Today Only: Best Western Free $25 Travel Card

As a Cyber Monday promotion, Best Western is offering Best Western Rewards members that register today a free $25 Best WesternTravel Card via email.

Registration is required by 12:00AM MST on Tuesday, December 2, 2014, and the Travel Card must be used by January 5, 2015. The card isn't valid on prepaid rates. You're also limited to one travel card per household, and they're non-transferable, so you can't apply multiple cards towards a single reservation.

The terms for the promotion read as follows:

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Putting the (shopping) cart before the horse won’t drive online conversion

It can be easy to forget, but the main purpose of a travel website isn’t to drive conversions; it’s to provide a ...



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LifeMiles 125% Cyber Monday Buy Miles Bonus

Between November 19 and December 19, 2014, Avianca LifeMiles is offering a 100% bonus on purchased miles. I wrote about that promotion before, which seems to be the "standard" promotion for purchasing miles. They seem to offer it three times per year, along with a similar 100% bonus promotion on shared miles three times per year, for a total of six promotions per year.

The cost to purchase miles under this scheme is 1.65 cents per mile (it increased by 10% as of September 30, as it was previously 1.5 cents per mile).

Anyway, it looks like LifeMiles is running a Cyber Monday promotion, whereby they're offering a 125% bonus on purchased miles.

This brings down the cost per generated mile to ~1.47 cents per mile. This is the lowest publicly available price I've ever seen on purchased LifeMiles. As usual, you can purchase a maximum of 150,000 LifeMiles per calendar year.

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8 California-isms translated for the rest of the world

Fo' reals, bros. You, like, literally need to get with these 8 epic California-isms. Right now.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/8-california-isms-translated-rest-world/

Understanding the nuances of online travel partnerships in Asia-Pacific

Many western companies have tried (or are trying) to expand their operations into the Asia-Pacific region. Some try the acquisition or investment ...



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About 50 Homeless Live at the Frankfurt Airport

About 50 homeless people live at the Frankfurt airport. It’s a public space, they can’t be kicked out. It’s heated, and open 24 hours a day — so no need to leave at closing time. Here’s a news report in German focusing on one man who has been there over two years. He collects cans […]

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How having multiple passports changed how I see the world

How many passports do you have? Steve McCabe reflects on national identity and notions of citizenship when you have four (yes, four!) passports.



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'A bed for an eel': How Kyoto is saving unique townhouses

Kyoto is Japan's historical heart, the former capital and home to 1,600 temples. From the entertainment district of Gion, where geishas can be spotted scurrying along narrow cobbled lanes, to the cherry tree-lined Philosopher's Path, some parts of the city seem timeless.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/30/travel/kyoto-machiya-house-preservation/index.html

Finally, hope for delayed air travelers

It may have taken a while, but those struggling to get home after Thanksgiving weekend will get to sleep in their own beds soon.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/01/travel/post-thanksgiving-travel/index.html

Melia taps Accenture for digital transformation

Another day, another digital transformation. This time it’s Europe’s third biggest hotel operator Melia Hotels International, earmarking €100 million over the next ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/Melia-Accenture-digital-transformation/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=melia-taps-accenture-digital-transformation

What Americans can learn from Cubans

There's so much we can learn from Cubans, not least the art of hospitality. Read on for 6 more things Americans can learn from our neighbor across the strait — so interesting.



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Startup pitch: Moveo takes brand-led B2B-first route

Moveo is a ground transportation business that is taking a different slant from the Ubers and Hailos of this world by putting ...



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What NOT to do in Colombia

If you’re going on a trip to Colombia soon, check out the ultimate guide on what NOT to do. Oh, and there’s insider’s tips on what to do too. So if you’re curious about the perfect Colombian beach where slides embedded into rock hurtle you out into the transparent sea, this is your article.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/trips/colombia/

10 phrases only Russians understand

Pop quiz! Can you guess which Russian phrase means literally "take a little thread from the world and a naked man will have a shirt?"



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This Guy Claims JetBlue Banned Him. I’m Just Glad I Don’t Have to Sit Next to Him!

Apparently things started because the video’s creator ran into an issue with a JetBlue booking, didn’t get a confirmation, and is unhappy with the customer service JetBlue provided (although he acknowledges that JetBlue offered to reduce their change fee for him). In response to what he considered unhelpful customer service, he sent out a series […]

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