Bonus American Miles With Club Carlson

Club Carlson is offering an extremely lucrative promotion at the moment. Club Carlson members can earn 7,500 bonus AAdvantage miles after two stays at Radisson hotels between September 15 and December 15, 2014. Registration is required by October 15, 2014.

Bonus miles should post four to six weeks after December 15, 2014, and you can only earn the bonus once per AAdvantage membership number (so presumably you can only earn it once per Club Carlson number as well, since you can only register one AAdvantage number per Club Carlson account).

In order to qualify you have to book an "eligible stay," which is a stay of at least one night at a rate that's eligible for Gold Points accrual (that means award stays and points + cash stays don't qualify).

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Get Up to 30,000 American Miles for a Citibank Checking Account

Citibank is again offering American Airlines miles as an incentive for opening a checking account and taking various account actions. The offer is valid through September 30, and you then have 60 days from account opening to take required additional steps of debit transactions and a billpay in two calendar months. You can apply on-line, […]

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Garuda Indonesia’s First Class — WOW!

Garuda Indonesia is an airline that's undergoing an incredible transformation. They have a not-so-great safety record and had an old fleet, though are really trying to get competitive recently, especially as Garuda Indonesia just joined SkyTeam a few months ago.

Their new 777-300ER looks incredible, with private first class suites and a soft product that surpasses it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMlWzz2zoro

I even linked to a Garuda Indonesia trip report last December, noting how impressed I was.

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The pilgrimage of the solo traveler

I’d always traveled alone. Part of it had to do with my difficulty with people. Relationships never seemed to fit me, like a glove without all the fingers.



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Qatar Airways Denounces First Class

I've come to an interesting realization over the past few days. Or really it's a rather unfortunate realization, though I guess acknowledging a problem is the first step to fixing it. I'm attracted to people that are walking and talking contradictions. I don't know why, there's something intriguing about them. I'm genuinely curious to hear what they have to say next, because you never know what they'll say next. Maybe that's why I like watching The Real Housewives so much.

This brings me to the most prolific guy in the airline industry, His Excellency Akbar Al Baker. He's the CEO of Qatar Airways, or just "The Chief" as everyone calls him.

Some days I think the guy is absolutely out-of-his-freaking-mind. He says things no one else is willing to say, and sometimes he's dead wrong. Yet at the same time he's a "no-BS" kind of guy. He has an unreal level of attention to detail, and he has no problem throwing shade like the best of them.

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Heads Up: A Wine Region Flourishes in Central Washington

One of the state’s fastest-growing wine regions, Lake Chelan now has almost two dozen wineries clustered around its southern end.

















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Explorer: In the Cascades, a Trifecta for Outdoor Enthusiasts

Washington’s Stehekin Valley has great scenery, comfortable lodging and good food and relatively few visitors. Just don’t expect an easy path to get there.

















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In Transit Blog: Apartment Accommodations, Hotel Services

The new site BeMate.com will offer guests accommodations in apartments and services from local hotels.

















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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 […]



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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.



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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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