Ryan Lile's Blog – May 2011 Archive (5)

The 12 Days of TBEX – Day 2

The 12 Days of TBEX, Day 2 honors to go Canada’s dynamic duo of debauchery and destruction (#DDDD?):

I’m 90% sure I met these two at TBEX10 last year, but was pretty far gone by…

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Added by Ryan Lile on May 31, 2011 at 11:43am — 1 Comment

For the few who don’t know, I’m part of a thriving community of travel writers, bloggers and all out fanatics. Travel is our passion, and expressing this passion through great writing is our goal. We come together at least once a year for the Travel Blog Exchange conference, which ends up being a mixture of heavy drinking, learning, debauchery and networking, sometimes all in one session. It’s a 48-hour shit show, and one of my favorite weekends of the…

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Added by Ryan Lile on May 30, 2011 at 12:02pm — 2 Comments

Texas vetoes invasive pat downs. And TSA cites… the Constitution?

If George Orwell and Franz Kafka’s nightmares had a child, that child would probably be the TSA’s resident blogger, a hack I refer to as Bloghdad Bob. Bob seems to like the art of disinformation, which is a particular specialty of the TSA.

The Texas House recently passed legislation banning intentional touching of sexual organs, including through clothing. This act of…

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Added by Ryan Lile on May 25, 2011 at 6:43am — No Comments

United-Continental merger: Transfer miles and status

Do you have miles split between United and Continental accounts and want to pool them for an award ticket? Do you have status on one airline and want a match on the other for higher upgrade priority? Both are now possible with a web site the companies have launched as part of their ongoing merger activities.

This site will let you transfer miles between accounts. Be aware that it’s restricted to increments of 1,000, which is not…

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Added by Ryan Lile on May 19, 2011 at 6:49am — No Comments

Earn Starpoints with Foursquare check-ins

Want to earn an easy 250 Starpoints for each stay at a Starwood property? All you have to do is link your Foursquare account with your Starwood account and check in to a participating property at which you have a confirmed reservation. And yes, you can even become the “mayor” of the SPG program if you have the most check-ins.

Starwood brands include W, Westin, Sheraton, St. Regis, Luxury Collection, Le Meridien, Four Points by Sheraton, Aloft…

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Added by Ryan Lile on May 18, 2011 at 6:41am — No Comments