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2015-16 Best Travel Rewards Programs
U.S. News & World Report released yesterday its top picks for Travel Rewards Programs. This is an annual report that includes 28 airline and hotel loyalty programs to help travelers easily identify programs with the most perks. There’s a new name this year on top of the Best Airline Rewards Programs. Alaska Airlines’ Mileage Plan took the title…
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Drones Flying Too Close To Airplanes At JFK Airport
Drones are becoming a real problem for pilots and the safety of passengers. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating two incidents in which airplanes spotted a drone flying near them as they were landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, one of the nation’s busiest airports. The first, JetBlue Flight 1843, reported a drone sighting…
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Chase Ink Bold Business Card Becomes a Credit Card
I received a letter today from Chase informing me that there will be a few changes to my Ink Bold business card. Based on the letter, the changes are an attempt to provide greater flexibility and transparency, but it’s basically a notification that Ink Bold will become a credit card, instead of the charge card…
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British Airways Makes Changes to Boarding and Hand Baggage Rules
British Airways had been testing some new boarding arrangements and now they have confirmed the changes along with a few changes to the hand baggage rules. They sent out emails to explain the new rules that will take affect soon. The main changes will be that the boarding will be based on the cabin they you are travelling. So…
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America’s Top 10 Pizza Spots
A Brooklyn-based pizza spot has been named the best in America. The rankings were released Wednesday by TripAdvisor, which used reviews and opinions from online users to determine the most favored restaurants. The winner is Juliana’s Pizza, located on Old Fulton Street in Brooklyn. It has a 4.5 star rating on Yelp. It is a bit pricey, with…
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La Guardia Airport To Get $4 Billion Replacement
La Guardia Airport, that was recently rated the worst in the country, will be completely rebuilt by 2021, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York announced on Monday. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey estimates the overhaul will cost about $4 billion. Most of that will go…
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Possible Price-Gouging By Four U.S. Airlines
It was announced today that four major airlines, Delta, American, Southwest and JetBlue, may have temporarily raised ticket prices to take advantage of the May Amtrak crash that left eight people dead and hundreds injured. The crash caused major service disruptions on the Northeast corridor. This was allegedly seen as an opportunity by the airlines. Consumer complained that the airlines had…
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Get Free Roadside Assistance From Your Credit Card
If you drive a lot and especially in relatively remote areas, then Emergency Roadside Assistance is a service you have or have looked into. Some people pay for such services, either from an auto club or through their car insurance. Geico can offer it for $15 a year. But did you know that you can…
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Citi To Refund $700 million to 8.8 Million Customers
Citigroup will refund $700 million to its customers and will pay $70 million in additional fines for illegal and deceptive credit card practices. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered the one of the largest credit card issuers to pay the amounts for their role in selling “add-on” products to customers, such as credit score monitoring or…
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Discover Removes A Few Card Benefits Starting in August
Discover surely has had a lot of new members recently and maybe the amazing Double Cash Back promotion has forced to look for savings elsewhere. I received the following email today noting that a few card benefits will be discontinued. Effective August 1, 2015 Discover card will discontinue the following benefits: 24/7 Travel Assistance, Baggage…
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How to Increase Your Gas Mileage
There’s tons of tricks to lower the price of gas at the pump. Some of them we have covered here before such as enrolling in rewards programs for your local gas station and even better, using rewards from supermarkets such as Stop & Shop or Kroger. These tricks might get you gas for under $1.00…
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The Henn Na, A Japanese Hotel Staffed With Robots
The Henn na Hotel (Weird Hotel), in Sasebo, Nagasaki, is a one of a kind experience. I haven’t visited myself but it made my “to do” list after reading about it. It is staffed almost entirely by robots. As soon as you enter, you see a grinning velociraptor in a bellhop hat, that takes your…
