I WANT TO REDEEM MILES FOR THIS FLIGHT SO BAD!

OMG someone get me on this flight please!!!

I'm presently slowly enroute to the Middle East in order to catch Qatar Airways' inaugural A350 flight from Doha to Frankfurt on January 15.

I had the opportunity to fly the Qatar Airways A350 for a 45 minute media flight during their delivery ceremony in Toulouse a couple of weeks ago, and I'm excited to try it in commercial service.

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Marketing watch: Digital marketing trends for 2015 [INFOGRAPHIC]

The new year begins well-intentioned on the marketing front. Marketing plans, heavily crafted and finessed late in 2014, begin to be implemented ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/marketing-watch-digital-marketing-trends-2015/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=marketing-watch-digital-marketing-trends-2015

What Is Hidden City Ticketing?

The big airline industry news of the past week or so has been about the 22 year old founder of the website Skiplagged, who is being sued by United and Orbitz. Among other things, his website helped people take advantage of hidden city ticketing.

There's no denying that airlines have made revenue and inventory management such a complex art that it's virtually incomprehensible to the average consumer. That's because the airlines want to squeeze every possible cent out of consumers based on what they perceive their willingness to pay is. This is why we have things like minimum stay requirements, advance purchase requirements, day of the week requirements, different fares based on whether you're traveling nonstop or connecting, etc.

Using a combination of all these things, the airlines feel like they can not only figure out who's a business traveler and who's a leisure traveler, but also how much each person within those groups is willing to pay.

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American Airlines and US Airways Up To 50% Buy Miles Bonus

As they get closer to merging by taking steps like letting customers link their frequent flyer accounts, American Airlines and US Airways have come out with a new promotion on purchased miles where buyers can get up to a 50% bonus now through January 30, 2015. Similar to their most recent joint buy miles bonus […]



from The Points Guy http://thepointsguy.com/2015/01/american-airlines-and-us-airways-up-to-50-buy-miles-bonus/

The Worst Credit Card in the World, How to Cheat Uber, and Get Great Awards Out of Delta

News and notes from around the interweb: The absolute worst credit card has a new contender, although I think that First Premier still holds on to the title. Ways that passengers are cheating Uber There’s been really good partner award availability using Delta miles First class is worth it. I think the author conflates domestic […]

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Uber points at media as it clarifies China ban confusion

Uber has issued a statement in response to “some misunderstanding among international media” which led to a number of reports saying that ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/uber-clarifies-China-ban-confusion/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uber-clarifies-china-ban-misunderstanding

Photos of the Spirit of Burma

Felice Willat captures the spirit of Burma and its people in her stunning photographs.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/trips/in-focus-the-spirit-of-burma/

100 Free American Miles In Less Than A Minute

PointsHound, the website that lets you earn miles for your hotel bookings, is offering new members 100 free AAdvantage miles.

I know 100 miles isn't a lot, but:

-- Every mile counts

-- Earning a small number of miles is a great way to prevent miles from expiring

-- This literally takes less than a minute

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Credit Karma Recommends The Most Lucrative Card in History

Reader Steven K. passes along what is advertised as by far the most rewarding credit card in history. Years ago you used to be able to earn a 36% return on gas and groceries with the Citi Drivers Edge Card. 6 points per dollar on gas and groceries Matched by the miles you drive Worth […]

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10 reasons not to date a Mexican man

Once you go Mex, you can never go Ex.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/10-reasons-shouldnt-date-mexican-man/

Hyatt’s First Quarter Promotion Will Be “One Of Their Best”

Most of the major hotel chains have announced their global first quarter 2015 promotions by now, including Club Carlson, IHG Rewards Club, Marriott Rewards, and Starwood Preferred Guest.

Meanwhile Hyatt Gold Passport has been fairly tight-lipped about their promotion, other than announcing that it will debut on Monday, January 12, 2015. Hyatt is one of my two primary hotel chains, so I'm especially curious about their promotion so that I can plan my first quarter hotel stays accordingly.

For the past couple of years most Hyatt promotions have been capped at a fairly low reward threshold, like 20 nights, in which case it doesn't really impact my decisions, since I'll exceed that threshold either way.

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This Week In Travel – Episode 180

This week Jen, Chris and I recorded a rare show without any guests. It is sort of fun to do this every so often. This Week’s News: Man sued for sharing cheap flight loophole Passenger Shaming Chinese passenger opens emergency exit of plane to get a breath of fresh air Passenger reunited with lost luggage [...]



from Everything Everywhere Travel Blog http://everything-everywhere.com/2015/01/09/week-travel-episode-180/

3456 Feet: Backcountry snowboarding

"To fight one’s way hundreds of meters up a mountain for hours long only to ride down for a few seconds - that might just sound crazy to some people."



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How teenagers view social media (written by an actual teenager)

I read technology articles quite often and see plenty of authors attempt to dissect or describe the teenage audience, especially in regards to social media.

from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/social-media-teenager-by-a-teenager/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=teenagers-view-social-media-written-actual-teenager

How to piss off your TEFL teacher

If only this was a job that was all sunshine and traveling!



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/notebook/9-times-tefl-teachers-just-dont-time-crap/