In Transit Blog: Cunard Ships Will Travel Back in Time

This summer, in honor of its 175th anniversary, Cunard plans to recreate its original voyage, from Liverpool, England, to Boston, aboard the Queen Mary 2.

















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SimplyCash Business Card: Last Day To Select 3% Cash Back Category

I've written in the past about the SimplyCash® Business Card from American Express, which is one of the most compelling no annual fee business credit cards I’ve seen. They’re offering a $250 statement credit after spending $5,000 on qualifying purchases within the first six months of card membership. Here are few of the details:

There aren’t many rewarding business credit cards out there without an annual fee — this is a pretty big selling point, in my opinion.

The card has a cash back based rewards system, with some nice bonus categories:

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Rare images of flipped icebergs

Check out photographer Alex Cornell's photos of Antarctic icebergs that had reversed their floating pattern. Amazing.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/trips/rare-surreal-images-recently-flipped-icebergs/

United’s Secret Award Discount Still Works: Save Up to 25,000 Miles Roundtrip for Business Class Partner Awards

Two months ago I wrote about United’s unpublished business class partner award discount. United has been charging less for partner awards than their award chart says they will, charging as though you were flying just on United (perhaps a technical glitch rollings back a big chunk of the Great Devaluation). For US – Europe, business […]

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Stop racism — share this video

Ah, a situation every traveler of color must dread: getting seated next to an old, racist white person.



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Next Asiana A380 Destination: New York JFK

Last August, Asiana launched their first A380 longhaul flight, between Los Angeles and Seoul Incheon.

I had the chance to fly from Los Angeles to Seoul Incheon in A380 first class last October, and quite enjoyed it. I'm a huge fan of Asiana in terms of the food and service. And while they were good as always, I don't really think Asiana "stepped up their game" in terms of the overall product on the A380 compared to the product on the 777.

Anyway, Asiana has a total of six A380 orders, and so far only two have been delivered. So while they'll operate among the smallest A380 fleets of any airline (along with China Southern, Malaysia Airlines, and Thai Airways), clearly there are still some longhaul A380 routes in their future.

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Horse Drawn Trolley on the Victor Harbor Tramway, South Australia

from Everything Everywhere Travel Blog http://everything-everywhere.com/2015/01/30/horse-drawn-trolley-victor-harbor-tramway-south-australia/

This Brand-New “Habit Journal” Helps You Keep Track of What’s Most Important to You

We’ve all heard it takes our brains 21 days to form a new habit. This new journal, currently being crowd-funded, does exactly that—keeps you on track while you form new daily habits, with these habits eventually leading you to conquer big goals. Here’s how it works: Choose a goal Write down the daily habits that…



from The Art of Non-Conformity http://chrisguillebeau.com/habit-journal/

2x Southwest Points, Bonus SkyMiles, New Hyatt Centric Brand

Here’s a round-up of the week’s points, miles and travel industry news you may have missed: Earn Double Points on Southwest (Targeted) Check your email to see if you’ve been targeted to earn double points and double Tier Qualifying points on flights booked on Southwest Airlines by February 1, 2015 and completed by February 28,...



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American’s Fleet Plans for 2015: Here are the Planes They’re Getting, and What They’re Getting Rid Of

American’s fleet will shrink by about 30 aircraft over the next year, netting new planes coming in and more than 100 retirements. Nonetheless, total available seats will rise because the airline has been adding seats to their existing planes. On the whole they won’t have more seats in each plane type than their competitors, which […]

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Uber $30 First Ride Bonus Is Back

As I’ve explained many times in the past, Uber is one of those companies that uses technology to make life better. When public transportation in a city isn’t good, I used to get really frustrated by the lack of options and taxi “mafias,” though for the cities in which Uber operates I love them. They have UberBLACK, which is the “standard” service and a bit more than a taxi, while they also have UberX, which is usually cheaper than a taxi. And thanks to the instant feedback loop (you rating the driver and the driver rating you), service is excellent across the board, in my experience.

Uber has long offered sign-up and referral bonuses, whereby both the person referring and the person being referred get a bonus. For much of last year, Uber offered a $30 referral bonus, though they ended that on November 23, 2014. Since then the bonus has instead been $20.

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Flight 8501 Captain Was Not In Seat When Jet Went Out Of Control: Report

Authorities are also investigating factors such as maintenance, procedures and training that may have contributed to the crash.



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Pilots Union Approves Contract With Airline

The deal provides a substantial salary increase, though some union members have criticized it for failing to match the terms offered by Delta Air Lines.

















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Flying over Perfect Lakes

Choppy at Over-the-Top If you ever head to Queenstown and want the ultimate chopper experience, be sure to check out Choppy at Over-the-Top. She’s a good friend and an amazing pilot. Also, since she’s a photographer, she knows how to find all the best spots! Nonstop Critiques! We had a really fun critique session a […]



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How to avoid a traffic “shakedown”

from Elliott http://elliott.org/blog/avoid-traffic-shakedown/