Pivotal moments in 2014: when mobile overtook desktop

Forty percent. The number was embedded in an Expedia-Comscore workshop presented at PhocusWright, alongside lots of other data, and it got lost ...



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Eurail: An American rite of passage

A well-worn Eurail pass is a tangible badge of honor, proof of a deep journey planned and executed not by a tour company or your parents, but by you and you alone. Was Eurail your rite of passage as a traveler? Tell us your story.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/trips/eurail-rite-passage-american-traveler/

Weather, Icing May Have Affected Flight 8501

In recent weeks, the region has witnessed severe thunderstorms and dense cumulonimbus clouds rising to a height of nearly 45,000 feet.



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/airasia-flight-8501-dense-clouds-icing-could-have-led-planes-disappearance-1768480

Jet Airways Flight Makes Emergency Landing In Kathmandu

There were 131 people on board the Boeing 737 airplane operated by India-based Jet Airways.



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/jet-airways-flight-makes-emergency-landing-kathmandu-airport-after-bird-hit-1768464

When you become culturally Belgian

"The abbey (which is the brewery) is the first place you check out in every town/village you visit."



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/15-ways-know-youve-become-culturally-belgian/

Signs you're from Finland

"You live in an (almost) colourless world. When you go shopping, you automatically pick up black, grey, and white clothes. Your home looks like a black-and-white movie. Occasionally, you go wild with a red shirt or green shoes, but, mostly, we Finns are like a herd of goblins with a strict colour code."



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/10-signs-born-raised-finland/

AirAsia Stock Hit As Plane Goes Missing

AirAsia's stock fell nearly 8 percent on Monday, making it the biggest one-day drop in more than three years for the company.



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/missing-airasia-flight-pushes-company-stock-down-most-3-years-rebound-hoped-after-1768372

Soweto from Above

District 9 I watched this movie again recently right before visiting this area of South Africa. I had forgotten what a good movie that is… I had forgotten what a good actor Sharlto Copley was in that movie… just amazing. And it certainly over-scared me to visit this region! But all that turned out to […]



from Stuck in Customs http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2014/12/29/soweto-from-above/

Wrong rate for my Tuscan villa – should they honor the price anyway?

from Elliott http://elliott.org/can-this-trip-be-saved-2/wrong-rate-tuscan-villa-honor-price-anyway-dec-28/

Sunday Evening Open Thread: What’s On Your Mind, Or What Would You Like to Know?

This is a Sunday evening open thread The comments are yours to do with as you wish. Share whatever is on your mind. What have your travels been like over the holidays? What (anything) are you wondering, or what would you like to know? What’s bothering you? Most of the time what I write on […]

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Year review will give you chills

Hey, remember 2014? Google's goosebump-inducing year-in-review should refresh your memory.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/googles-year-review-video-will-give-serious-chills/

Review of Etihad’s Revolutionary New First Class Apartment, the Best Hotel in the World, and What Happened to the AirAsia Flight

News and notes from around the interweb: Lucky has the first review of the First Class Apartment from Etihad’s inaugural A380 flight. Must see. Earn 1,000 Starpoints on your first Le Meridien stay and then 2000 more each subsequent Le Méridien stay in North America and French Polynesia through March 1. Registration required. (HT: John […]

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Illness Helps Family Escape Doomed AirAsia Flight

A family of five canceled its vacation to Singapore because a grandfather was ill. A British man and his daughter weren't so lucky.



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/airasia-flight-8501-illness-helps-family-escape-doomed-plane-fate-unkind-british-1768298

Nahm in Bangkok Serves Better Thai Food Than You’ve Ever Had in Your Life

Must-read Earlier Installments: Singapore, Cathay, and Qantas First Class.. Some of the Best Meals of My Life, and a Tour of Hyatts in Bangkok, Singapore, and Sydney Inside the New Oneworld Lounge at LAX’s Tom Bradley International TerminalCathay Pacific First Class, Los Angeles – Hong Kong Cathay Pacific “The Wing” First Class Lounge, Hong Kong […]

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Airbus A320-200 Record On Safety 'Formidably Good'

The Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 plane model has had just 54 incidents during 85 million flights since 1988.



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/airbus-a320-200-safety-record-airasia-flight-8501-plane-model-involved-54-incidents-1768248