• Bourbon Street
• Tropical Isle
• Eye on Bourbon St.
• OysterCam
• BourboCam
• BeadCam
• River View Cam
• Bourbon Vieux Cam
• Tricou House Cam

*BONUS MILE OFFERS*

• Double up: Delta renewed its offer of double SkyMiles frequent-flier points on its Northeastern Shuttle for flights made before May 1.
• Earn Double Asiana Club Miles For Codeshare Flights On ANA
• Earn Double Greenpoints With Hertz Rewards Program
• Earn AAdvantage Miles With Breakfast
• MasterCard Getaways With Alamo--Save Up To 20%
• Smith's Food & Drug Las Vegas Offers Double WebMiles
• Earn Up To 20,000 AAdvantage Miles For A Greek Islands Cruise
• Earn AAdvantage Miles With 6 Partner Hotel Offers
• 3 New United Mileage Plus Offers
• Earn Up To Quadruple Aeroplan Miles
• MI And MN Residents Earn Triple Miles For Business Flights To Amsterdam

• Southwest Airlines Extends Savings to Las Vegas; Fares as Low as $99 Each Way
• AA.com Offers Great Fares To And From Dallas/Fort Worth And Los Angeles
• Amtrak Offers Two-For-One Tickets For Travel Across The U.S.
• US Airways Offers Intro Fares To Amsterdam And Brussels
• Up To 50% Off At Le Meridien Hotels Worldwide
• City sale: Southwest cut fares to and from Las Vegas to $198-$238 round trip, depending on the day of the week. Buy seven or more days in advance by March 15; fly by May 24. Best fares are for flights on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Saturdays.
• Airline Offers a 10-percent-off Internet Sale for all 10 Of its Mexico Destinations
• United says sets fare sale
• Spring sale: TWA cut most fares for travel by June 14 on U.S. routes, March 30 for most international routes. Buy 7 or more days ahead by Feb. 23. Sample round trips: Denver-Philadelphia, $278; New York-Paris, $238. Best airfares are for off-peak days and hours.
• Web sale: American cut many U.S. fares for travel by April 5 if bought on its Web site, aa.com. Buy at least 14 days in advance, by Feb. 26. Sample: Dallas/Fort Worth-Miami, $224 for an off-peak round trip.
• Amtrak One-Way Rail Sale For Travel Through April 13
• Avis Offers Online Savings On European Rentals With Double Flyer Miles
• Visit Hawaii With Dollar And Save
• Hertz Offers Special Weekly Rentals To Travelers Going To Europe
• National's One-Way Rental To Or From Newark And Manhattan For $25

 

 

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Greetings from the chilly (it's all relative) West Coast.  Highlights from this week: Amber and I had our first Valentines Day together, and we celebrated it in NYC a day early, so we could take my Dad out on the 14th because it was his first Valentines Day without my Mom in 53 years. We started our day off by taking a stroll through Central Park. The park is awesome and is a great escape from the busy city. We walked by Wollman Ice Rink, and decided to go for a skate. Have you ever gone ice skating there? It's a lot of fun, but my advice to you is bring your own skates. They rent the cheapest pair of figure skates you have ever seen or felt (my feet were KILLING ME after two laps). It's not too expensive either, they charged $23 for 2 people, skates and a locker. After massaging my feet for an hour, we went down Fifth Avenue and window shopped until we came upon Tiffany's (oh brother, that's trouble).  I offered to go in because I know how women love Tiffany's. I escaped without too much of a dent in my pocket.  You all know those little blue boxes make women act silly.
I was back and fourth from the city to Connecticut often and usually took the train. The train is sanest way and chances are I will run into friends  (FYI: that's not smoke in that picture, it's my breath. In the picture is my Dad with Jenny and Lyn Gaylord)  at the R.R. station, and that's always nice because it makes the trip go by much quicker.

What else happened this week? Oh yeah! I got a new roommate. Kevin moved in last night and I don't really know him so in case you recognize him from the  Americas Most Wanted, please email me A.S.A.P. (He seems like a really cool guy though, and he is single for all you ladies out there).

Oh I almost forgot!
WE GOT PRESS THIS WEEK!  It was written by one of my favorite travel writers; Joe Brancatelli

I also have an airport story for you. This week or last I read this piece by Joe and it was in the back of mind:
Anyone remember the rationale United and Delta used when they started installing those hateful baggage templates? They claimed reducing the size of carry-on bags would lead to better on-time performance. So how come Delta finished 4th and United dead last in on-time performance for the year 2000? And how come Continental, which is opposed to templates and has the most liberal carry-on rules, finished with the nation's best on-time performance?

