Qatar Airways First Class Lounge Doha To Open Late April 2015

Qatar Airways finally began operating out of Doha's new Hamad International Airport last May, after a huge delay.

The airport is pretty spectacular, though still isn't done. It was actually a couple of months before they opened their business class lounge, and their first class lounge has yet to be opened.

While I would take it with a grain of salt, Qatar Airways claims that they'll be opening their new Al Safwa First Class Lounge in late April 2015. Via Business Traveller:

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Austin’s Outsider Art

The Texas capital's many music clubs host live performances every night of the year—and multiple times an evening during March's annual SXSW festival. But Austin's HOPE Outdoor Gallery showcases a very different creative output: artists legally spray-painting on a three-story abandoned construction site.



from Intelligent Travel http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2015/03/06/austins-outsider-art/

Mapping the cheapest and most expensive places in the world to get your vice on

Using data from the UN Office of Drugs and Crime and the crowd-sourced cost collector Numbeo, we created this series of charts showing you the cost of various vices around the world. Hover over the maps to see the cost in a specific country. All prices are listed in USD. Cannabis per gram Cheapest Most […]



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/nights/cheapest-expensive-places-world-get-vice/

Marketing watch: Twitter adds enhanced targeting thanks to third party data

Twitter’s latest advertising enhancement promises to deliver a far more engaging and conversion-rich product for travel marketers seeking to target specific buying ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/marketing-watch-twitter-adds-enhanced-targeting-thanks-third-party-data/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=marketing-watch-twitter-adds-enhanced-targeting-thanks-third-party-data

Qatar Airways Buys Sheraton Skyline London Heathrow Hotel

According to Business Traveller, Qatar Airways has purchased the Sheraton Skyline London Heathrow, which is the nicer of the two Sheratons at Heathrow Airport.

"The property will shortly be rebranded as Oryx Sheraton Skyline London Heathrow.

Speaking at this year's ITB conference in Berlin, Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker confirmed to Business Traveller that the name Oryx would be appended to the Sheraton Skyline in the same way, with the property becoming Oryx Sheraton Skyline London Heathrow.

Al Baker said the airline was in talks to purchase a further three hotels in the US and also the UK, the details of which will be announced shortly."

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11 things you shouldn't do in a bar

"3. Picking a fight with a bouncer: You’ll never win."



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Are you negotiating in good faith?

from Elliott http://elliott.org/is-this-right/are-you-negotiating-in-good-faith/

Discover it

Discover it Miles Card Current Offer: DOUBLE all the Miles you’ve earned at the end of your first year. Annual Fee: none Foreign transaction fees: none Card bonuses: 1.5x Miles or more on every dollar you spend on purchases. Redeem your Miles for any amount to credit your travel purchases from your statement or get…

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What Are You: Bulkhead or Non-Bulkhead?

Here’s the seatmap for a flight I just booked. You’ll see I selected an extra legroom aisle seat, and opted not to select the bulkhead row. This is an American Airlines MD80. Bulkhead seats often have better legroom than even ‘main cabin extra’ or ‘economy plus’ types of seating. At a minimum you don’t have […]

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Lost city discovered in Honduran jungle

Archaeologists searching for a lost city in the jungles of Honduras have discovered the urban remains of what they believe is a vanished ancient civilization, National Geographic reports.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/05/americas/honduras-lost-city/index.html

Do you know the wonders of the world

Think you know all of the Wonders of the Ancient, Medieval, Modern, and Natural worlds? Prove it with our latest quiz!



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/well-know-wonders-world-quiz/

See India Celebrate The Festival Of Colors [PHOTOS]

Holi, which marks the start of spring, is famous for its celebrations involving colored powder.



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/happy-holi-2015-pictures-facts-indias-spring-festival-colors-celebration-photos-1838612

T Magazine: The Colossal Strangeness of China’s Most Excellent Tourist City

Ordos, like so many of the country’s hundreds of new towns, is famous for being empty — a symbol, some would say, of the hubris of rampant urbanization. But the few people who live there see it differently.

















from NYT > Travel http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/642561/s/441d2bd3/sc/10/l/0Ltmagazine0Bblogs0Bnytimes0N0C20A150C0A30C0A60Cordos0Echina0Etourist0Ecity0C0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

What to do in Finland in your 20s

In the middle of a furious, loud, jubilant Finnish crowd it’s not too difficult to imagine what Vikings did for fun. Go to Provinssirock, Ruisrock, and Metsäfestival. DO IT.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/notebook/7-things-finland-20s/

Closing in on a 360-degree view for airports and airlines

SITA has combined trends and numbers from recent reports to reveal how airports and carriers are improving the passenger experience as well ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/sita-future-is-personal/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=getting-closer-360-view-airports-airlines