When You Can — and When You Can’t — Earn Starpoints for Uber

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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10 signs you're thriving in India

"You don’t think twice about cutting up 13 lanes of traffic in your rental car."



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/10-signs-youre-thriving-traveler-india/

Earn 15,000 Starpoints This Weekend With The SPG/Uber Partnership

Yesterday I wrote about the new partnership between SPG and Uber, which is a huge value-add for SPG members.

Here's a video introducing the new partnership:

Active SPG members earn one extra Starpoint per dollar spent with Uber (up to $10,000 per year), and if you use an Uber in conjunction with a stay at a Starwood property, you earn even more Starpoints than that.

As someone that lives in hotels, it looks like I'll be earning four Starpoints and two Ultimate Rewards points per dollar spent on most of my Uber rides from now on.

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Personal Journeys: In France, a Visit With the In-Laws (Finally) Becomes a Vacation

Montpellier was the home of my husband’s family. But now I viewed it as a place of beauty and culture, not just an obligation.

















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Overnighter: Ravenna, Italy, Glittering Still

A few miles from the Adriatic Sea, the city has arcade-lined piazzas, wine bars brimming with locals and spectacular Byzantine mosaics.

















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Move along there now, Airbnb just looking for business as usual

It must be exciting in the early days to be dubbed disruptive and gain column inches, good and bad, for every move ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/airbnb-business-travel/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=airbnb-just-looking-fit

15 signs you're from New England

You enjoy lobstah, get your water from a bublah, and change the channel with a clickah.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/notebook/15-signs-born-raised-new-england/

Never mind the robots, give me a travel deal!

Digital agency BIO polled 2,000 British holidaymakers online and found that “saving money” is the most important benefit that digital technology can ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/artice/technology-save-money/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=never-mind-robots-give-deal

Marriott Rewards’ 2015 Hotel Category Adjustments

It's pretty normal for hotel loyalty programs to have annual category adjustments, whereby the number of hotels in each category changes. In other words, the number of points required for a free night at a particular category of hotel doesn't change, but which hotel belongs to which category does.

While these are different than award chart devaluations (whereby the number of points required for a free night at a certain category of hotel changes), they can be even worse. If half of hotels go up in category, for example, that really ends up being a pretty big devaluation in terms of the purchasing power of your points.

With that in mind, so far this year we've seen category adjustments from Hyatt and Starwood:

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Delta Does the Right Thing, Will Refund Overcharged Award Tickets

A couple of days ago I reported that Delta appears to be charging more miles for elites booking economy awards than general members. Logged in elites would see a one-way flight for 17,500 miles that general members would see priced at 12,500 miles. While there was a great deal of teeth gnashing over this, I […]

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Mini-guide to French slang

A French woman is not “busty”…she has “a crowd on the balcony”



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/mini-guide-french-slang/

Beautiful Malaysia Airlines #KeepFlying Tribute Song

Malaysia Airlines (and the airline industry as a whole) had a horrible year last year, having lost both MH370 and MH17 (I know all things considered it was still one of the safest years ever for the industry, but when two of the most modern jet liners go down in such a short period, it's shocking).

As a tribute, Malaysia Airlines has created a beautiful song (and corresponding music video), entitled "SKY #keepflying," performed by Lilly (I'm not sure who that is, but that doesn't really matter).

Here's how they describe the video:

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My 2015 Group Tours: Two Trips to Europe!

At the end of 2013, I started leading group trips. I’ve done four so far and have really enjoyed them. I like meeting readers, exposing others to my travel style and taking them around to some of my favorite places in Europe. I want others to fall in love with the places that made me love travel so much. This year I’ll be offering two short tours in the fall: one to Paris and Amsterdam and one to Prague and […]

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World's most popular natural wonders

Want to visit the most popular national parks and nature preserves around the world? You'll have a lot of company.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/26/travel/feat-worlds-most-popular-national-parks/index.html

The TSA's extraordinary Instagram account

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/25/travel/tsa-on-instagram/index.html