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March 10, 2015

IHG 50% Off Las Vegas Promotion Now Live

Yesterday I posted about the promotion that IHG Rewards Club is offering today for stays in Las Vegas. Through this flash sale, IHG Rewards Club is offering 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

While the sale was only supposed to go live at 12PM ET today, it started early.

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from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2015/03/10/ihg-50-off-las-vegas-promotion-now-live/

The GDS showdown – winners and losers in 2014

Travelport‘s return to public markets last September means that for the first time in over ten years it is possible to compare ...

from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/GDS-Travelport-Sabre-Amadeus-2014-earnings/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gds-showdown-2014-winner

How to Get Free Airport Wifi, Las Vegas Hotel Award Sale, Buy United Miles Less than 2 Cents Each

News and notes from around the interweb: Amtrak Supreme Court Case: We learn interesting things from the Supreme Court’s 9-0 decision in the Amtrak case. Despite being ostensibly a ‘for profit corporation’ it is in fact a government entity. Except in an emergency Amtrak has precedence over freight for use of tracks. Indeed, if a […]

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from View from the Wing http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2015/03/10/mistake-fare-not-honored-las-vegas-hotel-award-sale-buy-united-miles-less-than-2-cents-each/

Journalist gear: Nish Nalbandian

Nish Nalbandian is a photojournalist and filmmaker who has worked in over 35 countries in a variety of environments from wars to sporting events.

from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/goods/journalists-carry-front-lines-nish-nalbandian-syria/

After Five Months, American Discontinues New York To Viracopos Route

There's no arguing that American's single strongest international market is Latin America. While American is doing their best to catch up with the other legacies in Asia and Europe, they have a clear advantage in Latin America.

Heck, they fly to 10 destinations in Brazil. If I'm being perfectly honest, I can't even name 10 cities in Brazil.

While American seems to be able to make just about any route to Latin America work, I was a bit surprised when they announced they would launch new flights to Viracopos, Brazil, as of December 2014.

This included daily service between Miami and Viracopos, as well as 3x weekly service between New York and Viracopos. That Airport is about 50 miles from the Sao Paulo Airport, though admittedly with traffic there's quite a bit of distance between the two airports.

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from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2015/03/10/after-five-months-american-discontinues-new-york-to-viracopos-route/

Paul Bunyan Statue in Portland, Oregon

Paul Bunyan Statue

There are countless Paul Bunyan figure's dotting the American landscape from the heyday of Route 66, but there are none quite like the smiling giant of Portland, Oregon which was custom built as a monument to Oregon's statehood.

Built in 1959, the statue deviates from the standard "muffler men" of the era which were generally molded fiberglass figures of the same type. The Bunyan that was erected in the Portland neighborhood of Kenton was a custom created figure made of concrete surrounding a metal frame. The 31-foot tall lumberman was created to mark the 100-year anniversary of Oregon's statehood as part of the Centennial Exposition and International Trade Fair. He holds a tall axe and is painted with a goofy grin plastered across his face. A far more permanent calling than any of the usual advertising giants that were created along Route 66.

This permanence shows through today as the figure continues to stand proudly on its street corner home. The figure has been refurbished a number of times over the years and still looks as bright and ready to live out some myths as it did in its conception. And judging by his slightly ridiculous expression, he is idiotically happy to do so.

from Atlas Obscura http://atlasobscura.com.feedsportal.com/c/35387/f/665719/s/443bde21/sc/10/l/0L0Satlasobscura0N0Cplaces0Cpaul0Ebunyan0Estatue/story01.htm

Millennials in East Tennessee

"#2. You know that being served the “fruit of the Spirit” by the hippies at the Yellow Deli means devouring a Deli Rose sandwich."

from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/30-signs-youre-millennial-east-tennessee/

The fastest plane in the world

In 1976, Al Joersz and George Morgan smashed the world aviation speed record by blasting across the Western United States in America's super spy plane, the Lockheed SR-71. Official speed: 2,193 mph.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/10/travel/sr71-blackbird-worlds-fastest-plane/index.html

The Craziest Things You Can Do With Your Miles — And Why You Don’t Want to Do Them

IdeaWorks, best known for its fatally flawed annual award availability ‘study’, has a new report (.pdf) on non-travel rewards offered by loyalty programs. (HT: Today in the Sky) The study is sponsored by (and contains a full page ad for) Switchfly, a company that sells merchandise, experiential, and other non-travel rewards platforms to these programs. […]

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Building a Global Community One Beach at a Time: On the Road with Mirva Lempiäinen

This is a traveler case study. (Read others or nominate yourself . )Mirva Lempiäinen fell in love with beaches of all kinds during college. Her passion caused her to build a career and friend base that allows her to travel to sandy destinations almost as often as she'd like. Tell us about yourself.

I’m a 33-year-old freelance journalist from Finland. I’ve been actively roaming the globe for almost 15 years, and have visited around 70 countries (so far). Currently, I’m spending the winter on the French island of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean which suits me quite well. I have a bad beach addiction: over the past decade I’ve spent months every year on tropical beaches around the world. You could say I’m perpetually in search of the perfect beach. I’m also a New Yorker now (and surprisingly to many, New York actually has some pretty nice beaches, too!).

from The Art of Non-Conformity http://chrisguillebeau.com/on-the-road-with-mirva-lempiainen/

Best and worst countries for women

In honor of women (who we think deserve recognition all year round), we took a look at how they fare in terms of health, living and work conditions as measured by the 2013 Global Gender Gap Index. Notably, the United Kingdom ranked 18th, while the United States came 23rd. The Gender Gap Index looks at […]

from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/best-worst-countries-women/