Touching Final Farewell

Earlier in the month an American Airlines aircraft maintenance technician died while on the job at Dallas/Ft. Worth Airport. The technician, who had been at American for 30 years, fell 14 feet from a jet bridge while closing the door of a Boeing 767. He suffered fatal injuries from the fall.

It's such a terribly sad story. Nowadays we take aviation safety for granted, especially on the ground, so it's heartbreaking when things like this happen.

The beautiful thing is the tribute he got when his body was sent to Cleveland, where his family is from. Here's the video:

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Look at what they did to my son’s bedroom — should I withhold payment?

from Elliott http://elliott.org/is-this-right/look-at-what-they-did-to-my-sons-bedroom-should-i-withhold-payment/

Why Meerkat is the next big marketing thing in travel

If you haven’t heard of Meerkat, then read this article quickly and then go download the app. If you have heard of ...



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Has The ITA Matrix Become Useless For Finding Airfare?

One of the best tools to find great airfare deals used to be the ITA Matrix. It had several useful features that allowed users to search for airfare between city pairs over several months using flexible date ranges for the duration of your trip, making it a great resource for finding some of those low-cost...



from The Points Guy http://thepointsguy.com/2015/03/has-the-ita-matrix-become-useless-for-finding-airfare/

From Lisbon to Lagos [pics]

"Photographer Kate Siobhan Mulligan had the chance to drive the coast of Portugal from Lisbon to Lagos and back. She's convinced it's one of the best road trips in the world. Let her show you why."



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Thursday Twitter Chat: #BestSpringTrips

Itching to get out and about after a long winter? Join @NatGeoTravel for our next Twitter chat on Thursday, March 19, from 1 to 2 p.m. EDT to get the scoop on the best places to visit this spring.



from Intelligent Travel http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2015/03/13/thursday-twitter-chat-bestspringtrips/

Is hotel metasearch the answer to everything?

Do you remember the “social media monetization” era. It was the answer to everything that was keeping hotel marketers awake at night. ...



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3 Day-Cruises Worth the Trip

Itineraries in Chicago, San Francisco and New York offer the chance to admire the cities’ architecture, nature and history — in just a few hours.

















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Tracing Jewish Heritage Along the Danube

In Hungary, Slovakia, Austria and Germany, the river was a guide and a witness to vanished Jewish life.

















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Review: Sheraton Skyline Hotel London Heathrow

For reasons I won't get into here, I ended up spending several nights at the Sheraton Skyline London Heathrow. Because, ya know, there's nothing more glamorous than staying at a Heathrow Airport hotel for extended periods of time. Keep in mind that this is the hotel which is being purchased by Qatar Airways and being rebranded as the Oryx Sheraton Skyline London Heathrow.

The previous week I had stayed at the Sheraton London Heathrow Hotel, so I was curious to see how this hotel compared. It's generally regarded as being quite a bit better than the other Sheraton, and is usually priced accordingly.

My rate was 89GBP (~130USD) per night, which I thought was a great rate for the "premium" Heathrow Starwood property. As a point of reference, the Sheraton Skyline London Heathrow is a Category 3 SPG property, making it 7,000 Starpoints per night (up until recently it was a Category 4 property). Given weekdays rates at this hotel sometimes, there are certainly circumstances under which it could make sense to redeem points for a stay.

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The first signs that winter's almost over

Spring flowers mean winter's almost over. View photos submitted by CNN readers and share yours on Instagram and Twitter using #CNNSpring.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/13/travel/spring-flowers-photos-irpt/index.html

24 hours in a Masai Village [PICS]

"One thing that really struck me about the village was the rhythm of life there, the rise and fall of each day, and how everyone in the village had a role."



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American and US Airways to Combine Programs Within 30 Days, Plus More Answers (Million Mile Status etc)

Following yesterday’s communication from the US Airways side that Dividend Miles would be folded into American AAdvantage in April, American is out today with more information. The programs will be combined ‘within 30 days’ Redeemable and elite qualifying miles will be combined on a 1-to-1 basis at that time. (We already knew this — and […]

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Lyft picks up half a billion dollars

Ride-sharing app Lyft has confirmed a $530 million Series E funding round, led by Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten. In a blog post, ...



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Buy Hotel Points For Cheap With Daily Getaways 2015

As was initially reported in mid-February, Daily Getaways will be returning this year, which is a promotion sponsored by the US Travel Association. The promotion is intended to encourage US tourism, and gives people the opportunity to purchase travel packages, from a set number of nights at a certain hotel, to outright being able to purchase hotel points at a discount.

There are a couple of things that are different about this year's Daily Getaways promotion than in the past:

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