Hacking the Lufthansa Strike, Cash for Checking Accounts, and Seeking the Dying 70,000 Point Bonus

News and notes from around the interweb: While they haven’t (yet?) led to lower prices, Here’s how falling oil prices could change airline flying decisions (HT: Alan H.) Yesterday I noted that for several hours after the advertised end of the Chase Ink Plus offer, it was still available on the Chase site. Then sometime […]

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T Magazine: A Hotel Room of One’s Own

As writers have long known, checking into luxurious lodging — even in your home city — is a glorious escape and its own kind of holiday.

















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In a first, Yelp adds a Hipmunk hotel booking button to its listings

Yelp is rolling out a feature that will lets its users book stays at selected US hotels. In a first for the ...



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Winter travel season cometh…and air travelers expect tech solutions

As the fall progresses, winter approaches, and with it comes winter weather. After last year’s legendary polar vortex, the prospect of massive ...



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InterContinental Berchtesgaden Being Rebranded As Kempinski

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

For me there are certain hotels that "make" a brand. In other words, I largely stay loyal to a hotel brand because of those aspirational properties I daydream about staying at.

Back in the day I was Royal Ambassador with InterContinental, which was their invitation only top tier status. I don't love 90% of InterContinental properties (I find they're mostly a couple of decades past their prime), though over time there were a few properties I really came to love, like the ones in Bali, Berchtesgaden, San Francisco, etc.

IHG Rewards Club recently published their qualification criteria for Royal Ambassador, which was long overdue. Since I live in hotels, I was almost tempted to throw enough stays their way to qualify for Royal Ambassador again (~60 qualifying stays, with at least 20 of them being at InterContinental properties).

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Bogotá’s Bohemian Renaissance

Colombia’s vibrant capital emerges from a sketchy past to paint a bold new future.



from Intelligent Travel http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2014/10/21/bogotas-bohemian-renaissance/

EVA Air’s Two New US Destinations: Houston And Chicago!

While this has been a reliable rumor for a while, it's finally official.

EVA Air will launch 4x weekly flights between Taipei and Houston as of July 1, 2015. They haven't announced the exact schedule yet, though at nearly 8,000 miles one-way, this will be EVA Air's longest route.

Furthermore, EVA Air plans on launching flights between Taipei and Chicago as of 2016, though the exact dates haven't yet been announced.

This growth is perfectly logical on their part. EVA Air joined the Star Alliance in June 2013, and there's no denying their membership has opened up a ton of valuable connection prospects, which allows them to serve markets that might not otherwise work.

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T Magazine: Henri Samuel’s Modernist Twist

The French decorator became interested in contemporary art late in his career and the results are now on display at New York’s Demisch Danant gallery.

















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Paris Journal: The Secret Is Out on a Cherished Underground Haven

A secretive community of street artists, history buffs and other Parisians regularly prowl a network of abandoned tunnels and chambers.





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If your name isn’t on the wall, here’s why it should be

from Elliott http://elliott.org/blog/name-isnt-wall-heres/

Why Are Airfares Rising When Fuel Prices are Going Down?

USA Today asks but doesn’t really answer the question of why airfares are going up even as fuel prices are down from their peak. The answer is simple, though the story behind the simple answer is a bit more complex. Airfares are high because planes are full. When airlines are selling most of their seats, […]

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Epic skiing and riding at Whistler

Two mountains, 8,100 acres, and 200+ runs. Yes, it pays to have a guide.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/trips/insiders-guide-whistler-epic-skiing-riding/

Everything you need to know about Apple Pay and the travel industry

The new iPhones and Apple Watch sure got most of the buzz after the latest Apple launch event a few weeks ago. ...



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Up to three Ebola-infected travelers might fly each month

Up to three Ebola-infected travelers might board an international flight each month in West Africa, according to a new study, and potentially spread the deadly virus to other countries.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/20/health/ebola-travelers-study/index.html

On the hunt for bun bo Hue

Should you find yourself in Hue in central Vietnam, it'd be a shame not to venture into the stalls of Dong Ba Market for a bowl of bún bò Huế, the city's legendary -- and remarkably complex -- pork and beef bone soup.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/20/living/parts-unknown-vietnam-hue-cuisine/index.html