Combining American And US Airways Accounts

For absolutely no good reason, I never got around to linking my AAdvantage and Dividend Miles accounts. It may have had more than a bit to do with being in denial about the imminent demise of creative award routings, but I digress.

View From The Wing noticed it was now possible to manually link accounts, and while I certainly don't have an urgent need for more AAdvantage miles, it seemed polite to be part of the solution to reconciling millions of member accounts rather than exacerbating the problem.

Like everything else with the US Airways and American integration, the process was surprisingly easy.

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9 US habits I lost in Costa Rica

Call myself an expat? Not anymore.



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UNESCO World Heritage Site #294: Monumental Earthworks of Poverty Point

From the World Heritage inscription: Monumental Earthworks of Poverty Point owes its name to a 19th-century plantation close to the site, which is in the Lower Mississippi Valley on a slightly elevated and narrow landform. The complex comprises five mounds, six concentric semi-elliptical ridges separated by shallow depressions and a central plaza. It was created [...]



from Everything Everywhere Travel Blog http://everything-everywhere.com/2015/04/09/unesco-world-heritage-site-294-monumental-earthworks-of-poverty-point/

In Transit Blog: History in Bloom in Bulgaria

A festival In Kazanlak, Bulgaria, in June will celebrate the Damask rose grown in the country.

















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“Rental Cars That Don’t Suck” Tries to Make Their Referral Program Not Suck.

Silvercar offers a great rental car experience - nice cars, inclusive pricing, good service -- and they have lucrative referral bonuses. The program was pretty clunky though, so they've revamped it. Here's how Silvercar works and how you can benefit.

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7 truths about living in Norway

"Bottom line: our social liberalism only runs skin deep -- only as far as it is comfortable for us."



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/7-uncomfortable-truths-living-norway/

Hey travelers, what’s wrong with telling a little white lie?

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Thinking about conversion channels for former hotel guests

Hoteliers spend a lot of time and money marketing their properties to new visitors. But an often-overlooked way to gain future business ...



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Photos: Explore the Everglades

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/09/travel/gallery/the-wonder-list-everglades/index.html

Photos: Wonder in the Alps

The season finale of "The Wonder List" highlights the beauty of the French Alps.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/09/travel/gallery/the-wonder-list-alps/index.html

Today’s Daily Getaways: Buy Hyatt Gold Passport Points For Cheap

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 at a discount. It’s sponsored by the US Travel Association, and every weekday for five weeks they’re offering discounted travel packages.

The promotion kicked off March 23, with several opportunities so far to purchase points packages from hotel chains:

-- 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

Well, today is possibly the most anticipated day of Daily Getaways, as Hyatt Gold Passport points are going on sale at a discount at 1PM ET today.

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10 signs you were raised in Serbia

At one point you were a millionaire... hell, let's even say a billionaire.



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IHG Launching Auctions for Once in a Lifetime Experiences (With Some Great Values to Start)

IHG Rewards Club -- the hotel loyalty program for Intercontinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, and related brands -- is introducing an auction for experiences redemption site next month.

Poking around at their beta offering it looks like there will be some cool offerings to start, and these types of projects usually wind up offering great deals at the outset. Those don't last more than a few months or a year before they become overrun with members who bid up the winning prices, and the offerings themselves usually become stale.

But for now you'll want to pay close attention and come away with some steals..!

Continue reading IHG Launching Auctions for Once in a Lifetime Experiences (With Some Great Values to Start)...

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Silvercar Referral Program Improved

Silvercar is the innovative company that actually makes renting cars fun.

As I’ve explained in the past, they have only one kind of car, an Audi A4, and it comes with a bunch of cool features. This includes free GPS, wifi, satellite radio, fair toll tracking, and a fair fuel plan.

I shared my experience with renting from Silvercar at LAX a couple of months back.

One of the other cool things about Silvercar is that they've long offered a referral program, much like Uber, whereby both the person referring and the person being referred get a bonus after the first qualifying rental.

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14 reasons to NOT travel to Portugal

A valley, a river, some vineyards, green hills… you don’t see the appeal.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/trips/14-reasons-never-travel-portugal/