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Hello from chilly L.A.!  This week has been packed with nothing but good times.  It started out by Amber taking me to Universal Studios, what's great about going this time of year is that there is NO waiting in long lines:-)  Why no long lines?  One reason is who wants to go down the Jurassic Park log ride in the cold, and get soaking wet, I mean soaking (as you can see we purchased panchos for 75 cents). Another good reason to go now is that they had the Grinch's Snow Slide, and don't forget about my friend Xena chasing after you.
After a short stay in L.A. I took a quick 45 minute flight over to Vega$  to celebrate my Dad's Birthday. Here we are outside of the new Aladdin Hotel. This place is awesome! The shopping arcade blows away Caesers, which I thought was pretty phat (cool). We met up with my Brother, and had a great afternoon- working out at the Bellagio Hotel. To workout there cost $25 (seems steep, but it's well worth it), and you need to be a hotel guest. Everything is so clean, and new. They gave us our own lockers, complete with sandals for the shower (who wants athlete's foot), a robe, and plenty of towels.  After pumping some iron for an hour, we changed into our birthday suits, hit the showers, steam room, sauna, and hot tubs (they were all different temperatures, I would guess 104, 98, 88, 60).  Then we lounged around in our robes watching t.v., chatting,  and drinking all the fresh juices we wanted. You know there's nothing like a nice tall glass of fresh squeezed pineapple juice after a good workout.
Next stop was the casino, I found my Dad and sixteen of is friends (from CT ) gathered around the craps table. My dad squeezed my brother and me in, and we started to roll, and I mean roll baby!. I held the dice for over 53 minutes without rolling a 7. It was so great, I had the whole table chanting "John  ny  Jet,  Johnny Jet...". Needless to say we all won a good amount of money, and ate a nice big dinner with our winnings.
The 20 hours I spent in Vega$ felt like a week, we did so much.
I was able to talk my brother and Dad into coming home with me (it wasn't too tough because they won)  Here is a pic of my bro counting his $, at the hotel's Airline Check In.  They arrived for one of the best nights of the year in L.A. The Manhattan Beach Christmas Fireworks. If you will be in L.A. next december make sure you stop by M.B. It's usually the second Sunday in Dec, and begins early (4-7pm). The streets are filled with everyone singing x-mas carols, and the fireworks are awesome (even though each time one went off, I said "ooh,  aaaahh,  and thought to myself  "I betcha I paid for that one with last months parking ticket."

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TIP OF THE WEEK:   By Chris McGinnis
Use Frequent Flier Miles to "Buy" High-Priced Tickets
Using your frequent flier miles to around high fares is getting more difficult. For example, Continental now requires a Saturday night stayover when redeeming the basic 25,000-mile reward for a free round trip. If you want to travel in midweek or during a "blackout" period, you'll have to redeem closer to 40,000 miles. With frequent flier miles roughly valued at about 2 cents each, it only makes sense to redeem 40,000 miles if the fare you would otherwise pay exceeds about $800.

NEWSPAPER OF THE WEEK: (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER)

• BILT WITH CLASS
• Grand Strand glitters with holiday shows
• It's a wonderful place
• Folk Art Center features jewelry maker, fiber artist
• Cycling guide covers New Zealand routes
• In Moscow: Ballet, but no balalaikas
• Cruise off-season in luxury for less
• Splurge on some pampering at Grove Park spa
• Palace is an eye-popping corn-cept

• THE BEST OF ORLANDO DINING
• NORTH WOODS WINTER
• AMERICA'S STONEHENGE
• DON'T FORGET TO ASK: IS THAT YOUR CHEAPEST FARE?
• TIPS OFFERED ON PICKING THE BEST CRUISE CABIN
• UNITED OFFERS NON-STOP SERVICE TO ARUBA
• WEB SITES OFFER LODGING RESERVATIONS
• BRITISH MUSEUM'S GREAT COURT MAKES ITS DEBUT

