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Here are a few photos from the “Great Zimbabwe” — a UNESCO world heritage site in the southeastern hills of Zimbabwe — containing ancient ruins of a Shona kingdom dating back to the 11th century.

In case you haven’t noticed, we are kind of obsessed with frequent flier miles and hotel loyalty programs. Our latest success story surprised even us and it’s a timely reminder that you gotta just do it!

Hyatt is offering free Platinum status for 6 months as well as a fast track to maintaining Platinum or upgrading to Diamond status for another year. | Valid thru Dec 31, 2010.

American recently revamped its online shopping program. If you’re an AA frequent flier program member and you shop through their portal, you’ll earn miles. Well, to draw attention to the e-Shopping program, they’re giving away 500 miles to sign up and register your AAdvantage number. No purchase required. Free miles.

Hyatt’s Big Welcome Back promo is a great way to earn free stays. Every 2 Stays will earn you 1 free night promo. Here are the details on the program.

Of late, we’ve been focused on the multitude of Priority Club points-earning opportunities. Now, it’s time to shift focus from hotel promos to frequent flier programs. First up? Continental’s Mileathon promo.

Toilet charges, luggage fee increases, airline mergers, a deceased man masquerading as a sleeping passenger, a bomb scare and a plane crash — an interesting travel news week indeed.

The Priority Club 6K Bonus for completing partner activities ended a few days ago. Here’s an update from the BGFly crew on ow we did with the promo. Let’s just say, $20 went a long way this time.