Update: Cruising for All Tastes

Ships large and small are widening their appeal with themes, from stargazing to regional cooking, and expanding to ever farther ports of call.

















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Frugal Traveler: Want to Save on Car Rentals? Go Low-Tech

Making a few phone calls can sometimes be as helpful as the latest tech developments in searching for car rental deals.

















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Alaska Launching Seattle To New York JFK Route With Double Miles

Alaska Airlines has announced that they'll begin offering once daily flights between Seattle and New York JFK as of September 16, 2015.

The new Boeing 737-800 frequency will be operated with the following schedule:

AS18 Seattle to New York departing 9:35PM arriving 6:00AM (+1 day)

AS07 New York to Seattle departing 7:15AM arriving 10:15AM

This complements Alaska's existing twice daily service between Seattle and Newark.

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Touring Ho Chi Minh City in a retro Vespa mob

Traffic in Ho Chi Minh City can be overwhelming -- but not if you're on the back of a Vespa scooter and go with the flow.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/11/travel/cnngo-travel-ho-chi-minh-city-scooter-vespa-tour/index.html

11 phrases only Polish people get

Is your Polish friend walking on eyelashes (chodzić na rzęsach)? Nope, they're not crazy. They're just super tired...or very drunk!



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The 19 funniest Italian expressions

Italians don’t “bite the hand that feeds them”… they “spit in the plate they eat from” (Sputare nel piatto dove si mangia).



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How to Score Frugal or Free Vacation Transport

What if you could drive a vehicle to your Florida spring break destination basically for free? Or perhaps a free two-week recreational vehicle rental to Alaska would better fit your vacation plans? These scenarios and more are very possible when you utilize the driveaway opportunities offered by companies who need drivers to transport vehicles. Here […]



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'Nut Rage' Flight Attendant Sues Korean Air, Chairman's Daughter

Kim Do Hee is seeking compensation through a trial for being attacked physically and verbally by Cho Hyun-ah.



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Rebook Starwood Stays At Select Hotels For Fewer Points

In late February, Starwood announced their annual hotel category changes, which kicked in for bookings made as of March 10, 2015.

Every year Starwood adjusts which hotels belong to which categories, to better reflect the anticipated average daily rate and occupancy for the hotel.

While most hotel category changes across the industry the past few years have been a bloodbath, this year's Starwood changes were actually arguably positive, depending on where you like to redeem your points:

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The Greek Government Wants Tourists to Get Wired and Inform on Tax Cheats

The Greek solution to mass scale tax evasion is to build a surveillance state, while outsourcing the actual surveillance to tourists. If you’re a tourist in Greece, there are so many things to do: visit the Acropolis, admire the architecture in Santorini and maybe try to catch some local tax cheats. No, really. The Financial […]

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Avios Redemptions to Complete Before the Devaluation

Back in January, British Airways announced a number of significant devaluations to their rewards program. I covered different aspects of this devaluation, which also affected Iberia, here and here. These changes will take effect on April 28, 2015. As we approach that date, I thought it was important to point out a few examples of […]



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In Transit Blog: CityMaps Expands Its View

An update to the CityMaps app lets users share personalized collections and to collaborate on maps.

















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How The Apple Watch Will Make Travel Easier

The new wearable technology, which was announced Monday and launches April 24, has plenty of potential to improve the travel experience.



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Marriott to debut Apple Pay at 11 US hotels

This summer, Marriott International will begin offering Apple Pay as a payment alternative to credit cards in a trial at 11 US ...



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Does The Discover it Miles Card Make Sense For You?

A couple of weeks ago I first wrote about the Discover it Miles Card, which is a brand new no annual fee product from Discover.

The card offers unlimited 1.5x Miles for every net dollar you spend on purchases, with a few options for redemption.

-- You can redeem for cash as an electronic deposit to your bank account or for a credit for travel purchases on your statement made within in last 180 days.

-- Travel purchases include airline tickets, hotel rooms, car rentals, travel agents, online travel sites and commuter transportation.

What makes this card especially interesting is that you earn double miles for the first year. After the first 12 consecutive billing periods that your new account is open, Discover will double all the miles you’ve earned and apply them to your account in the next billing cycle

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