January 23, 2015

Expedia Buys Travelocity For $280 Million

The deal positions Expedia better to battle rival Priceline.



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/expedia-inc-expe-acquires-travelocity-sabre-corporation-sabr-280-million-cash-1792932

NTSB Calls For Streaming Black Boxes On US Airliners

After disappearance of Malaysia Airlines 370 and several other high-profile incidents, the safety board is urging safety and tracking upgrades.



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/mh370-fallout-federal-regulators-urge-streaming-black-boxes-other-tracking-devices-us-1792996

Traveling NSW looks so fun [VID]

Some cities are so sick they don't need a filter.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/tv/cruising-around-streets-sydney-looks-fun-vid/

How To Redeem Miles On Royal Air Maroc

A couple of days ago I wrote about rumors that Royal Air Maroc will soon be joining the Star Alliance.


I can't say they're an airline I'm dying to fly, though I really do want to visit Morocco.


I had kind of assumed that Royal Air Maroc didn't have any useful airline partners, though after some further digging I was surprised to find two semi-useful airline partners they have -- Etihad Guest and Iberia Plus. So while it will no doubt be easier to redeem miles for travel on Royal Air Maroc if/when they join the Star Alliance, in the meantime there are two useful airlines through which you can book Royal Air Maroc:


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from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2015/01/23/redeem-miles-royal-air-maroc/

Ebola ravaging primate populations

We've all heard about what Ebola is doing to humans, but you might be surprised and saddened to learn how it's ravaging great ape populations as well.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/ebola-now-killed-third-worlds-gorilla-chimpanzee-populations/

Lives: Track Changes

To protect myself, I found a simple way to hide.

















from NYT > Travel http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/642561/s/42a31c64/sc/36/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A150C0A10C250Cmagazine0Ctrack0Echanges0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

Why not skiing is better than skiing

Skiing is for the birds. The party's in the lodge, so c'mon in when you're done cheating death on the mountain.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/sports/us-chill-lodge-partners-skiing/

Achievement Unlocked: 2 Million American Airlines Miles

For 17 hours on my recent Round-the-World trip, I flew on the longest currently operating American Airlines flight, from Dallas to Hong Kong. It’s 8,000 or so flight miles, and I ended the flight a millionaire. Well, sort of—this flight helped me achieve a longstanding goal of earning 2 million AA flight miles. Until a…



from The Art of Non-Conformity http://chrisguillebeau.com/2-million-lifetime-american-airlines-miles/

Review: Oneworld Business Class Lounge Los Angeles LAX

We took an Uber to the airport at 6AM, and thanks to virtually non-existent traffic made it to Tom Bradley International by 6:25AM, plenty early for our 8:55AM flight to New York.


I was especially excited about this flight, because I don't think there's a more intriguing way to fly between Los Angeles and New York than on Qantas' 747 tag flight.


TBIT is dead this early in the morning, given that the first "rush hour" in the terminal is around noon.


Qantas check-in is located in the B Pier, and they just have two small queues set up for this flight. That's because a vast majority of passengers on this sector are connecting same day from Australia, so only a couple of dozen passengers are checking in at this counter, really.


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from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2015/01/23/review-oneworld-business-class-lounge-los-angeles-lax/

Are Credit Card Companies About to Start Awarding Fewer Miles for Signups and Spend?

Skift reported yesterday on the renewal of the Delta-American Express co-brand arrangement that’s worth $2 billion a year to Delta. The renewal is for 6 years. The last renewal was in 2008. American Express has also renewed their Starwood relationship. While Skift suggests the renewal “amounts to a 15 percent improvement in terms for Delta” […]


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from View from the Wing http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2015/01/23/credit-card-companies-start-awarding-fewer-miles-signups-spend/

TSA seizes record 2,212 firearms in 2014






from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/23/travel/tsa-seizes-record-number-guns-2014/index.html

What nationality should you be? QUIZ

Ever thought you should have been born somewhere else? Find out where with our latest quiz!



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/what-nationality-should-you-actually-be-quiz/

In Far-Flung Myanmar, a Land of Contradictions

In the lush, primal jungles of the northern part of the country, where thoughts turn to orchids, not juntas.

















from NYT > Travel http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/642561/s/42a25c70/sc/10/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A150C0A10C250Ctravel0Cin0Efar0Eflung0Emyanmar0Ea0Eland0Eof0Econtradictions0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

The Getaway: Flying Deluxe Domestic Coast-to-Coast for Around $1,000

Are stepped-up services by JetBlue and Virgin America worth the splurge?

















from NYT > Travel http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/642561/s/42a25c71/sc/10/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A150C0A10C250Ctravel0Cflying0Edeluxe0Edomestic0Ecoast0Eto0Ecoast0Efor0Earound0E10A0A0A0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

Mega (and meta) digital social mobile study released

Wearesocial, a global “conversation agency”, has released its “Digital Social Mobile in 2015″ report, a 376-page infographics-led study modestly described as “the ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/digital-social-mobile-study-2015/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wearesocial-draft