Air Canada Thinks Their Elites Are Over-entitled. And They’ve Actually Done Something About It..

Air Canada announced changes to elite benefits for 2015. Put another way, Air Canada has shown us what you do when you think that your customers are the problem. I’m not an Air Canada elite member. Air Canada, the airline, runs their elite program while Aeroplan — a separate public company — is the mileage […]

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Are Trans-Atlantic Flights About To Get Cheaper?

Iceland's budget airline announced new routes from the U.S. to Europe this week. Are budget airlines finally getting into the long-haul game?



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/are-trans-atlantic-airfares-about-get-cheaper-economics-long-haul-low-cost-flights-1712794

How Should My Dad Document Our Round The World Trip?

My dad will be turning a "round" age next month, and to celebrate I'm taking him on a surprise round the world trip.

For those of you not up to date on the planning process thus far, check out these posts:

-- Planning My Dad's Big Birthday Trip

-- Update On My Dad's Big Birthday Trip: A380s Around The World!

-- Singapore Airlines Schedule Change: A380 Downgrade

-- A Few More Months Till My Dad's Big Trip

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Louisiana, Three Ways: Creole Country

The river town of Natchitoches dates to 1714, when French traders paddling up the Red River from the Mississippi put down roots here, making it the oldest permanent settlement in the entire 828,000-square-mile Louisiana Purchase. It immediately impresses me as a downsized version of New Orleans’ Royal Street, with its filigreed iron balconies, antiques stores, and art galleries.



from Intelligent Travel http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2014/10/24/louisiana-three-ways-creole-country/

Stolen Frequent Flyer Miles for Sale on the DarkNet

S. passes along an article about CipherCracks, an individual online selling stolen miles dirt cheap. Dark net marketplaces like Agora and Evolution (where CipherCracks plies his trade) are known mostly for selling drugs, guns and counterfeit money. You can also find bomb materials, porn and hacked credit cards. But CipherCracks is proof that there are […]

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Tour guide's Chinatown rant goes viral

A San Francisco tour guide's expletive-laced rant about Chinatown on her last day of work has angered a metropolis used to celebrating the diverse and welcoming City by the Bay.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/24/travel/san-francisco-tour-guide-chinatown-rant/index.html

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:

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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

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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 […]

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