I Heart My City: Jackie’s Los Angeles

Jackie DesForges is among a rare breed of individuals who were actually born and raised in Los Angeles. Various jobs in the travel industry have taken her to Chicago, Ireland, Israel, and, most recently, to New York City, where she works as a social media manager for Rail Europe. But there's only one city Jackie will ever call home. Here are a few of her favorite things about L.A.



from Intelligent Travel http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2014/10/01/i-heart-my-city-jackies-los-angeles/

5 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Miles

If you’re one of those people who has a huge bucket list of places they’d like to travel to, redeeming miles can be bittersweet. That’s because while redeeming them is thrilling, having to earn them all over again in order to see all of those places can be daunting. Worry not! Here are four ways […]



from Frugal Travel Guy http://www.frugaltravelguy.com/2014/10/5-ways-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-miles.html

Big Data is not the Messiah coming to save travel personalisation

Over the last year I’ve exposed myself to a lot of Big Data blogs, articles, conferences, webinars, technologies, chats over beers, and ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/big-data-not-messiah/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=big-data-messiah-coming-save-travel-personalisation

AmEx Eliminates Threshold Bonus On Best Membership Rewards Card

American Express will be eliminating the 15,000 point bonus on the American Express® Premier Rewards Gold Card as of 2015.

What are the implications here, and why is this a big deal?

BACKGROUND ON THE PREMIER REWARDS GOLD

I've had the American Express® Premier Rewards Gold Card for years. It's one of the first cards I ever applied for. Anecdotally it's fairly easy to be approved for, given that it's a charge card and not a credit card (meaning you have to pay off your balance in full each month, making it lower risk for the issuers than a credit card).

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Can You Get ANOTHER Chase Ink Card for the 70,000 Point Bonus?

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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from View from the Wing http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2014/10/01/can-get-another-chase-ink-card/

Meta wins: Ongoing implications as bot scraping continues to be good business in travel

Deploying robot scripts to scrape content is nearly as old as the Internet itself – as the Web shifted from human-curated lists ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/meta-wins-ongoing-implications-bot-scraping-continues-good-business-travel/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=meta-wins-ongoing-implications-bot-scraping-continues-good-business-travel

Story behind the shot: Swan dive, Monaco

We were just kids with a dream of life on a boat, but we all, in our own ways, launched ourselves toward that dream with open arms. Now, it’s our reality.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/notebook/story-shot-swan-dive-monaco/

36 Hours in Copenhagen

During a weekend in the Danish capital, discover art underground, sample dishes from a former Noma chef and unwind in the city’s green spaces.

















from NYT > Travel http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/642561/s/3f057cd0/sc/10/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C10A0C0A50Ctravel0Cthings0Eto0Edo0Ein0E360Ehours0Ein0Ecopenhagen0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

Don’t Forget These 7 Items While Traveling (Sponsored)

Those “if only I just remembered to pack that” moments are the worst. Along with bad hair days, horrible cell phone reception areas, and warm salads. To help you avoid that soul-crushing feeling of ‘shoulda-woulda-coulda’, here’s a handy list to check off when packing your bag for your next flight. 1) Photocopies of your passport, […]



from Frugal Travel Guy http://www.frugaltravelguy.com/2014/10/dont-forget-these-7-items-while-traveling-sponsored.html

In Transit Blog: A ‘Roosevelts’ Tour of New York

The travel firm Tauck will offer a “Roosevelts”-themed event in New York City featuring filmmaker Ken Burns and a tour of a Roosevelt home.

















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#NGTRadar: Travel Lately

The Radar—the latest and best from the travel blogosphere—is a regular feature on Intelligent Travel every other Wednesday. You can play, too. Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTravel and tag your favorite travel stories #NGTRadar to help us find the crème de la crème on the Web. Here are our newest picks.



from Intelligent Travel http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2014/10/01/ngtradar-travel-lately-37/

US Airways Stops Selling Status

One of the things I do appreciate about the behind-the-scenes folks at US Airways is that many of their decision-makers are effectively bean-counters. Intelligent bean-counters, if there is such a thing.

Operationally, the management team at US Airways has done a good job, and that's partly because they make decisions based on what they think makes the most financial sense.

So we've seen them sell miles at ridiculously cheap rates (because it was profitable), replace catering on short domestic routes with a snack basket (because it was profitable), and even outright sell you elite status (because it was profitable).

Apparently they've decided that last option no longer makes financial sense, as US Airways has eliminated the ability to purchase elite status through their Buy Up To Preferred program.

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Limited Time: 70,000 Point Bonus on Chase Ink Plus

Link: 70,000 Points for Chase Ink Plus Card As of yesterday, Chase has temporarily raised the signup bonus on its popular Ink Plus card to 70,000 Ultimate Rewards points (normally 50,000 points). You’ll earn the points upon completion of a $5,000 minimum spend in three months. In addition to the improved signup bonus, the card…



from The Art of Non-Conformity http://chrisguillebeau.com/70000-point-bonus-on-chase-ink-plus/

5 myths about women who travel solo

I always have a hard time dealing with embarrassing situations. That hasn’t improved, regardless of how many solo travel experiences I've accumulated.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/bnt/5-myths-women-travel-solo/

Delta SkyMiles Limiting Membership Rewards Points Transfers

There's no denying that Delta has been trailblazing the way for the US airline industry when it comes to frequent flyer programs. They were the first to introduce a revenue requirement for status, and are taking it a step further in 2015, by awarding redeemable miles based on how much you spend as opposed to how much you fly.

There are some positive changes to the program as well. For example, they'll begin allowing one-way award tickets for half the cost of a roundtrip starting in January. As someone that doesn't actually fly Delta but accrues their miles through other means, I'd actually say the new program may be a net positive.

American Express has just announced a change to the Membership Rewards program which I didn't see coming, however:

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from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2014/10/01/delta-skymiles-limiting-membership-rewards-points-transfers/