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Design Sherpa announces the “What Inspires You?” contest for design zealots of all background, training, and styles.
Using images and words, simply tell them what inspires you. It’s simple to enter, and 100 words and an image could land you in the quarter finalist contestant pool.
The winner will receive the trip of a lifetime to the most inspirational design event in one of the world’s greatest cities for design: Maison & Objet Paris.
Visit Design Sherpa for rules and entry information.
Win a Family Trip to Victoria offered by Cascadia Kids. The trip includes a two-night stay at the Royal Scot Hotel & Suites and round-trip tickets for four (two adults, two children) from Seattle, aboard the Clipper.
This contest begins at 9:00 p.m., April 12, 2010 and ends at 11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time on Monday, April 19, 2010.
For contest rules or to enter, see http://www.cascadiakids.com/win-a-family-trip-to-victoria-bc/
The 4-star, ski-in/ski-out Hilton Whistler is listed in Conde Nast Traveler’s Gold List for 2008. Travel Ticker readers can stay on select dates, now-April 4, from $179.
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Travel-Ticker.com is an online travel website that is home to some of the best insider deals in many of the world’s favorite destinations. With an ear to the ground and an eye for the unique, Travel Ticker’s travel experts provide users with a platform to browse for researched travel bargains, the latest travel trends, and editorial insight. Established in 2006 as a travel newsletter and in 2008 as a standalone website, Travel-Ticker.com boasts more than 11 million subscribers. Travel Ticker is an independent business unit of The Hotwire Group. For more information, visit http://www.travel-ticker.com/.
Joe Brancatelli is a business traveler who’s also a business journalist. He served as executive editor of several travel magazines. He has spent his entire adult life on the road. He lives the life and flies the flights. That makes him unique among the people who claim to write for and about business travel. And he uses his personal experience to advocate for business travelers like you.
JoeSentMe.com is his passion, the home page for the business traveler offering travel deals, member discounts, news, columns, and resources.
In light of the Bahgdad hotel bombings, Joe Brancatelli takes a hard look at some of the old truths in his article on Hotel Insecurity and examines old rules for traveling in a danger zone, and suggests some new rules for international travelers.
Joe Brancatelli is the former executive editor of Frequent Flyer magazine and has written about travel in numerous publications.
The first flight of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner took off at Paine Field in Everett Tuesday morning, December 15, 2010 at 10:27 a.m. Read the Seattle Times report by By Dominic Gates, Seattle Times aerospace reporter on the inaugural flightof the Dreamliner, find the latest information and raw video footage at Seattle Times, and view this historical video of the flight from The Boeing Company.
The AARP Bulletin recently posted this article about Winter travel deals by Christine Sarkis of SmarterTravel.com. Sarkis has pulled together a unique and interesting list of places that offer great value for the 2009-2010 winter travel season. As the recession begins to ease, plenty of great deals are available.
Whether your favorite winter vacation call for sun or snow and shopping, skiing, tanning, or relaxing in hot springs, these deals are worth consideration for your next trip.
Even if winter travel is not within your budget, take a free mini-vacation–Sarkis article is a great read for the armchair traveler!
2010 represents an exciting milestone in Crystal Cruises history as they celebrate their 20th year of award-winning luxury travel. Explore the world with Crystal and take advantage of their celebratory collection of 20th Anniversary Gifts carefully designed for traveler’s needs. Enjoy never-before-offered value-rich savings from the cruise line voted World’s Best more than any other in history.
Crystal’s 20th Anniversary celebration includes the following deals.
New 2-For-1 Fares Enjoy 50% savings in all categories on every 2010 sailing.
Spending Credits Receive up to $1,000 per person to spend any way you wish.
Fly free in Business or Economy Class on most 2010 voyages.
Book early and pay the lowest applicable cruise fare – guaranteed!
Enjoy onboard celebrations, commemorative merchandise and more on special reunion cruises
Crystal sails to 174 ports in 70 countries on 62 voyages. Crystal Cruises’ 2010 program will feature a continued emphasis on distinctive destinations, port-intensive itineraries and many overnight calls. From the exotic regions of the Middle East and Africa to the cosmopolitan centers of Europe and the charming culture of Australia and New Zealand, there is something for everyone. Most voyages are 11-13 days in length, but you also have the option of choosing something shorter, 10 days or less on 17 voyages.
Google Inc. is working with airports, wireless companies, and others across the country to provide free WiFi as a holiday gift now through January 15, 2010. Additionally, as a result of this project, Burbank airport and SeaTac will begin offering airport-wide free WiFi indefinitely.
The free Wi-fi program currently includes the following 47 airports.
Austin (AUS)
Baltimore (BWI)
Billings (BIL)
Boston (BOS)
Bozeman (BZN)
Buffalo (BUF)
Burbank (BUR)
Central Wisconsin (CWA)
Charlotte (CLT)
Des Moines (DSM)
El Paso (ELP)
Fort Lauderdale (FLL)
Fort Myers/SW (RSW)
Greensboro (GSO)
Houston (HOU)
Houston Bush (IAH)
Indianapolis (IND)
Jacksonville (JAX)
Kalamazoo (AZO)
Las Vegas (LAS)
Louisville (SDF)
Madison (MSN)
Memphis (MEM)
Miami (MIA)
Milwaukee (MKE)
Monterey (MRY)
Nashville (BNA)
Newport News (PHF)
Norfolk (ORF)
Oklahoma City (OKC)
Omaha (OMA)
Orlando (MCO)
Panama City (PFN)
Pittsburgh (PIT)
Portland (PWM)
Sacramento (SMF)
San Antonio (SAT)
San Diego (SAN)
San Jose (SJC)
Seattle (SEA) *
South Bend (SBN)
Spokane (GEG)
St. Louis (STL)
State College (SCE)
Toledo (TOL)
Traverse City (TVC)
West Palm Beach (PBI)
The upcoming Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s holiday is one of the heaviest travel seasons of the year, and according to FAA estimates, over 100 million people will pass through the participating airports between now and January 15, 2010. Due to bad weather and other extenuating circumstances, travelers often have extra time on their hands in the airport after they pass through security – 70 minutes, on average. Not surprisingly, having an Internet connection during this time can make a difference.
For the Best Values in Luxury Cruising visit Oceanic cruises for the following promotions on 2010-2011 sailings.
Winter Adventures. Enjoy up to $4,000 off 2 for 1 Cruise Fares with Free Airfare plus $500 Shipboard Credit and Free Pre-Paid Gratuities per stateroom on Select Sailings in the Far East, South America and the Panama Canal.
A European Summer. $1,000 Price Reduction off 2 for 1 Cruise Fares with Free Airfare per stateroom. 2010 European Summer sailings features 36 unique itineraries to more than 130 ports ranging from 10 to 36 days in length.
Mediterranean & Scandinavian Discoveries. $2,000 Price Reduction off 2 for 1 Cruise Fares with Free Airfare per stateroom on select sailings. You may have visited Europe before, but never quite like this. Select from itineraries calling on ports in Spain, Italy, France, Greece, Turkey, Egypt,l Russia, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland and much more.
New 2010-2011 Winter Collection of Sailings. Up to $3,000 Price Reduction off 2 for 1 Cruise Fares with Free Airfare per guest. Enjoy 13 new itineraries and 30 new ports of call. New for the 2010-2011 Winter Collection:
-Acclaimed Canyon Ranch SpaClub® treatments and cuisine
-Free and unlimited soft drinks and bottled water throughout the ship
-Voyages to Africa for the first time in the history of Oceania Cruises
-All-New itineraries in South America
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