7 Essential Travel Experiences in Florida’s Upper Keys

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If you’ve ever made the epic drive to Key West, you fondly recall the breathtaking scenic drive through the length of the entire Florida Keys. It’s among the most stunning ocean road trips in the United States. But there’s far more to The Keys than just margaritas and Jimmy Buffet songs (though I’m personally a […]

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Roundup of Credit Card Bonuses and Promotions Ending Soon

With summer coming to an end, I wanted to give a quick round up of credit card offers and promotions that will be ending soon. Expiring Credit Card Offers United Explorer: Ending September 2, 2014 • Earn 50,000 miles after $2,000 spent on purchases in the first 3 months. • Earn an additional 5,000 miles […]



from The Points Guy http://thepointsguy.com/2014/09/roundup-of-credit-card-bonuses-and-promotions-ending-soon/

Doha Taxis: Pay What You Want?

So I've spent the past couple of days in Doha (thanks for the condolences). The city is about as exciting as watching paint dry, and that's being generous.

It's somewhat rare that I take taxis nowadays. I always try to stick to public transportation or Uber when possible, as I find taxis to just be a pain. Either they rip you off or are so nice that it's suspicious.

But I took three taxi rides in Doha, and all three of them left me confused. When I got in the taxis they didn't turn on the meter. When I asked them to, they said "don't worry about it, you just pay what you want."

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Scholarships for Real Life: “Your First Clue”

Last year we started a foundation, making an initial investment of $100,000 and pledging to support “Scholarships for Real Life,” a program to enable people to pursue a dream of their own while also addressing a problem that affects others. In this short series, we’ll highlight our initial grantees. *** Up until now the LGBT…



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15 funniest travel books

Because a sense of humor is essential when facing the mysteries and miseries of a foreign culture.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/31/travel/funny-travel-books/index.html

Filtering out the good, the bad and the ugly startup mentors

STARTUPS: Travel is just like many other industries in that there seems to be an influx of folk wanting to position themselves ...



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New, Better Link for 50,000 American Airlines Business Card Offer

Back in March I provided an updated link for the American Airlines co-branded business credit card from Citibank that included a 50,000 mile signup bonus. That link seems to have stopped working. sagy writes, The link that you have gives a “Page Not Found 404″ error message. However aadvantagecards2.citicards.com still works and should be good […]

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How do I recover my expired miles and points?

from Elliott http://elliott.org/live-2/recover-expired-miles-points/

On the Road: Business Travel, Budget Airlines and Seats That Don’t Recline

As tensions over cramped conditions flare on planes, seats that do not recline may begin to show a certain appeal.

















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Redeem Starpoints For Suites Or Premium Rooms

It's interesting to see the policies different hotel loyalty programs have towards redeeming points for premium rooms and suites.

For example, Hyatt Gold Passport is one of the more favorable loyalty programs for award redemptions in suites. They charge an extra ~50% points for suites over standard rooms, with the restriction that you have to redeem for at least three nights.

Given that on revenue rates suites can often be exponentially more expensive than standard rooms, that can be a great value.

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In Search of Sustainable Travel

In the 1980s, ecotourism—driven by a deep conservation and environmental ethic—focused on remote jungle lodges, nature treks, and the like. It was well-meaning and maybe appropriate to the time, but dwelled on the fringes of a largely uninterested mainstream travel industry. At Traveler we observed this and felt a broader approach, around sustainable tourism, would…



from Intelligent Travel http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2014/09/01/in-search-of-sustainable-travel/

3000 Mile First-Time Hotel Booking Bonus Extended Through October 10

Rocketmiles is a hotel booking site with a limited number of hotels and in a limited – but growing – number of cities. It rebates you a potentially large number of miles for your reservations. (You generally won’t earn hotel points for your stays booked through the site.) You get to choose whose miles you […]

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The Perfect Travel Guide That Doesn’t Exist

Wandering Earl

Wouldn’t it be brilliant if there was one definitive, perfect travel guide full of specific instructions that, when followed step-by-step by anyone on the planet, magically guarantees that we will be out there traveling the world long-term in no time … Read more →

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American AAdvantage Discount On Shared Miles

Through September 30, 2014, American AAdvantage is offering up to a 35% bonus on shared miles. I'm writing about this simply to explain why in almost all cases it's not worth taking advantage of.

Sharing miles is basically an opportunity to transfer miles from one account to another, which can be useful if you don't quite have enough miles for an award ticket in one account, but have a second account with extra miles you could use to "top off" the account.

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THacking in China: iBeacon tracking, gesture control, route optimization, SMS itinerary manager and more

THack China, Tnooz’s first ever hackathon in the counry, attracted over 100 developers to build 23 working products based on mobile, social ...



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