$99+ Fares to Europe are Back!

Wow Air flies from Boston and ‘Washington DC’ (cough, Baltimore) to Reykjavik and beyond. And their one-way fares really do start as low as $99 to Iceland, with connecting flights beyond an add-on price. The return flight starts at under $160. Boston – Reykjavik is available at $99 during April, May, June and October. $99 really is the all-in price for the outbound. Return flights start at $164.39. They’re a low cost carrier, so expect fees or everything. Here’s the charges for pre-assigned seating (left column for online payment, right for seat assignments at the airport). You’ll pay for anything more than an 11 pound carry on. Checked bags are expensive — the first checked bag is $48 online in advance, $67 at check-in, and if you are forced to gate check that’s $95. That’s…

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You learned to drink in Buffalo

You’ve had enough SoCo limes and fishbowls to drown a cat:

from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/nights/21-signs-learned-drink-buffalo/

Congress is worried about new cruise regulations — you should be, too

from Elliott http://elliott.org/blog/congress-is-worried-about-new-cruise-regulations-you-should-be-too/

How to Book Awards with United MileagePlus Miles

Earning points and miles is the surprisingly easy part of award travel; it’s learning how to maximize value when redeeming that takes practice. In this post, TPG Senior Points & Miles Correspondent Jason Steele explains how to use your United Airlines MileagePlus miles to book the flights you want. Do you ever have trouble using your miles to...

from The Points Guy http://thepointsguy.com/2015/04/how-to-book-awards-with-united-mileageplus-miles/

New 50,000 Point Bonus On Citi Thank You Premier Card!

Beginning today, Citi has improved the sign-up bonus on their mid-tier card, the Citi ThankYou® Premier Card. You can now earn 50,000 bonus ThankYou Points after $3,000 in purchases within the first 3 months of account opening. The annual fee is waived the first year, and $95 per year thereafter.

Previously the card had a sign-up bonus of 20,000 points after $2,000 in purchases within the first 3 months of account opening, and then an additional 30,000 points after another $3,000 in purchases within the first three months of your second year of being a cardmember. In other words, you had to wait a whole year (and pay the second year's annual fee) before earning the sign-up bonus (for those of us that like instant gratification, that's not so fun).

This improved sign-up bonus coincides with the positive changes which Citi made to this card as of yesterday, April 19, 2015.

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Time for the communicative airport to take flight

Over the past few years, airlines and third-parties have been the primary source of day-of-travel information. But today’s travelers now expect airports ...

from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/articles/airports-communicate-travellers/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=time-for-the-communicative-airport-to-take-flight

What Italians learn moving to the US

Our intensity of discussion needs to come down a few notches:

from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/5-first-things-italian-learns-move-us/

Discounted Fairmont Hotel Packages With Daily Getaways

As I first posted about several weeks ago, Daily Getaways is back earlier than normal this year, and is a great opportunity to purchase hotel points and travel packages at a discount. It’s sponsored by the US Travel Association, and every weekday for five weeks they’re offering discounted travel packages. We're now in the home stretch of Daily Getaways, as this is the last week of the 2015 promotion.

As I first posted about several weeks ago, Daily Getaways is back earlier than normal this year, and is a great opportunity to purchase hotel points and travel packages at a discount. It’s sponsored by the US Travel Association, and every weekday for five weeks they’re offering discounted travel packages. We're now in the home stretch of Daily Getaways, as this is the last week of the 2015 promotion.

Today at 1PM we’re seeing 20 Fairmont Hotel stay packages go on sale. These are split between their properties in Hawaii and Scottsdale, as follows:

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Frequent Traveler University (Advanced) Tickets for August and September are Now Available

Tickets for the next two Frequent Traveler University – Advanced events are now available. Hyatt Regency Crystal City at DCA – August 21-23, 2015 Hyatt Regency DFW – September 25-27, 2015 Tickets for each event are $249 rooms for each are available at $99++. The regular Frequent Traveler University events can be huge, they’ve been as large as more than 600 people. Participants often requested smaller, more intimate events allowing for greater in-depth discussion and really getting to know fellow participants. The smaller ‘advanced’ sessions sell out in a day or two at the most, at least in the past. So this time two sessions are being released at once. That way people can decide which one is best for them, without feeling that they’ll lose out if they don’t just on the first available.…

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New 50,000 Points Bonus for Citi ThankYou Premier Card

Today Citi made some updates to the Citi ThankYou Premier Card, including a lucrative new sign-up bonus offer, a reduced annual fee, and improvements to the bonus spending categories. You can now earn 50,000 ThankYou Points after making $3,000 in purchases within the first 3 months of account opening. That’s a huge improvement from the previous bonus,...

from The Points Guy http://thepointsguy.com/2015/04/new-50000-points-bonus-for-citi-thankyou-premier-card/

8 of New Mexico's most epic hikes

In every corner of this Southwestern state, you'll find hikes that will give you perspectives on New Mexico you can't otherwise get.

from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/trips/8-of-new-mexicos-most-spectacular-hikes/

Review: Air France Business Class Lounge Paris

Having had a harrowing experience on my flight from Madrid, I was desperate to land on solid ground and head to an Air France business class lounge for a bit of rest before my next flight.

I just wanted solid ground.

Upon deplaning, I noticed my connecting flight to New York was leaving from Terminal 2E, Gate M49, and we had arrived into terminal 2F. Now, in most airports, you'd think, "oh, Terminal 2E and 2F must be right next door to each other."

Not at Charles de Gaulle!

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Villa Rose in Gland, Switzerland

Located on the Toblerone defensive line in Switzerland, the Villa Rose is one of twelve fortresses that was built to defend the country from invasion during World War II. Although you could be forgiven for not knowing that since, from the outside it appears to be a garish pink suburban home.

This hidden stronghold was built in 1940 as part of a larger defensive line that is usually defined more by the miles of cement dragon's teeth connecting 12 fortresses including the Villa Rose. The fortification itself looks like a harmless two-story home but instead of a nuclear family lounging inside, the false house held massive guns. The large green garage door could open to reveal two huge cannons which were assisted by a third hidden behind the shutters of a ground floor window. 

The whole thing was made of thick cement walls which were painted pink, apparently in an effort to make the fort seem even less harmless. There are even false windows on the second floor that are simply painted on the concrete. 

The Villa Rose had a companion fortress along the Torblerone Line known as the Villa Vert which was a similarly disguised battlement that was painted green. Both of the villas were just a couple of examples of "false chalets" built all around Switzerland during the war. Villa Rose is the best maintained example of these secret forts and is now open as a museum. 

from Atlas Obscura http://atlasobscura.com.feedsportal.com/c/35387/f/665719/s/458e4b88/sc/15/l/0L0Satlasobscura0N0Cplaces0Cvilla0Erose/story01.htm

Exploring NYC's creepiest abandoned spaces

Will Ellis has no respect whatsoever for "no trespassing" signs. And he has some astonishing photographs to prove it.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/20/travel/creepy-abandoned-nyc/index.html

The perils of flying with instruments

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/19/travel/flying-with-musical-instruments-feat/index.html