US Airways Credit Card in the Process of Disappearing…

Via Doctor of Credit, the US Airways MasterCard has disappeared from the Barclays website. As many readers know, with the merger of US Airways and American, Citibank becomes the exclusive issuer of new American AAdvantage cards Barclaycard will still be able to service existing cardmembers Last week American announced that the programs would be combined […]

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South Los Angeles Fast-Food Law Failed To Curb Obesity, Study Shows

Rates of being overweight actually increased in areas covered by the ban than in areas that were not.



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The world’s most imaginative insults

Here's a sampling of some of the most creative insults from other cultures (warning: contains bad -- and bizarre -- language).



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US Airways Credit Card Removed From Barclaycard Website

American and US Airways are well into their merger, and for a while now we've known that they plan to integrate the AAdvantage and Dividend Miles frequent flyer programs in the second quarter of 2015.

Then about a week ago we found out that the programs will combine within 30 days. Just yesterday, the Dividend Miles program stopped accepting new members.

We know that as part of the merger the US Airways Premier World MasterCard will be converted into a Barclaycard Aviator Card, which accrues AAdvantage miles.

So while those with a Barclaycard product will continue to be able to earn AAdvantage miles, the catch is that Barclaycard can no longer accept new applications for the card once the frequent flyer programs merge. At that point they can only retain existing members and not acquire new ones.

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The 20 funniest Russian expressions

Russians don’t exaggerate, they “make an elephant out of a fly” (delat iz muhi slona)!



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Anne Frank House protests GetYourGuide queue-hopping offer

In recent months, GetYourGuide, the Germany-based tours-and-activities platform, has been reselling advance tickets to Anne Frank House, in Amsterdam, at double the ...



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Photographing Dubai… and Join me for a Live Event!

Live Event Soon – Sunday in the US! Below is a photo that my friend Rene Smith took of me last night here in Dubai while we were shooting on top of a skyscraper. I thought about editing some photos from Dubai live on the air! Click here for the event info (It’s free). Not […]



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Why is Dish punishing me with porn?

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American Will Honor $22 Business Class Shanghai Fares — $0 Beijing Fares Remain a Question

On Tuesday evening American published fares of $0 and $22 plus taxes and fees for business class between Washington DC and both Beijing and Shanghai. For the most part, the expectation has been that: American would honor the fare for those who ticketed American would not honor the fare for those who merely held the […]

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Revealed: American’s Internal Memo On China Fares

At this point you're surely all familiar with American's ~$450 roundtrip business class fare between Washington and Beijing, which they published for a few hours last night.

American has been quiet, and up until now all we've been able to do is speculate about the fate of our tickets.

While not necessarily current info as of this evening, JonNYC at Traveling Better has the internal memo from this morning, which American sent out to agents.

Here's the first update, which went out at 7:20AM this morning:

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The New Super Chic Air France Safety Video, and 5 Reasons Why These Videos are Great Investments

Air France has a new ‘super chic’ safety video. I’ve not been keen to fly them in recent times (mostly because of how long it’s taken for them to start rolling out a lie flat business class), but I kind of like this video. My first five thoughts watching it: I wish Air France crews […]

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Will American Honor Cheap Business Class Tickets To Asia?

Last night American published some amazing ~$450 roundtrip business class fares between Washington and Beijing. The fare was pulled after a few hours, though not before hundreds of people managed to book.

The trend as of late when we see these types of mistake fares is that the airlines issue an official statement very quickly about whether they'll honor them or not. Per DOT regulations it seems pretty clear that American will have to honor them, but I guess we'll see.

But we haven't heard from American. Why?

I have two theories:

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My Ultimate Relaxation Trip Report: Etihad and Emirates First Class, Food in Sri Lanka and Returning the Maldives

I’m beginning to write up the report of my most recent trip to the Maldives, and this is a basic preview and outline of the trip I’ll be sharing. Regular readers know that I love the Maldives. It’s not for everyone and I hope to give you a sense both of why I like it […]

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Should I Use My SPG Amex at Starwood Properties Outside the U.S.?

Starwood Preferred Guest points and the SPG Amex are my favorite points and credit card available. The best way to earn SPG points is to use the SPG Amex when you stay at an SPG property. You’ll earn two points per dollar as a base member when staying at an SPG property directly from SPG, […]



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T Magazine: Nicole Najafi’s Marfa Myths Encounters, From Dev Hynes to a New Tequila Drink

The founder of the year-old denim brand with a cult following, Industry Standard, shares pictures from her weekend adventure in West Texas’s picturesque high desert city.

















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