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• Routes
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• Double Up On Europe With Lufthansa's 2-for-1 Offer!
• Double AAdvantage Miles On New Raleigh/Durham Service
• Alaska Airlines Puts Award Travel On Sale
• Bonus: Book rooms at Marriott.com to enter drawings for 1 million points. Marriott offers double points and double-night credits toward elite status to Rewards members who pay with Visa Monday through March 3. Restrictions at Marriottrewards.com.
• Earn 2,001 Miles For Stays At Latin American Inter-Continental Hotels
• Bonus Miles As Alitalia Joins Delta SkyMiles
• Dividend Miles Introduces A Mileage Purchase Option & A Gift Program
• Copa Airlines And Continental Airlines Offer Double Miles
• Bonus Miles As Alitalia Joins Delta SkyMiles

US Airways & Dollar Rent A Car Offer Triple Miles Through March 31
• EARN DOUBLE MILEAGE PLUS(R) BONUS MILES WITH A CRUISE4MILES CRUISE
• Alaska Joins Other Carriers In Double Miles & Award RTs For Fewer Miles
• Earn Up To 14 WorldPerks Miles Per Dollar On Sprint Prepaid Cards

• America West Announces Internet Fare Sale for Four Florida Destinations
• Your 3rd Night Free At Two Universal Orlando Resorts
• Greyhound Lowers Casino Fares Between California And Reno
• Qantas Adds Flights To The Monumental Ayers Rock
• Drive deal: Payless offers compact cars for as low as $19.99 a day at participating locations through mid-December. Details at www.PaylessCarRental.com.
• City-to-city, door-to-door limousines: Carey Worldwide Chauffeured Services drives city to city. Vehicles vary. Sample round-trip fare, per person, between Chicago and Detroit in a six-person limousine: $203. Details, rates at careyint.com; click city-to-city. Or call 877-227-4331.

Fast flight: British Airways offers round-trip Concorde New York-London fares for $4,999 plus taxes until Oct. 22; travel Nov. 9-Jan. 22.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>WHERE'S JOHNNY JET?<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Greetings from SoCal!  I'm still here and loving it!   We start off this week's journey with a day trip to Catalina Island with my Dad.
My father had never been there and always wanted to go, so I bought some tickets at Catalina Express and we were off.  My cousin Arty was driving and our friend Dawn was bar tending, what else could you ask for?  Forty-five minutes later, we were walking around the island.
As I wrote last time I was there, the most famous building in Avalon (the main city) is the Casino building.  My Dad saw "Casino" and got real excited.  He made this Jack O'Lantern smile and says, "There's a casino on this island?"  He was walking so slow I decided to play along and said, "Yeah you didn't know that?"  Well, that boy started to move.  When he realized there wasn't any casino he laughed and said, "You got me."   We weren't there long but it was relaxing.  We walked around the beach, hung out with the seagulls, and got back on the boat.  We just about arrived in Long Beach when my cousin Arty called me on my cell and said look to your left.  There he was on the bow going back out.

The next day, my Dad went back to Connecticut and Amber arrived from Chicago.  (It's like a revolving door.)  We drove down to San Diego to attend her Father's retirement ceremony from the Navy.  It was definitely a great experience.  I mean how many people get to board a U.S. Battleship during war time?  Security was tight as expected, we all got frisked and escorted onto the ship.  I got to meet the other half of her family, including her hilarious Uncle Scott.  It was a really touching ceremony.  Her father was in the Navy for 24 years and they presented all the family members individually with an award, thanking them for their continued support of their loved one and the Navy. One line read: "Although you might not wear a Navy uniform, you are a member of the Navy family".  Her father went out saluting.  Side Note: I wouldn't want to mess with this guy.

Amber and I rushed back to L.A. to catch a red-eye to New York to attend my Mom's anniversary mass when my Dad called and demanded I not go.  He thought it was too dangerous to fly that route because of the weekend terrorist threat and that my Mom would rather me stay in L.A. and play in the annual LMU lacrosse game.  I had mixed emotions on not going but hey you have to respect your elders.
That night Amber and I scrambled to find outfits to go to a Hollywood party in the hills.  We celebrated my buddy Adam's 30th  (He doesn't really look like this, it was a Rock Star and Groupie theme party.)

Saturday morning I got up and drove to my Alma Mater, Loyola Marymount University.  It was great to see a lot of old friends, but we were out dueled by the young guns.  Oh well!  At least I got to exercise.

Sunday was my Mom's anniversary and  to celebrate, I thought it was fitting to go out and see a good friend of mine from Marymount College; Sister Gregory.  My Mom was always fond of Sister Gregory and she has been a great comfort for me knowing she is always praying for her.

