So is British Airways Going to Devalue their Program in a Big Way, or Not?

Last night I wrote that Iberia made major changes to its award chart. They created a separate award chart for partner airlines, such as oneworld members (and joint venture partners) American and US Airways. That’s a big deal because their program used to be more aligned with British Airways’, a way to buy cheap non-stop […]

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Flying Blue Now Transfer Partner Of Citi ThankYou Points

Last month Citi finally announced that holders of the Citi ThankYou® Premier Card, Citi Prestige, and Citi Chairman cards would be able to transfer their ThankYou Points to airline partners.

As of today, Flying Blue, the frequent flyer program for Air France and KLM, has been added to the list of transfer partners.

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The latest 'experiential' travel trend

HLN's Susan Hendricks speaks with travel expert Kendra Thornton about a new travel trend embraced by young adults.

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A quick location-based hack to locate friends and colleagues worldwide

As Facebook has grown in scope, determining where in the world a friend or colleague is has become increasingly challenging. A quick ...



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Walking Among the Dead at Pere Lachaise Cemetery

Death is not the end for the residents of Père-Lachaise in Paris. Their tombs and graves are gawked at every day by hundreds of camera-touting tourists seeking the cemetery’s famous and not-so-famous inhabitants. The cemetery was built in 1804 as the city ran out of room for new graves within its limits. It was named after Louis XIV’s confessor, Père François de la Chaise (1624–1709), who lived in a house near the cemetery land. At the time, the cemetery was […]

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Conrad London St. James Now Accepting Reservations

As I explained back when it was announced that the Concourse Hotel LAX would be rebranded as the Hyatt Regency LAX, hotel management contracts can be fascinating.

Quite possibly the most interesting hotel management contract change of the year is at the InterContinental Westminster London, which only opened in late 2012. I guess it really wasn't working out for them, since the InterContinental Westminster is being rebranded as the Conrad St. James in September. Hotel management contracts are usually for at least a decade, so a lot has to go wrong for them to change so quickly. Rebranding a hotel is a big investment, so it's interesting that they think switching from an InterContinental to a Conrad will radically alter their occupancy and rates.

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Adventure 101: Hang Gliding the Outer Banks

There’s a reason that the Wright brothers picked the Outer Banks to take their first flight: reliable breezes, wide open, non-vegetated spaces, and 100-foot dunes—the tallest on the Atlantic coast—where even novices can fly safely before alighting in soft sand. Your first flight in a hang glider “might just change your life,” says Andy Torrington, who has been teaching the sport near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, since 1991.



from Intelligent Travel http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2014/08/25/adventure-101-hang-gliding-the-outer-banks/

Award Space Bonanza! Take Your Whole Family to Europe in Business Class!

A month ago I wrote that the new Turkish Airlines San Francisco – Istanbul route was wide open with award space. West Coast – Europe can be tough to get with miles, especially in premium cabins. But this new flight, operated 5 days a week, had business class award availability every day, in fact enough […]

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Virtual tours now real-time with Georama’s unique live tours

Travel startup Georama has created a new product, a live video setup contained within a backpack that allows tour guides to offer ...



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How To Know If You Have Lounge Access On International Itineraries

For many of you, this is going to seem like an absolute no-brainer post, but I get questions and emails every day from people asking how to get airport lounge access.

This is actually quite complicated if you don’t have experience with the various alliances and rules, which is probably why people are often confused about the access rules. For that matter, a good portion of the time the lounge agents don’t seem to know the entrance policies, which certainly doesn’t make things any easier.

For the most part, lounge access is determined based on the class of service you’re flying, and the various airline alliances have some common rules that apply for travel on any of their member airlines.

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Eating in Restaurants Alone

I eat at restaurants by myself all over the world. Most of the time it doesn’t bother me—in fact, I often enjoy it. A few tips: Bring something to do. I usually have my Tom Bihn laptop bag, so I have plenty of choices: actual laptop, New Yorker or Economist magazine, my paper notebook, reference…



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Hyatt Gold Passport’s Jeff Zidell Takes the #IceBucketChallenge: Clues About the Future of the Program?

Milepoint’s tommy777, Tommy Danielsen, passed on my challenge to him over to Jeff Zidell of Hyatt Gold Passport. And Jeff came through. Jeff challenges Suzanne Rubin of American Airlines, David Oppenheim at United, and Lance Evans at MGM. Can I read the tea leaves a bit here? David Oppenheim, who manages United’s partnerships (including credit […]

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Florence, Oregon: A charming coastal find

The charming old-world town along the Oregon Coast, where the Siuslaw River curves along its edges, offers spectacular natural views, and it is located along what is arguably the most beautiful and diverse section of the state's coastline.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/25/travel/exploring-florence-oregon/index.html

Watching the watchers: A spy's guide to Berlin

Spooks have left their mark on a once-divided city still thought to be an espionage hotbed.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/25/travel/berlin-spy-tour/index.html

Strike Three With My Marriott Business Card Application

As I wrote about last week, I’ve been around with my friends at Chase for several weeks now and my application for the now-expired 70K offer for the Marriott Rewards Business Card. My first application attempt resulted in a pending decision online notice and I followed up with the phone number in my wallet for […]



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