Where Have Delta’s Award Charts Gone?

I might live and breathe miles and points, but I draw the line at memorizing award charts.

Sure, there are sweet spots to every program, and I know those from frequent use, but keeping track of how many miles American requires for award travel between Madagascar and Kazakhstan just doesn't come up very often. And if I go directly to the airline website, rather than trusting my memory, I'm less likely to make a mistake. So it's a good habit regardless.

Fortunately, airlines publish their award charts, which is great for everyone involved! Consumers can see how many miles an award should cost, that encourages loyalty and involvement, and all the rest. Ben has written about this a lot -- a transparent program has more engaged members.

Delta SkyMiles definitely has tendencies towards sneakiness. In the past they've changed award prices overnight (and claimed that it was illegal to notify consumers of price changes in advance), so they're hardly on my list of trustworthy programs.

Today, however, takes the cake.

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'Hunger Games' tour launches in Atlanta

Atlanta is known as the home of "The Walking Dead," but it also stood in for Katniss Everdeen's dystopian world.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/06/travel/hunger-games-tourism-feat/index.html

What your bartender wants to say

Patron: "What do you like to make?" Bartender: "Tips. All bartenders like to make tips. Now, what would you like to drink?"



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/nights/18-things-bartender-wants-say-back-really-cant/

Review: United BusinessFirst Buenos Aires To Houston

Argentina and, to a lesser extent, the beaches of Uruguay have been covered relatively in-depth by this blog and many others, which is why I’m glossing over much of my time on the ground in order to give you perspectives you might not otherwise find on the BoardingArea blogs.

One of the common threads on this blog and others is how atrocious Aerolineas Argentinas is supposed to be. While I won’t go into a full-length trip report on Aerolineas (and all of the photos I took of the flights were on my phone, which my United BusinessFirst seat ate, as you’ll read shortly), I will say that all of our expectations were exceeded by a country mile.

We flew Aerolineas from Buenos Aires’ downtown Aeroparque airport to Montevideo, where we rented a car (an adventure in and of itself, but not worth delving into here) and drove to the beach towns of Maldonado province, and we flew Aerolineas back directly from the Punta del Este airport to Aeroparque a few days later.

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US Airways MasterCard Referral Bonus Miles Have Posted

Back in December, the US Airways Premier World MasterCard from Barclaycard offered targeted cardholders referral bonuses of between 5,000-10,000 miles for each person they referred to sign up for the card who applied successfully. The promotion period ended January 18, and it looks like the miles have just started posting to cardholders’ accounts. So if...



from The Points Guy http://thepointsguy.com/2015/02/us-airways-mastercard-referral-bonus-miles-have-posted/

How well do you know global booze?

How well do you know your global booze trivia? Take our quiz and find out!



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/how-much-do-you-know-about-drinking-around-the-world-quiz/

You Keep Using the Word ‘Paradise’ — I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means…

Fort Lauderdale airport’s terminal 3 isn’t my favorite experience. There’s no airport lounge and the best food option I’ve found is the Chili’s. Nonetheless, there are those that would call is paradise. That’s the excuse given for plenty of third world facilities in the Caribbean. Several hotels were sold out nearby the other night, and […]

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from View from the Wing http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2015/02/06/keep-using-word-paradise-not-think-means-think-means/

7 habits I lost moving to UK from US

"I stopped saying, 'It's 5 o'clock somewhere.' There is literally no reason to wait until 5 to start drinking."



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/7-american-habits-lost-moving-england/

10 ways to boost chances of surviving a plane crash

Survival and rescue stories from the deadly crash of TransAsia Airways Flight 235 in Taiwan are inspiring as well as intriguing. They raise the question: Why do some passengers survive plane crashes and others tragically don't?

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/06/travel/plane-crash-survival-tips-feat/index.html

7 Winter Adventures in Massachusetts (That Don’t Involve a Ski Lift)

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Here in Massachusetts, it’s been a winter to remember. We’ve received more snowfall in the last two weeks than in any other two-week period in history. Ever. But don’t be that classic New Englander who’s content to gripe about how awful the weather is. Get outside and enjoy it! Here are seven wintry things to […]

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from Vagabondish http://www.vagabondish.com/winter-things-to-do-massachusetts/

Your Shot Photo of the Month: Light-Trail Norway

Photographing landscapes well is harder than one might think. National Geographic Your Shot community member Christoph Schaarschmidt solved this by waiting patiently to get this time-lapse shot of Trollstigen Mountain Road in Norway.



from Intelligent Travel http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2015/02/06/your-shot-photo-of-the-month-light-trail-norway/

Lucky’s Lucky 7th: Favorite Posts

Checking this morning I’ve written over 8,000 blog posts in the past seven years.

That’s an average of three posts per day, and well over 12 million words. We won’t even talk about the comments and emails, but, yeah, my life outside this blog is every bit as exciting as you'd expect based on those numbers. ;)

If I had to pick a favorite post, I’m not sure I could. I have some favorite memories, and some days that were especially fun. but it’s somewhat like picking a favorite child.

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from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2015/02/06/luckys-lucky-7th-favorite-posts/

Aliens or Atlantis? Who made Costa Rica's stone spheres?

The stone spheres of Costa Rica are one of the strangest mysteries in archaeology. CNN's Jonathan Mann reports.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/2015/02/05/spc-gt-pkg-mann-costa-rica-stone-spheres.cnn.html

How to drink like an American

We Americans take our drinking seriously. Here's how you can fit in.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/nights/drink-like-american/

Move over Watson: Phil is here to field our travel questions

At first, this seemed a bit like a joke: a cloned chat agent named Phil the Voyager is ready to help travelers ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/move-watson-phil-field-travel-questions/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=move-watson-phil-field-travel-questions