Airports Will Let You Pet Dogs to Relieve Stress, Private Jet Standards, and How the Tax Code May Have Stolen Costco Away from Amex

News and notes from around the interweb: From my award booking partner Steve Belkin, aka beaubo, comes a new project. Was Citibank able to obtain the Costco co-brand relationship because it had lost so much darned money in the recent past? Abercrombie & Fitch’s private jet. Mr Jefferies, who was pushed out in December amid […]

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Falling in love on the road is messy

"It had only been five days, and yet he kissed me like he cared about me, held my hand like we had known each other forever, looked at me like he already feared what goodbye would mean."



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I’m Going To The Park Hyatt Maldives Alone(ish)… Oops/Yay?

I know some like ragging on miles/points bloggers for allegedly being obsessed with the Park Hyatt Maldives and Park Hyatt Paris.

I've actually never stayed at the Park Hyatt Paris (and have no interest in doing so), and have only been in the Maldives once, and that was with a friend who had a special rate at a non-points hotel because he's a travel agent.

The Maldives was fine. Don't get me wrong, it would be fun for a romantic honeymoon or something, but if you're like me and are perpetually single/prefer wandering the streets of a city, it's kind of boring. In a post last year about my philosophy on travel, I explained there were certain places I considered to be "Google Images" destinations. I explained it as follows:

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How Cornell students helped Leading Hotels of the World boost revenue

Companies don’t need to hire a large “big data” team to benefit from the latest academic knowledge of analytics. Case in point: ...



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Tired of jet lag? Ban time zones

This means it would be 3 p.m. and the middle of the night in some parts of the world -- but it actually makes a ton of sense.



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‘Discover It’? More Like ‘Discover Ick’

Whenever a new points/miles credit card product is introduced, it is usually cause for celebration. One such product was introduced by Discover this week, the Discover it Miles card. Numerous travel bloggers, including Howie, have reported this news with fanfare. However, the more I read about this card, the less impressed I am by it. […]



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1000 Free Points from Club Carlson Hotels

Club Carlson is giving away prizes to people who register and follow them on twitter. The giveaway on twitter happens March 19th. I’m sure I won’t have that front of mind on the 19th. But you get 1000 points just for registering, and you can do that now and forget it. No purchase necessary. Void […]

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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 […]



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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 ...



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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?

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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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