Travel News:

• Budget Travel has an article with 6 Wild & Beautiful Places in Europe You Must See
• Check out USA Today’s 10Best: Amazing American Wildlife Watching
• The L.A. Times shares their Favorite Summer Vacation Photos from Readers in 2014 
• Outside Magazine shares some really important advice in their Ultimate Guide to Opening Beer Outside.
• National Geographic shares the Top 10 Masterpieces of the National Gallery of Art

• Curbed writes that one city in China Makes Special Sidewalks for Smartphone Addicts.
• Food & Wine has a slideshow with the Best Chicken Wings in the U.S.
• Fodor’s shares 10 Places To Go This Thanksgiving
• Frommer’s wonders With 2 More Airlines Charging For Checked Bags, Will Free Bags Go Extinct?
• Check out 3 Aviation Trends Skift is Tracking This Week
• Over the summer I reviewed Possibly the Best Travel Pants Ever. Here is Yahoo Travel’s take on the women’s version.

Travel Deals & Offers:

• Check your e-mails for a Double or Triple Points offer on Southwest.
• Virgin Hotels Is Opening in Chicago + Win a 2 Night Stay. Next entry period ends 9/22.
• Fly to London, Earn Up To 35,000 United Bonus Miles.
• If you haven’t already done so, check your offer for IHG’s Into the Nights promo. I got a solid offer which I plan to take advantage of. Expect to earn 2 free nights and a good amount of points for completing certain tasks. Offer ends 12/31.
• 2 Trips= 1 Free Night with Choice Privileges. Arrival must be between now and 11/12/14
• Earn 3,000 Club Carlson Bonus Points Per Mobile App Booking. Room must be booked and stays completed by 11/16.
• Win A Share of 1,00,000 AA Miles. Enter by September 30.
• Earn up to 2,000 United miles with Avis. Promo ends September 30.
• Earn double points at Radisson’s in the Caribbean. Stays must be completed by September 30.
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• Earn 3X points with the Hilton Triple Your Trip promo. Register & stay at participating resorts until October 31.
• Earn a 10,000 #MegaPoints Bonus at select Radissons until 12/31/14.
• Sign up and Earn 2,000 Bonus Miles with SkyMiles Dining. This offer is open to new members or existing members without a dining profile. Register by 12/31/14.
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If you have any Travel News, Deals or Offers that you’d like to share, feel free to leave a comment or send an e-mail to michaelwtravels@gmail.com