Free Money and Free Miles from Softcard

Softcard is the former Isis Mobile Wallet, renamed because they had a little bit of a branding problem. Via an app it lets you use your mobile phone for tap to pay transactions at retail merchants. And they want you to adopt their system in an increasingly competitive space, such as against Google Wallet and […]

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Review: Qatar Airways First Class A330 Cairo to Doha

Upon being dropped off at our remote stand I took the stairs up to door 2L, where I was greeted by the friendly crew.

They pointed me left to the business class cabin. Much to my surprise I was the first passenger in business class, despite the fact that I wasn't on the first bus to the plane.

Before I get too far into this report, I think it's worth clarifying what's a rather confusing matter for Qatar Airways on flights within the Middle East. The business class cabin on flights within the Middle East is marketed and sold as first class. So on flights from Doha to Dubai, Cairo, Bahrain, etc., there is no business class cabin. Instead there's only first class, though it features business class seats.

The good news is that since you're technically in first class you get first class lounge access, first class champagne (KRUG!!!), etc. If you're on a paid business class fare you'll automatically be booked in first class on the connecting flights within the Middle East.

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Trans-Siberian sidetrips: How to break your train ride

Some folks take the Trans-Siberian without making any stops. Don't be that person.



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ACT QUICKLY: Entire First Class Cabin Open for Awards, American’s New Los Angeles-London Flight

I noted yesterday that American is launching a second daily Los Angeles – London flight. That gives American two flights, and their joint venture partner British Airways two flights. (BA used to operate three flights, but reduced frequency when they up-gauged to an Airbus A380 from LAX.) Often when flights are loaded into a system […]

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Which Card Is Best for Hotel Elite Status Through Spending?

TPG reader Chris sent me a message on Facebook asking: “My wife and I both have jobs with minimal travel (less than 10 days a year), but have considerable personal credit card spending, and we’d like to know which is the best hotel branded credit card that offers elite status through spending but doesn’t require […]



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In Search of and Forgetting the Past in Buenos AIres

You’ll Also Want to Be Sure to Read: American Airlines Flagship Lounge, New York JFK American Airlines First Class, New York JFK – Buenos Aires Review: Park Hyatt Buenos Aires Eating Around Buenos Aires: Four Notable Meals to Consider I’m not by any stretch an expert, scholar, or specialist in Argentinian politics. But what I […]

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TONS Of American First Class Awards To Europe This Spring!

Yesterday American announced four new routes between the US and Europe, which would launch in the spring of 2015. These flights included the following:

-- A second daily Boeing 777-300ER flight between Los Angeles and London as of March 28, 2015

-- A daily Boeing 757-200 flight between New York and Birmingham as of May 7, 2015

-- A daily Boeing 757-200 flight between New York and Edinburgh as of May 7, 2015

-- A daily Boeing 767-300 flight between Miami and Frankfurt as of May 14, 2015

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PSA: Don’t Wear A Speedo On A Plane

A video by Jerome Jarre is making its way around the internet, after he ran through the cabin of an American 737 between Mexico City and Miami in a Speedo this past Tuesday. I had never heard of this guy before this incident, though he's apparently "social media famous."

Via Adweek:

"The international incident became worldwide news and trended on Twitter when he implored his fans to tweet with the hashtag #americanairlineschillout."

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10 things the Irish love to hate

#6) Other people's success. You might be happy for someone to their face, but you'll whittle their success down to nothing behind their back...



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Reader “Success” Story: Using Points to Fix a Mistake

Over the years, we’ve had many readers share their success stories with us. Folks for whom traveling domestically once a year was a luxury are now traveling the world with just a few credit card sign-up bonuses. And the best part? They are sharing their stories with us and others who benefit from knowing that […]



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Virgin Galactic Crash Was 'Inevitable', Branson Biographer Claims

Branson's biographer has claimed that the crash could have been predicted as the spacecraft was "crude" and "unreliable".



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Want a better trip? Pack these 9 smartphone apps

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Another Night in Bora Bora

EXIF Info Remember, there are two ways to see the EXIF info for each of my shots. You can hover the mouse over and see them, or if you click through to SmugMug, you can click on the little “i” and see this information! BTW, I don’t even know what some of that means… like […]



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How Aeroplan Stopped Offering 50,000 Point International First Class Awads, and Several Interesting Articles

News and notes from around the interweb: Aeroplan had a huge award pricing opportunity where they were giving members international business and first class award tickets for the same miles as a domestic award. The first thing they did when they decided to put an end to this offer was take down the ‘multi city […]

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UNESCO World Heritage Site #285: Meteora

From the World Heritage inscription: ‘Suspended in the air’ (the meaning of Meteora in Greek), these monasteries represent a unique artistic achievement and are one of the most powerful examples of the architectural transformation of a site into a place of retreat, meditation and prayer. The Meteora provide an outstanding example of the types of [...]



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