Earn Miles for Doctor Visits, Don’t Trust United With Your Pet, and Where to Find Very Important $500 Gift Cards…

News and notes from around the interweb: Earn miles for doctor visits. This could either tax the health care system, or really incentivize cost-saving preventive care.. Grocery stores that sell $500 gift cards Skift takes an interesting approach to valuing miles: averaging the values assigned by me, Lucky, and The Points Guy. I think that’s […]

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from View from the Wing http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2014/12/30/earn-miles-doctor-visits-dont-trust-united-pet-find-important-500-gift-cards/

Where Was Flight QZ8501 Found?

Debris from Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ8501 was discovered in the Karimata Strait.



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/where-was-airasia-flight-qz8501-found-map-history-karimata-strait-1769602

Flight QZ8501 Marks First Fatal Incident In AirAsia's History

A nearly three-day long search operation in the Java Sea has led to the recovery of debris and bodies from AirAsia Flight QZ8501.



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/airasia-flight-8501-company-marks-first-fatal-incident-its-history-search-teams-1769592

News Networks Slammed On Social Media For Flight 8501 Search Coverage

Footage of search teams recovering a body from the sea was shown live to relatives at Surabaya airport.



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/airasia-flight-8501-tv-networks-slammed-social-media-showing-graphic-footage-1769576

One day in Zanzibar

Gregor Rohrig guides us on a day tour of the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/trips/photo-essay-one-day-in-zanzibar/

Woman fights to fly with hedgehog

Zoe Herman started an online petition after airlines said that her pet hedgehog named Heloise couldn't fly in the cabin.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/bestoftv/2014/12/30/dnt-or-hedgehog-not-allowed-to-fly.katu.html

What to know about air turbulence

The FAA say turbulence is the cause of 75% of all weather-related incidents for air travel. Here's a bit more about it.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/2014/12/29/turbulence-airplane-plane-flight-facts-orig-cfb.cnn.html

Starwood’s Spring 2015 Double Play Promotion Details

Starwood has just leaked the details of their first quarter 2015 promotion, entitled Double Play.

Starwood's Double Play promotion will be valid for stays at eligible properties between January 5 and April 15, 2015.

Through this promotion, SPG members will earn:

-- Double base Starpoints on eligible stays of two or more consecutive nights

-- 1,000 bonus Starpoints for every five eligible nights, up to 4,000 bonus Starpoints

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AirAsia Plane Overshoots Runway At Kalibo, Philippines

The flight was scheduled to depart at 3:10 p.m. local time from Manila, but took off about two hours later due to bad weather.



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/after-flight-8501-disaster-another-airasia-flight-overshoots-runway-kalibo-airport-1769558

How travel made me a better teacher

"Traveling has not just taught me to be a better teacher, it has taught me how to love teaching" writes MatadorU student Amanda Meyers.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/4-ways-travel-made-better-teacher/

Graphic Images On Local TV Upset Passengers' Relatives

Family members of the plane’s passengers watched the recovery operation unfold in graphic detail on TV, from a waiting room at Surabaya airport.



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/airasia-flight-8501-relatives-passengers-upset-graphic-images-body-local-television-1769498

Search Teams Find Debris, Bodies, Relatives Break Down

Images of rescue operations for AirAsia flight QZ 8501 and relatives of the missing people at the Juanda International Airport, Surabaya.



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/airasia-flight-qz-8501-search-teams-spot-debris-bodies-relatives-break-down-photos-1769490

'My Heart Is Filled With Sadness'

AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes took to Twitter to express his feelings as reports emerged of debris and bodies being found in the Java Sea.



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/airasia-flight-8501-my-heart-filled-sadness-ceo-tony-fernandes-tweets-reports-emerge-1769452

Shadow On Seabed Could Be Flight 8501

A body and other objects, suspected to be from the missing plane, are being brought to an Indonesian navy ship, reports say.



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/airasia-flight-8501-officials-95-sure-missing-plane-has-been-found-tv-reports-show-1769446

How to Get Medical Coverage from Your Credit Card

Runny nose, sneezing, scratchy throat, headache, fever, aches and general exhaustion all hit me on day 3 of our week-long trip to Germany. I was out of commission for 2 full days and didn’t have the proper medication with me. In her most loving voice, my wife Sara reminded me it was a man cold. […]



from Frugal Travel Guy http://www.frugaltravelguy.com/2014/12/what-to-do-when-you-get-sick-while-traveling.html