Why Didn’t Hyatt Add a New Higher Elite Tier — and Why Don’t Credit Cards Offer More Rewards for Higher Spending?

The announcement about new elite benefits for Hyatt Gold Passport Diamond members brings to mind a recent One Mile at a Time post wondering why there aren’t greater Diamond benefits for staying more than the requisite 25 times or 50 nights for top tier status. Hyatt is introducing new benefits for Diamond members, but not […]

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Traveling? Visa may track your whereabouts, to OK your transactions

Sometimes the security measures that banks take to prevent fraudulent transactions on credit cards are too much of a good thing. If ...



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These Tajikistan tent views are epic

Warning: These photos will inspire serious wanderlust.



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Should Airline Lounges Have Dress Codes?

Australian Business Traveller reports that Qantas will begin enforcing their dress code at their Qantas Business Lounges and Qantas Club Lounges in Australia as of April 1, 2015.

The lounge terms & conditions do already state a dress code:

"Smart, casual dress standards apply at all times. Individual lounge managers will have discretion to administer these standards as they reasonably deem appropriate in the circumstances."

Though apparently they haven't been enforced, and that will change in a couple of months. Via Australian Business Traveller:

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Drink like you're from the Outback

Rule #1: Always take more alcohol than you think you will need. Always.



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Hollywood Gets Its Groove Back

The nexus of glamour may now be more of a mind-set than a dot on the map, but this section of Los Angeles remains vastly interesting.

















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If You Go: Where to Eat, Stay and Wander in Hollywood

Suggestions for restaurants, hotels and sights in the Hollywood area.

















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New site maps every Airbnb rental in New York City

Inside Airbnb, a data visualization tool released this week activist Murray Cox, scrapes Airbnb’s public data for New York City users. The ...



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Monarch butterflies are in danger

This isn’t just about a butterfly; it’s about environmental health as a whole.



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Emerging markets continue to turn to technology to book travel

While emerging markets are taking a bit of a beating as far as growth, the expectations on the travel side of things ...



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Singapore Airlines Award Tickets Are About To Get Cheaper

With fuel prices plummeting, one common question has been why most airlines haven't lowered fuel surcharges. After all, they're super quick to raise these surcharges when oil prices go up, but when they go down they conveniently seem to forget about them.

While lowering fuel surcharges wouldn't impact the actual cost of revenue tickets, it would impact the cost of award tickets for the airlines which do impose fuel surcharges on awards. Some airlines have been in the process of lowering fuel surcharges, including British Airways and Japan Airlines.

It looks like we can add another airline to the list -- Singapore Airlines will be lowering fuel surcharges for tickets issued as of February 26, 2015.

With these changes, we'll apparently see Singapore Airlines fuel surcharges drop between US$5 (S$6.80) and US$83 (S$113) per sector.

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Why the British Airways Visa is as Valuable as Ever Even With BA Devaluing in April

I receive compensation for many links on this blog. You don’t have to use these links, but I am grateful to you if you do. American Express, Citibank, Chase, and other banks are advertising partners of this site. I do not write about all credit cards that are available — instead focusing on miles, points, […]

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The Fallout: United’s Decision Not to Honor Yesterday’s Mistake Fare

The big news in the travel world yesterday was United’s mistake fare. From their Danish website, you could purchase premium cabin international airfare from London to numerous destinations in the world for under $100. Not surprisingly, within hours of the mistake fare being discovered and eventually shut down, United announced their decision to not honor […]



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T Magazine: Midcentury Modernism Arrives in the California Desert

The auction site Paddle8 has partnered with the design firm Homepolish to create a pop-up series of interiors vignettes at the Ace Hotel and Swim Club.





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What Does Expedia's Purchase of Orbitz Mean For You?

The travel-website deal is unlikely to have a a big effect on consumers -- for now.



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