India’s Zomato targets Yelp with purchase of Urbanspoon

Zomato is a restaurant-focused startup that was founded in India in 2008. Since then, the company has expanded steadily throughout the world ...



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5 reasons to go motorcycle camping

"I dare you, DARE YOU, to watch this video and not contemplate packing up your tent and getting on a hog of your very own."



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/tv/5-reasons-go-motorcycle-camping/

Facebook still king of popular kids on social media, with highest engagement

Much has been made about the impending demise of Facebook, most especially when considering the platform’s waning popularity among teenage users. The ...



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SPG Amex Annual Stay And Night Credit Benefit

I'm primarily loyal to two hotel chains -- Starwood Preferred Guest and Hyatt Gold Passport. I've had top tier status with both chains for several years now, even before I lived in hotels full time. While neither chain has the global footprint of Hilton, IHG, or Marriott, I find that they have significantly better elite benefits than the competition.

Before I lived in hotels full time it was a real struggle to qualify for top tier status with both chains, though. Each requires 50 nights for top tier status, so that's a 100 nights in hotels, between the two brands.

One awesome perk that comes with both the personal and business co-branded Starwood Amex credit cards is that you get two elite qualifying stays and five elite qualifying nights towards SPG status annually just for having the cards.

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Where to Go Now: Remembering King in Atlanta, Memphis and Boston

A guide to events celebrating the anniversary of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birth.

















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The world's sickest street artists

"It's no easy task to stand out in a scene that has become so popular in such a short time, but these 30 street artists have managed to do precisely that."



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/30-street-artists-blowing-people-minds-around-world/

Review: Qantas A380 First Class, Sydney – Los Angeles

Must-read Earlier Installments: Singapore, Cathay, and Qantas First Class.. Some of the Best Meals of My Life, and a Tour of Hyatts in Bangkok, Singapore, and Sydney Inside the New Oneworld Lounge at LAX’s Tom Bradley International TerminalCathay Pacific First Class, Los Angeles – Hong Kong Cathay Pacific “The Wing” First Class Lounge, Hong Kong […]

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Ten Years Ago, I said Yes to Travel

Ten years ago, I embarked on the trip that would change my life. It was 2004 and I was trying to convince a friend to visit the Galapagos Islands the following January. He wasn’t sold on the idea and suggested Thailand instead. Since I didn’t care where we went so long as we went somewhere, I agreed. I just wanted to escape the winter. So in January 2005, we set off on our two week trip. If you had told […]

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Happy maps – charting more than just an A to B experience

Out with cars and concrete buildings and in with public spaces and Victorian houses – that’s what researchers at Yahoo Labs would ...



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8 things Spaniards love to hate

Cooking buttery dishes ain't gonna fly with your Spanish friends! ➤ http://bit.ly/1AHAcu4



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/8-things-spaniards-love-hate/

American AAdvantage Suffers a Data Hack, in Process of Re-Assigning Some Member Frequent Flyer Account Numbers

United MileagePlus was the victim of a data security breach at the end of last month. They’re hardly the first loyalty program to face this. Hilton HHonors members now have to certify that they aren’t robots every time they log into their accounts. This follows Hilton points for sale in large quantities on the DarkNet. […]

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The Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, Arizona

from Everything Everywhere Travel Blog http://everything-everywhere.com/2015/01/11/colorado-river-grand-canyon-arizona-2/

The war on wifi: Hotels need to stop fighting the future

Despite unprecedented growth in recent years, hotels have forgotten what every Stan Lee fan already knows: with great power comes great responsibility. ...



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JetBlue Double TrueBlue Base Points Through March 8, 2015

JetBlue is offering double base flight points when you register, book, and fly by March 8, 2015. This is almost exactly the same as the promotion that JetBlue ran last year over the same time period.

The caveat here is that only travel booked after you register qualifies, so previously booked travel through March 8 wouldn't qualify towards the promotion. Furthermore, the bonus base points will only post 4-6 weeks after the end of the promotion period.

JetBlue ordinarily offers three base points per dollar spent, so through this promotion you'd earn six base points per dollar spent. On top of that, you earn an additional three points per dollar spent for reservations made on jetblue.com. That means during the promotion period you earn nine points per dollar spent on tickets at jetblue.com.

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Did You Wonder What a Hotel Has to Actually Do For You If You’re Dissatisfied?

I’ve found that Starwood hotels are the best overall at responding to complaints. If something goes wrong on a stay, an email to Corporate Customer Service (customercare -at- starwoodhotels.com) generally takes care of it. I find that most of the time a meaningful complaint yields points equal to a free night’s stay at a given […]

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