Travel News:
- Ebola and Africa: Geographic misunderstandings scaring tourists away from the LA Times. I’m wondering if people are cancelling trips to NYC due to Ebola…
- Skift explains Why Business Class Is the New First Class.
- Yahoo Travel writes about a Hotel offering a $1 million wedding package.
- Fodor’s has a slideshow with the 10 Best Hot Air Balloon Rides in the U.S.
- Richard Branson tweeted out an article which will take you Behind the Scenes of Virgin Galactic.
- The New York Times writes about A Small-Town Gem Near Nashville.
- Grub Street reports that People are upset with Illegal Pete’s Burrito Shop for obvious reasons. Hmmm, what could they possibly be?
- Check out a slideshow from BBC travel of Earth’s most otherworldy sites.
- Great news for the environment. Reuters reports that Brazil protects a giant swathe of Amazon rainforest.
- CNN Travel has an interesting article about Berlin Tegel: The airport they couldn’t shut down.
- Outside Magazine tells us how you can Get your bachelors degree in beer.
- The world’s first Being 747 gets a much-needed makeover from USA Today.
Travel Deals & Offers:
- There’s 9 days left to buy a $75 Virgin America voucher for $25.
- Earn 300 FREE La Quinta points. Promo ends November 30.
- 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
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- Find out about United’s MileagePlus Air Game Challenge with the NY Giants.
- Earn 4X US Airways miles with Hertz. Pickup is good until December 31.
- Win 10 round-trips from AA Biz Extra. Enter by November 30.
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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.
