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AIR

Earn 42,000 bonus miles for qualifying trips from the US to Europe on United
Purchase and fly a qualifying roundtrip or two each-way transatlantic segments on United or Lufthansa in First class (F or A booking classes) or Business class (C or D booking classes) from the US to Europe. Add your bonus miles to your flight miles and you’ll earn over 50,000 miles. Provide Travel-On with your United Mileage Plus number.

Earn Double Miles Toward Preferred Status on US Airways
Dividend Miles members will earn double miles good toward Preferred status with the purchase of any paid fare for travel on nonstop flights between Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Atlanta, Chicago O’Hare, Cleveland, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Detroit and Houston through June 30, 2005. More »

US Airways is offering special sale fares for Florida
April 18, 2005 -- US Airways is offering special sale fares for Florida travel from most of its U.S. and Canada cities for three days, with fares starting at $98* roundtrip. Tickets must be purchased by April 20, 2005, and travel must be completed by June 15, 2005. More »

Continental adds new destinations
Fly Continental Airlines this year to any of these NEW and EXCITING destinations! The hardest decision will be "where to go next"?

Briston, England - May 19, 2005
Belfast, Ireland - May 26, 2005
Stockholm, Sweden - June 02, 2005
Calgary, Alberta, Canada - June 09, 2005
Hamburg, Germany - June 09, 2005
Beijing, China - June 15, 2005
Tikal/Flores, Guatemala - June 18, 2005
Berlin, Germany - June 30, 2005
New Delhi, India - October 31, 2005

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Northwest Begins New Service between Grand Rapids and Washington, DC
On May 2, 2005, Northwest will begin daily nonstop service between Grand Rapids, MI and Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC. You can earn 1,000 WorldPerks Bonus Miles every time you fly roundtrip on a paid ticket between Grand Rapids and any Washington, DC-area airport (Reagan National, Dulles International and Baltimore-Washington International) from May 2, 2005 to June 30, 2005. Registration is required prior to travel but not later than June 30, 2005. You must be a WorldPerks member to participate in this offer.

Northwest Offers New Service between Madison and Washington, DC
On June 9, 2005, Northwest will begin daily nonstop service between Madison and Reagan National Airport. To celebrate this new service, you can earn 1,000 WorldPerks Bonus Miles every time you fly on a paid roundtrip ticket between Madison and any Washington, DC-area airport (Reagan National, Dulles International and Baltimore-Washington International) from June 9, 2005 through July 31, 2005. Registration is required prior to travel, but not later than July 31, 2005. You must be a WorldPerks member to participate in this offer.

Northwest Offers New Service between Lansing and Washington, DC
On June 9, 2005, Northwest will begin daily nonstop service between Lansing and Reagan National Airport. To celebrate this new service, you can earn 1,000 WorldPerks Bonus Miles every time you fly on a paid roundtrip ticket between Lansing and any Washington, DC-area airport (Reagan National, Dulles International, or Baltimore-Washington International) from June 9, 2005 through July 31, 2005. Registration is required prior to travel, but not later than July 31, 2005. You must be a WorldPerks member to participate in this offer.

Northwest Celebrates New Service between Des Moines and Washington, DC
On March 1, 2005, Northwest will begin daily nonstop service between Des Moines and Washington Reagan National Airport. To celebrate this new service, earn 1,000 WorldPerks Bonus Miles when you fly roundtrip on a paid ticket between Des Moines and Washington, DC area airports (Reagan National, Dulles International, or Baltimore International) from March 1 to April 30, 2005. You must be a WorldPerks member to participate in this offer.

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Delta Air Lines and RealEstate.com Offer Miles for Home Sales and Purchases
April 19, 2005 – Delta Air Lines SkyMiles program members can now earn miles towards a vacation when they buy or sell a home with RealEstate.com. More »

Go West… with More Delta Service to California Than Ever
April 18, 2005 – Eureka! Delta Air Lines’ customers can now find even more flights to California! More »

AmericanConnection to Begin Service Between St. Louis and BWI
April 18, 2005 -- AmericanConnection® will offer an additional daily nonstop regional jet flight between Lambert-St. Louis International Airport and Baltimore Washington International Airport beginning June 9. The new flight will be operated by Chautauqua Airlines using a 44-seat Embraer ERJ-140 jet, and will complement the existing American Airlines schedule, bringing the total number of daily flights between the two cities to three. More »

American Airlines and LANPERU Launch Interline Electronic Ticketing
April 15, 2005 -- Customers can now use a single electronic ticket (e-ticket) when their itineraries include travel on American and LANPERU. More »

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America West Promotion- Earn Elite Status Through February 2006
Earn Gold Elite status by flying six First Class roundtrips OR Earn Silver Elite status by flying
three First Class roundtrips. Get on Board with America West’s affordable First-Rate fares and earn Elite status through February 2006. More »

Independence Air Announces Huge Fare Sale
April 18 , 2005 -- Low-fare airline Independence Air is excited to announce a special fare sale for travel from April 25th through August 31st. More »

JetBlue Added Third Daily Flight Between New York/JFK and New Orleans
April 20, 2005 -- JetBlue Airways added a third daily nonstop flight between New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport and New Orleans. The low-fare airline began service on the route with one daily flight on July 26, 2001. More »

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CAR/RAIL

Amtrak Announces Strategic Reform Initiatives, Requests $1.8 Billion for FY 2006
April 21, 2005 -- Amtrak announced a series of bold and comprehensive strategic reform initiatives the railroad is undertaking as corporate actions and pursuing in legislation to revitalize U.S. passenger rail service. Additionally, the railroad will seek $1.82 billion in federal funding to support critical FY '06 capital investment programs and to support national operations. More »

Avis offer low spring rates through May 15 - see details

HOTELS

Marriott Opens First Extended-Stay Hotel in São Paulo
April 20, 2005 -- Marriott International, Inc. has opened its luxury, extended-stay Marriott Executive Apartments (MEA) lodging brand in São Paulo, Brazil under a management agreement with EAS. It is the first property representative of this brand in Latin America. More »

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