6 spots in Atlanta locals love

There’s literally no reason why you should visit the musty and packed Clermont Lounge. It just happens to be a 50-year-old strip club held together by black duct tape and home to Blondie, the Queen of the Clermont -- a stripper who’s been crushing beer cans with her boobs and writing sonnets for 35 years.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/trips/6-spots-atlanta-atlantans-dont-want-know/

Why You Should Take A Short Term Approach To The Points Hobby

Reader/professional dissenter/Hilton fanboy DCS left the following comment on a post yesterday, which I found interesting:

"The mentality in the travel blogosphere that emphasizes short-term gains over longer-term returns needs to be discouraged, in my view."

One of the things I love about this hobby is how virtually everyone takes a different approach towards it. I know people that earn and burn their points, and I know people that view their points as a retirement account of sorts, and just hoard them for decades on end.

I don't want to concretely say that one approach is better than the other, but I definitely fall more in the former category than the latter.

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from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2015/04/07/why-you-should-take-a-short-term-approach-to-the-points-hobby/

14 reasons Tennessee is underrated

Tennessee has the best whiskey, the best music, and the country's fastest internet. So why do people never talk about how awesome it is?



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/14-reasons-tennessee-underrated-state-america/

9 rad reasons to ski in Banff

That pretentious attitude you find in so many ski towns? Totally non-existent in Banff. Goodbye steezy bros. Helloooo powder!



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/trips/9-undeniable-reasons-next-ski-destination-needs-banff/

When did Enterprise start hiring super-villains?

from Elliott http://elliott.org/from-the-trenches/when-did-enterprise-start-hiring-super-villains/

Strategizing a Free Getaway to California Wine Country

Something weird happened the other day — my third grade teacher emailed and asked for some travel advice. I thought that was pretty funny since the last time I saw her she was the teacher and I was the student. I was also probably only nine years old. After chatting over email, I learned that […]



from Frugal Travel Guy http://www.frugaltravelguy.com/2015/04/strategizing-a-free-getaway-to-california-wine-country.html

Flying on a Mistake Fare? You’re Not a Customer Whose Business We Want to Incentivize.

American is honoring recent business class mistake fares to China. But those fares are front of mind as the airline rolls out new bonuses for premium customers -- and AAdvantage is going out of its way *not* to award mistake fare passengers even more than they are already are. Is this a good strategy? Is it fair?

Continue reading Flying on a Mistake Fare? You’re Not a Customer Whose Business We Want to Incentivize....

from View from the Wing http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2015/04/07/flying-on-a-mistake-fare-youre-not-a-customer-whose-business-we-want-to-incentivize/

ANA Downgrades First Class Amenity Kits To Samsonite

I've never been much for collecting material things, which might explain why I have a reasonably easy time living out of a carry-on full time.

However, one of the few exceptions are Rimowa amenity kits, which several airlines have offered premium cabin passengers over the years. They're basically miniature Rimowa suitcases, though they each have the logos of their respective airlines on them.

Over the years I've collected several styles of Rimowa amenity kits from ANA, EVA Air, Lufthansa, and Thai Airways.

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from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2015/04/07/ana-downgrades-first-class-amenity-kits-to-samsonite/

Which nationality do you look like?

Are you a Scandinavian Viking Princess or a Brazilian babe?



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/nationality-look-like/

SpaceApps Challenge brings space travel to the forefront once again

While it may not be spending much money on rockets anymore, NASA has invested in its own innovation incubator program called SpaceApps ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/spaceapps-challenge-brings-space-travel-to-the-forefront-once-again/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spaceapps-challenge-brings-space-travel-to-the-forefront-once-again

About drinking in South Korea

While you get slow and dreary eyed, your Korean colleagues will remain productive, bright, shiny office bees:



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/7-things-learned-drinking-south-korea/

In Transit Blog: A Six Senses Resort to Open in Portugal

Six Senses Resorts and Spas will open a property in Portugal this summer, its first in Europe.

















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In Transit Blog: A Native American Festival in Phoenix

The festival “Native Now” in Phoenix will showcase Native American art and performances at the Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve.

















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Differences b/w Southerners and rest

We can stretch any single syllable word into at least two syllables.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/12-differences-southerners-everyone-else/

Deal Alert: $49 Virgin America Flights, New Service to Hawaii

Last month, we wrote about the possibility that Virgin America might be expanding to Hawaii, and it look it’s now official as Virgin America just announced that they would be launching non-stop service to San Francisco to both Maui and Honolulu. To celebrate, they are offering fares from $49 on some of their current routes...



from The Points Guy http://thepointsguy.com/2015/04/deal-alert-49-virgin-america-flights-new-service-to-hawaii/