New Citi Double Cash Card Benefits

While not a travel card, Citi has just introduced a new cashback credit card which is worth taking a look at.

The new Citi® Double Cash Card is a no annual fee credit card that offers 1% cash back on every purchase, and then an additional 1% cash back when you pay for those purchases. There are no limits to the amount of cashback you can earn.

The downsides of the card are that there's no sign-up bonus, and it does have 3% foreign transaction fees.

To put this card into perspective compared to the other most compelling cashback credit cards:

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See NYC in Hyperlapse

Taking Instagram's new time-lapse app for a spin through the streets of New York City.

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Airline First Class Thunderdome: Two Blogs Enter, One Blog Leaves

Lucky posted about his rankings of first class airline products. This followed my ranking of top first class airlines list. You can see our full rankings, side-by-side, at FlightFox. Click ‘Flight Blogger Ratings’ on the upper right hand side. You can then sort by his and by mine. He threw down in a couple of […]

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Travel Lens: Steve McCurry’s World

A National Geographic Traveler editor goes behind the lens with photo legend Steve McCurry.



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Snapshots of Burning Man

What outsiders fail to see is that Burning Man is first and foremost about community.



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T Magazine: Denis Colomb’s Cashmere Connection to the Holy City of Kathmandu

The designer and his wife and business partner, Erica Lennard, source both materials and inspiration from the spiritual Nepali capital.

















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Everyday Economics: In Defense of the Knee Defender

Why preventing a seat back from reclining is not such a big deal, provided you do it responsibly.





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Party over: Two face charges after plane returns to Canada

Airborne for white, sandy beaches, turquoise Cuban waters and swaying palms, two women apparently broke out their duty-free booze on Wednesday and partied hearty in a passenger jet bathroom.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/28/world/americas/canada-disruptive-passengers/index.html

Foreign GDS gear up for the much awaited opportunity in China

In the airline distribution segment in China, a lot of progress has been made with the support of the Civil Aviation Administration ...



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Jet Airways And Qatar Airways Business Class Are Next!

One suggestion I frequently get is to review more business class products, since they're more attainable than first class for the average miles & points collector. And I've been making a real effort to do that.

-- I did a US Airways 90,000 mile business class award over the summer which included travel on LOT, Swiss, Ethiopian, and Lufthansa.

-- I flew La Compagnie "business class."

-- I flew TAP business class to Portugal.

-- I flew Icelandair business class.

-- I flew Singapore Airlines business class.

And I'm continuing the trend.

As some of you may recall, back in June I had plans to fly to Doha for the inaugural Qatar Airways A380 flight to London Heathrow. Of course that was before His Excellency perpetually delayed the inaugural, to the point that they'll be lucky if they take delivery of their first A380 this year.

My original plan was to fly to Doha via Brussels using American miles, trying out both Jet Airways' business class and Qatar Airways' business class. I was probably as excited about those flights as I was about the prospect of flying Qatar Airways' A380 in first class, since they both seem like really solid business class products. As a result I was pretty sad when I canceled that trip.

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31 can't-miss U.S. beaches

The crash of the waves on the shore, the sand beneath your toes and even the smell of suntan lotion are still calling.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/29/travel/must-see-beaches-united-states/index.html

Half Off Award Redemptions to Europe!

Air France KLM’s Flying Blue program should be interesting to U.S. frequent flyers for several reasons. They offer one-way awards, which Delta won’t have until next year. They are an American Express Membership Rewards transfer partner (points transfer instantly). They have access to award space that Delta won’t let you have. They have most of […]

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The art of visiting war memorials

Your opinions about the war shouldn’t be imposed on other people. Everyone is allowed to express anger or confusion or sadness or shame here. It’s not your business to judge.



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Oldest Flight Attendant Forced To Retire

In May I wrote about Bob Reardon, the oldest active flight attendant in the world. He had just turned 90, and had been at Delta and Northwest for 63 years.

Well, the following update was just posted on Facebook:

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Malaysia Airlines to Cut 30% of Work Force

Even the elimination of 6,000 jobs, and nearly $2 billion in government aid, will not guarantee a successful restructuring, the majority owner said.

















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