How to Use Status From One Airline While Crediting Miles to Another (and Why You’d Want To)

Reader Joe asked, I am US Chairman, and I have a trip to Alaska this fall (EWR-SEA-ANC). I would like to somehow get into First. I’m thinking I could do an Elite Match with AS to qualify for an upgrade. But I need the AA EQM’s to re-qualify for top AA status. Can I change […]

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End Of March Miles And Points To-Do List

While you may have another two weeks to finish your taxes, you have just over 24 hours to either register for or take advantage of these miles and points opportunities.

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12 beautiful photos of Hungary

While many Hungarians have spent the cold winters learning how to drink pálinka on a bar stool, the country's real beauty lies outside of the pub walls.



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10 places to see before they're gone

80% of The Maldives are less than 3.3 feet under sea level. You should consider going before it's completely gone.



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On the Road: Thoughts at the End of the Road, and a Word of Advice

The writer sums up 16 years of On the Road columns for The Times.

















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Maps of the world compared to the US

How many of the other countries can you name?



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Strategy to Search for United Awards And Book Them for Less Using Amex Points

Reader Ryan asked, I’m interested in using Amex MR points on ANA to fly United, but I can’t seem to understand how that works, or if there is YQ on those flights. And everyone raves about using ANA’s website to search, but I can’t seem to make it work without putting miles in my account, […]

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11 reasons why Olympic National Park is the most underrated place in the US

Olympic National Park's 1,440 square mile landscape is one of the most diverse cultural and geographic regions in North America, yet one of the least explored areas in the country.



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Elite Members Only: 5,000 Bonus Club Carlson Points For App Booking

Club Carlson sent out an email to elite members of their program today, offering 5,000 bonus Gold Points when you make a booking through their iPhone or Android app by April 5, 2015, and complete your stay anytime in April.

The email reads as follows:

"As an Elite member, we know you're busy, and we want to help make life a little simpler. The Club CarlsonSM mobile app for iPhone or Android makes life on the go a breeze. Give it a try this week and we'll give you 5,000 bonus Gold Points®. Just book on the app by April 5 and complete your stay anytime in April. You'll see a gift of 5,000 points in your account up to 10 days after checkout.

Plus, be sure to opt in to receive Push Notifications to gain access to exclusive offers and deals available only to Club Carlson mobile app users."

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Test Flight: Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook (Review)

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I’ve spent the last six years looking for the perfect travel laptop. I’ve tested iPads, along with products from Lenovo, Sony, and Microsoft to name a few. All of them have been good. But all, in one way or another, have had their shortcomings. The smallest laptops just weren’t powerful enough, the batteries of larger […]

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In Transit Blog: Walkabout: More Travel Warnings in Kenya; Luring Tourists to Appalachia

A weekly capsule of travel news curated by our writers and editors.

















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Don’t Buy Retailer’s Extended Warranties — Use This Trick Instead

Towards the end of 2013 I bought myself a Jawbone Mini Jambox, a portable bluetooth speaker with sound quality that beats the $15 cheap speakers I have in my office or in my laptop. It was one of those “I’m a techie kinda guy, I should have one” purchases. I bought it refurbished for $60, […]



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If you want to travel, just say yes

No matter what. Just. Say. Yes:



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How Do You Manage So Many Credit Cards?

Reader Craig asked, I would like to start opening up credit cards for my wife, but don’t want to need to have two separate user names to track for each of the banks. Any way to combine to make tracking easier? Managing myriad frequent flyer accounts, and credit card accounts, can get complicated. In general […]

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Virgin Atlantic Flight Cancelled After Foam Cannon Salute

Virgin Atlantic had their inaugural flight from Atlanta to Manchster last night, which landed this morning. The plane was supposed to turn right back around to Atlanta as VS109... only it didn't.

As is the norm on many inaugural flights, upon landing from Atlanta there was a water cannon salute to welcome the first flight to Manchester.

Well, the Airbus A330-300 got a salute alright. The firefighters botched the water canon salute, as they sprayed the plane with fire-suppressing foam rather than water. As a result, the return flight was initially delayed for almost five hours, before finally being cancelled.

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