Let's play a game...
One of these couples are having a baby, guess which one! (Answer at bottom)
A. Art and Kim
B. Aunt Kay and Uncle Art
C. Joe and Nicole
D. Johnny and Amber
 

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TIP OF THE WEEK:   By Chris McGinnis
On- or Off-Airport Parking
If you decide to forego public transportation to the airport because you would rather drive and park yourself, it pays to know all your options. Most on-airport lots are run by municipal governments and offer the basics--a close-in parking space--but not much else.

If you'd like to add bells and whistles to your parking experience, try the new breed of off-airport lot springing up on the perimeter of airports across the country. To entice customers away from on-airport lots, these small businesses offer frequent parker programs, car washes, tune-ups, laundry service, and other creative extras.

The best part about off-airport lots is that most have shuttles that follow you to your parking space, pick you (and your bags) up, and drop you off at the front door of the airport--no schlepping bags through a large, dark--or worse, rainy--parking lot. And most offer corporate programs for high-volume customers.
Another option: many airport hotels and car rental companies provide parking not only for usual customers, but for local parkers as well.

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

• Africa calls to a brother across the sea
• South Africa, 1st Class
• If you don't get your shots, your trip could be shot
• Know what you're buying in travel insurance
• Travel Web sites try to adapt after Sept. 11
• THE GREAT OUTDOORS (TOWNS)
• A Giacometti show at MOMA
• SUNDAY'S TRIBUNE
• Weather
• Regional travel
• The ups and downs of travel after Sept. 11
• Two sides of the airline fares picture
• Bucky to the max
• Walking on the semi-wild side

• Luxe vs. less
• Ships put a modern twist on historic coastal itineraries
• Comfort is no stranger aboard mass-market ships
• Americans find insight aboard ships that market primarily overseas
• Tips for making ship friends
• Private perches romance cruisers
• Carnival doesn't go overboard on its party image
• San Francisco hopes to attract visitors with limited-edition Barbie
• Best fares: Bargains facilitate getaways
• Travel notebook
• Gear and gadgets: Don't go hungry - take food and drink

• Deal of the Week: Early Skiing in Vail
• The Sea Ranch Lounge Act
• Celebrating a Spirit of Steel
• International Cell Phones Present a Wireless Tangle
• Time to Read the Fine Print on Travel Insurance
• Doin' the Wave in La Jolla
• Frequent Flier Discounts
• Prices on Vacation Packages Drop
• A Map to Pour Over: California Wineries

• Practical Traveler: Cellphone Users: Options Abroad
• Essay: Touring a Land Filled With Emptiness
• Catalonia Remembers Pablo Casals
• Travel Advisory
• Q & A: The Tour de France, a Reunion Cruise, Switching to Euros
• Knowledge Sharing: Travel Tips From Readers
• Business Travel: Let's Hope Airport Screeners Get the Message on Carry-On Items
• Letters: Flying Again
• The Queen Still Has Her Splendor
• A Family Reunion, Afloat
• Treading Footpaths Fit for Gods on the Amalfi Coast
• On Marseille Menus, Fish in Every Guise
• Parks and Monuments: Some Open, Some Not

• How's Bayou? Well . . .
• AT HOME IN THE
• COMINGANDGOING
• Island Update: Deals, at a Price
• MOBY-DICK 101
• Calif. Waters; United Europe
• EXTREME TRAVEL TRIVIA
• Across the Country in 30 Days
• The Magnificent 11: Puerto Rico, Coast to Coast
• Here's The Deal: Bargains Abound Throughout Islands
• DETAILS: Puerto Rico
• Tickets for BA Concorde Going Fast

• 10 great...Symbolic locations for patriotic Americans
• Come sail away
• Spooky sites
• Terminal confusion for fliers
• Travel briefs
• Business travel today
• Travel warning
• Travel Savvy
• Airlines reinstate self-service check-in
• Historic buildings

• Florida link: Delta affiliate Comair has two round-trip Saturday flights between Cincinnati and both Fort Walton Beach, Fla., and Panama City, Fla.
• Delta AirElite: Delta subsidiary Comair Jet Express has changed its name to Delta AirElite Business Jets.

