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Get 50,000 Miles (AA, UA, Delta) for Making Money

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The stock market can be a dangerous game, but with enough patience and a little know-how, it can also be very rewarding. I won’t be giving any stock tips here, but a little over a year ago I took advantage of a mileage bonus through Fidelity to get a chunk of miles just for opening…

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Unlimited Olive Garden for $100, New Virgin America Menus, & More

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We’re moving into Fall, but it’s still summertime at Fly&Dine HQ in Los Angeles and the living is easy. Catch up on the the week that was with our weekly recap: $100 for 7 WEEKS of Unlimited Olive Garden? Club Carlson Offers Buy 2 Weekend Nights, Get 1 Night Free Virgin America Introduces New Fall…

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JetBlue Lowers True Blue Redemption Minimum

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If you’re a regular JetBlue True Blue flyer, get ready to start dancing in the streets. I just got an email from JetBlue announcing that they’re lowering their redemption minimum for True Blue flights from 5,000 points all the way down to 3,500. That’s a 30% reduction! Taxes and fees are $5.60 each way and…

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The Biggest Travel Pet Peeves

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There’s a discussion going on over at /r/Travel on Reddit where people have been naming their biggest travel pet peeves and it’s inspired me on this fine Friday morning. So let’s play a game. It’s called “Name Your Biggest Travel Pet Peeve.” The rules are simple: you name your biggest travel pet peeve in the…

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Brilliant Food Hack: Pizza Cutter to the Rescue

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Let’s talk about salads for a second. I like eating salads. I hate making salads. Seriously, there is some sort of vortex that I fall into whilst making a salad that legitimately makes the final product taste worse. Chopping, mixing, assembling. Too much damn work for me. If you give me the same salad in…

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9 Tips To Eat Like You’re At A Fitness Ranch

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Have you ever thought, “If I could just take a week off of my regular life and focus on eating well and working out, I wouldn’t be such an enormous sack of shit all the time?†I have. Often. Luckily, I got to put my theory to the test a few weeks ago when I…

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LAX T2 Begins Transformation Process

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Terminal 2 at LAX is kind of like that awkward cousin that lives down the street. While you and your friends United, American, and Delta play together, T2 is off in the corner drawing weird pictures of combination bear-dolphins. Every other terminal at LAX has a major carrier anchoring it, but Terminal 2 is a…

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New FULL Virgin America Fall 2014 Menu

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Earlier today, I shared some of the new dishes from Virgin America‘s Fall 2014 menu and now I’ve got the whole thing for you. Check it out below:   FIRST CLASS Descriptions Breakfast Chive Cheese Omelet Omelet made with chives, Monterey jack and parmesan cheeses, served with orange and purple herb roasted sweet potatoes, sautéed…

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Virgin America Introduces New Fall 2014 Menu Items

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The American Virgins are at it again. Wait. No. That sounds too NSFW. Let’s try that again. Virgin America is rolling out a new seasonal menu for Fall 2014. Yes. That’s better and much more accurate. The new additions follow Virgin America‘s ethos of fresh, local, and sustainable and that applies to both First Class,…

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Club Carlson Offers Buy 2 Weekend Nights, Get 1 Night Free

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It’s a mini-post! If you’re a regular guest at a Carlson property (Radisson, Park Plaza, etc.), you’re going to want to know about this deal. From now until November 30th, you get a third night free when you book two weekend nights — either Fri/Sat or Sat/Sun. That means every weekend is a long weekend.…

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$100 for 7 WEEKS of Unlimited Olive Garden?

My neck hurts. It’s not from sleeping in a strange position, although I probably did. It’s from shaking my head so furiously after seeing Olive Garden’s new promotion. Perhaps you’ve heard about it. For $100, 1000 Olive Garden fans purchased the right to take unlimited Tours of Italy for 49 days in a row. The…

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Genius In-N-Out Burger Trick, Buying Suits Abroad, & MORE

Have you ever wondered what the top posts in Fly&Dine history have been? Well, wonder no more. Here are six of the most popular stories that Fly&Dine has ever published: The Genius LAX In & Out Burger Trick 7 Rules for Buying Cheap Custom Suits While Traveling New FULL First Class and Main Cabin menus…

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Just a Video of a Pug in a Ball Pit

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Enough with the flying and dining and points and miles and airports. Let’s take a day off and just watch a pug going nuts in a private ball pit.     There. That’s better, right?

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Groupon Now Offers Reservations

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Hey, your favorite (or most hated, whatever) daily deals site is now offering time-specific deals. You don’t even need to bring your little voucher with you. When you buy the Groupon — currently just for restaurants that take reservations, but soon for salons, gyms, etc. — you’ll now be able to choose the exact time…

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