Travel News:
- Air Canada lost a women’s dog earlier in the week and a spokesman said “I think I would just ignore, it is local news doing a story on a lost dog. Their entire government is shut down and about to default and this is how the U.S. media spends it’s time”.
- Find out about Sweden’s version of Pompeii in this article on Yahoo.
- A 9 year old boy boards a plane without a ticket in Minnesota and flies to Las Vegas. Find out more about it from the AP.
- Conde Naste Traveller: The Great House on Richard Branson’s Necker Island reopens 2 years after it was destroyed by a fire.
- Fodor’s has a slideshow with the 10 Best Cities For Wine Lovers.
- Check out 10 fantastically colorful places from Tripadvisor. I’ve been to 4/10.
- A Boeing tweet from last week- We booked 71 new orders in the past week with the total net order for the years being at 890.
- Find out about the perks of traveling offseason from NatGeo Travel.
- Check out Air New Zealand’s new safety video featuring Betty White on Skift.
- NBC & Virgin Galactic will send a person to space in a new reality show.
Travel Deals & Offers:
- There is still time left to share US Airways Dividend Miles & give a 100% bonus, up to 50,000 miles. Offer ends on October 15. Find out more here.
- Enter for a chance to win a trip for two to Jordan. Enter here by October 27.
- Win 2 tickets to a MLB Opening Day game of their choice including airfare and one night hotel in the BignLeague Dads Contest. Find out more here and enter by October 30.
- Win a trip for 2 with Jetblue Getaways and $2,500 J.Crew Factory Store gift card. Entry closes on October 31.
- Win a trip for 2 to Florida from Southwest Airlines with some extras like a JetLev flying jetpack experience. Enter by October 31.
If you have any Travel News, Deals or Offers that you’d like to share, feel free to leave a comment below or send an e-mail to michaelwtravels@gmail.com.
