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October 24, 2014

Startup pitch: Cosmopolit Home puts fresh twist on house-swapping

Home exchange is a decades-old idea that’s being given new life thanks to Cosmopolit Home, a one-year old French startup. Cosmopolit Home’s ...

from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/startup-pitch-cosmopolit-home-french-airbnb-raises-euro-2-million/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=startup-pitch-cosmopolit-home-french-airbnb-raises-euro-2-million

Should You Keep Credit Cards After First Year?

I've received a handful of comments on the blog in the last week alone asking how I handle credit cards when the first year's annual fee comes due. The questions are mostly similar to this one, asked by Amy on the Ask Lucky page of the blog:

"Lucky, do you cancel the cards after the initial year? as quite a few of them have annual fees afterwards. I heard that one’s first card should be kept for life, is that so?"

The way I see it, there a couple of separate questions here:

The post Should You Keep Credit Cards After First Year? appeared first on One Mile at a Time.

from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2014/10/24/keep-credit-cards-first-year/

A Metamorphosis in Prague

I was working on an animated film in Los Angeles in 1982 when I was ordered back to Prague by the communist Czech government. I decided not to return even though I knew this meant I might not see my family again. Then, in 1989, the Berlin Wall fell. Now, whenever I visit, I try to swim against time, not to recall the oppressive fortress that used to be Prague but to reconnect with the favorite places of my childhood.

from Intelligent Travel http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2014/10/24/a-metamorphosis-in-prague/

Yelp locks down Germany with purchase of Restaurant-Kritik

In order to boost growth and profitability, Yelp has been expanding its community of restaurant and business reviews internationally. The company’s latest ...

from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/yelp-locks-germany-purchase-restaurant-kritik/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=yelp-locks-germany-purchase-restaurant-kritik

Overnighter: A Small-Town Gem Near Nashville

Though less than 20 miles from Music City, Franklin is a world away, with a history and culture all its own.

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Past and Present: Where Americans Turned the Tide in World War I

In an area of northern France, where the land bears century-old wounds of battle, visitors can walk the grounds of history.

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T Magazine: A Dual Review of What’s New, Starring Marianne Faithfull and Mike Tyson

The musician/actress and the knockout king consider gold face oil, a driverless car and socks by Snoop Dogg.

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Up To 35% Bonus When You Buy American Miles

American is offering a tiered bonus on the purchase of AAdvantage miles through November 12, 2014.

In order to qualify for the bonus you have to purchase at least 12,000 miles.

The bonus tiers are as follows:

-- Purchase 12,000-29,000 miles and earn 3,000 bonus miles

-- Purchase 30,000-49,000 miles and earn 8,000 bonus miles

-- Purchase 50,000-79,000 miles and earn 15,000 bonus miles

-- Purchase 80,000 miles and earn 28,000 bonus miles

The post Up To 35% Bonus When You Buy American Miles appeared first on One Mile at a Time.

from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2014/10/24/35-bonus-buy-american-miles/

Why Not Combine Easy Lufthansa First Class Awards With First Class Awards on Asiana and Thai?

Last night I shared a rare find, that Lufthansa first class award space for 2 passengers at a time is available far in advance even when booking using miles from one of their partner airline programs like United, Singapore, Aeroplan, or ANA. Between mid-January and the end of March more flights between Denver and Frankfurt […]

The post Why Not Combine Easy Lufthansa First Class Awards With First Class Awards on Asiana and Thai? appeared first on View from the Wing.

from View from the Wing http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2014/10/24/combine-easy-lufthansa-first-class-awards-first-class-awards-asiana-thai/

In Transit Blog: With a Donation, a Winery Tour

The Italian winery Gaja is offering tours and tastings to those who have made charitable donations.

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12 things to do before having kids

My fiancee and I are trying to cram all of the irresponsibility we can into the time between now and when buy a house and have kids. It's our last chance.

from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/nights/12-irresponsible-things-traveler-kids-settling/