After flying from White Plains, NY (HPN) to ORD (Chicago) (BTW: you need to know your airport codes, how else can you tell where your bag is being checked to?). I spent a night in Chicago and went to the airport with Amber. We were putting our bags on the x-ray machine and I see her lifting the template to make her bag go through smoother. She had no problem, so I decided to do that too. Big mistake! These two ladies jumped on me, and said "OH NO YOU DON'T, BLAH BLAH and BLAH."  The way they attacked me had my blood flowing (as you know I am usually one of the nicest people in the airport). I was infuriated.  All I did was lift it a millimeter because I didn't feel like squashing my bag down (which they made me do anyway).  I just felt like SCREAMING to the ladies IF THESE TEMPLATES ARE SUPPOSED TO WORK THEN WHY DID........., but I took a deep breath and said with a smile... have a wonderful day.

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TIP OF THE WEEK:   By Chris McGinnis
Know How to Use Business Cards
How many times have you heard people say, "Bring lots of business cards"? It's true, a business card is an essential tool at any large meeting. Here are some tips for using them.

• Stay organized. Reserve one pocket for "inbound" cards from new contacts. Upon getting a new card, write a few words describing the nature of your meeting on the back. This will prove helpful when writing your follow-up notes.
• Reserve another pocket for "outbound" cards--your own. Never mix inbound and outbound cards. It looks unprofessional to fish through a stack of other cards for one of your own.
• Tip for women: Many business suits have few or no pockets. In this case, use your plastic name-badge holder as a card holder: keep a supply of your business cards ticked behind the badge.
• If you travel frequently to the same country or region, have your business information printed in thits predominant language on the reverse side of your card.

• Standing ovation
• Carry on camping
• Sisters of the outback
• Beauty and the beasts

• Inflight oxygen, nursing care varies by airline
• SLEEPING WITH THE CROCS IN 'SURVIVOR' LAND
• TRAVELING WITH CHILD IN THE BIG N.O.
• MIDWEST MAPLE
• PAPEETE REBORN
• BOTH FAME AND NEGLECT ARE THE SCOURGE OF ENDANGERED SITES
• LAND OF THE ANCIENT ONES
• I SPY...
• COOL DIGS
• FOR `BIG-WALL' CLIMBERS, HANGING AROUND IS A WAY OF LIFE
• IF YOU'RE NOT MEETING THE PEOPLE, YOU'RE MISSING OUT ON TRAVELS
• GETAWAY BOOKS
• DISNEY'S ELECTRICAL PARADE UNPLUGGED
• MINORITY TRAVEL IN U.S. SURGES
• TIPS OFFERED ON FREQUENT-FLIER CREDIT CARD BENEFITS
• UNIVERSAL STUDIOS OFFERING SHUTTLE RIDES FROM HOTELS TO PARK
• DALLAS SHOWS OFF MOORE SCULPTURES
• SUNDAY'S TRIBUNE
• CHILD SUPPORT COMES FIRST
• SPECIAL-INTEREST TRAVEL
• OVER THE OVA
• HIT  THE SNOW TRAILS WITH THE SIERRA CLUB
• NO DENTAL CRUELTY HERE

• Pacific passages
• Rock of Ages: Fossil beds open window on eastern Oregon's past
• Tour unlocks once-top secrets
• Lease car to save overseas
• Texas travels: Hidden towns offer fresh perspective of state
• Butlers lure elite to ships
• Spring fares to Europe affordable
• New parents: No need to give up those romantic getaways
• Adventure travel: Climbers test limits on 'big walls'

• Young George Washington's World
• Family Package to Fiji
• News, Tips & Bargains
• Africa Safaris' Latest Risk: Bankrupt Tour Operators
• Guilt by Association: When a Failed Romance Sours the Taste of a Place
• Baja Simple
• The End of the Road

• At Least There's No Wind Chill
• Caribbean Bargain
• To Stay Warm in Quebec, Play Outside
• Quebec on the Inside: Deliciously Welcoming
• Pedaling With a Revolutionary Spirit
• An Easy, Sometimes Quiet Getaway
• What's Doing in Auckland
• Ticket Fees, Taxes Add Up
• Traveling Alone, Women Often Feel . . . Alone
• Wading in at Aquariums
• Travel Tips From Readers
• Letters on Travel
• Travel Q & A
• Business Travel: Rosenbluth Is Cutting Back Late-Flight Guarantees
• Grand Canyon Plans Are Now in Limbo

• Baby, I Can't Drive a Car
• Josh and the Volcano
• COMINGANDGOING
• An Artist's Harvest
• Vegas Flash; Whykiki?
• And Another Thing . . .
• LOCHNESS 101
• RIGHT CLICK: To plumb for low international airfares: www.hotwire.com
• England, One Step at a Time
• IT CAME IN THE MAIL
• FLY BUYS
• DETAILS Ometepe Island
• EXTREME TRAVEL TRIVIA
• Becoming  a WWOOFer
• Scenic Route to Florida
• SIGN HERE

• United Web site goofs with low price listings
• 10 great places for jazz
• Extra day in San Francisco
• The travel writer's world
• Saratoga's pleasure palace
• Sanctuary in a Buddhist temple
• Boston's botanical showcase
• Airline clubs by the day
• Capturing Nepal on film
• Labs work to formulate bomb detectors
• Best breakfast spots
• Southwest to shed weight by dumping facing seats

• New in town: Aloha began two daily flights between Las Vegas and Oakland. One flight continues to Honolulu; the other to Kahalui, Maui.

