Diving Into the Lesser-Known Gems: Here are the 5 Best Rewards Cards from Bank of America

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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Adventures in northern Nicaragua

Many people come to this part of the country only for surfing, but I quickly found out how many other adventures are to be had in the area.



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Is Lufthansa Dealing With An Identity Crisis?

While the US legacy carriers have been doing as well as ever lately, the same can't be said about major carriers in some other regions. That's especially true in Europe and Australia, where some of the dominant carriers have unsustainable cost structures while being faced with competition from low cost carriers.

In a way, it's not that different than when Uber begins service in a new market. The taxi mafias haven't done anything to innovate in decades due to lack of competition, and then find themselves totally unprepared to compete when they no longer have a monopoly.

It's no secret that I love Lufthansa, though I can't help but feel like they're having a bit of an identity crisis. It's understandable that the major carriers in Europe sort of have to try to be all things to all people, at least to some degree:

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9 ways travelers handle Ebola anxiety

With Ebola panic traveling faster than a 787, travelers trapped in metal containers at 30,000 feet are quickly splitting into camps.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/13/travel/airplane-travelers-anxious-ebola/index.html

Check Out This Concert in the Sky! And This Filing Calling Out Delta…

News and notes from around the interweb: Not new, but @gschaer shares this Avianca concert in the sky that’s worth a view. You think that I give Delta a hard time? American’s filing seeking Delta’s near-dormant Tokyo-Haneda slot does me one better. A flight attendants union wants to force the federal government to reinstate the […]

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In Transit Blog: Walkabout: Ebola Comedy Doesn’t Fly on US Airways

A weekly capsule of travel news curated by our writers and editors.

















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What You Need To Do Before The Southwest And AirTran Integration

Southwest and AirTran are in the final phases of combining their systems, and the loyalty programs will be fully combined beginning November 2, 2014.

This means AirTran's A+ Rewards Accounts will will cease to exist on that date. Southwest Rapid Rewards will be the loyalty program of the combined carrier, so all accounts will be converted beginning on the 2nd.

To prepare for the integration, there are a few "housekeeping" things you'll want to do:

-- Make sure your account details on both your AirTran and Southwest accounts are current (and match) before October 15th

--Move Points/Credits between the two programs if needed before November 1st

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Hotel brands seeing success driving bookings via mobile apps in China

China has long been a lucrative hotel market, and has recently been heating up further as more hotel brands make the leap ...



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Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, England

from Everything Everywhere Travel Blog http://everything-everywhere.com/2014/10/12/canterbury-cathedral-canterbury-england/

Humanity.tv launches iPad magazine loaded with curated travel films

A new product is coming out of travel startup Humanity.tv, a namesake iPad app to expand the emerging content platform’s reach. The ...



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New Ultimate Rewards Site

There have been several updates to the Chase Ultimate Rewards program over the few months, one of which is to the user interface for the Ultimate Rewards website.

The new site is supposed to be cleaner and more accessible for mobile and tablets, and those with the Chase Sapphire Preferred will see the new skin when they log in to that account.

I know exactly nothing about web design, so won't speak to whether or not this is pretty, but these updates do at least seem useful.

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11 Tips to Help You Visit Expensive Iceland on Budget

Iceland. The land of sheep, northern lights, volcanoes with unpronounceable names (try Eyjafjallajökull), and high prices. It’s supposedly one of the least budget-friendly countries in the world – which made visiting even more appealing to me. I always view expensive countries as a challenge. Figuring out how to visit a country on the cheap is like solving a puzzle to me and I relished the challenge of figuring out if Iceland could be visited on a budget. And, after eleven […]

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Insider’s Guide to Bogotá

Change is coming rapidly to Bogotá, with the spread of European-style cuisine and lodgings—a matter of pride among Bogotanos. Yet the capital of Colombia remains resolutely local, especially in the old Candelaria neighborhood. Here are some of the highlights.



from Intelligent Travel http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2014/10/13/insiders-guide-to-bogota/

Is Hilton HHonors Ripe for Another Devaluation?

Several years ago Hilton told us that they thought their program was too valuable, that it didn’t get them anything to be that way, and it’s far better to keep customers on a treadmill having to earn more points. This by the way was still during the Great Recession. So it should come as no […]

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T Magazine: An American in Shanghai

Michael Kors takes his one-man show — glamorous fashions, zingy one-liners, crazed fans and all — on the road.

















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