Travel News:
- Delta made major (awful) changes to its SkyMiles program. Find out all about it from DeltaPoints. Rene put together a page with links about all of the relevant posts and updates.
- With all of the trouble Qantas is having CNBC asks Who Will Fly to the Help of Qantas?
- Find out the answers to some interesting questions in USA Today’s Ask the Captain
- Smarter Travel has 10 Ways to Travel For Free. There aren’t too many new ideas here and I use/ have used some of them to help pay for trips.
- Lonely Planet wrote about The World’s Most Local Experiences back in October. I’ve done one from the list- spending a night at a Bedouin camp in Wadi Rum which was an amazing experience!
- CNN reports that Asiana was fined $500,000 for failing to help families after the July crash in San Francisco.
- Forbes Travel has a short post about 10 Hotels For Active Travelers.
- Find out the Best National Parks for Wildlife Spotting from Travel + Leisure.
- Fodor’s writes about 10 US Islands Where You Can Beat The Winter Blues.
A few recent posts from Michael W Travels:
- Is It Worth Buying US Airways Miles With A 100% Bonus?
- Which European City Do You Belong In?
- Find out what we did on our last day in Oslo: Trip Recap Day 5
- Are Big Changes Coming To American Airlines?
- Find out about 4,000 Skeletons at The Capuchin Crypt that we visited in Rome a few years back.
- Check out a really cool Video: A Big Surprise At the Airport
- Have you stayed at any interesting or unique accommodations? Find out the Top 10 Extraordinary Places to Stay
- I got Another Citi AA Retention Offer. Find out my options.
- Should You Move to NYC? Take the quiz!
Travel Deals & Offers:
- Get Triple Points for Qualifying Hertz Rentals from now until April 15. Registration is required.
- Round 2 of Club Carlson’s 100,000 Gold Points giveaway is ending on March 3. Don’t forget to enter.
- Take 2 Trips, Earn 1 Free Night with Choice Privileges. Arrivals for qualifying trips must be between 2/27-5/14.
- Win a Trip to New York + $1,000 Shopping Spree. Enter by March 4
- Johnny Jet is giving away a Two Night Escape at Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas. Enter by March 4.
- Amazon is giving away $3,000 in gift cards. Enter by March 8.
- Win a Trip For 2 to Charleston. Enter by March 9.
- American is giving away a Trip for 2 To Europe. The prize is 250,000 AA miles and a $1500 gift card. Enter by March 31.
- Lufthansa is giving away 2 tickets to Europe. Enter by April 4.
- Enter for a chance to Win the Ultimate Winter Escape to St Pete/ Clearwater. You can enter daily until April 15.
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.