BESTFARES

• Can't Make Mardi Gras But Want All That Jazz? How About Jazzland?

• Pan American Airways to Market Low Prices on Flights to Vacation Spots
• Assessing the Net's risks
• Peak hour delays at Mexico City airport
• Qantas flight in emergency landing
• Scams and Troubles on the Road
• Online bookers beware of Delta
• National debuts new rental-car gas policy (via PS Inform)</A>
• Minimizing impact of airline strikes (via PS Inform)</A>
• Woman To Sue Over Cat On Plane
• Dead On Arrival At San Francisco

• Bereavement Airfare: A Good Deal?
• Hotwire Announces International Air Service - Adding 19 Worldwide Partners to Top Airline Roster
• United, Alamo and CAPS Have Joined Forces to Offer Passengers a Groundbreaking New Service: the Convenience of Remote Airport Check-In
• United To Honor $25 Europe Tickets

• Fliers Back Buyout
• Delta Pilots to Ask Supreme Court to Review Injunction
• Airport to Police Airlines
• Real Deals on Wheels
• The Big Fix

• What Can Be Done to Alleviate Delays at New York's La Guardia Airport?
• Boston airport makes airlines answer to customers
• Cocktail waitresses protest casino dress code
• Maya Angelou to allow quote on slavery monument
• Tourist town to make boaters pay the meter
• Canada orders pilots to lock out air rage
• Report: Half of worst flight delays at La Guardia
• Acropolis renovation to end by 2004 Olympics
• Las Vegas preserves its neon history
• Sydney beaches impose fines for dangerous surfing
• Feathered visitors get Branson's goose
• Travel guides find romance in unlikely places
• Lott criticizes labor for air traffic headaches
• Airlines vow to improve consumer service
• Canine Central: Hotel goes to the dogs
• Report: Airlines not keeping fliers informed
• Delta pilots authorize union to call strike

• See tropical beaches, cloud  forests, volcano   on a quick vacation
• United mistakenly posts $25 fares
• Four airlines face possible strike threats
• Injunction issued against Delta pilots
• Flight delays were up a record  20 percent in 2000, according to FAA figures. The good news: It’s getting  easier to obtain up-to-the-minute departure, arrival and gate  information.
• The union representing  Northwest Airlines mechanics, cleaners and custodians asked airline executives to return to the bargaining table on Monday but told workers to continue strike preparations.
• With Hollywood glitz, Bay Area glamour and a dash of Mickey Mouse magic, Disney’s California Adventure theme park opened in Anaheim on Thursday.
• Disney’s California Adventure, a new theme park opening next to the original Disneyland on Feb. 8, is a great big valentine to the Golden State. MSNBC’s Robin Dalmas  reports.
• All year long, The Big Easy is  a hard-partying town where bars never close and jazz is king. But Mardi Gras, which culminates on Feb. 27 this year, is when the city threatens to boil over.
• Putting the ‘eco’ in tourism
• Venetians let down hair at Carnival

• Taking The Kids-And Managing Romance While Baby is Along
• Factory Tours-The Cheapest Attractions frequentflier
• TWA On Final Approach  Where Will Your Miles Land

• U.S. & Canadian Airlines
• U.S. & International Hotels
• Car Rentals

GOOD TO KNOW!
WORLD'S BEST VALUES 2001 (According to Travel & Leisure)

     The Top Hotels for Value OVERALL  (standard double-room rate per night as of 3/1/01)
     1) Las Mananitas, Cuernavaca, Mexico                 $140
     2) Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay          $550
     3) The Oriental, Bangkok                             $250
     4) Ritz-Carlton, Bali                                $240
     5) Governors' Camp, Masai Mara, Kenya                $520
     6) Ritz-Carlton Millenia, Singapore                  $258
     7) Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok                         $190
     8) Hotel Arts, Barcelona (tie)                       $338
     8) Gibbs Farm, Tanzania                              $146
     10) Amandari, Bali                                   $550

     The Top Hotels for Value in the Continental United States and Canada
     1) Post Hotel, Lake Louise, Alberta                  $153
     2) Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, Alberta (tie)         $139
     2) Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas           $110
     4) Beau Rivage, Biloxi, Mississippi                   $69
     5) Fairmont Chateau Whistler, British Columbia (tie) $299
     5) Four Seasons Hotel, Toronto                       $256
     7) Ritz-Carlton, Montreal                            $124
     8) Four Seasons Hotel, Vancouver                     $213
     9) Windsor Court Hotel, New Orleans                  $190
     10) Four Seasons Hotel, Las Vegas (tie)              $225
     10) Ritz-Carlton, Naples, Florida                    $449
 
 

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