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Americas Cup New York City, Races On The Hudson River

Americas Cup New York City 2016 - Sailing Photos - Team Oracle

Americas Cup New York City The 35th Americas Cup returned to New York this past weekend (May 7-8) after almost a century. This is a historic moment for America’s Cup which was previously held in New York from 1870 through 1920 before moving to Newport, Rhode Island in 1930. I was excited to watch as were…

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Free Tickets New York Times Travel Show – New York City Jan 8-10 2016

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Updated on February 19, 2020 UPDATE: I have obtained another 150 tickets for my readers! CLICK HERE to get yours and use code (All the tickets are gone). I was able to get 20 tickets to giveaway for the New York Times Travel Show on January 9-10, 2015 in New York City. Winners can bring a…

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Weekend Update: Economy+ Parody, NYC $5 Lyft Lines Ending, Amex SPG 30K Offer Ending, Citi AA Personal No FX

Weekend Update

Updated on September 28, 2015 Don’t have time to sift through BoardingArea and FlyerTalk? Here are the highlights from the past week: Key and Peele’s show finale included a parody scoring an Economy Plus Upgrade.  If you liked that skit, check out the other travel-related skits throughout the years: TSA & Al Qaeda, Turbulence, and Continental Breakfast. Lyft announced that…

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Feature Week Review – A Look Back

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Updated on December 14, 2023 What a week it’s been!  In case you missed it, here’s a recap of what’s been published during my feature week so far: Ireland & Poland – 15 Day Trip Report – I spent more time writing this extensive trip report than actual “vacation” time.  The most popular mini-reports: Aer Lingus…

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Affiliate Summit East 2015 – What Can Bloggers Learn?

Updated on December 14, 2023 On August 2-4, 2015, Affiliate Summit East comes to New York City. I will be going — mainly for the education sessions.   When I first heard about the conference last year, I didn’t think the Affiliate Summit would be interesting. Who wants to sit around and talk about affiliate…

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Hyatt Gold Passport Visa Signature RSVP Winemaker Dinner at Le Bernardin in NY on 6/19/2014 – with Giveaway

Updated on December 14, 2023  I was recently invited to a Hyatt RSVP event at Le Bernardin (twitter).  For $100 per person, I was entitled to the following: Wine reception with passed hors d’oeuvres 30 Minute cooking demonstration and interaction with James Beard Award winning chef Eric Ripert 4–course sit–down dinner with wine pairings from Stonestreet…

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