Up To 20% Off Virgin America Flights

Virgin America frequently offers "flash sales" of sorts, whereby they have promotion codes for discounted tickets valid for 1-2 days.

Through 11:59PM PT on Saturday, September 13, 2014, Virgin America is offering up to 20% off all cabins for travel this fall. Simply use promotion code HURRY20 at the time of booking.

The basic details of the promotion are as follows:

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A Simple Trick to Leverage Points With Icelandair

Icelandair is a bit of an enigma, several US flights to Iceland and beyond, not a terrible way to get to Europe and often inexpensive — and also offering the most service to an interesting destination. For a short while they had a partnership with Alaska Airlines which provided incredible value and drama, and dirt […]

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The Pan Am Experience At Air Hollywood

Never had the chance to fly Pan Am? Well, for $297 you can get a ride in their first class cabin... sort of.

Air Hollywood, which is the largest aviation themed studio for movies and TV shows, is putting on a Pan Am Experience.

Here's how it's described:

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Overlooking the Outskirts of Freetown, Sierra Leone

from Everything Everywhere Travel Blog http://everything-everywhere.com/2014/09/12/overlooking-outskirts-freetown-sierra-leone/

T-Mobile Adds Free Gogo Inflight Texting

Earlier in the year, T-Mobile announced a bit of a game changer with their Simple Choice International Plan. Through this, you'd receive unlimited texting and data in 122 countries worldwide, which is really amazing for the frequent international traveler.

It looks like they're adding yet another feature which travelers should love. As of September 17, 2014. T-Mobile will be offering free in-flight texting thanks to a new partnership with Gogo:

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The Final Death of the Mileage Run

Josh Barro writes one of the best mainstream pieces on the current state of mileage runs for the New York Times. It’s a practice known as a mileage run: Buy a low-price airline ticket, in this instance $537, and fly not because you want to go anywhere, but to earn redeemable miles and progress toward […]

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I Heart My National Park: Big Bend

Crowned with a sky so wide that it threatens to define infinity, the Big Bend region of West Texas remains one of the last true frontiers in the Lower 48, a landscape unique in the world. Keene Haywood has been a frequent visitor to Big Bend National Park for the past 20 years, having formerly worked for The Nature Conservancy in the nearby Davis Mountain Preserve. Here's his insider guide to this geological wonder.



from Intelligent Travel http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2014/09/12/i-heart-my-national-park-big-bend/

Why I Don’t Like Suites (Sort Of)

I know, I'm a walking, breathing, contradiction, given that I've "fought" for suite upgrades many times over the years (though that was more on principle than anything else). ;)

But am I the only one that doesn't really like suites when traveling alone?

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Frugal Guide to Geneva

Most famous for it’s Jet d’Eau fountain, Geneva is the quintessential European city, set on a picturesque lake and surrounded by the Swiss Alps. Price-conscious tourists often shy away from visiting Geneva, but there are several ways to visit the city on a budget: 1. Low Season. The shoulder season in Geneva is September – […]



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Can science stop shark attacks?

Would an invisible wetsuit or electric pulse emitter make you feel more secure?



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Disney World splurges that are worth it

Walt Disney World is expensive. No two ways about it. Here are some places that are worth the splurge.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/12/travel/luxury-walt-disney-world/index.html

If We Don’t Like American’s New Catering, They’ll Think Customers Are Telling Them They Don’t WANT Food

When the American and US Airways merger got the final go-ahead, I said there were ten things to expect. So far things are playing out pretty much… as expected. One of those things was the US Airways-ization of American. New leadership said that American’s service standards would survive But what that turns out to meean […]

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Three Sides of Ecuador

On a journey through the diverse South American country, taking in the coast, the mountains and a town with colonial charm.

















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Cultured Traveler: Argentina Rediscovers Its African Roots

From tango to tunnels, a nation begins to trace the once-robust culture of the slaves who were brought there.

















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My Travel Philosophy And Why I Love Hong Kong

I'm in Hong Kong again, which is hands down my favorite city in the world. I've visited it well over a dozen times, and I don't think there's a city I'm more passionately familiar with than Hong Kong (I get lost in New York despite the "grid" system, yet I could guide you around Hong Kong with my eyes closed).

I get asked all the time why I love Hong Kong so much, and I have a hard time explaining it. So I figured I'd step back and kind of explain what I enjoy when it comes to travel, and frame that in the context of Hong Kong.

To me there are two kinds of destinations -- "Google Images" destinations and not "Google Images" destinations. What do I mean?

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