Uber and Starwood Preferred Guest Launch New Partnership

In what appears to be a match made in heaven to me, Uber and Starwood today announced details of a new partnership. This comes on the heels of Starwood’s Crossover Rewards partnership with Delta Air Lines, and its more recent teaming up with Emirates on a program called Your World Rewards that offers reciprocal benefits...



from The Points Guy http://thepointsguy.com/2015/02/uber-and-starwood-preferred-guest-launch-new-partnership/

What German friends are like

A German friend wants to look at you suspiciously then slowly get to know you.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/notebook/10-differences-normal-friend-german-friend/

Special Lightroom Tutorial Sale!

Special deal for 3 days! Until Feb 28, you can get 30% off Trey’s Lightroom Tutorial for Beginners and Beyond. The price is already discounted on there… no coupon code or anything – enjoy!



from Stuck in Customs http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2015/02/25/special-lightroom-tutorial-sale/

12 signs you're South African

You're a born storyteller and your teacher was crazy.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/notebook/12-signs-born-raised-south-africa/

Five Sure Ways to Shake Up Your Travel Routine

Does your travel routine remain pretty consistent? Perhaps you take the family for the annual beach excursion in Florida and rent the same condo each year? Nothing wrong with that. I used to do the same and it was a fun vacation! However, if you’re ready to shake things up and try something new for […]



from Frugal Travel Guy http://www.frugaltravelguy.com/2015/02/five-sure-ways-to-shake-up-your-travel-routine.html

New Starwood-Uber Partnership: Earn Starpoints for Uber Rides!

Starwood is bringing out a new global partnership with Uber that allows members to link their Starwood and Uber accounts and earn Starpoints for the Uber rides they take (last name and email addresses on both accounts must match). Starwood adds Uber to its stable of points-earning partners which includes Crossover Rewards (Delta), Your World […]

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Are executives hiding from their customers?

from Elliott http://elliott.org/advice-you-can-take/executives-hiding-customers/

Delta’s Response to Charging Elites More Miles for Awards

Earlier I reported that Delta appears to be charging more miles for elites booking economy awards than general members. Logged in elites would see a one-way flight for 17,500 miles that general members would see priced at 12,500 miles. Delta spokesman Anthony Black emails, I Saw your note on the award price issue. We are […]

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Will AAdvantage And Dividend Miles Merge Around March 20, 2015?

Last October American announced the details of the 2015 AAdvantage program, including that the AAdvantage and Dividend Miles programs will merge sometime in the second quarter of 2015.

An exact date for the integration of the two programs hasn’t yet been announced, though it looks like we might now have reason to believe that AAdvantage and Dividend Miles will merge around March 20, 2015, which is a bit ahead of schedule (which I know they’ve been aiming for all along).

Specifically, US Airways has posted that their Dividend Miles partnership with Jet Airways will end as of March 20, 2015:

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Delta Currently Charging Elite Members Extra Miles to Book Award Tickets That Everyone Else Can Get for Less

Last week Delta ‘tuned up’ the SkyMiles technology and I wondered if I was being paranoid to believe that was more likely than not bad for members. This week we’re learning that Delta — whether by glitch or by design — seems to be charging their own elite members more miles for economy awards than […]

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eDreams adds Japan to growing APAC line-up

Barcelona-based eDreams has launched in Japan, describing the move as “a major step forward in [its] internationalization strategy.” In response to emailed ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/edreams-Japan-APAC/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=edreams-adds-japan-growing-apac-line

Paddling across the US

"Dave and Amy Freeman canoe 2,000 miles from Minnesota to Washington DC to bring awareness to dangerous mining projects jeopardizing the Boundary Waters."



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/paddling-across-us-clean-water/

Trying Again: Comments Closed For The Next Few Hours

Last week I sent the blog in for some minor maintenance, though as is often the case when I'm involved with technology, things didn't go quite as planned.

Apparently the issues have been resolved, so we're making another attempt at updates this evening.

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Register For Hilton’s 2015 Double Your HHonors Promotion

In late January I posted about how Hilton announced that they would change the way they do HHonors promotions as of this year. As I explained, Hilton will be offering two global HHonors promotions annually, rather than the four we became accustomed to. In addition to that they promised to offer targeted promotions throughout the year.

Anyway, Hilton has just announced the details of their first global 2015 promotion, entitled Double Your HHonors.

Through this promotion, members can choose either double HHonors base points or double airline miles for stays at qualifying hotels between March 1 and May 31, 2015.

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Why Airlines Should Improve Their Coffee

Coffee fuels business travel, and most providers don’t understand that. Flat White at the Park Hyatt Sydney Have you ever actually tried to drink the coffee on a US domestic airline? American’s new Airbus A321T flying between New York JFK and Los Angeles and San Francisco has a cappuccino machine in first class. I have […]

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