Travel News:

• We’ve only used Airbnb a handful of times but are big fans. The New York Times has a great article with A Crash Course In Airbnb.
• Check out The Most Important Travel Stories of 2014 from Frommer’s.
• Here are 8 Ways To Save On Travel in 2015 from the New York Times Frugal Traveler.
• Odds are that I won’t be staying in any of these places. Thrillist rounds up The 10  Best New Luxury Hotels of 2014.
• Here are 4 Digital Trends Tracked At Skift This Week

• Smarter Travel says that we should Get Ready For More Airline Fees in 2015.
• CN Traveler has a slideshow with the Top 20 Travel Gadgets of 2014
• If you’re traveling to NYC this article might help. The Village Voice warns us to Look Out For These Eleven New York City Scams
• Rapid Travel Chai shares his Miles and Points Blog Posts Bookmarked in 2014.
• Adventure travel company G Adventure’s The Looptail has Greatest Hits: Our Most Popular Articles of 2014
• Check out CNN Travel’s 51 Biggest Travel Stories of 2014
• Find out about Europe’s Best Places To Eat Like A Local from Travel + Leisure.
• Fox News writes about The Most Disappointing Travel Destinations On Earth based on a vote on Reddit.
• The Weather Channel has a photo slideshow of 50 Amazing Winter Travel Destinations. Pretty cool stuff here.
• Outside Magazine shares 6 Caribbean Adventures Without the Crowds
• Mashable shows us What It Takes To Clean Up Times Square After NYE. Amazing…

Travel Deals & Offers:

• Amex is offering a 40% bonus when transferring Membership Rewards to British Airways Avios until 1/31/15. Here is my post wondering if I should transfer my points.
• Get 8% Cash Back At Choice Hotels
• Fly to London, Earn Up To 35,000 United Bonus Miles.
• Marriott Hotels is offering a $50  daily hotel credits in the US & Canada. Must book by 1/1/15 for stays until 1/19/15.
• Win a Trip to the Duke Lemur Center in North Carolina. Enter daily until 1/12/15.
• Win a Trip for 2 to Guadeloupe. Enter by January 24, 2015.
• Win an Expedition for 4 to the Galapagos aboard the NatGeo Endeavour. Enter by 3/1.
• Win a Trip for 2 to Paris. You can enter daily until March 11, 2015.
• 10,000 Bonus IHG Points per 2 night stay in NYC. Good for stays through April 4, 2015.
• Win a 10-day Alaska land & sea journey. Enter by April 30, 2015.

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.