When You Can Throw Away Segments of Your Airline Tickets–And Why You Want to

Reader Paradocs asked, If I book a trip as two one ways and skip the final destination on the outbound is my return affected? Thanks for your help Gary! As long as you’re only skipping the final segment of the ticket you’re not going to cause problems for your return. What Paradocs is asking about […]

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Deal Alert: Flights from New York-Stockholm for $275 R/T

Per MileValue, you can score some cheap flights between New York (JFK) and Stockholm for early 2016. Right now, Norwegian Air is currently offering round-trip flights across the Atlantic for 259€, which is about in $275 USD. The best way to search for these flights is to go to their site, and use the flexible...



from The Points Guy http://thepointsguy.com/2015/03/deal-alert-flights-from-new-york-stockholm-for-275-rt/

Review: The Airport Hotel Doha Hamad International Airport

One of the nice new features of the Hamad International Airport is that it has a transit hotel that's airside. It's so convenient to have a hotel that's past security so that when you wake up you can shower and head straight to the gate.

The last time I had an overnight in Doha I stayed at the Crowne Plaza Doha, which is one of the closer hotels to the airport. Still, that's significantly less convenient than staying airside.

In this case we arrived at 10:40PM and were departing at 7:40AM. We wanted to be at the gate early for the inaugural A350 flight, so it would be a short night.

I decided to book The Airport Hotel at Hamad International Airport. The rate for a basic room on their website was 800QAR (~$220). A friend alerted me that if you're only staying for up to eight hours they'll bump the rate down to 640QAR (~$175). It requires emailing the hotel, but they seem to respond pretty quickly.

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The Cheapest Way to Book a Cruise on Points

Cruises can be a great value, with the cost of travel, accommodations, meals and some activities neatly packaged into one price. With airline and hotel programs devaluing so rapidly, cruises can be a great value on points. There are lots of redemption options, mainly using bank rewards credit cards. Some are better than others, so […]



from Frugal Travel Guy http://www.frugaltravelguy.com/2015/03/the-cheapest-way-to-book-a-cruise-on-points.html

Match the country to its landmark

Sure, you recognize these famous landmarks. But how well do you know where they actually are? Trust me: it's harder than you think.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/can-match-country-famous-landmark-quiz/

30 images of Tasmania we love

Tassie has never looked so good.



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Should we tell people like Howard Uman to get lost?

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IHG Rewards Club 70,000 Point Offer Ending Soon

I receive compensation for many links on this blog. You don’t have to use these links, but I am grateful to you if you do. American Express, Citibank, Chase, and other banks are advertising partners of this site. I do not write about all credit cards that are available — instead focusing on miles, points, […]

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Epic Instagrams of northern lights

Besides green beers, St. Patrick's Day revelers -- and many others in North America -- were treated to green skies last night as a "pair of solar belches...cast a cloud of magnetized gas into space, triggering a strong geomagnetic storm."



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/20-epic-instagrams-last-nights-northern-lights-spectacle/

5 questions Americans have for China

Look, we haven't been communicating the way the world's two superpower's should. So we have some questions for you, China. First: is our crazy uncle right about your plan to enslave us all?



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The main event is now Priceline versus Expedia — so who’s round is it?

The ongoing wave of industry consolidation among OTAs-in-pursuit has focused the crowd’s attention on two formidable fighters: Expedia and Priceline. Both have ...



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10 lessons learned from Africa's highest peak

Brooke Baldwin stepped out of her comfort zone to climb Africa's tallest mountain. See what the CNN anchor discovered about the journey -- and herself.

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A New Star Alliance Frequent Flyer Program is Now Online, Here’s What You Need to Know.

The new Star Alliance frequent flyer program — CopaAirlines ConnectMiles — is now online. 1000 Free Miles to Start Enrollment will start in May, and the program will be live in July. If you subscribe now for email updated with the same address you register with later, you’ll get 1000 miles. Full Mileage Earning! They […]

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Best Way To Redeem Miles To Greece?

I answer dozens of questions a week on the "Ask Lucky" page of the blog, and sometimes I think it makes sense to expand on the questions by answering them here. While the questions might be specific, I think the thought process used in figuring out which award is best can be applicable to a lot of situations.

Reader David left the following comment a few days ago:

My fiancee and I live in Los Angeles. For our honeymoon, we were thinking of going to Greece. We’d like to fly first or business class (we’ve never done it before!) We figure since we’re saving for this special occasion, we want to go with a really great product.

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36 Hours: What to Do in Dubai

Superlatives notwithstanding, Dubai has an emerging alternative, arty side, with a fast-growing gallery district, indie fashion designers and cool cafes.

















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