Can It Make Sense To Pay Two $450 Annual Fees?

Reader @SmellTheTea asked the following question on Twitter:

It's an interesting question, given that both cards have $450 annual fees. In general no one likes paying annual fees, and as consumers we rationally try to minimize them as much as possible.

But I'll also gladly admit that I spend a couple of grand a year in credit card annual fees. That sounds horrible on the surface, though in practice I get more back in annual benefits than it costs me, from free hotel nights to lounge access to airline fee credits.

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My Favorite Place in Northern Ireland: Giant’s Causeway

One usually gets to the Giant’s Causeway by way of Bushmills. It doesn’t hurt that there's a distillery in the village that makes that great Irish whiskey. But you don’t need spirits to bring the Causeway to life. It does that fine, all by itself. As I would soon discover, this bit of primordial geology is loaded with spirits of another stripe.



from Intelligent Travel http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2015/04/01/my-favorite-place-in-ireland-giants-causeway/

Delta to let Chinese buy tickets with Alibaba’s Alipay

Delta Air Lines is the first American carrier to offer Alipay payment as an option for Chinese plane ticket buyers. Alipay is ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/delta-to-let-chinese-buy-tickets-with-alibabas-alipay/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=delta-to-let-chinese-buy-tickets-with-alibabas-alipay

Why I Said Good Riddance to My Membership Rewards Account

Back in early 2014, I made a very easy decision to cancel my Platinum Card from American Express. The $450 annual fee was up, and even after factoring in all of the travel benefits, it made no sense to keep the card. This decision left me without a Membership Rewards account, which was fine by […]



from Frugal Travel Guy http://www.frugaltravelguy.com/2015/04/why-i-said-good-riddance-to-my-membership-rewards-account.html

Street photography at its best

What is so compelling about this genre is the emotions and sensations that good street photography evokes in the viewer. MatadorU student and photographer Genaro Bardy tells us about his process.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/notebook/8-evocative-images-thatll-make-fall-love-street-photography/

#NGTRadar: Travel Lately

Travel Lately—a roundup of the best new dispatches from the travel blogosphere—is a regular feature on Intelligent Travel every other Wednesday. You can play, too. Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTravel and tag your favorite travel stories #NGTRadar to help us find the crème de la crème on the Web.



from Intelligent Travel http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2015/04/01/ngtradar-travel-lately-50/

Antarctica hits 63 degrees, believed to be a record

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/01/travel/feat-antarctica-highest-temperature-ever-recorded/index.html

Hilton Amex Cards Offering Limited-Time 60k and 80k Bonuses

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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Buying your bartender a shot

A shot is not a substitute for a tip:



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/nights/8-things-need-know-buying-bartender-shot/

Help, I’m being charged for scratched on the roof of my rental car!

from Elliott http://elliott.org/from-the-trenches/help-im-being-charged-for-scratched-on-the-roof-of-my-rental-car/

Review: Transiting Jakarta Airport

I wasn't originally going to write about my transit in Jakarta, though it ended up being more of an adventure than I had bargained for.

It was also one of the more challenging transits I've had. I'm a firm believer in always being overly friendly to front-line staff, because I tend to think you get the best results by treating people the way you want to be treated. Well, during this layover I almost lost it. Almost.

My flight from Hong Kong landed at 8:05PM, and my Japan Airlines flight to Tokyo Narita was scheduled to depart at 9:25PM, leaving me 80 minutes to transit. That seems like a comfortable enough connection, though doesn't leave much room for error. I didn't yet have my boarding pass for my flight to Narita, so upon deplaning headed to the transit desk to hopefully get it issued.

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36 Hours: What to Do in Lisbon

From old townhouses filled with chic shops to docklands harboring night clubs, the city is undergoing a remarkable rebirth.

















from NYT > Travel http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/642561/s/4505f055/sc/14/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A150C0A40C0A50Ctravel0C0E20A150E0A40E0A50Etravel0Ewhat0Eto0Edo0Ein0E360Ehours0Ein0Elisbon0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

A Tale of Two Rivers: New Film Documents Journeys in Iran and Patagonia

And as far as I can recall, I’ve seen Tom Allen in Los Angeles, London, and Portland. The guy gets around!He's also a prolific filmmaker. Tom is returning this year with another big documentary project, this one produced with a partner with whom he undertook major expeditions through Iran and Patagonia—two places that are different in many ways. With only 5 days to go, here's the trailer for the Kickstarter project to fully produce two feature-length films:



from The Art of Non-Conformity http://chrisguillebeau.com/a-tale-of-two-rivers/

Match these cities to their state

Test your knowledge of US geography with our latest quiz!



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/can-match-cities-home-state-quiz/

Personal musings after 7 years of Legal Nomads

I left the law on April 1, 2008. This is an anniversary post putting together my favourites from the last seven years of travel and writing, as well as some contemplation from my travels.

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from Legal Nomads http://www.legalnomads.com/2015/04/7-years-of-legal-nomads.html