Why Nearly All Airline Advertising Fails

British Airways has a new ‘Experience the Welcome of Home’ video, telling the story of an Indian woman living in Toronto. She apparently flies British Airways to visit her family in India. Great story, we all have places to go, and it’s well-produced. But I have no idea after watching it why it’s better to […]

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Norovirus sickens another cruise

The latest norovirus outbreak aboard the Princess Cruises' Crown Princess has infected 172 people, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/16/travel/california-cruise-ship-norovirus/index.html

Five Good Reasons to Choose Delta

I give Delta a hard time frequently on this blog. I’m pretty transparent about my travel patterns and choices, and how I go about making those. Delta hasn’t been my choice and I think I’m justified in that. I’m not going to rehash all of the reasons here. Instead I thought I’d take a contrary […]

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Uber $30 Ride Bonus Ends November 23, 2014

As I've explained many times in the past, Uber is one of those companies that uses technology to make life better. When public transportation in a city isn’t good, I used to get really frustrated by the lack of options and taxi “mafias,” though for the cities in which Uber operates I love them. They have UberBlack, which is the “standard” service and a bit more than a taxi, while they also have UberX, which is usually cheaper than a taxi. And thanks to the instant feedback loop (you rating the driver and the driver rating you), service is excellent across the board, in my experience.

Uber has long offered sign-up and referral bonuses, whereby both the person referring and the person being referred get a bonus. Since June, Uber has been offering a bonus whereby both the person being referred and the person referring receive a $30 credit. That’s more than enough for a free ride in many markets (or in many cases, enough for a nearly two hour visit to Dominos). Keep in mind the bonus is only valid in the country in which it was issued, and it expires within six months (which is a new rule as of last month).

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Here’s Something Travel Providers Don’t Seem to Understand: Coffee Fuels Business Travel

I’ve written before about the monumental importance of hotel coffee. A business hotel needs to be able to provide coffee 24 hours a day. There are lots of ways to do this: in-room machines, club lounge, lobby, and even room service. The coffee needs to be drinkable, and that includes making it possible to get […]

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20 epic treehouses around the world

More and more people are building creative treehouses for use as hotels, restaurants, teahouses, or occasionally as a means of communicating with extraterrestrials (seriously! -- see the Beach Rock Treehouse below).



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Delta Wants To Triple Presence in Seattle

Watching Delta's growth in Seattle over the past two years has been amazing. They've gone from only having a small presence at the airport, to having nearly a dozen longhaul international flights per day, plus a countless number of domestic flights as well.

Of course this kind of growth took some dirty work -- specifically, the "Battle in Seattle" that they've been having with Alaska Airlines. When they first announced their international growth it was positioned as a partnership with Alaska, whereby Alaska would be providing the domestic feed for Delta's international flights. Little did Alaska know that Delta was just using them short term to facilitate growth, while long term Delta had plans to provide most of their domestic feed themselves.

But it looks like Delta's current growth is just the beginning. Delta presently has 11 gates at SeaTac Airport, but is aiming for 30.

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Hacking the Long Lines at One of the Best Barbecue Spots in the World

For this post to be useful or interesting to you, you need to like barbecue and be planning to visit one of the best barbecue places out there (Black’s in Lockhart, Texas). And it’s really only useful to review right before your visit. In other words, most of you can ignore this post and a […]

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The 4 stages of culture shock

Have you ever suffered from culture shock? Ross Tabak explains this phenomenon and how to get through it.



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Sitting Buddha in Sukhothai, Thailand

from Everything Everywhere Travel Blog http://everything-everywhere.com/2014/11/15/sitting-buddha-sukhothai-thailand/

If fuel costs are lower, what’s keeping airfares sky-high?

from Elliott http://elliott.org/the-navigator/airfares-high/

Reader Success Story: Can’t Keep This Stay-at-Home Mom at Home

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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Register Now For Amex Small Business Saturday 2014!

As I wrote about in September, American Express Small Business Saturday is returning this year. This is a promotion whereby American Express card members can register to receive a statement credit for purchases made at eligible small businesses on the Saturday after Thanksgiving (which this year is November 29, 2014). This year, American Express is offering a $10 statement credit for each qualifying transaction, up to three times per card (potentially for a total of $30 of statement credits per card).

Registration has just gone live, and is open until November 29, 2014 or whenever the registration cap is reached, so you'll want to register sooner rather than later to be on the safe side. Enrollment literally takes just a few seconds, as you just have to enter your name, American Express card number, and email address.

Here are the basic details of this year's Small Business Saturday promotion:

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The Ancient Bowling Alley

A Good Soundcloud Playlist Here’s a playlist on Soundcloud I’ve been listening to lately. If you have one too, please add it to the comments! Daily Photo – The Ancient Bowling Alley Okay maybe “ancient” is the wrong word… I'm not even really sure how old something has to be before that word can be […]



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Major US Airline Planning to Reduce First Class Legroom Plus an Easy Free $10

News and notes from around the interweb: Runway Girl Network thinks a major US airline is going to reduce seat pitch in domestic first class and introduce similar seats as an international premium economy. Much of the piece sounds like implausible speculation, but one or both of these basic ideas seem plausible. Passenger charged over […]

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