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Traveling Saves Lives? More Airbnb Shadiness, IHG Free Fall & More!

Mark Ostermann
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Roundup: Articles From Around the Web

Here are some posts from around the web that I thought you may find interesting.  Let me know if there is anything good I missed.  Email me anything awesome that you find, or write, at Mark@milestomemories.com.

Articles

PSA: Airbnb Gift Card Caveats – DEM Flyers

I covered issues with Airbnb gift cards in the past but Dem Flyers added in a few items I wasn’t aware of.  What a shady practice and I imagine a class action will happen at some point in the future over these “rules”.

Study Shows Taking a Vacation Helps You Live Longer – Travel Pulse

I knew that vacation reduces stress and that people are always encouraged to use all of their vacation time.  I didn’t realize the numbers were so high, 37% chance of living longer if you take more vacations. More than half of Americans do not use all of their vacation days.  That is scary and sad.  I need to book a trip to the Maldives stat!  I kid, I kid :).

The world’s longest-running airlines – CNN Travel

I figured some of the readers would enjoy this one a lot.  Some pretty interesting information.

Lucrative to ludicrous: IHG’s fall to the worst hotel loyalty program – Points with a Crew

You guys know how I feel about IHG these days and especially their PointsBreaks lists.  I loved the section where Ian says to stop mocking Hilton and start mocking IHG.  The points are not far off in value these days but at least Hilton makes it easier to earn their points. I would say that the most rewarding hotel program to me when I go into this was the old Club Carlson with the bogo offer.  Man that was a sweet set up!

Conclusion

Which article did you find most interesting?  Remember to let me know of anything you come across that you want added into the next edition at Mark@milestomemories.com.

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Mark Ostermann
Mark Ostermann
Mark Ostermann is a father, husband and miles/points fanatic. He left the corporate world after starting a family in order to be a stay at home dad. Mark is constantly looking at ways to save money and stay within budget while also taking awesome vacations with his family. When he isn't caring for his family or taking a weekend trip, Mark is working towards his goal of visiting every Major League Baseball ballpark.

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4 COMMENTS

  1. Oh, that’s how Airbnb gift cards work. Well, I guess I’m never going to use them. It reminds me of my experience with Lyft “gift cards” which are really not gift cards but promo codes which cannot be applied with other promo codes losing out on savings, and cannot be used for tips.

  2. Mark, how about a vacation like this for you: rent a car(!) to get to a seaport, then take a cruise(!) and get to Maldives(!) Hit your spot right? ^_^

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