24 funny Romanian expressions

1. A Romanian is not “surprised”…his “face has fallen off” (I-a picat fața). 2. A Romanian didn’t just “do so much with so little” … he “made a whip out of shit” (Face din rahat bici). 3. A Romanian won’t “lose temper” … his “mustard will jump off” (Îi sare muștarul). 4. A Romanian hasn’t […]



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Almost One Year Later, Ocean Frustrates Search For Flight MH370

Malaysia Airlines has now begun tracking the location of its long-haul flights at intervals of 15 minutes or less.



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7 signs you need to eat Spanish food

You think the best meals are always expensive? Come on! You need to try tortilla de patatas. It's cheap AND delicious.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/7-signs-youve-never-eaten-real-spanish-food/

5 uncomfortable truths about Berlin

Berlin has as much debt per person as Detroit.



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What to Do While You Wait for the Next Big Mistake Fare

I’m never quick enough to get in on the short-lived, amazing mistake fares that pop up from time to time. This is mostly because I get my kids ready for school in the morning instead of hopping on the web to see the latest and greatest offers. And when I do get online, I usually […]



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There’s something “odd” about this lost-luggage claim

Ali Jaffery’s lost-luggage claim is denied because of “substantial discrepancies” in the claim. Can Southwest Airlines do that? Question: I have a problem with Southwest Airlines, and I’m hoping you can help me. I took a direct flight from Washington to Chicago late last year. One of my two bags went missing. I reported it […]

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Amazing Clouds over Queenstown

Cloud Types Anyone know what kind of clouds these are? Daily Photo – Amazing Clouds over Queenstown I don't actually go to downtown Queenstown more than once a week, but on this particular day I brought my camera… and boy was I glad. I so rarely see clouds like this here. The phenomenon did not […]



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20% Hyatt Award Points Refund Posting Within A Week

In mid-February Hyatt launched a promotion whereby they're offering those with their co-branded Chase credit card a 20% refund on award redemptions through July 31, 2015.

The promotion is even better than that, since it applies to previously made reservations as well as to those that apply for the Chase Hyatt Visa during the promotion period.

I'll basically receive as many points through this promotion as I do through Hyatt's spring promotion, given that a 20% refund on award redemptions is huge.

Best of all, this applies to both free night and Points + Cash redemptions, so is extremely lucrative regardless of how you prefer to redeem your points.

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Qatar Airways Flies A350 To Frankfurt To “Rub Salt In The Wound” Of Lufthansa

Qatar Airways' CEO, Akbar Al Baker, is no stranger to ridiculous soundbites. If there were an airline CEO worthy of a reality TV show, it would no doubt be His Excellency.

I mean, I think this clip from last year's Farnborough Air Show perfectly sums up what you can expect from him:

But via Flightglobal, I think this might just be one of his best quotes yet, from ITB Berlin, which took place this week:

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The New Air France Process That May Prevent You From Booking an Award

Six weeks ago I wrote about the frustrations of a frequent flyer program fraud detection unit gone off the rails. Air France KLM’s Flying Blue shut down the account of someone who simply transferred points in from American Express Membership Rewards and redeemed those points for a ticket. The American Express account, Flying Blue account, […]

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Living in Thailand is like...

Your head is always bobbing.



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All Hope Is Not Lost: American Airlines Actually Does the Right Thing

The vast majority of the times anyone (myself included) tells a customer service story involving an airline, it is usually because the airline did something wrong. However, airlines are not as evil as they sometimes seem to be — every once in a while they will do something to prove that they’re not completely out […]



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Signs it's time to ditch Chattanooga

"3. Everyone you want to be hungover with on Sunday is at church."



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Is Double Your HHonors Worth Doubling Hilton Stays?

With the return of spring comes the renewal of the casual traveler and the beginning of tourism season. Going hand-in-hand with this is the return of the hotel promotions. In the last two months, many hotel chains announced their promotions, offering bonus points just for being their guest. Last week, Hilton joined their international counterparts […]



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Atlanta’s Airport Calls You Out, Lyft Wiggling Out of $1000 Offer, and Boeing’s Red Dot Special

News and notes from around the interweb: Important Issue of the Day: The Atlanta city council is really mad at how you’ve been referring to their airport. By a 14-0 vote they want the airport’s general manager to report to them on how they can get you to call use Hartsfield and Jackson when referring […]

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