Weekly Review: March 7, 2015

Hello from San Diego! I'm here in sunny California for Frequent Traveler University (if you're missing this one, you can still buy tickets for the Dallas event in April).

This has been a very easy and decidedly unglamorous travel week for me -- I've had one Alaska 737 flight and an Amtrak ride -- though I'm fortunate to have missed out on the winter storms in the Northeast, at least!

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What Makes a Domestic Airline Lounge Special?

There are some really special, amazing airport lounges in the world — places that are more ‘top end private club’ than ‘somewhat more quiet waiting room’.

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Offensive Westerners in Myanmar

And in Myanmar, dissing Buddha can bring on death threats and prison time.



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In Transit Blog: At Hotels, One-Day-Only Vacations

If the “staycation” was the travel industry’s response to the Great Recession, the “daycation” is perhaps another sign of recovery from it.

















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Delta’s First Story Didn’t Work. Their New Line Isn’t Any Better. Don’t Be Fooled.

When Delta removed all the award charts from their website without any notice (indeed, just weeks after they went into effect and less than 3 months since some were even posted), their initial story was that they had improved website award search enough that they were no longer needed. [W]e did remove Award charts today. […]

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Experts To Review Data Again, If MH370 Not Found By May

The search operation for Flight MH370, which went missing last March, has become the most expensive in aviation history.



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Special-needs travelers get a helping hand

Think travel is a challenge? Try doing it with a special-needs child. Jess Wilson knows what that’s like. Her autistic 11-year-old daughter is prone to anxiety attacks when her family is on the road. So Wilson, a disability advocate who lives in Boston, tries to smooth the way with careful planning. But you can’t anticipate […]

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Flying along the glacier edge

Glaciers without Names I must have flown over and seen over a dozen glaciers in Antarctica. At some point, I just stopped asking their names because there was no way I could remember. This one formed a massive tongue that shot out into the sea ice… Daily Photo – Flying along the glacier edge After […]



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Pursuing Deals — What Lines Will You Cross?

Gene Hackman to Tom Cruise in The Firm: The difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion is (a) whatever the IRS says, (b) a smart lawyer, (c) 10 years in prison, (d) all of the above. There are a lot of grey areas in miles and points, and those grey areas are largely the making […]

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T Magazine: Inside T’s Spring Men’s Style Issue

From our cover subject, the legendary Jean-Michel Basquiat, to the legend-in-the-making Shayne Oliver of Hood by Air, our latest issue celebrates men who embrace contradiction.

















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In Transit Blog: A Chef’s Tour of Cuba

The chef Douglas Rodriguez will lead a trip to Cuba that will include a visit to a farm, and dinner at restaurants owned by chefs with whom he has become friendly over his visits to the country.

















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Top 10 Luxury Ritz-Carlton and Marriott Resorts You Can Book for Free

So far in this series, I’ve covered the top 10 Hilton and Hyatt resorts you can book for free with a free night certificate earned as a credit card sign-up bonus. Next up is Marriott and Ritz-Carlton rewards. Ritz-Carlton is owned by Marriott, yet operates a separate rewards program. Members can only choose to be […]



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Airports Will Let You Pet Dogs to Relieve Stress, Private Jet Standards, and How the Tax Code May Have Stolen Costco Away from Amex

News and notes from around the interweb: From my award booking partner Steve Belkin, aka beaubo, comes a new project. Was Citibank able to obtain the Costco co-brand relationship because it had lost so much darned money in the recent past? Abercrombie & Fitch’s private jet. Mr Jefferies, who was pushed out in December amid […]

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Falling in love on the road is messy

"It had only been five days, and yet he kissed me like he cared about me, held my hand like we had known each other forever, looked at me like he already feared what goodbye would mean."



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I’m Going To The Park Hyatt Maldives Alone(ish)… Oops/Yay?

I know some like ragging on miles/points bloggers for allegedly being obsessed with the Park Hyatt Maldives and Park Hyatt Paris.

I've actually never stayed at the Park Hyatt Paris (and have no interest in doing so), and have only been in the Maldives once, and that was with a friend who had a special rate at a non-points hotel because he's a travel agent.

The Maldives was fine. Don't get me wrong, it would be fun for a romantic honeymoon or something, but if you're like me and are perpetually single/prefer wandering the streets of a city, it's kind of boring. In a post last year about my philosophy on travel, I explained there were certain places I considered to be "Google Images" destinations. I explained it as follows:

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