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Don't Miss Out on Today's Excellent Opportunities to Earn Extra Hotel Points
We're being carpet-bombed these days with hotel deals that yield bonus frequent-guest points, and all I can say is I hope you're taking advantage of them. The hotel industry has been improving these programs of late, eliminating blackout dates and showering its most loyal members with perks.
Greenpeace Takes On Heathrow
Last week, Greenpeace announced that it had bought up a plot of land intended for Heathrow's proposed third runway. The environmental group intends to distribute the land among thousands of its supporters in an attempt to stymie Heathrow's expansion.
Air Fare Sale to South America
Remember our 2007 Dream Trip Contest winner, Gene Pembroke? At this time last year Gene was criss-crossing South America on LAN Airlines and blogging about it here. Gene shot this photo in Torres del Paine National Park in Chilean Patagonia....
Tinkerbell - Tinkerbell Pictures
Tinkerbell spreading pixie dust at the Disneyland Hotel. More on Negotiating Your Hotel Rate
"I just arrived from Cairo," writes reader Janice Schacter, "where I was able to negotiate my room rate at the Four Seasons. Not only did I get a third-night-free deal, but I also lowered the rate by calling the hotel manager. I then negotiated the airport transfer, which was really a price gouge."
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