Oct 7th, 2011 at 9:00AM: Are you itching to take a trip but not exactly sure where you want to go? Have you ever wished you could take part in an adventure, such as the Amazing Race, in which details of your journey are revealed one segment at a time? You may be an ideal candidate for American Express's Nextpedition.
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First, you'll need to fill out your Traveler Profile, 15 questions to reveal ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Oct 7th, 2011 at 9:00AM: Are you itching to take a trip but not exactly sure where you want to go? Have you ever wished you could take part in an adventure, such as the Amazing Race, in which details of your journey are revealed one segment at a time? You may be an ideal candidate for American Express's Nextpedition.
Here's how it works:
First, you'll need to fill out your Traveler Profile, 15 questions to reveal ...Business travelers poised to take fun out of social media tools
Jul 22nd, 2010 at 3:00PM: Where are you looking for the latest travel information? Well, if you're a business traveler, especially with a mid-sized company, you're probably turning to social media tools. And, that makes more than a little sense, given the reach of platforms such as Facebook and Twitter (the former of which pierced the 500 million-user mark this week).
According to the latest research by American Express ...Delta offers free luggage for branded credit card holders
May 6th, 2010 at 1:00PM: A thin, thin silver lining on the dark cloud of checked baggage fees by Delta Airlines was announced today. According to the airline and American Express, the sponsor of their branded credit card, premium holders of the Delta Gold, Platinum, or Reserve SkyMiles Credit Card will soon be allowed to check one bag for free, a savings of $25 per direction of travel.
Travelers will still need to pay ...A gloomy travel market for 2010 will follow an ugly 2009
Dec 29th, 2009 at 3:00PM: Everybody seems to want the travel market to recover next year, but it looks like more time will be spent in yards, instead. According to a new USA Today/Gallup poll, only 16 percent of us are going to hit the skies or crash in hotels more than we did in what will go down in history as a dismal 2009. Close to a third said they are going to spend less time in guestrooms and cramped plane seats. The ...Greyhound travel: The imperfect lover. Reality, the Twilight Zone and being jilted
Dec 22nd, 2009 at 2:00PM: I'm fond of Greyhound bus travel. I like the idea of humanity rolling along on a highway. I like bus people. As one bus ticket seller once told me at the station in Columbus, Ohio as she surveyed the milling about passengers in the waiting area, "If you're hard up and you need money, anyone of these people will help you out."
Bus people have a certain air of resignation and quiet about them. ...Fly with Virgin Atlantic -- get free spending money
Sep 17th, 2009 at 10:30AM: Mileage programs are famous for offering creative rewards for flights, but this is the first that we've seen that actually pays you to fly.
As part of Virgin Atlantic's big fall promotion, frequent flyers are earning a special bonus on top of their regularly scheduled miles: gift cards. Travelers in all classes of service will be given American Express gift cards of up to $300 round trip, ...Don't buy the whole plane
Dec 24th, 2008 at 9:00AM: There's only one shopping day left until Christmas, and you're in a bind. Like me, you haven't done any shopping yet. Fortunately, unlike me, you have at least $100,000 to throw down on a present for your wife, girlfriend or both. So, don't be greedy and hoard all that cash for yourself. Give a friend the great gift of fractional jet ownership. The Flexjet 25 Expert Guide Edition jet card offers ...American Express, Lonely Planet, IgoUgo, and Travel & Leisure Unite Online
Oct 12th, 2007 at 11:00AM: That's a lot of big names all together. And there's one more: Travelocity. How are all these companies linked, besides under the umbrella of travel? Answer: Amex's new travel "sitelet" Local Color, which has destination-specific search capabilities using Lonely Planet, IgoUgo, and Travel & Leisure. Lonely Planet provides the destination guides, Travel & Leisure contributes articles about ...
