Ebola fears crippling safari industry

Survey of 500 safari operators finds more than half report a 20- to 70-percent decline in bookings since Ebola outbreak.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/17/travel/africa-safaris-ebola/index.html

6 lies: Volunteering off the grid

#3: Everyone will think you’re bad-ass when you get home. Yes, some people will think you’re pretty impressive. Others will think you’re nuts.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/change/6-lies-tell-yourself-volunteer-off-grid/

Today is your day

from Elliott http://elliott.org/blog/today-day/

24 hour photo mission: Tokyo

When visiting a city with more than 30 million people, it's impossible to document it in one visit, or even a lifetime, but that doesn't mean you can't try.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/notebook/24-hour-photo-mission-tokyo/

Momondo Group raises £80 million from Great Hill Partners

Big fund-raising deal alert: Momondo Group has taken a cash injection of £80 million (approximately $130 million) from Boston-based Great Hill Partners. ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/momondo-raises-80-million/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=momondo-group-raises-80-million-great-hill-partner

The man who cycled the world

Adventurer and filmmaker Felix Starck cycled 18,000km through 22 countries and four continents in one year. Untrained and with 55kg of equipment.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/notebook/man-cycled-world/

Death Toll From Nepal Avalanche Rises, Scores Still Missing

Trekkers who were caught in unseasonably bad weather found themselves unprepared to survive the harsh conditions, according to reports.



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/nepal-avalanche-blizzard-death-toll-rises-29-least-70-still-missing-report-1706722

A Week in London and Paris for $197

Several months ago, my husband and I decided we were going to take a kid-free trip somewhere in Europe. After pouring over itineraries and options, we chose to use our points and miles to spend seven days in London and Paris. I wrote about our flight redemptions earlier this year, but thought I would revisit […]



from Frugal Travel Guy http://www.frugaltravelguy.com/2014/10/a-week-in-london-and-paris-for-197.html

Hang on, this hotel doesn’t exist!

from Elliott http://elliott.org/the-troubleshooter/hang-hotel-doesnt-exist/

Light on the way to Milford Sound and Tiananmen Square Photography

Five Days of New Tips/Tricks Videos! Day One Each day for the next five days, I’m gonna post a new video here on the blog! Let me know if you have any questions… happy to answer! I’m here with my friend Tom in the middle of Beijing. I decided to go to Tiananmen Square for […]



from Stuck in Customs http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2014/10/17/light-on-the-way-to-milford-sound-and-tiananmen-square-photography/

7 reasons why Kansas City's a winner

For much of the next 10 days, the center of the baseball universe will not be Boston or L.A., but Kansas City, where the scrappy, longshot Royals will be playing in the World Series for the first time in 29 years.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/16/travel/kansas-city-royals-winners/index.html

TSA chief John Pistole retiring at year's end

Transportation Security Administration chief John Pistole said Thursday he will resign at the end of the year, ending his run as the longest-serving administrator of the government agency entrusted with keeping terrorists off planes, trains and other means of transport.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/16/politics/tsa-pistole-retiring/index.html

Ebola Travel Ban: How Would Shutting Down Travel from West Africa Even Work?

I’m not an epidemiologist and I have no greater understanding about the spread of ebola than what I’ve read from others. So I am limiting the scope of my commentary on the spread of the disease and travel. (Relatedly, I found this Wired piece from August on the extent to which disease spreads on planes […]

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from View from the Wing http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2014/10/16/ebola-travel-ban-shutting-travel-west-africa-even-work/

All Accor Hotels Participating In Aeroplan Promotion

Earlier today I wrote about an extremely lucrative promotion being offered by Accor and Aeroplan, whereby you can earn 5,000 bonus Aeroplan miles per Accor stay through December 31, 2014.

The promotion almost seemed too good to be true, given that Accor has plenty of budget brand hotels which go for under $50 per night.

The terms of the promotion referenced "participating hotel," so my concern was that the budget brands would be excluded.

Well, I reached out to Accor to clarify, and they've confirmed that all 2,700 hotels participating in the Accorhotels program are included in the offer.

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from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2014/10/16/accor-hotels-participating-aeroplan-promotion/

First Review Of American’s New 777-200 Business Class

Early last week American began flying their refurbished 777-200 between Dallas and Santiago.

Interestingly American chose yet another new business class product for their 777-200ERs:

-- American has reverse herringbone seats in business class on their 777-300ER aircraft, which marked the beginning of their longhaul fleet renewal

-- American is starting to install staggered business class seats on their 767-300 aircraft

I do find it rather interesting that American is installing yet another new business class product on their 777-200ERs. My understanding is that the reason they didn't install the same product on the 777-200ER as on the 777-300ER is because the seat design was only licensed to them for the 777-300ER, so it was cheaper to just come up with a new seat design for the 777-200ER.

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