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The Weekly Flyer writes about travel from a business traveler perspective. He travels the world every week accumulating points and miles along the way. Feel free to reach me at theweeklyflyer@gmail.com

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Amazing Solar Powered Airplane To Fly China To Hawaii!

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NANJING, CHINA — As reported by McClatchyDC, “It takes a Boeing 747 about 10 hours and 36,000 gallons of fuel to fly from eastern China to Hawaii. As soon as Tuesday, André Borschberg will attempt the same flight in a high-tech, sun-powered aircraft that resembles a dragonfly. He’ll do it over five days, without a drop…

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Chance To Win 100,000 AAdvantage Miles

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Enter today for a chance to travel far, far away with 100,000 AAdvantage miles and $2,500. Where would you go? You earn miles every time you shop online through the AAdvantage eShoppingSM mall. Now, for a limited time, you could win enough miles to travel halfway across the globe and cash you can use on your journey. Sign…

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Q&A With Randy Petersen On Greatest Award Ever

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The frequent flyer miles guru himself, Randy Petersen, sat down and shared some perspective with Points, Miles & Martinis about the greatest award booking ever. Randy really knows his stuff, so we were super excited to get a chance to pick his brain. Q&A With Randy Petersen On Greatest Award Ever …And It’s A Giveaway We…

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United Airlines Scandal – ‘The Chairman’s Flight’

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As reported by Bloomberg, the U.S. Attorney’s Office is investigating whether United employees improperly tried to influence Port Authority Chairman David Samson at the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey by making what became known as ‘The Chairman’s Flight.” Allegedly, at the request of Samson, United re-instituted a flight that was unprofitable for them between Newark…

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Marriott 20% Off eBreaks

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Marriott is out with their eBreaks today where you can save 20% on select hotels this weekend. These prices are good for Thursday night check-in (requires a Friday night stay) and a Sunday night stay must include a Saturday night. Pick your spot in the US, Canada, Europe, the Caribbean or Latin America. Save this weekend, April 30 — May 03 (Thursday —…

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Score $5 Uber Rides in NYC

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Uber is a service that enables you to book a car service with the tap of your finger on your smartphone or mobile device. Depending on which of the hundreds of cities that you are in, you can also get different levels of car service ranging from UberX (a low-cost sedan), UberBlack, UberSUV and more. Score…

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Amazon: Up To 80% Off Best Sellers Today Only!

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Amazon has a deal of the day today only for up to 80% off best selling book series on Kindle. Gold Box Deal of the Day: Up to 80% Off Books from Best-Selling Series on Kindle. From mysteries and thrillers and fiction, to science fiction & fantasy and teen and children’s books, discover a new series or continue reading your favorite with…

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