March 11, 2015

24 funniest expressions from Spain

You won’t notice when a Spaniard is “lying to you,” instead you’ll see “his feather duster is showing.”



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/24-funniest-expressions-spain-use/

Air Travel Soars To Highest Level In Seven Years

Nearly 135 million passengers will take to the skies in March and April, a trade group predicted.



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/airline-travel-soars-highest-level-seven-years-1843796

36 Hours: What to Do in Los Cabos, Mexico

Where the desert meets the sea, you can take a glass-bottom boat, sign up for a zip-line course or just indulge in a soothing fusion massage.

















from NYT > Travel http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/642561/s/4448fbfd/sc/10/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A150C0A30C150Ctravel0Cwhat0Eto0Edo0Ein0E360Ehours0Ein0Elos0Ecabos0Emexico0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

Review: American Airlines Admirals Club Honolulu Airport

While the flights to/from Honolulu were utterly unremarkable/boring/had the most apathetic flight attendants I've ever had, I figured I'd review the Admirals Club in Honolulu.


The Admirals Club Honolulu is especially interesting because it's not exclusively an Admirals Club. It's actually a shared facility between American Airlines and Japan Airlines. So it's not that one airline runs it and the other airline uses it, but instead there are elements of both airlines incorporated into the lounge.


Honolulu Airport, while well past its prime, has to be one of the cutest airports ever. It's largely open air with great tarmac views, Japanese gardens, etc. I mean, hell, the TSA is even friendly.


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from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2015/03/11/review-american-airlines-admirals-club-honolulu-airport/

8 American habits I lost in China

"She grabbed my right boob like a rock hold and propelled herself with all her might headlong into the scrambling crowd." Just a typical day in a Chinese queue...



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/notebook/8-american-habits-lost-china/

More Tourists Behaving Badly: Russian Porn Illegally Filmed at Giza Pyramids

First we have tourists arrested for taking photos inside Cambodian temples. Then California women were caught scratching their initials into the Colosseum in Rome. As though it wasn’t becoming hard enough for criticizing the destruction of historical artifacts in the name of smashing idols by ISIS… …Egyptian authorities are now investigating “how tourists came to […]


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from View from the Wing http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2015/03/11/more-tourists-behaving-badly-russian-porn-illegally-filmed-at-giza-pyramids/

Why We Need ‘Travel Experts’

More travelers are going DIY, opting to—as the buzzy phrase goes—“travel like a local.” This usually means skipping expert advice and typical attractions, and following recommendations found on crowd-sourced review sites. The results of going this route are often great. But the trend begs some questions. Do travel experts have a future? Are they even necessary anymore? Can I say, yes?



from Intelligent Travel http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2015/03/11/why-we-need-travel-experts/

eBookers looks to redefine the travel brochure for the age of social media

British holidaymakers have a new way to discover travel options via a new social travel brochure facilitated by eBookers. The idea is ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/ebookers-looks-redefine-travel-brochure-age-social-media/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ebookers-looks-redefine-travel-brochure-age-social-media

The most confusing English words

Americans have the most trouble spelling these words. Are you a better speller than they are?



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/can-spell-confusing-words-english-language-quiz/

What to do about phone systems that treat us like idiots





from Elliott http://elliott.org/but-why/what-to-do-about-phone-systems-that-treat-us-like-idiots/

In Transit Blog: A Booking Site Is Offering Flights to Cuba (With an Asterisk)

The booking site CheapAir.com is offering travel to Cuba by packaging two flights as one.

















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British Airways Awards To Book Before April 28

With the end of January came British Airways’ announcement that it would be changing its Avios frequent flyer program and devaluing many of its mileage redemption options. We asked TPG Special Contributor Eric Rosen to cover some of the awards you should book before the changes go into effect. April 28 marks the date that...



from The Points Guy http://thepointsguy.com/2015/03/british-airways-awards-to-book-before-april-28/

SriLankan’s New Business Class Seat

SriLankan Airlines joined the oneworld alliance a little under a year ago, which was an exciting development. I've flown SriLankan several times before they joined the oneworld alliance, and really enjoyed my flights on them.


While they don't have the best product in the world, there's something really exotic about them, which makes them a fun airline to fly.


Anyway, I'm soon headed to the Maldives, and while I have my return flight figured out, I'm still working on my outbound flight. I'm thinking of partly flying SriLankan to get there, given that awards are much cheaper through American AAdvantage when booking to Colombo than Male (since the former is in "Asia 2," while the latter is in the "Middle East").


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from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2015/03/11/srilankans-new-business-class-seat/

Sunshine.co.uk breaks OTA mould, discloses most detailed financial report yet

With very few mid-sized online travel agencies listed on the public markets or happy to talk about financials, Sunshine.co.uk has gone out ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/sunshine-co-uk-bucks-ota-trend-discloses-detailed-financial-report-yet/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sunshine-co-uk-bucks-ota-trend-discloses-detailed-financial-report-yet

Taking a self-portrait at museum? Leave the selfie stick






from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/11/travel/feat-selfie-stick-museum-ban/index.html