• Colorado tops in new developments on North American slopes
• Camping with a tropical twist
• Love on the Rockies: Destination tops with Texans
• Four mid-sized resorts yield pleasant surprises
• Old mining town set for Olympics
• Snow toys bring wacky flair to après-ski time
• Vail harbors family secrets for all
• Bonuses abound when skiing in other lands
• Planning helps skiers pack in more time on slopes
• Winter resorts stay on top of trends to satisfy customers

• DESTINATION: NEW YORK~New York's Noel
• Welcome Mat Isn't Always Out for Young Travelers
• Whodunits by Women Make Great Travel Books, and It's No Mystery Why
• WEEKEND ESCAPE: ARIZONA~Unhurried in Havasu
• A pilot of an American Airlines jetliner en route from Honolulu to Dallas made an emergency landing early this morning in Los Angeles after a passenger became unruly
• Packing Tips for a World Tour: Mind Your Socks, Forget Bandanna

• A Slow Ride, With Reason
• Stellar Train Trip Into Winter
• A North Woods Passage
• Running With the Herd: Kenya on Horseback
• Admiring Houston's Creative Bent
• What's Doing in Rome
• Hanging Gardens of the Donald
• Airline Coupons Cut Senior Fares
• Sudden Getaways Made Suddenly Easier
• Business Travel: An End to the Perpetual Upgrade
• For Cheapest Air Fares, You're on Your Own

• U.S. Government Declares More Locations Unsafe
• Vacationing Down on The Farm, Italian Style
• Menu at Deluxe Inns Includes 'Manners 101'

• The Travel Section Holiday Gift Guide
• Interactive Ski Map

• Upstart feels growing pains
• Mexico's monarchy
• 10 great places to dine at the bar
• Here's to an appetizing start: New Zealand sauvignon blancs

• Plug: Fully wired Expedia.com café opened at the San Jose, Calif., airport.

OTHER SUNDAY TRAVEL SECTIONS
Baltimore Sun | Boston Globe | Charlotte Observer | Cleveland Plain | Denver Post
Houston Chronicle | Miami Herald |  Minn. Star Tribune | Phoenix Republic
Pittsburgh Tribune | Oregonian | SLC Tribune | S.F. Examiner | Seattle Times
St. Louis Post | Cape Town | Japan Times | London Standard | Scotland | Sydney Morning Herald
 

BESTFARES

• The Best News For Fearful Flyers Comes From M.I.T.
• A California Man Buys The Highest-Priced Air Travel Ticket

• 2001 hurricane forecast rosy
• Qixo facing roadblocks from on-line agencies

• National Airlines Inc. Files for Chapter 11
• United Introduces New Electronic Upgrade Product; Customer Friendly Boarding Process
• Eurostar Offers Ski Train From London To The French Alps
• United Flight Attendants Deck the Terminals With CHAOS(TM) Green
• Northwest Precanceling Flights
• British Airways 'First Business Bedroom In The Sky' Lands At O'Hare International
• Clinton Sets Up Aviation Committee
• Southwest Airlines to cut commission to agencies

• FAA Says Major Airlines Generally Meet Government Rules
• Worldly Visions
• Northwest Precanceling Holiday Flights Due to Maintenance Delays
• America West Denies It’s in Danger of Being Grounded
• Snowboarders Are Increasingly Donning Helmets Before Hitting the Slopes
• Get Your Kicks — in D.C.~A Chunk of Oklahoma’s Route 66 Hits the Road
• Clinton Order Takes Aim at Air Congestion
• Amtrak Accident: Nine Hurt as Coast Starlight Rams Freight Car, Derails
• Mount Vernon to Restore Washington’s Whiskey Works
• Grope-Free For the Holidays Female-Only Trains in Japan

• Chunk of Route 66 hits the road to Washington
• Flight makes unscheduled landing after smoke reported in cabin
• Judge lifts order against United mechanics
• Review finds Hong Kong's airport safe despite scares
• Holiday gifts for frequent travelers
• Marriage of links and spa at golf resorts satisfies both sexes
• Island of Enchantment offers natural wonders, fancy resorts to warm visitors
• Uzbekistan's historical marvels seek tourist trade

