TUI looks to digital to close gaps in the holiday journey

Going from traditional tour operator, with a distribution network of stores, to a digital business was never going to be easy for ...

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Cruising the Past, from Baltimore to Charleston

It wasn’t the antebellum mansions or the bird life I’d miss from my seven-night trip aboard the American Glory; it was my fellow shipmates.

















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Explorer: Sailing to the End of the World in Patagonia

A three-night cruise through southern Argentina brings views of mountains, glaciers and 100,000 penguins — and not a cellphone in sight.

















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The road to Esfahan

It's not often that a CNN crew gets to take a road trip through Iran, so we decided to take the scenic route on our journey from Tehran to the 2,500-year-old city of Esfahan in the center of the country.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/12/travel/road-to-esfahan/index.html

What's up with all the strange hotel names?

Feeling Blu? Full of Moxy? According to the experts, it's all part of a calculated plan to attract adventurous individuals in search of new experiences.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/11/travel/quirky-hotel-names/index.html

The 17 funniest Swedish expressions

"#2. A Swede doesn’t “beat around the bush”… he “walks like the cat around hot porridge.” (Gå som katten kring het gröt)"



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/17-funniest-expressions-swedish-use/

Oktogo attracts funding for local sales and marketing push

Online hotel service Oktogo has raised more than $5 million in funding from Poland-based MCI Management. This latest round for the Russia-based ...

from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/oktogo-%245m-funding/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oktogo-attracts-funding-for-local-sales-and-marketing-push

8 reasons we’re proud to live in Catalonia

Jeremy Ullmann has taken to the streets of Catalonia to ask the locals what makes them proud of this place.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/notebook/8-reasons-proud-live-catalonia/

AirAisia To Give 'One Last Shot' To Find Flight 8501 Victims

AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes said that the search for bodies of 60 people, including Flight 8501's captain, would likely end within days.



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/airasia-flight-8501-search-60-bodies-end-soon-airline-ceo-says-mentions-mh370-search-1844446

Getting Your Significant Other in the Points and Miles Game

If there is a significant other in your life, you need to do everything possible to make sure he or she is as involved in the points and miles game as you are. By doing this, you will maximize the points and miles earned and significantly expand your redemption opportunities. As obvious as that sounds, […]



from Frugal Travel Guy http://www.frugaltravelguy.com/2015/03/getting-your-significant-other-in-the-points-and-miles-game.html

Cathay Pacific Will Introduce a New Business Class Seat Next Year

Cathay Pacific is an American AAdvantage partner (and a member of oneworld) and flies from New York JFK, Newark, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Toronto and Vancouver to Hong Kong and of course beyond. I love their first class product, and redeem for it when I can. But their business class is excellent. It’s a […]

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Review: Lufthansa Senator Lounge Detroit Metro Airport

I was recently in Michigan to see some relatives. This gave me the opportunity to visit the Lufthansa Senator lounge at the Detroit Metro airport, one of my favorite lounges in the US.

The Lufthansa lounge is located in Metro’s North Terminal, which is home to Lufthansa and just about every airline not named Delta. The North Terminal replaced the decrepit Smith Terminal several years ago, and is actually quite nice. It is completely detached from Delta’s McNamara fortress Terminal, and this is often a good thing. With about 28 gates, the Smith Terminal has the feel of a small regional airport -- easy in, easy out. Even the car rental shuttles treat it as its own entity – you have to watch which bus you board after returning a car because some are bound for McNamara while others are going to North. Heck, you can even take different freeways depending on whether you are flying Delta or not!

The Lufthansa Senator lounge opened a few years ago and is intended primarily to serve the once daily Detroit – Frankfurt flight. The flight in itself is a bit of an anomaly since there is presumably little connecting feed (doing a Smith to McNamara shuffle seems like a huge pain). But perhaps contrary to popular belief, the auto industry is still chugging along in Michigan and the executives are still largely there so apparently there is sufficient demand for this flight.

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from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2015/03/11/review-lufthansa-senator-lounge-detroit-metro-airport/

This short captures the heart of NYC

This quick, minute-long video somehow captures the diversity and the similarities of New York at the same time.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/tv/delightful-short-totally-captures-heart-new-york/

Hyatt Hotels globally rolls out its predictive analytics for upsells

Hyatt Hotels is one of many travel companies that has been leveraging “big data”. In other words, it’s been aligning all the ...



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I Heart My City: Diana’s Geneva

Diana Orduna began her love affair with Geneva—a place she describes as "a huge melting pot of cultures, people, and international organizations"—three years ago. Soon after relocating from Mexico to the capital of Switzerland's Romandy, or French-speaking, region, she started sharing her discoveries with the world on Spotted by Locals and on her own blog, LivinGeneva. Here are a few of Diana's favorite things about her hometown of choice.



from Intelligent Travel http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2015/03/11/i-heart-my-city-dianas-geneva-2/