March 9, 2015

What French kids eat for lunch

“Eating a balanced meal while sitting down calmly is important in the development of a healthy child.”



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24 Hours Only: 50% Off IHG Awards At The Venetian And The Palazzo

IHG Rewards Club has announced that they'll offer a flash sale on their two InterContinental Alliance Resorts in Las Vegas tomorrow. Through this flash sale they'll offer 50% off IHG Rewards Club redemptions at The Venetian and The Palazzo.


The basic details of the promotion are as follows:


-- Valid for 24 hours, starting at 12PM ET, Tuesday, March 10, 2015

-- Valid for stays between March 10 and December 28, 2015


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Is Purchasing a Tourist Card Worth It?

My friend and I purchased a cheap round-trip flight to Zurich just before the Swiss government removed their currency’s peg to the euro. How greatly this decision affects our travel expenses remains to be seen, but Zurich was known as an expensive city even before the change. The news prompted me to explore ways of […]



from Frugal Travel Guy http://www.frugaltravelguy.com/2015/03/is-purchasing-a-tourist-card-worth-it.html

The funniest Chilean expressions

A Chilean doesn’t leave in a rush… he “tightens his butt cheeks.” (Apretar cachete.)



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/notebook/21-funniest-expressions-chilean-spanish-use/

Delta Just Announcd Several Changes to the SkyMiles Program for Redemption and Elite Status

Delta has announced several changes that appear at first blush on net positive, although they appear worded to sound better than they are and despite making proactive announcements Delta still fails to explain changes in award availability to restrict most domestic markets to 21 advance purchase for saver awards and changes in terms and conditions […]


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Ridesharing, airports and hotels to benefit from Apple Watch integrations

As expected there are three key areas of travel that will benefit from the upcoming Apple Watch launch. Hotels Starwood received star ...



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Delta 2015 SkyMiles Updates — Good News, For Once!

Okay, when a frequent flyer program announces "updates" in this day and age it's almost uniformly negative. And that's especially true for Delta SkyMiles, which is quite possibly the biggest "innovator" when it comes to airline loyalty program.


Anyway, Delta announced some updates to the 2015 SkyMiles program. The updates are minor, and in many cases they're not even "updates" since they're just rehashing what has already been done. That being said, they are worth covering, in my opinion.


Here they are, in no particular order:


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Places where the pill is free

These nations have government subsidies that make buying the pill free.



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Should I bargain for a better deal when I’m traveling?





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In Transit Blog: A London Hotel Returns, With a Duchess in the House

The Goring in London has reopened after renovations, and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, offered a little help with the makeover.





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Insider’s Guide to Seville

More than anywhere else I have been, Seville resists change. From its passion for bullfights to a fondness for the pageantry of the Catholic religion, the capital of Andalusia always has reveled in its tradition way of life. Here's a primer on making the most of your time in this stunning city.



from Intelligent Travel http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2015/03/09/insiders-guide-to-seville/

Patent finding reveals how movement could integrate into Apple payments ecosystem

Today is W-Day — Apple Watch Day. The Cupertino-based tech behemoth is set to reveal final details about its much-hyped Apple Watch ...



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21 funniest Greek expressions

A Greek doesn’t say “I have no idea what’s going on”…she says “I’ve lost my eggs and baskets” (ἐχω χἀσει τα αυγἀ και τα καλἀθια).



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Cathay Pacific Refreshing Their Business Class Seat On The A350

Cathay Pacific offers a reverse herringbone seat in their longhaul business class cabin, which is my favorite business class product out there. Even though they've had it for years now, it's still a cutting edge product, in my opinion.


The great thing about reverse herringbone seats is that they're in a 1-2-1 configuration, so each seat has direct aisle access and a lot of privacy. In a way, it's very similar to the "last generation" first class suites offered by many airlines.


Cathay Pacific will be among the first airlines to take delivery of the Airbus A350, as they have a total of 46 on order, including 20 A350-900s and 26 A350-1000s (what happened to the days where they started numbering aircraft series with -100?!).


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Americans Carve Their Initials Into the Collosseum, Another Airline Follow’s Spirit’s Path, and More Stories You Have to Read to Believe..

News and notes from around the interweb: What an Uber Driver Needs to Do to Maintain Good Ratings The tourists arrested for taking naked photos inside Cambodian temples have apparently inspired two California women who scratched their initials into the Colosseum in Rome. 5 Travel Rewards Cards You Don’t Want to Have (my piece for […]


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