825 miles of pristine Florida beaches now available for virtual exploration

In a partnership with Google, Visit Florida has documented 825 miles of its white-sand beaches for virtual exploration. The feature, up on ...



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A380 Addiction: Introduction

Hi, my name is Ben, and I'm kind of addicted to A380s.

Up until Asiana began longhaul service with their A380s in August, I had reviewed A380 first class on every airline that operates the whale jet, including Air France, British Airways, China Southern, Emirates, Korean Air, Lufthansa, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas, Singapore Airlines, and Thai Airways.

I had been waiting for a long time for Qatar Airways to finally launch their A380 service, given that it had been delayed by several months. So once the Qatar Airways A380 inaugural flight schedule was finalized, I figured I'd book a trip which would allow me to knock out both of the remaining A380s at once.

So I booked the following:

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Bites: Restaurant Report: Kachka in Portland, Ore.

Vodka stars at this spot, where the menu includes more than 50 brands of the spirit, as well as a selection of small plates meant to complement a night of imbibing.

















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Check In: Hotel Review: Zero George Street in Charleston, S.C.

The overall tone is opulent Old South, but the details are modern luxe at this boutique hotel that opened early last year.

















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Heads Up: Former Churches Blessed With New Lives in Pittsburgh

In places where the faithful once gathered you can now see a concert, take a class and sip a microbrew.

















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In Transit Blog: Paris’s Cultural History, by App

A new iPhone application called TravelbyArt features 20 tours of Paris that explore the lives of literary and cultural figures like Ernest Hemingway and Pablo Picasso.

















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6 Discoveries from Near and Far: Volume XVI

Things I've found on long walks in foreign cities, or perhaps when someone posted them on Twitter.



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Sun Setting and Storm Rising Over the Athabasca River in Jasper National Park, Alberta

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Earn 5,000 Bonus Rapid Rewards Points for Using Rocketmiles

A current promotion from Rocketmiles will allow you to earn 5,000 bonus Rapid Rewards points just for booking a hotel stay through the Rocketmiles travel portal. Simply sign up for the promotion here and earn 5,000 bonus miles for your first paid hotel stay. To qualify for the promotion, you must be a member of […]



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15 millennials talk about how they pay for travel

A survey conducted by Expedia found that millennials travel for leisure more than any other generational group. So how are we able to do it?



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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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