateful to you if you do. American Express, Citibank, Chase, and other banks are advertising partners of this site. I do not write about all credit cards that are available — instead focusing on miles, points, […]

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from View from the Wing http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2015/02/27/quickly-check-if-you-can-get-double-the-signup-bonus-and-the-new-benefits-for-the-american-express-premier-rewards-gold/

My City: Alexander McCall Smith’s Edinburgh

Some years ago Alexander McCall Smith started to write a serial novel, "44 Scotland Street," set in Edinburgh. "In this series—now in its ninth volume—I wanted to explain why it was that this city should so beguile those who come to know it; why each morning makes me feel as if I am waking up to a continuing love affair with the place in which I live."

from Intelligent Travel http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2015/02/27/my-city-alexander-mccall-smiths-edinburgh/