Budget Tour and Package Deals You Can Trust

Even if you’re a seasoned traveler, there are times when you might enjoy allowing someone else do the trip planning and then just show you around. Also, if you’re not at the point in your travel experiences where you feel comfortable showing up in a foreign country and finding your own way, you may benefit […]



from Frugal Travel Guy http://www.frugaltravelguy.com/2015/04/budget-tour-and-package-deals-you-can-trust.html

London during the PhotoWalk

Upcoming Walks Even though our Events page lists walks, be sure to also sign up for our Newsletter to see when one is coming to your area! Daily Photo – London during the PhotoWalk This area behind Westminster Abbey was under all sorts of construction, so it was very hard to shoot. They had this […]



from Stuck in Customs http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2015/04/15/london-during-the-photowalk/

Does Delta really care about you? Read this before you answer

from Elliott http://elliott.org/is-this-a-scam/does-delta-really-care-about-you/

Baidu building up a taxi-app portfolio

Chinese search giant Baidu has invested in another two taxi-sharing apps, Tiantian Yongche and 51yongche. Last December Baidu announced “a strategic investment ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/Baidu-Tiantian-51yongche-Uber/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=baidu-building-up-a-taxi-app-portfolio

$49 Silvercar Rentals For All Of April

I've written extensively about Silvercar, which is a fairly new rental car company with only one type of car in their fleet, the Audi A4. Each A4 is equipped with free GPS, wifi, and satellite radio, and Silvercar has a fair fuel plan, whereby they'll fill up your tank for the "market price" plus a $5 refueling fee.

Silvercar has offered a ton of promos, both in terms of discounted rentals as well as referrals for making your first rental.

They've just announced a promotion for the month of April. If you use promotion code SILVER49 at the time of booking, you can rent a Silvercar in any market for $49 per day plus taxes/fees through April 30, 2015.

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An airplane seat that lets you sleep

Frequent flyers will be happy to know that someone is working hard are making them more cozy.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/airplane-seat-cheap-lets-sleep/

To Madrid And Back On SkyTeam: Introduction

As you may recall, back in early September Ben posted about some amazing business class fares between select West Coast cities and Europe. SkyTeam was targeting oneworld hubs, and vice versa. I leapt at the opportunity to buy a round-trip business class fare to Madrid for under $2,000. (Of course, just a month later those same fares fell to a sub-$1,500 level, which was even harder to resist... so I've got another trip to London planned thanks to that fare sale.) I'd never been to Madrid before, and figured it would make an ideal city for a short four-day getaway, and would allow me to try out a range of new SkyTeam products there and back.

While you may know me as a SkyTeam apologist, I should be upfront and let you know the booking situation from start to finish was a giant pain in the ass, because I made the mistake of booking through KLM.com (having heard it offered a $20 "time to think" option to hold a reservation for up to two weeks at the quoted price). Air France's website offers the same option, which I wish I'd known at the time because, ladies and gents...

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A Star Alliance Upstart Just Called Out Both United and Delta — and Could Save Us All

Copa wouldn’t seem like the most important airline to most US-based frequent flyers. But they’re a lot more important than you think, in several ways. Copa used to be majority-owned by Continental Airlines, and Copa took on a variant of the Continental logo and joined the old Onepass frequent flyer program. Continental started selling their investment in 2005, and the airline is independent now, but they’re pretty well integrated with United. Even now that they’re launching their own frequent flyer program there’s reciprocal upgrade benefits between the two airlines. And of course Copa is a member of the Star Alliance. Their brand new frequent flyer program which is about to launch is making a statement — and they’re calling out United and Delta while they do it. They’ve just e-mailed out this missive: Russ Hinckley…

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from View from the Wing http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2015/04/14/a-star-alliance-upstart-just-called-out-both-united-and-delta-and-could-save-us-all/

12 signs you're from the Midwest

You know what “lake effect” means:



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/12-signs-born-raised-midwest/

US Airline Industry Hits Five-Year Performance Low

The annual Airline Quality Rating report found U.S. airlines performed worse last year in every category it measures.



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/us-airline-industry-hits-five-year-performance-low-1881958

The Wild Side of Tuscany

Over a decade ago, the film "Under the Tuscan Sun" tossed Italy’s Maremma region into the global tourism spotlight. For today's thoughtful travelers, this fertile region offers authenticity and nature on a grand scale best sampled in spring, when the days are warm, the nights are cool, and the land is bursting with life renewed.



from Intelligent Travel http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2015/04/14/the-wild-side-of-tuscany/

How powerful is your passport?

The passport you own says much more about your ability to travel than you may think.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/powerful-passport/

Rent an Audi for $49 and Refer a Friend for CASH

I have written about Silvercar before (here and here). In a nutshell, Silvercar is a unique rental car agency that mainly offers only one car model, the Audi A4 (Audi Q5s are also available at Denver International Airport). All Silvercar Audis are equipped with a navigation system, SiriusXM satellite radio, Wi-Fi hot spot, Bluetooth pairing, […]



from Frugal Travel Guy http://www.frugaltravelguy.com/2015/04/silvercars-amazing-april-rates-49-and-new-refer-a-friend-program.html

Under-The-Radar African Safari: Namibia

First-time visitors to Africa tend to gravitate toward well-known destinations like South Africa, Kenya and Tanzania, but in this new travel series, TPG Special Contributor Eric Rosen sheds light on five of southern Africa’s other great safari destinations. The first two posts covered Zambia and Rwanda. Now we turn our attention west to Namibia. As...



from The Points Guy http://thepointsguy.com/2015/04/under-the-radar-africa-safari-series-namibia/

Anthony Bourdain picks his top 10 episodes

These are Anthony Bourdain's 10 favorite episodes from "Parts Unknown." Vote for the one you want to see again before the premiere on Sunday, April 26.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/14/travel/bourdain-top-10-episodes/index.html