You Won’t Believe Amex’s Targeted “PointsMatch” Promotion

No, that's not a click-bait headline. You really won't believe this. ;)

Let me start off by clarifying that this is a targeted pilot program/promotion for select Amex OPEN small business cardmembers. I wasn't targeted for the promotion but a friend was, and he forwarded me the below details. Usually I don't write about targeted promotions, but this one is so interesting that I can't not.

The promotion is called PointsMatch, and through it American Express is basically letting you redeem one Membership Rewards point in place of one American AAdvantage or United MileagePlus mile, towards travel on either airline.

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from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2015/01/19/amex-introduces-targeted-pointsmatch-outrageously-lucrative/

AXA invests in airfare forecaster Flyr in Europe

Flyr, the San Francsico-based airfare forecasting startup, is expanding to Europe in early 2015, thanks to a $500,000 equity investment from Axa ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/flyr-expands-airfare-forecasting-europe/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=flyr-expands-airfare-forecasting-europe

Terrorism Role Unlikely In Flight 8501 Crash

Investigators said that there is nothing in the cockpit voice recordings to indicate a terrorist link to the crash of AirAsia Flight 8501.



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/airasia-flight-8501-no-threats-cockpit-voice-recordings-terrorism-unlikely-crash-1787304

Take better travel food photos

Sweet tip: Stand a menu up or have your dining partner hold up a large white napkin to act as a bounce for your image.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/notebook/take-better-travel-food-photos-14-images/

22 reasons to visit Barcelona

Think it's heaven where the streets fill with candy and you can go to the beach on your lunch break? Wrong! It's Barcelona.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/22-reasons-moving-barcelona-right-now/

India's Loss-Making Flag Carrier Air India To Pare Costs By $227M

In 2012, the Indian government had handed Air India a $5.8 billion bailout package, with funds to be pumped in over nine years.



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/air-india-save-227m-measures-such-staff-reorganization-hiring-freeze-trimming-routes-1787210

ACT FAST: US Airways Business Class Award Availability Wide Open!

Last November I wrote about how US Airways would be adjusting fare classes on January 17, 2015, in order to further to align with American.

As I wrote about at the time, the changes included the following:

Among those changes was the fare code for saver level business class awards being adjusted from "I" to "U."

"I" is the standardized business class award code for Star Alliance, while "U" is the standardized business class award code for oneworld.

Previously "U" was just a fare code for a revenue economy ticket.

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from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2015/01/19/act-fast-us-airways-business-class-award-availability-wide-open/

5 memories growing up in Finland

Ah, summer at the cottage...just one memory of Finnish childhood.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/5-memories-growing-finland/

7 signs you learned to drink in Salford, England

You believed a snakebite would get you, like, totally wasted. And you totally believed it was illegal, too.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/7-signs-learned-drink-salford-england/

Rick’s Picks: Fraud Fake-Outs and “Customer Service”

When you deal with as many banks, credit cards and promotions as we do, the weirdest things can happen. I am not a big fan of big corporations. I find them impersonal, behind-the-times and not as customer-friendly as they’d like you to think. Often, one hand doesn’t know what the other is doing, and the […]



from Frugal Travel Guy http://www.frugaltravelguy.com/2015/01/ricks-picks-fraud-fake-outs-and-customer-service.html

Rough Seas Hamper Flight 8501 Fuselage Recovery

Two more bodies were recovered Sunday from near the location of the AirAsia plane's fuselage on the sea bed.



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/airasia-flight-8501-fuselage-recovery-hampered-due-strong-currents-more-bodies-found-1787160

Fatal bus accident in Panama

Getting support there is expensive. Read more to get details on how to help.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/fatal-bus-accident-panama-carrying-10-american-tourists/

Crossing the Hippo Infested Ponds

Hippo Encounter On one of our boat rides into camp, we got a little too close to a hippo. Well, he took umbrage to this and decided to chase us at full speed! He reared up out of the water at least 4 times as he did everything he could to catch up. It scared […]



from Stuck in Customs http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2015/01/19/crossing-the-hippo-infested-ponds/

He parked his car and they took it for a joyride

from Elliott http://elliott.org/should-i-take-the-case/parked-car-took-joyride/

Transatlantic Business Class Awards WIDE OPEN, 6+ Seats Per Flight: Use American or US Airways Miles NOW

US Airways transitioned its fare codes over the weekend. As of yesterday, ‘U’ is fare basis for business class awards instead of ‘I’. It looks like some of the folks in revenue management over at US Airways didn’t get the memo, because ‘U’ class has been left wide open on several flights. Last night and […]

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from View from the Wing http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2015/01/18/transatlantic-business-class-awards-wide-open-6-seats-per-flight-use-american-us-airways-miles-now/