How the Orbitz Expedia deal came together

When Orbitz Worldwide announced a proposed acquisition by Expedia Inc last month, it had reached the end of a long series of ...



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Frequent Flier: Seeking Hospitality Outside Its Traditional Realm

Tony Chi, founder of Tonychi & Associates, says business travel may have lost its intimacy in the era of big planes and tighter security.

















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Save Hundreds on International Roaming

My bill from AT&T for travel to five countries in the past two weeks should have been $400 or more. Instead, it was just $20 thanks to T-Mobile. When I travel, I bring my technology with me: my iPhone, iPad mini and MacBook Air — a few years ago it was a BlackBerry and my […]



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Watch these kids from the North Shore living the dream [VID]

Sky diving, surfing double overhead, no shirts, and tiny bikinis -- it's just another day in the life of kids on the North Shore.



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United, British Airways, and other airlines expand NDC tests of dynamic packaging

New technology is enabling dynamic airfare packaging, such as a bundled offer of an airline seat and a bottle of champagne for ...



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A guide to smoking weed around the world

As marijuana legalization gathers pace, here's your up-to-date look at the planet's best and worst places to get stoned.



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Review: Cairo Airport Ahlan VIP Service

Introduction Gulf Air Falcon Gold Lounge London Heathrow Gulf Air Business Class A330 London To Bahrain Westin Bahrain City Centre Etihad Airways Business Class Lounge Abu Dhabi Airport Etihad Airways First Class Apartment A380 Abu Dhabi To London Andaz London Liverpool Street Hotel Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel Copenhagen Radisson Blu Royal Hotel Copenhagen Sheraton London…

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Avis Launching New Elite Program

Avis has been working on a new elite program for some time. It looked imminent to launch in the fall but was delayed. It appears that Avis in Europe is now emailing out details of the new program to members, and the Bonusfeber site has the scoop. Fortunately, there’s Google translate since I don’t read […]

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17 lovely photos of the Emerald Isle

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, we take a peek at CNN readers' travel photos.

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The 26 funniest Southern expressions (and how to use them)

Southerners aren’t “about to do” something...they’re “fixin’ to.”



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Is American Airlines cheating on the 24-hour rule?

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9 Californian habits I lost in NYC

"I arrived from California with very thin skin, but survival in New York requires a newbie to toughen up."



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Southern Ireland: Off-Season Travel at Its Best

While many travelers put Ireland on their bucket list, I have never really had the desire to visit. I’ve been to Dublin several times, which was fun, but it has never been one of my favorite cities. So consequently, when a mistake fare popped up to Dublin and I grabbed it, I was determined to […]



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Basics Of Waitlisting Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Award Tickets

Singapore Airlines is unique in that they're one of the few airlines which makes most of their first & business class award seats available exclusively to members of their own frequent flyer program, KrisFlyer.

While most airlines make most of their saver level award space available to partners, Singapore Airlines doesn't. So that makes the KrisFlyer program pretty valuable, given that their program is one of the few ways to redeem miles for Singapore Airlines' premium cabins.

I've written extensively about how to redeem Singapore KrisFlyer miles:

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Delta Flies “Crap Airplanes”

A month ago I offered the simple political truth that When Your Airline CEO Adversary Commits Political Suicide, Just Stand Back and Let Him. Qatar Airways CEO Akbar al-Baker, however, doesn’t know — or simply cannot — do this. Instead he feels the need to make incendiary claims that shine the spotlight back on himself.. […]

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