Frugal Traveler: Choosing Fast and Cheap Over High-End Chic in Yokohama, Japan

In a land of Michelin-starred restaurants, sampling “B-grade gourmet.”

















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How To Stack Discounts To Save On Hyatt Stays

Hyatt is offering a 10% discount on the purchase of gift cards, which can translate into huge savings potential for Hyatt stays with a bit of planning. This was previously only valid on physical gift cards, but it looks like the discount is now valid on electronic gift cards as well.

-- The gift cards can be used at participating Hyatt hotels in the US, Canada and Caribbean

-- If you have an OPEN card from American Express you'll receive a 5% rebate on the purchase

-- You can also earn 3% cash back on your Hyatt booking through TopCashBack

Purchasing gift cards

This promotion is open to all Hyatt Gold Passport members, and you can purchase the gift cards directly on the Hyatt website. It doesn't seem like there's a limit to how many gift cards you can buy using this promotion.

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Propeller Slices Through Window and Hits Woman in the Head, and American’s Project to Track You

News and notes from around the interweb: The abandoned 5-star resort of North Cyprus Propeller slices through plane window, hits woman in the head. A woman, nervous about flying Malaysia Airlines, claims to have been sexually assaulted instead of comforted. (HT: Alan H.) Something is fishy about this story. Not sure how I didn’t know […]

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Thursday: ‘Best of the World’ Twitter Chat

Join @NatGeoTravel this Thursday for a live Twitter chat with Traveler features editor Amy Alipio (@amytravels), who will be revealing the magazine's much anticipated Best of the World list for the first time. Find out National Geographic's take on the 20 must-visit destinations of 2015—and add your own two cents about where travelers should set their sights in the new year by using #BestoftheWorld.



from Intelligent Travel http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2014/11/18/thursday-best-of-the-world-twitter-chat/

Chase Freedom Increased Sign-Up Bonus

For a limited time, Chase has increased the sign-up bonus on the no annual fee Chase Freedom®. This is one of my favorite no annual fee credit cards. The sign-up bonus is marketed as follows:

For a limited time, earn a $200 Bonus after you spend $500 on purchases in your first 3 months from account opening

Earn a $25 Bonus after you add your first authorized user and make a purchase within this same 3-month period

The sign-up bonus is marketed as cash back, but in reality, you earn points on the Chase Freedom®, and each point can be redeemed for one cent cash back.

In other words, the sign up bonus offers 20,000 points after making $500 of purchases in the first three months, and an additional 2,500 points after adding an authorized user and having them make a purchase within three months, for a total of 22,500 points.

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JetBlue Two-Day Sale: 20% Off Domestic, 15% Off International Airfare

ACT FAST: JetBlue is currently running another of their limited time sales. This one gets you 20% off domestic airfare and 15% international airfare (excluding taxes and fees). The full terms and conditions of the sale are the following: Promo Code: WINTER14 20% off the base fare of a domestic one way or roundtrip JetBlue […]



from Frugal Travel Guy http://www.frugaltravelguy.com/2014/11/jetblue-two-day-sale-20-off-domestic-15-off-international-airfare.html

The Straight Dope on Denver’s Marijuana Laws

National Geographic Traveler editor at large Christopher Elliott is the magazine’s consumer advocate and ombudsman. Over the past 15 years he has helped countless readers fix their trips. Here’s his latest advice.



from Intelligent Travel http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2014/11/18/the-straight-dope-on-denvers-marijuana-laws/

Introducing “Upgrade Unlocked”: The Unconventional Guide to Luxury Travel (on a Budget!)

We've been working hard and are excited to finally introduce Upgrade Unlocked: The Unconventional Guide to Luxury Travel on a Budget.



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How to Get 140,000 American Airlines Miles for $89 — And What You Can Do With Them

I receive compensation for many links on this blog. You don’t have to use these links, but I am grateful to you if you do. American Express, Citibank, Chase, and other banks are advertising partners of this site. I do not write about all credit cards that are available — instead focusing on miles, points, […]

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10 Québecois idioms French don't get

"J’aime frencher mon chum! | I like kissing my boyfriend!" Matador Français Editor Morgane Croissant explains 10 Québecois idioms that French people just don't understand.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/10-quebecois-idioms-french-dont-understand/

13 memories: growing up in Michigan

Did Canada = alcohol when you were growing up in Michigan?



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/13-memories-grew-michigan/

Expedia adds its first hostel, RV park, and campground listings

The digital superhighway is finally reaching recreational vehicle (RV) parks, campgrounds, and hostels in the United States. Yesterday, Expedia brand websites quietly ...



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Emirates: the Clear Winner to and from Australia

Qantas, a member of the oneworld alliance, has an odd set of partnerships. Its closest partner is Emirates, which isn’t a member of oneworld. One of Emirates’ main rivals is Qatar, which is in oneworld. Qantas dumped British Airways, also a member of the oneworld alliance, in favor of its Emirates deal. Here’s the thing: […]

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What not to do in Chile

Eileen Smith lays out Chile's avoidable attractions and what you should do instead.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/trips/what-not-to-do-in-chile/

Delta Eliminating SkyMiles Stopovers In 2015

Well, I think we all saw this coming.

A few weeks ago, Delta changed their pricing engine to no longer allow stopovers on award tickets. Previously one stopover was allowed on a roundtrip, while using the new pricing engine, awards with stopovers priced cumulatively (meaning you were paying extra for your stopover).

The next day a Delta spokesperson explained that this was caused by a recent IT change at delta.com, and that no change had occurred in the award stopover policy. The spokesperson claimed that stopovers continue to be bookable by phone, though that's not entirely true. Delta SkyMiles agents use the same pricing system that delta.com does, so in order to get a free stopover the agent has to manually price the award ticket. And that requires a lot of hanging up and calling again.

Reading between the lines, I think the implications were perfectly clear -- Delta was starting to set up the IT for the 2015 SkyMiles program, and part of that was eliminating free stopovers on award tickets.

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