Delta is Discounting First Class for the Holidays: Here’s Why

Delta is pitching cheap first class upgrades for the holidays. They’re advertising, UPGRADE TO FIRST CLASS FOR AS LITTLE AS AN ADDITIONAL $49 EACH WAY AND ENJOY MORE LUXURY ON BOARD. My first thought, of course, was Tens of Dollars upgrades.. is Delta managing by doing what United does? Then of course I realized, the […]

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A Taste of Old World Europe: Wiener Schnitzel

Wiener schnitzel—an unassuming breaded, fried veal cutlet—has so captured Vienna’s taste buds that it bears the city’s very name (Wien = Vienna). Yet Austria’s national dish may actually have originated in northern Italy as costoletta alla Milanese, a similarly prepared slice of veal.



from Intelligent Travel http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2014/11/14/a-taste-of-old-world-europe-wiener-schnitzel/

TSA Takes 1,900 Guns From Airplane Passengers

In a new record, airport security has collected 1,903 firearms -- 80 percent of them loaded -- so far in 2014.



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/guns-airports-2014-tsa-confiscates-record-number-firearms-brass-knuckles-samurai-1723800

Joel Cutler of General Catalyst talks travel startup investing

Joel Cutler is widely considered a master of venture-capital investing, with a particular gift at identifying star travel technology businesses. Most famously, ...



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Michiganders laugh at winter

Not even the “polar vortex” from last winter can make us pack up and move to California. We are that hardcore.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/17-reasons-one-hardcore-us-michiganders-comes-winter/

Copycat Management: United Raises Elite Requirements To Match Delta

With airlines finally turning profits, we're seeing a lot of negative changes to frequent flyer programs, including in many cases a move to revenue based programs. United MileagePlus is one of the programs which has made the most tweaks over the past couple of years.

Or more accurately, I should say that Delta SkyMiles has been making changes, and United MileagePlus has been matching them.

So what has happened so far?

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How Should My Comments Be Moderated, and What Should Be Expected of Commenters.. And Me?

I like to mix it up in the comments sometimes, especially when I think a comment is unfair or dishonest, or focuses too much on motives rather than on the strength of an argument. After all, it’s the internet. And many of us have seen that cartoon of the man hunched over a computer in […]

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Bellagio people

You should have taken the cousin’s strange smirk as a sign to stop talking, but you are nervous, and when you’re nervous, you talk. A lot.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/bellagio-people/

Uber does what it’s told in India

Uber’s Indian operations now offer a digital payment platform which meets regulatory requirements and opens up Uber to a customer base of ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/uber-does-what-it-is-told-in-India/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uber-told-india

Pegasus switches to new private equity ownership

Pegasus Electronic Distribution Services has been bought by private equity firm H.I.G Capital with financial terms of the deal undisclosed. PEDs, often ...



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eLong begins PC to mobile turnaround phase

eLong has admitted its Q3 performance fell short of expectations, but the shortfall is a result of increased competition in the Chinese ...



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Why BC is so Instagrammable

Every sunset, every sunrise, every snowfall, every day was perfection.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/trips/british-columbia-instagrammable-place-planet/

Riding the 'Starry Night' bike path

An artist in the Netherlands has created a brilliant tribute to Vincent van Gogh -- a bike path that glows in the dark.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/14/travel/starry-night-bike-path/index.html

Eurostar e320: The new train redefines fast

Eurostar's new e320 train will deliver you from London to Paris (or Brussels, or Amsterdam) at 200 mph. Now that's high-speed.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/13/travel/eurostar-e320-the-new-train-redefines-fast/index.html

On the frigid waves of Alaska rides a surfer

We journeyed down Alaska's Seward Highway when a story appeared before us like a supernatural vision.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/13/travel/alaska-surfer/index.html