October 31, 2014

Five considerations for hotel companies before buying from a tech startup

There are a myriad of hotel technology startups in the market these days. Times are good, people are traveling and wallets are ...



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Review: Le Meridien Cairo Airport

My Cairo layover was a bit interesting. I was landing from Abu Dhabi at 3AM, and was departing the next afternoon at 1PM. So I had 34 hours in Cairo total.


I decided it made the most sense to book Le Meridien Cairo Airport, since it looked gorgeous, and was reasonably priced. I had aspirations of seeing things, though when I landed at 3AM my top priority was being close to the hotel, rather than having to deal with a transfer to the city.


As a result, Le Meridien Cairo Airport was an obvious choice, and at ~$110USD per night, it was quite a deal as well. Since the revolution, tourism in Egypt has more or less ceased to be a thing, so hotel prices are pretty low across the board.


I decided to book the hotel for two nights (including the night before I arrived), because I wanted to be sure I could check in upon my arrival at the hotel.


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from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2014/10/31/review-le-meridien-cairo-airport/

How to piss off someone from Queens

#1) Talk smack about the Mets. If you have a death wish, try getting a "Let's Go Yankees" chant started while you're in Queens riding the 7 train.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/piss-someone-queens/

O’Brien’s Tower at the Cliffs of Moher, Ireland





from Everything Everywhere Travel Blog http://everything-everywhere.com/2014/10/30/obriens-tower-cliffs-moher-ireland/

Photo of the Moment: Patiently Waiting for Someone in Buenos Aires

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from Vagabondish http://www.vagabondish.com/photo-waiting-for-someone-buenos-aires-argentina/

T Magazine: Gstaad: The Last Resort

A trip to the snow-capped wonderland reveals postcard-worthy scenery, unrivaled luxury and a growing turf war between the town’s longtime residents and the new arrivals.

















from NYT > Travel http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/642561/s/40069e5d/sc/10/l/0Ltmagazine0Bblogs0Bnytimes0N0C20A140C10A0C310Cgstaad0Eswitzerland0Ehotels0Eresorts0C0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

HUGE Aeroplan Award Pricing “Sale” BOOK NOW! GO!

Aeroplan has imposed a new, more restrictive pricing system for award travel. But there’s apparently an interesting situation that’s arisen, maybe they want to make things go down a bit more smoothly with the introduction of these new rules! Every award is pricing based on the first stopover you book. If you stopover domestically, you […]


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from View from the Wing http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2014/10/31/huge-aeroplan-award-pricing-sale-book-now/

Special Report: U.S. Grand Prix: Austin Offers Broad Range of Events for Fans, on the Track and Beyond

Austin, a city adept at holding international festivals like South by Southwest and City Limits, takes its U.S. Grand Prix entertainment seriously.

















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Questions That Are Rarely Asked: Airport Parking

About a month ago I offered the first in a series, Questions That Are Rarely Asked. (Why do flight attendants have to collect pre-departure beverage cups, but you’re allowed to keep the beverage you brought onboard yourself?) Today’s entry concerns airport parking: why are there always so many empty spaces, and more specifically why don’t […]


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from View from the Wing http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2014/10/31/questions-rarely-asked-airport-parking/

Blazing barrels: UK's festivals of fire

They've been doing it for centuries, but that doesn't make carrying barrels of fire through English towns any less astounding.





from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/31/travel/uk-fiery-festivals/index.html

Delta SkyMiles Award Sale Through November 2, 2014

Delta SkyMiles is offering an award sale for tickets booked by November 2, 2014.


The promotion is valid for travel in select markets between December 3, 2014, and February 18, 2015.


Through this promotion you can receive discounts of up to 10,000 miles on roundtrip economy award tickets within the US, or between the US and the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and South America.


Here's how many miles you can save through this promotion:


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from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2014/10/31/delta-skymiles-award-sale-november-2-2014/

Rezdy confirms offline dominates tours and activities bookings

Australian tours and activities platform Rezdy has released some stats from its clients which show that offline bookings are still way ahead ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/rezdy-confirms-offline-dominates-tours-activities-bookings/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rezdy

9 signs you're from Galicia

Your school took you to Domus Museum in A Coruña as a child, and you were traumatized by the video of a woman in labor.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/9-signs-born-raised-galicia/

How to become culturally Irish

2. Your attitude towards the perpetual rain is to be as unprepared as possible. You scoff at dry tourists covered in rain gear while you cower in a doorway.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/13-ways-know-youve-become-culturally-irish/

Signs you've been in Japan too long

I’ve never seen a Kiwi leave a beer before, or since, but that night even Richard couldn’t choke down his Suntory.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/notebook/5-signs-youve-japan-long/