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Shouldn’t Ice Hotels Be… Freezing?

The Snow Village in Montreal is one of those ice hotels that have become quasi-trendy.  I say quasi because they are popping up in different places, but people don’t really actually stay there.  But I expected that ice hotels would be, you know–freezing. This hotel partner of the Intercontinental in …

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Get United Miles When You Buy Marriott Gift Cards

If you were planning on paid stays at a Marriott anyway, United is currently offering a bonus for gift card purchases: You can earn up to 7,500 award miles  through the following methods: Anyone taking advantage of this? Disclosure: I don’t really stay at Marriotts.  It isn’t anything against them.  …

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Scratch Off All Your Travels on this Travel Map

I’ve been looking for a good travel map–especially one to help me document my travels around the USA. (I want to hit all 50 states!) But the traditional kind is a little boring to me: Even with those little pins in it, it’s hard to tell how much of the …

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