The 10 ‘Most Garbage’ Airports in The World

It struck me reading about ten of the 'most garbage' airports in the world that while many of these are bad, the worst are completely left off -- especially the worst U.S. airports.

It's simply unreasonable to consider Chicago O'Hare worse than New York LaGuardia and... Manila.

Paris and Frankfurt are awful. JFK is worse than LaGuardia. And where's Miami on this list? Here are the worst airports, and the ones that deserve a reprieve. Although I've only ever seen roosters break out of a cage at baggage claim in Manila..

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How to modernize the travel payment process and win the connected customer

Travelers continue to become more educated and tech savvy, and increasingly they want diverse, complex itineraries that are tailored to a highly ...



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Signs you miss New Mexico

You miss the smell of green chile roasting in late summer:



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Discounted Loews Hotel Stays With Daily Getaways

As I first posted about several weeks ago, Daily Getaways is back earlier than normal this year, and is a great opportunity to purchase hotel points and travel packages at a discount. It’s sponsored by the US Travel Association, and every weekday for five weeks they’re offering discounted travel packages.

So far I've posted exclusively about the opportunities to buy hotel points at a discount:

-- Purchase IHG Rewards Club points for ~0.58-0.6 cents each

-- Purchase Club Carlson points for ~0.45 cents each

-- Purchase Hilton HHonors points for ~0.5 cents each

-- Purchase Best Western Rewards points for ~0.55 cents each

-- Purchase Choice Privileges points for ~0.4 cents each

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You've partied at Rio Carnival if...

You’ve danced and sang at the top of your lungs to a samba-style Beatles cover band.



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Are you shocked by this?

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US Airways No Longer Exists, the Government Now Considers All Flights to Be on American

American Airlines and US Airways have been granted their 'single operating certificate' by the FAA. That means in the eyes of the government they're now operating as one airline, even though consumers will continue to see the two brands until late in the year.

This change is a big deal on the back end, it makes the rest of the merger integration possible, but it doesn't mean anything is different today for consumers. Still, it truly is the end of an era. All US Airways flights are now referred to as "American [Flight #]" by air traffic control.

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Unlocking the mobile mind set in the travel industry

If you’re not mobilizing your travel brand for mobile customers, you’re sending business to competitors who are. NB: This is an analysis ...



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PathWrangler resurrected as customers donate salvage fees

Maybe some parts of the travel industry aren’t as cut throat as we all think they are. Adventure travel online planning service ...



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Appreciating gay travel in SE Asia

It’s actually okay to be gay here:



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OMFG REDEEM STARPOINTS FOR TAYLOR SWIFT TICKETS!!!

I have a lot of opinions on how people should redeem points. And that's not to say I'm right, but it won't stop me from having opinions. ;)

As a very general rule of thumb (there are exceptions), I tend to think there are two ways to "best" redeem points:

-- Airline miles should be redeemed for flights, and hotel points should be redeemed for hotels

-- Points should be redeemed in a way which brings you the most happiness, ideally for an experience you couldn't otherwise afford or attain

For example, while you can redeem your Starpoints for everything from gift cards to charitable donations, I don't think those are efficient uses of points. I'd much rather redeem Starpoints for hotel stays or convert them into airline miles. Except...

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United’s New Digital Operations Center to Combat Mistake Fares and Delta Avoids a Flight Attendants Union

Often there are great posts on other blogs worth being aware of. Folks are writing up deals that I may not have much to add to, so I share what you need to know that’s being discussed elsewhere and link to some interesting or unique news articles about travel, miles, and points.

Today we’ve got details of United's new operations center dedicated to combating mistake fares,, a man who commits suicide over losing unlimited buffet benefits, and the other three most interesting items I saw this morning.

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What NOT to do in Sofia

Please! Don't go to chalga night clubs. Most Bulgarians are ashamed of this subculture and prefer not to advertise it abroad.



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South Union Shaker Village in Auburn, Kentucky

A Shaker colony set it roots in western Kentucky for over 100 years, until dwindling resources and deserting believers led to its sale in 1922. Of the over 200 buildings raised, only nine remain to tell their story.

The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, the "Shakers" founded the South Union Colony in 1807. Their core beliefs involved hard work, gender and racial equality, pacifism, and celibacy. They came to be called the Shakers due to their seemingly chaotic worship services, full of dancing, twitching, and loud singing. Through their work they kept a prosperous village, raising over 200 buildings and supporting an economy with agricultural and furniture sales, with Shaker furniture being especially sought after. Shakers would invent many technological innovations like the circular saw, flat broom, and the clothespin, and use new technology to make their work more efficient. In the Colony, indoor plumbing and central heating would be installed in many buildings, rarities at the time.

The Shakers would find themselves at odds with both sides during the Civil War, with Union supporters distrusting them for being among the first conscientious objectors and Confederate supporters distrusting them for their views of racial equality. Being located in the hotly-contested state of Kentucky, the South Union Colony would be at the mercy of the armies of both sides. To keep the village from being taken over or ransacked, they had to feed regiments from either side. The Colony would never recover its previous prosperity after the war, and the South Union village and lands were sold to farmers and speculators in 1922.

Nine of the Shaker buildings remain, with the large four-story Centre House showcasing many exhibits of Shaker life in the Colony. Guided and self-guided tours start at the visitors center, from which visitors can walk among 200 years of Shaker history.

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Man Commits Suicide After Being Banned From Las Vegas Buffet

Well here's a sad story. A Las Vegas man committed suicide at an Easter buffet, which he blamed on depression stemming from him being banned from a buffet.

Via The Las Vegas Review-Journal:

"The day before he put a gun to his head and killed himself at an M Resort buffet on Easter, a Las Vegas man filled a box with his complaints against the resort and its employees and mailed it to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

In his final, angry message to the world, delivered to the newspaper Monday morning, John Noble blamed his suicide on depression that set in after the Henderson resort awarded him free meals at the buffet for life then banned him from the property in 2013 for harassing some of the women working there."

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