The Hilton HHonors Hotels That Are About to Cost You More Points — and Those That Will Require Fewer

After Hilton’s dramatic award chart gutting of nearly two years ago, there weren’t huge changes again this year. And Hilton decided to change the way they made changes to how they re-assign hotels to award categories. Instead of an annual change to tons of hotels (a schedule they really weren’t wedded to in the past […]

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A Bull Moose With Water Dripping From His Antlers in Northern British Columbia

from Everything Everywhere Travel Blog http://everything-everywhere.com/2014/09/25/bull-moose-water-dripping-antlers-northern-british-columbia/

17 lessons from your first road trip

You can't see the country on six lanes of highway. Driving the backroads have added hours to your route, but at least you're in motion.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/trips/17-things-learn-first-road-trip/

Last Chance To Buy US Airways Miles At Current Price?

US Airways almost seems like a premium cabin alliance consolidator at times, given for how many years they've been selling miles at very lucrative rates. Over the past several years there have been more months where they've sold miles with a 100% bonus than not.

Nowadays the cost to purchase US Airways miles is 3.5 cents per mile, plus a 7.5% federal excise tax, for a total of ~3.76 cents per mile. Then they're usually offering a 100% bonus on purchased miles, bringing down the cost per purchased mile to ~1.88 cents.

That's certainly not a rate at which I'd necessarily hoard miles, as the cost to generate miles with US Airways isn't quite as good as it used to be:

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Lodgeo raises £2m for next gen hotel metasearch

Hotel comparison application Lodgeo has raised £2 million from Javest Investment Fund and a number of angel investors. The funding will go ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/lodgeo-hotel-metasearch-app-funding/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lodgeo-raises-2m

Going somewhere? You’ll want to pack a few of these (they’re on sale)

from Elliott http://elliott.org/deal-of-the-day/going-somewhere-youll-want-pack-theyre-sale/

11 signs your boyfriend is English

He’s overly polite. He thanks the officer for his parking ticket and apologizes for not smoking when someone asks for a light.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/11-signs-boyfriend-english/

Which Card Will You Sign Up For Next?

My recent fraud scare with Chase made forced me to reconsider my long-term credit card rewards strategy. Because, let’s face it, I have a ton of rewards cards. Sure, I use most of them on a regular basis, but I can’t possibly use them all. That means that it’s probably time to thin the herd. […]



from Frugal Travel Guy http://www.frugaltravelguy.com/2014/09/which-card-will-you-sign-up-for-next.html

The Horse, Stirred and Shaken

Riding Horses? I have a confession to make that I think will upset everyone in the audience that enjoys riding horses. Maybe “confession” is the wrong word, because that makes it sound like I did something untoward to the horse. Anyway, I came to the decision that I don’t actually enjoy riding horses. I was […]



from Stuck in Customs http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2014/09/26/the-horse-stirred-and-shaken/

What to do when a resort won’t accept your Travelzoo voucher

from Elliott http://elliott.org/the-troubleshooter/resort-wont-accept-travelzoo-voucher/

Google Flight search mimics another Hipmunk UX trick

In a quiet update, Google’s Flight metasearch product has made some user-experience changes for desktop and mobile in the US that adapt ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/google-flight-search-copies-thing-two-hipmunk/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-flight-search-copies-thing-two-hipmunk

How to Survive a Plane Crash

Scott Mayerowitz attended the British Airways flight safety awareness course (£162 to attend) and shares the key takeaways for how to survive a plane crash. It’s all obvious stuff, things we’ve heard a hundred times, but it bears repeating since none of us actually pay attention to the safety video (except when Deltaline used to […]

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Tourists vs. locals in Barcelona

Tourists drink Sangria. Locals: tinto de verano, a sweet summer red wine that's more refreshing than sangria.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/trips/7-differences-tourists-locals-barcelona/

Airbus to help build supersonic private jet

New York to London in three hours? Los Angeles to Tokyo in six hours? By joining with Aerion to build an ultra-fast private plane, European aviation giant Airbus wants to make it happen by 2021.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/24/travel/airbus-supersonic-jet/index.html

The Five Cards That Give Your Spending the Most Leverage

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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