• FAA reviews major U.S. airlines
• Clinton takes aim at flight delays
• Airline delays: 5 ways to fight them
• 4 ways to swap mileage for stuff
• United: New contract submitted
• Strike possible at American Airlines

 

• Venice: Bravo La Serenissima
• Adrenaline Travelers
• Seniors On The Go: Rooting Out Your Past

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

GOOD TO KNOW!
SOURCE: Fodor's Travel Publications
Airline Delays and Packing Anxieties - Two Hot Holiday Travel Topics in New Fodor's Survey
Majority of American Travelers Sit and Sip When Delays Hit
With the holiday season upon us and delays inevitable, Fodor's asked more than 1,000 American travelers what they most often do when stuck in an airport.

The survey, conducted for Fodor's by NFO, found that the majority of delayed travelers (51%) said that they choose to share their waiting time with a beverage (alcoholic and non-). Other responses included eating, conducting business, exercising, making phone calls, reading, and shopping. Although the beverage choice was top for everyone, other top responses break down differently for men and women:

Men Women
Have a drink 51% Have a drink 51%
Eat Hot Dog/Hamburger 11% Read 11%
Read 10% Eat Pizza 7.3%
Eat Local Cuisine 9% Eat Ice Cream/Candy 7.1%
Eat Pizza 8% Eat Local Cuisine 6.6%
Eat Ice Cream/Candy 5% Eat Hot Dog/Hamburger 6%
Eat Popcorn 2% Eat Popcorn 2%
Visit Gift Shops 1% Visit Gift Shops 1.2%
The remaining respondents are divided, using the time to make phone calls, talk to others, exercise, conduct business, and just plain old WAIT ... believe it or not, there are those who are content to simply wait.

When age and marital status are broken out, the differences are intriguing. The largest group who choose to eat pizza while delayed are males under the age of 34 (12%). Young women under 34 are the biggest fans of ice cream and candy (11%, nearly double the average!). More men over 55 (17%) opt for a burger; while about the same number of 55+ women choose to read.

Where's My Toothbrush? I Know I Packed It Somewhere

Nearly everyone suffers from packing anxiety at one time or another, and some travelers feel that packing during the holidays is even more stressful than at other times of the year.

For those who fret that they're going to forget an irreplaceable item, have no fear; according to the survey, the number one item that doesn't make it into the suitcase is the very replaceable toothbrush. In fact, 28% of the travelers surveyed (30% of men and 26% of women) report that they've forgotten it more than any other item. The largest group of people to forget their scrubber are men under 34, almost 40%! Perhaps this is why toothbrush sales in hotel sundries stores is such big business.

PJs are the other basic often left behind with 20% of travelers claiming that they've slept without their beloved jammies. Interestingly, the groups that forget them the most are single females (26%) and males over 55 (31%). Is there something going on that we don't know about?

Hair care and beauty products also appear on the list; 16% of travelers forget to pack their potions and lotions. Other personal items include socks/stockings, 11%; shoes, 6%; underwear, 2%. Believe it or not, 5% of travelers out there say that they don't forget anything. They must belong to the group of people who actually make a list before they pack!

So, as you hit the road this travel season, remember: Santa isn't the only one who should be making a list and checking it twice.

Fodor's Travel Publications, the world's largest English-language travel information publisher, has more than 300 travel titles in print. Fodor's Travel Publications is a unit of Fodors LLC, a subsidiary of Random House, Inc. and its parent company, Bertelsmann AG, one of the world's largest media companies. For more information about Fodor's, visit the company's Web site at http://www.fodors.com. For information about other recent releases from Fodor's, visit the company's press center at http://www.fodors.com/about/books/press.cfm.

This research was conducted by NFO's Interactive Research Panel by survey that was sent via the Web to a representative Internet population sample. The study reflects the feedback from 1,000 respondents. NFO Research, Inc. is an NFO Worldwide Company. NFO Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: NFO - news) is a leading provider of research-based marketing information and counsel to the worldwide business community.
 
 

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