March 17, 2015

Want a more vibrant family life?

"Indian families maintain standards and keep expectations high. It’s a running joke that Indian parents pressure their kids to become doctors or engineers from a very early age, but it's true."



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/want-vibrant-family-life-like-india/

The World’s Most Outrageous ‘Travel Hacker’… Evil, or Evil Genius?

Lucky at One Mile at a Time writes about Justin Ross Lee today, a character in frequent flyer circles who much amuses me. Lucky likes ‘JRL’, I know Justin Ross Lee pretty well, and while the “act” is no doubt pretty extreme, he’s actually a nice guy underneath it all. He genuinely gets enjoyment out […]


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from View from the Wing http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2015/03/17/the-worlds-most-outrageous-travel-hacker-evil-or-evil-genius/

Changes To Earnings Rates On British Airways Credit Card

Just a couple of days ago I wrote about the British Airways Visa Signature® Card, which I consider to be pretty lucrative.


In that post I explained why I'd recommend picking up the British Airways Visa Signature® Card:


-- The card offers a sign-up bonus of 50,000 Avios after spending $2,000 within three months

-- The annual fee is $95, though is waived the first year

-- You're eligible for the card if you haven't received a new cardmember bonus for this product in the past 24 months (so if you had the card a long time ago you should still potentially be eligible to apply)


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from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2015/03/17/changes-to-earnings-rates-on-british-airways-credit-card/

7 items for a chic travel wardrobe

Convertible clothing just got stylish.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/notebook/7-items-smarten-travel-look-still-comfortable/

Bonus! This Best Western Plus case just got solved by you





from Elliott http://elliott.org/from-the-trenches/bonus-this-best-western-plus-case-just-got-solved-by-you/

Spirit Airlines gets naughty with $69 fares






from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/17/travel/feat-spirit-airlines-fare-sale/index.html

In Transit Blog: At Chicago Hotel, an App About the Art and Architecture

The Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel in Chicago has introduced a digital application that gives guests a tour of the distinctive building in which it is located.

















from NYT > Travel http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/642561/s/447f781c/sc/10/l/0Lintransit0Bblogs0Bnytimes0N0C20A150C0A30C170Cat0Echicago0Ehotel0Ean0Eapp0Eabout0Ethe0Eart0Eand0Earchitecture0C0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

The world's most photographed places

New York City takes the top spot. But Europe wins in the end.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/photographed-places-world/

Gulf Coast Resorts You Can Book With Points

Since the Gulf Coast is only a 12 hour drive from Central Indiana, we often spent week-long stints in either Panama City Beach, Florida; Orange Beach, Alabama; or Gulf Shores, Alabama when I was growing up. Although the weather wasn’t as hot as we often hoped for, we always had a great time. And to […]



from Frugal Travel Guy http://www.frugaltravelguy.com/2015/03/gulf-coast-resorts-you-can-book-with-points.html

Wayfindr is a new student-led technology for the visually impaired traveler

It’s not often that the mainstream tech press covers ways in which destinations and cities can use technology to ease navigation challenges ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/wayfindr-is-a-new-student-led-technology-for-the-visually-impaired-traveler/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wayfindr-is-a-new-student-led-technology-for-the-visually-impaired-traveler

Weird Ideas I Continue to Believe

The End of Air Traffic Control. I’ve written about this going back at least 11 years. Allowing planes and pilots to operate in the skies much like cars, with technology and communications that allow them to direct themselves while coordinating with each other…offers some of the best hope for increasing the total capacity of the […]


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from View from the Wing http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2015/03/17/weird-ideas-i-continue-to-believe/

T Magazine: A Laid-Back Alternative to Miami Hot Spots

A quietly quirky restaurant opens off of the beach’s most boisterous strip.

















from NYT > Travel http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/642561/s/447f20fe/sc/10/l/0Ltmagazine0Bblogs0Bnytimes0N0C20A150C0A30C170C270Erestaurant0Emiami0C0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

On the Road: Smaller Airports Struggle Against Big Airports’ Lures

As large airports attract travelers with more flights and lower fares, small and midsize airports use incentives and marketing to increase traffic.





from NYT > Travel http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/642561/s/4477e751/sc/10/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A150C0A30C170Cbusiness0Csmaller0Eairports0Estruggle0Efor0Ea0Eplace0Eon0Ethe0Eroute0Emap0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

4 uncomfortable truths about living in Bogota

Bogotá’s internal displacement crisis is one of the biggest humanitarian crises in the world today, and it lurks quietly in the corner of everyone’s eye.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/4-uncomfortable-truths-living-bogota/

Singapore Changi Tops World’s Best Airport List (Again)

Singapore Changi (SIN) has been voted the World’s Best Airport for the third year in a row at the SkyTrax World Airport Awards, which recently took place in Paris. Seoul’s Incheon airport (ICN) grabbed the second place spot for the third year in a row, followed by the Munich airport (MUC) occupying the third place...



from The Points Guy http://thepointsguy.com/2015/03/singapore-changi-tops-worlds-best-airport-list-again/