I Heart My City: Magda’s Warsaw

Magda Przedmojska delights in sharing her city with the rest of the world—that's why she's a regular contributor to Spotted By Locals Warsaw. Though this avid traveler has lived elsewhere—from Aberdeen to Berlin—the Polish capital has her heart. "Warsaw is still the place to be because of my friends and family—the most important people in my life," she says. Here are some of the reasons Magda describes her hometown as "quite a nice melting point to visit."



from Intelligent Travel http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/03/i-heart-my-city-magdas-warsaw/

Fare War Tip: Maximize the $400 British Airways Discount from AARP

AARP is always good for a generous travel discount. However, the reduction offered on British Airways flights is perhaps one of the most generous. Members get a choice of discount ranging from $65-$400 on round-trip flights originating in the U.S., depending on which cabin you’re traveling in: $65 off Economy $130 off Premium Economy $400 […]



from Frugal Travel Guy http://www.frugaltravelguy.com/2014/12/maximizing-the-400-british-airways-discount-from-aarp.html

Review: Element Frankfurt Airport

I've been waiting anxiously for a couple of years now for the Element Frankfurt Airport to open. Not because I was necessarily excited about the property, but rather because I was curious.

I've reviewed many of the other chain hotel options in Frankfurt, including the Sheraton Frankfurt Airport, Hilton Frankfurt Airport, Hilton Frankfurt, Le Meridien Parkhotel Frankfurt, Westin Grand Frankfurt, and InterContinental Frankfurt.

Well, the Element Frankfurt Airport finally opened in late August 2014, so I was keen to check it out with this visit. While the hotel wasn't at all convenient for where I needed to be, I figured it was worth going out of my way to stay at it for a review. My rate was about 120EUR per night, which isn't cheap, though isn't horrible either.

For what it's worth, this is a Category 4 property, making a free night redemption 10,000 Starpoints per night, or a Cash & Points reservation 5,000 Starpoints plus $75 per night.

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Another Airline Goes Revenue-Based!

Star Alliance member (and Diners Club Rewards transfer partner) South African Airways is going to revenue-based mileage-earning starting February 1, 2015. They’ll award 1 mile per R1.60 spent on airfare and fuel surcharges This applies only to South African’s own flights THere’s no change to mileage-earning on partner flights. Unlike Delta and United, South African […]

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10 Hours in Kuala Lumpur

The Taking of this Shot You can see a lot of what happened in the creation of this shot in this video below — enjoy! Daily Photo – 10 Hours in Kuala Lumpur I do love this airport! It's absolutely beautiful and the reflections are what I think really does it for me. I don't […]



from Stuck in Customs http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2014/12/03/10-hours-in-kuala-lumpur/

Travel’s 2014 Holiday Gift Guide

Present ideas to make shopping easy this season.

















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“Make Ideas, Not Art”: The Sketchbook Workbook by Mike Rohde

If you’re like me, you have no drawing skills whatsoever (which means you’re probably not like me). No matter if you’re a closet M.C. Escher or can’t draw a basic stick-person – if want to improve how you capture ideas and share them with others, there’s hope. Remember our friend Mike Rohde, who illustrated The…



from The Art of Non-Conformity http://chrisguillebeau.com/sketchbook-workbook-mike-rohde/

My First Trip Of 2015: International First Class For $1,500

I put "mileage run" in quotes because it's not really a mileage run. Nowadays mileage running is for the most part dead, in my opinion. But there's still plenty of merit to finding good fares on fun routings for maximizing miles, ideally with stops at fun places in the process.

Oddly while economy airfare has increased drastically over the past several years, we've seen more discounted premium cabin revenue tickets lately than I ever recall seeing. Why? Probably because airlines are actually doing everything in their power to maximize revenue, rather than opening up award space or letting seats fly empty.

So what's the first "big" trip I booked for 2015?

I wrote several days ago about how British Airways has a global business class fare sale around the holidays, whereby they're selling roundtrip business class tickets to many destination around the world for ~£1000. The catch is that the promotion is only for travel originating in London between December 21, 2014 and January 3, 2015.

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36 Hours in Phnom Penh

Tranquil pagodas, thriving markets and a new wave of sleek bar options await visitors to the Cambodian capital.

















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7 Tips for Being the Perfect Traveler’s Host

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After hosting travelers from every corner of the globe, Andrea Wren reveals 7 tips on how to be the host(ess) with the mostest.

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Fifty Shades Of Grey Hotel Package

If you're anything like me, you're not looking forward to the Fifty Shades Of Grey movie, which comes out in 2015. The book was simply an artistic masterpiece, beautifully written -- an orgy of words, if you will -- and there's no way the movie can measure up to, let alone top the book.

But that won't stop some hotels from trying to capitalize on the movie coming out.

The Nira Caledonia hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland, is offering a "50 Plaids of Wa-Hay" package. This package is described as follows:

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International Real Estate: Real Estate in British Columbia

The 2008 financial crisis hit Whistler, British Columbia, hard, but its housing market is improving, with a pickup in sales and modest but steady price increases.

















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US Airways Adopted the American Airlines Celebrity Pet Program

Per JonNYC of Traveling Better, American and US Airways aligned their pet policies three months ago. They adopted American’s pet in cabin policies for both carriers. Except that US Airways doesn’t accepted checked pets ‘due to aircraft cargo limitations’ US Airways now offers American’s celebrity pet program. Yes, seriously. American really does have a Celebrity […]

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Ways Michiganders kill it in flannel

Where else has an Unofficial Flannel Day but Northern Michigan? Here's 8 reasons why no one's as hardcore as Northern Michiganders when it comes to flannel.



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How to win the war against junk fees

from Elliott http://elliott.org/advice-you-can-take/win-war-junk-fees/