Saving Money With Throwaway Ticketing: Useful AND Ethical!

The New York Times’ Ethicist declared that throwaway ticketing is perfectly fine. A reader asks if it’s ok to book tickets where you don’t intend to fly all of the segments in order to save money. The reply: Absolutely. Purchasing something doesn’t mean you’re obligated to consume it in totality. You can use whatever portion […]

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Travel Challenge: Costa Rica

I haven’t been to Costa Rica, and frankly I don’t know why. Its tropical climate and amazing bio-culture are stand out and intrigue me. I mean average highs of 85 and average lows of 76? Talk about beach weather. During college, many friends went to Costa Rica for seven-week projects, and since college, many of […]



from Frugal Travel Guy http://www.frugaltravelguy.com/2014/09/travel-challenge-costa-rica.html

Shannon Galpin publishes 1st book

We are proud to announce the official launch of Matador Ambassador Shannon Galpin's first book, Mountain to Mountain: A journey of adventure and activism for the women of Afghanistan.



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Etihad Residence Butler Details Revealed

Later this year Etihad will begin service with their Airbus A380. It will be debuting on the Abu Dhabi to London Heathrow route as of December 27, 2014. Quite possibly the most innovative aspect of the product is The Residence, which is a three room, 125 square foot suite consisting of a private living room, bedroom, and shower.

Nothing like it has ever been done in commercial aviation before, and as you might expect it's priced to reflect that.

One of the unique features of The Residence is that you have a private Savoy trained butler. I was curious what exactly would go into training these butlers and what their backgrounds would be, and it looks like we finally have some new information.

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I Heart My City: Yasmine’s Rabat

Rabat native Yasmine El Baggari has always been a dreamer. Her desire to discover the great unknown led her to America in 2010, and from there her dreams kept getting bigger. First, she set out to visit all 50 states (she's covered more than two thirds so far). Now she's on a 15-country journey around the globe to continue her quest to break down cultural barriers and stereotypes through travel. But no matter where Yasmine is, her hometown pride comes with her. Here are her favorite things about Morocco's capital city.



from Intelligent Travel http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2014/09/17/i-heart-my-city-yasmines-rabat/

Qatar Airways First A380 Delivered

I'm not sure whether to be happy or sad that the Qatar Airways A380 Real Housewives-esque drama may be over.

For anyone that has been following the drama (in other words, for anyone that has been reading my blog), Qatar Airways has perpetually been delaying the delivery of their A380s due to some "interior" problems.

For months, Qatar Airways delayed their A380 service on a super-frequent basis as Airbus worked to fix the issues:

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16 signs you're from Venezuela

#1: You don't have friends. You have "panas."



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Should You Jump on the US Airways MasterCard Signup Bonus Before It Goes Away?

I receive compensation for many links on this blog. You don’t have to use these links, but I am grateful to you if you do. American Express, Citibank, Chase, and other banks are advertising partners of this site. I do not write about all credit cards that are available — instead focusing on miles, points, […]

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7 sweet smartphone photography hacks

In this video, photographer Lorenz Holder shows off seven tips for taking really sick pictures using his iPhone 5S.



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Why You Should Write

“That’s the promise: you will live more curiously if you write. You will become a scientist, if not of the natural world than of whatever world you care about. More of that world will pop alive. You will see more when you look at it. Writing needn’t be a formal enterprise to have this effect.…



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UNESCO World Heritage Site #277: Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza

From the World Heritage inscription: The town of Chichen-Itza was established during the Classic period close to two natural cavities (cenotes or chenes), which gave the town its name “At the edge of the well of the Itzaes”. The cenotes facilitated tapping the underground waters of the area. The dates for this settlement vary according [...]



from Everything Everywhere Travel Blog http://everything-everywhere.com/2014/09/17/unesco-world-heritage-site-277-pre-hispanic-city-chichen-itza/

5 beautiful, endangered alphabets

Over the last 2,500 years, the Latin alphabet has swept away countless writing systems. However, more than two billion people still write in other formats.



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Infant Award Travel

It's Wednesday, which means we'd typically have a post from my friend Travis, who had been writing a weekly series with a somewhat different perspective than mine. As a follow up to his post on traveling with a lap child, he's been drafting a post on infant flight charges when traveling on an international award ticket.

Unfortunately, Travis was in a bit of a mountaineering accident this weekend, and while he's going to be okay, it's going to be a few weeks before he can get back to work, much less blogging. I don't want to ruin the story for him, but he has promised a trip report from a Blackhawk helicopter, so it sounds like it was pretty exciting.

In the meantime, there are a few posts he's drafted that we'll try to publish over the next few weeks, but he probably won't be responding to comments and such for a bit. We'll see how it goes.

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36 Hours: Central Park, New York

Spot birds and gaze at stars, explore gardens and go for a row, snack on a roof and sway to some jazz during a weekend in the city’s sanctuary.

















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Data Security is a Huge Gap in Frequent Flyer Programs. But Not One Members Actually Care About.

Delpitte Consulting released a new study today (.pdf) suggesting that travelers do not trust the data security policies and practices of loyalty programs. My take: Deloitte wants to convince loyalty programs to hire them to bolster their privacy and data security. They’d also love it if media picked this up and created pressure for companies […]

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