Even MORE Travel Benefits on Amex, Chase, Citi Cards

It’s no secret that frugal travelers love their credit cards. Through creative spending and other deliberate means of earning points, good card management is part of the way that we amass hundreds of thousands of points and ultimately use them to see the world for little more than a song. However, what many travelers don’t […]



from Frugal Travel Guy http://www.frugaltravelguy.com/2015/03/even-more-travel-benefits-on-amex-chase-citi-cards.html

How well do you know French cuisine?

Enjoying a baguette once in a while does not make you a French cuisine expert! Take our latest quiz and test your knowledge of the best food in the world.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/well-know-french-cuisine-quiz/

Q2 2015 Hilton HHonors Hotel Category Changes

As of April 2014, Hilton HHonors has shifted how they make award category changes. Rather than having massive hotel category adjustments every so often, they’re doing quarterly adjustments. That’s to say that they’re not changing the number of points required for each category every quarter, but rather are shifting which hotels belong in which categories.

Ultimately I favor anything which isn’t an award chart massacre like what we saw with HHonors in early 2013, so I guess that's a good thing overall.

Rather than emailing members when there’s a big award chart change, they now have a website where Hilton lists the category changes. That sounds great in theory, except I’m not sure how a vast majority of members are expected to know when these changes happen.

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from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2015/03/24/q2-2015-hilton-hhonors-hotel-category-changes/

Germanwings Frequent Fliers Are Undeterred

Flight 4U 9525 crashed in the French Alps on Tuesday, likely killing the 150 people on board.



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/former-germanwings-passengers-talk-about-french-alps-flight-safety-4u-9525-plane-1857414

Last Blast: Civil War Swan Song

As the 150th anniversary of the Civil War draws to a close, head to these mid-Atlantic sites. They played a pivotal role in America’s deadliest conflict.



from Intelligent Travel http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2015/03/24/last-blast-civil-war-swan-song/

One Accident Per Every 4.4M Flights

A deadly crash in the French Alps on Tuesday is another in a long line of high-profile aviation accidents in the last 15 months — but airline safety overall is actually improving.



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/germanwings-crash-after-another-fatal-airline-accident-air-travel-still-safe-1857336

10 signs you grew up drinking in Lou

Only in Louisiana can you drive up to your favorite daiquiri shop, place your order, and drive off with the frozen alcoholic beverage of your choice:



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/10-signs-grew-drinking-louisiana/

How to Spend 4 Days in New Orleans

New Orleans. NOLA. The Big Easy. A city by many names, all conjuring the jovial “Laissez les bons temps rouler!” (“Let the good times roll!”) attitude towards life the city is famous for. New Orleans is filled with scrumptious French-inspired Creole and Cajun food, live jazz music, street performers, and an appreciation for all the temptations of life. Life is lived well here in the Big Easy. I first visited in 2006 on a road trip across the country. It […]

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from Nomadic Matt's Travel Site http://www.nomadicmatt.com/travel-blogs/4-days-in-new-orleans/

United Introducing New Premium Cabin Partnership and Improved Design

United is trumpeting that mystery changes will be coming to their premium cabin experience. In addition to new food, rollout of inflight internet a generation behind everyone else, and themed amenity kits, there will apparently be ‘a new partnership’ and ‘design and comfort enhancements’ About 7 years ago United launched a partnership with Westin hotels […]

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from View from the Wing http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2015/03/24/united-introducing-new-premium-cabin-partnership-and-improved-design/

Emirates Adds Second Daily Dubai To Seattle Flight

Emirates’ growth strategy at times can be a bit puzzling, especially given how many A380s they have. While airlines like Etihad, Korean Air, and Qantas have to put thought into which routes they operate the A380 with (given how few they operate), Emirates seems to be willing to fly them just about anywhere. In general…

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Bono, A Dinner in Dublin, And a Story I Wish Was Mine to Tell

This story is not mine, and regrettably, I can’t remember who it does belong to. We were in…



from The Everywhereist http://www.everywhereist.com/bono-a-dinner-in-dublin-and-a-story-i-wish-was-mine-to-tell/

Taking a Travel Break Mid-Career: On the Road with John Fiddler and Kathleen Egan

This is a traveler case study. (Read others or nominate yourself . )John and Kathleen opted to take a mid-career break and travel the world under three tenants: sightseeing, athletics (trail running, climbing, and long distance hiking), and volunteering.

We're two 40-somethings on a multi-year career break traveling the planet. Along with adventuring through the wild landscapes of the world to see the sights and cultures of the planet, we’re trying to give back to communities as we travel.From kayaking the length of the Baja peninsula, trail running around Europe, backpacking through Southeast Asia (and getting married there!), to being the first expedition to traverse the high route of the Great Himalaya Trail (87 days, unsupported), to now exploring and volunteering in Africa, it has been a crazy and incredible two years.

from The Art of Non-Conformity http://chrisguillebeau.com/on-the-road-with-john-fiddler-and-kathleen-egan/

Americans who were raised abroad

"7. When foreign friends say, “You're not like a typical American,” you take that as the ultimate compliment."



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/11-signs-youre-american-raised-abroad/

Clever airlines rename fuel surcharges to avoid regulation

from Elliott http://elliott.org/advice-you-can-take/clever-airlines-rename-fuel-surcharges-to-avoid-regulation/

Exactly how many Facebook fans were lost by hotels in the Great Purge?

Facebook’s Great Purge came to a close last week, and many brands experienced precipitous drops in total likes as the social network ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/exactly-how-many-facebook-fans-were-lost-by-hotels-in-the-great-purge/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=exactly-how-many-facebook-fans-were-lost-by-hotels-in-the-great-purge