Looking for an electrical supplier? Do your homework first

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When The Best Business Class Is Cheaper Than Economy…

I'm a big fan of fifth freedom routes (where an airline from one country has the right to fly between two different countries), as they're a great way to add some spice to an otherwise boring trip.

My single favorite fifth freedom route within North America is Cathay Pacific's New York to Vancouver route, which provides proper longhaul international first class service when traveling coast-to-coast.

Philippine Airlines also recently started flying between the two cities, though I can't say I'm quite as keen to fly them on the route. ;)

Another airline with a tag flight between the US and Canada is Brazilian airline TAM, which flies between New York's JFK Airport and Toronto.

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Location and Opening of Centurion Studio in Seattle Revealed

We now know when to expect the opening of American Express' Seattle lounge, and where it will be. The Seattle lounge 'studio' will be coming in August or September, by gate B3, accessible to passengers of all airlines past security.

The lounge represents a departure from those that American Express has opened to date, smaller and with fewer amenities. Here's what that departure means, and what comes next.

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Will The Dubai First Class Mistake Fare Be Honored Already?!

A couple of days ago I posted about the amazing first class fare which British Airways filed between Dubai and Austin.

British Airways essentially left off a zero on the cost of their full fare first class ticket price. Rather than charging $8,577+ one-way, they were charging $857+ one-way. The best part were the flexible routing rules, which allowed for quite a bit of backtracking.

As I explained in a follow up post, I even booked one of these fares, routing through Doha, London, Los Angeles, and New York.

The one question I've been asked about 462 times over the past 48 hours is whether or not this fare will be honored, given that a lot of people wanted to book hotels and positioning flights. My response has been "we'll see, I'd give it 48 hours."

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Reader Success Story: Making Lifelong Dreams Come True in Peru

Over the years, we’ve had many readers share their success stories with us. Folks for whom traveling domestically once a year was a luxury are now traveling the world with just a few credit card sign-up bonuses. And the best part? They are sharing their stories with us and others who benefit from knowing that […]



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Exploring the New London at Night

Behind the Scenes in London Don’t forget to check out the DJI Inspire Review! Stu and I shot this video while in London and flying the quad about! He put on the Google Glass and recorded the various adventures we had that day — thanks again Stu! I got to know Stu through The Arcanum, […]



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Feds crack down on telemarketers posing as pollsters

from Elliott http://elliott.org/the-navigator/feds-crack-down-on-telemarketers-posing-as-pollsters/

This picture nearly got him killed

It doesn't matter how good of a picture you'll get: you should not get this close to a lion.



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“I’m never leaving a comment on this site again”

from Elliott http://elliott.org/from-the-trenches/im-never-leaving-a-comment-on-this-site-again/

Let’s All Pity Our Neighbors in Europe as Their Rewards Cards Go Down the Drain

The EU adopted new rules limiting interchange fees, or the prices that payment networks can charge, for credit and debit cards.

I asked, are credit cards about to be killed off in Europe? The economics of credit cards as we know them are predicated on fees that go to the payment networks and banks in exchange for processing transactions.

Miles from Blighty pointed out today that Capital One has stopped issuing some rewards cards and is informing existing customers that their cards will receive less in the future....

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12 ways Portsmouth, NH is awesome

‘Artist’ and 'Fisherman' are real jobs here, and it hosts the best Halloween in the US. What's not to love?



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The US Gov’t Finds Its True Role, JohnnyJet Finds Heaven, and a Trick If You Haven’t Combined American/US Airways Accounts

News and notes from around the interweb: JohnnyJet visited Amanyara and Amangani. I’ve never taken a comped hotel stay, but I’ve never been offered one by an Aman resort, either. DOT, Commerce Department, and State Department will set up a website to hear US airlines’ hypocritical argument that the big Gulf carriers are too subsidized and shouldn’t be granted access to US markets. Because the US government should be taking steps to increase airfares, limit schedules, and depress service. The docket numbers, if you want to file anything at Regulation.gov, are: DOT-OST-2015-0082 (DOT) DOS-2015-0016 (State) DOC-2015-0001 (Commerce) Scoot, the low cost carrier owned by Singapore Airlines, is trolling Spirit Airlines for stealing their corporate branding. What it’s like to visit New York using a 1990s guide book. (HT: Marginal Revolution) If you haven’t already combined…

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Tipping At Hotels Outside The US

Aside from seat recline and toddlers on planes, I feel like there's not a more hot-button topic in our community than tipping.

As I've said many times before, I tend to over-tip. Is the tipping system in the US screwed up? Absolutely. But at the same time I don't want a bad system to negatively impact those providing me with great service who rely on tips to make ends meet.

Let me also say that I try not to judge others when it comes to tipping "norms" -- in other words, in situations where there's not an obvious right or wrong approach, I don't judge those that don't tip.

There are some scenarios -- like in a US restaurant -- where I think we all agree it's appropriate and necessary to tip (even if you disagree with the system as such). But then there are many gray areas, some of which I've addressed in the past:

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So Close and Yet So Far: A Currently-Available Mistake Fare I Can’t Quite Buy

Hipmunk is mispricing tickets on Emirates. As reader David H and another reader who asked to be anonymous mentioned to me today, you can pull up all sorts of itineraries using Hipmunk – in business and first class, all over the world – that look like the best deal you’ve ever seen. Search for New York JFK – Nairobi (via Dubai) and you come up with $115 roundtrip itineraries. Change to business class and it promises prices of just $831. That’s cheaper than even a good deal in coach. Unfortunately when you click through from Hipmunk to the Emirates website to make the booking, you’re presented with the ‘real’ price. So when you ask for an itinerary like: And you’re presented with all options running just $3.68 roundtrip (!)… .. it turns out to be…

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Weekly Review: April 11, 2015

Hello from Hong Kong (again)!

I've been to the Maldives and back this week, and am currently enjoying a long layover before my return flight to the US.

I'll have the trip report up as soon as I can, but if you'd like to swoon over some gorgeous scenery make sure you're following along on Instagram and Twitter!

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