BESTFARES

• Playing Politics With Air Travel Security
• Carry Your Own Seat To Deal With Airport Lines
• Alaska Airlines And Hawaiian Airlines Form Alliance

• No standing on DCA arrivals
• Mexico to issue new currency

• Marriott Urges Passage of Travel Tax Credit
• United, Delta Announce More Cutbacks
• United Limits Night Flying; Continental Parks Some Planes For The Duration

• Boeing to Cut 12,000 Jobs by Dec. 14
• Chinese Airlines Told to Halt Ticket Sales to Middle Easterners
• Southwest Trims Flights
• Senate Passes Aviation Safety Bill
• Transportation Dept.: Airport Security Not Good Enough
• Airlines Woes a Boon to Frequent Flyers
• Concorde flights to resume November
• RCCL and Celebrity match 20% commissions

• Florida shoring up tourism
• Europe's railways face strike disruption
• House approves antiterrorism bill
• Poll: Majority support for shoot-downs of terrorist-hijacked planes
• Substance on USAir 121 tests negative for anthrax
• Pilots signing up for gun classes
• Airlines flunk first federal test of post-attack rules
• Terror attacks sidetrack Penn Station project
• Flight attendants: Security not improved
• Feds target airport security firm
• Court rejects suit over luggage lost with jewels
• Airports halt expansion plans after attacks
• Delta jet lands due to passenger incident
• Jet passenger arrested for gesture with plastic knife
• Attendance creeping back up at Smithsonian
• Some AA planes get stronger cockpit doors
• Flight crews rely on passengers to stop trouble
• Congress mulls tightened security for checked baggage
• NYC cabbies experience bias, loss of business
• Delta flight canceled after suspicious bookings

• Government takeover of baggage screening still a major issue
• Cruise lines double commissions
• Amtrak’s Acela traffic up 35 percent
• Many airports halt expansion plans
• Americans traveling but wary
• FAA sets one bag carry-on limit
• Americans’ jitters hit British tourism

• TRAVEL CONSUMERS' GUIDE TO BANKRUPTCY
• STRESS MANAGEMENT ON THE ROAD: BREATHE EASY AND STAY HEALTHY
• HALLOWEEN HAUNTS, FAR AND WIDE

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

GOOD TO KNOW!
   Airlines Push Mile Offers to Spur Travel
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
   It's been many years since we've seen systemwide double-mile bonuses offered industrywide. But then neither have we seen -- ever -- 20% capacity cuts AND half-empty planes. These are truly unprecedented times. History aside, the passenger-starved airlines have ponied up various combinations of mileage bonuses, award sales and elite- member enticements to prime the travel pump.
Here's a summary, airline by airline, of the current offers:

   > Air Canada
   Double Miles: Yes (through Dec. 15.)
   Registration: N/A
   Bonus Miles Qualify for Elite: No
   Award Sale: No
   Other: N/A

   > Alaska
   Double Miles: Yes
   Registration:
   http://www2.alaskaair.com/Promo/Registration/PromoEntry.asp?pid=AS0104
   Bonus Miles Qualify for Elite: No
   Award Sale: No
   Other: Current year elite status extended through Dec. 2002

   > American
   Double Miles: Yes
   Registration: http://www.aa.com/offers or 1-800-882-8880; code
     DBLAA
   Bonus Miles Qualify for Elite: No
   Award Sale: Yes
   Other: Current year elite status extended through Feb. 2003

   > America West
   Double Miles: No
   Registration: N/A
   Bonus Miles Qualify for Elite: N/A
   Award Sale: N/A
   Other: N/A

   > Continental
   Double Miles: Yes
   Registration: http://onepass.continental.com or call
     1-800-346-6090; code 50095
   Bonus Miles Qualify for Elite: Yes
   Award Sale: No
   Other: N/A

   > Delta
   Double Miles: Yes
   Registration:  1-888-558-3358; code 2014
   Bonus Miles Qualify for Elite: Yes
   Award Sale: Yes
   Other: N/A

   > Midwest Express
   Double Miles: No
   Registration: N/A
   Bonus Miles Qualify for Elite: N/A
   Award Sale: No
   Other: N/A

   > Northwest
   Double Miles: Yes
   Registration: http://www.nwa.com/offers/doublemiles or
     1-888-955-7878, ext. 4467
   Bonus Miles Qualify for Elite: No
   Award Sale: Yes
   Other: N/A

   > Southwest
   Double Miles: No
   Registration: N/A
   Bonus Miles Qualify for Elite: N/A
   Award Sale: No
   Other: N/A

   > United
   Double Miles: Yes
   Registration: http://offers.mileageplus.com/MNPN51 or
     1-800-447-6772; code 168
   Bonus Miles Qualify for Elite: No
   Award Sale: Yes
   Other: N/A

   > US Airways
   Double Miles: Yes (through Dec. 31, 2001, for Shuttle flights)
   Registration: http://www.usairways.com/dividendmiles/7437.htm or
     1-800-872-4738; code 7437
   Bonus Miles Qualify for Elite: No
   Award Sale: Yes
   Other: Membership threshold lowered for qualifying elites (see below)

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ANSWER: C. Nicole and Joey