Peer-to-peer rentals receive clarity from San Francisco, paving way for legal status

The evolving regulatory environment surrounding short-term rentals accelerated this week, with San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors releasing clear rules framing short-term rentals. ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/peer-peer-rentals-receive-clarity-san-francisco-paving-way-legal-status/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=peer-peer-rentals-receive-clarity-san-francisco-paving-way-legal-status

My Best Etihad First Class Flight Ever!

I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with Etihad. All things considered they're a good airline, though in terms of the first class experience there are a couple of things they could change to make the product truly fantastic.

Up until now my beef with Etihad has revolved around two issues:

-- Etihad's US pre-clearance facility in Abu Dhabi, whereby you clear customs prior to boarding your US-bound flight. This sounds like it would be good in theory, though in practice US-bound flights are delayed an average of two hours as a result of this. Even worse, Etihad's CEO claims that the facility "couldn't be going any better," which leaves me little hope for this ever changing.

-- Etihad has a fantastic "on demand" dining concept with an onboard chef in first class. The issue is that on my last two ultra longhaul Etihad flights they've run out of food several hours before landing. That means I literally had one "real" meal on a 13-16 hour flight.

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from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2014/10/09/best-etihad-first-class-flight-ever/

Why we'll always love with Thailand

Somewhere between a bareback elephant ride and a $1 plate of sinfully rich stewed pork leg, I realized Thailand is still freaking awesome.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/tv/5-reasons-always-love-thailand/

13 signs your best friend is Mexican

#5: Su casa es tu casa…but your fridge has become his own.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/13-signs-best-friend-mexican/

Thirty Years of Fabulous: Traveler Magazine

Over three decades, Traveler magazine has undergone dramatic changes to reflect where, how, and why we travel. In 1984, we sought out the sights; now we want unique experiences. We traveled to vacation; now we want to be transformed. In the past 30 years, we've shot more than 3.4 million photos and published some 36,000. Here we celebrate our anniversary through the camera lens, offering a chronicle of changing times.



from Intelligent Travel http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2014/10/09/thirty-years-of-fabulous-traveler-magazine/

Status Match From Hyatt To MGM

Last June a huge partnership went live between Hyatt Gold Passport and MGM M life. Shortly thereafter Starwood and Caesars announced a similar partnership, though it's not nearly as lucrative.

The Hyatt/MGM partnership was a brilliant idea, given Hyatt's lack of properties in Las Vegas. Through this partnership, MGM's properties in Las Vegas are a lot more accessible for Hyatt Gold Passport members. This is true whether you're looking to earn or redeem points. For MGM, the upside is primarily that they're getting a lot of new loyal guests that might otherwise choose a non-MGM property when staying in Las Vegas.

One of the cool aspects of the partnership is that they offer status reciprocity. As a Hyatt Gold Passport Diamond member you're matched to M life Platinum, while as a Gold Passport Platinum member you're matched to M life Gold. Matched status is valid for one year, though you can manually renew your status match after that by once again linking your accounts.

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When Your Flight is Delayed or Cancelled, Here’s How to Get Your Credit Card Company to Buy Your Hotel Room and Meals

One of the key strategies you should employ when travel goes wrong is to solve the problem and worry about who pays later, when it’s an amount you can cover — put another way, “self insure.” If your flight gets cancelled, don’t spend an hour fighting with the airline over getting them to pay for […]

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from View from the Wing http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2014/10/09/flight-delayed-cancelled-heres-get-credit-card-company-buy-hotel-room-meals/

Should hotels share their best images with online travel agencies?

The battle between online travel agencies and hotels has been long and tireless, but it’s time for both sides to wave the ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/online-travel-agencies-best-images/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hotels-share-best-images-online-travel-agencies

It’s okay to hate Beijing

It’s simply a matter of taste. And to my totally subjective palette, Beijing will always taste pretty gross.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/okay-hate-beijing/

Hilton HHonors Increases Account Security

If you've tried to log into your Hilton HHonors account since yesterday, you may have noticed that it now has a CAPTCHA (which I just learned stands for "Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart") when trying to log in.

The main reason this matters is because it means you can no longer use an automated service to check your Hilton HHonors balance. For example, you can't use AwardWallet to automatically access your HHonors account anymore. Instead if you try to log in through AwardWallet it will redirect you to the Hilton HHonors page and pre-fill in your details, but you'll have to complete the CAPTCHA.

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Rock Isle Lake in Banff National Park, Alberta

from Everything Everywhere Travel Blog http://everything-everywhere.com/2014/10/08/rock-isle-lake-banff-national-park-alberta/

Meetings and events attendees say meh to social media

American Express Meetings & Events has run some research on the gaps between how planners feel about technology use in the sector ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/american-express-meetings-and-events-technology/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=meetings-events-attendees-say-meh-social-media

50,000 Point Signup Bonus for Southwest Visa Available

Reader Steven H. emails, I think Swa has raised their offer back up to 50k miles to sign up with Chase. I got an email offer Indeed, there’s a 50,000 point signup offer for the Chase co-brand Southwest Airlines card. The $99 annual fee card offers 50,000 points after $2,000 spend within 3 months of […]

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Contrasting worlds: APAC differs from West, corporates want to mandate ancillaries

Abacus International‘s latest Corporate Travel Practices Survey shows how travel management companies in Asia Pacific are thinking differently from their counterparts in ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/APAC-corporates-mandating-ancillaries-Abacus/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=apac-corporates-want-mandating-ancillary-bookability

Vegas gears up for a different kind of racing

Look out NASCAR, one of the world's fastest motor sports wants to steal your fans.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/09/travel/air-racing/index.html