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Amy Zierath

Jelly Belly tour is a winner

December 3, 2007

A tour to a food manufacturing facility offers a fascinating glimpse on how a few raw materials turn into the packaged foods that magically land in our cupboards. It intrigues the consumer so much that the Food Network developed the show “Unwrapped” to reveal the production secrets of how some of America’s favorite foods are [...]

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Flight 001: Cool travel accessories

December 1, 2007

Flight 001 is a novel boutique that offers cool and trendy travel gear. And with luggage like this, you don’t have to worry that your bag will be confused with anyone else’s.
Packing a suitcase is half the battle, and Flight 001 carries many items that provide aid. One such thing is the Spacepak, which compresses [...]

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Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan

November 25, 2007

Alaska Airlines serves 55 destinations between the US, Canada, and Mexico and offers competitive pricing in many of the popular markets especially on the West Coast.
The Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan rewards you with 500 bonus miles at signup. With your Mileage Plan account, your preferences are stored, which saves you time and it allows you [...]

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Aer Lingus Gold Circle Club

November 18, 2007

If you’re a frequent traveler on Aer Lingus airlines, consider joining the Gold Circle Club.
Sign up online and when you accumulate 2,400 points within a 12 month period you’ll qualify for Gold Circle Club membership. If you earn 4,800 points within a 12-month period, you become eligible for Prestige status. Garnering 8,400 points will entitle [...]

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Everybody’s hometown: Prescott, Arizona

November 12, 2007

The city of Prescott, Arizona, located in the mountains about 100 miles north of Phoenix, was Arizona’s first territorial capital. Begun as a mining town, Prescott has a wealth of history. It’s the home of the world’s oldest, continuously running rodeo and the site of more than 600 buildings on the National Register of [...]

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Thrifty Rental Car’s loyalty program is tops

November 11, 2007

Thrifty Rental Car’s loyalty program, Blue Chip, stands out as head of the class in with its peers in the rental car loyalty program thanks to its ease of use.
When you sign up for Blue Chip, you’ll fill out a questionnaire regarding your preferences, which will then be stored and used for every subsequent rental, [...]

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Budget Rental Car Program

November 2, 2007

If Budget Rental Car is your auto rental company of choice, then you should strongly consider joining RapidRez, its loyalty program to earn rewards.
Budget was founded almost 50 years ago, and its target consumer was and still is the “budget-minded” traveler. One of the primary rewards of joining the program is the substantial timesaving. As [...]

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Cruise Alaska with Holland America

October 26, 2007
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For more than 60 years, Holland America Cruise Lines has been sailing to Alaska and wowing vacationers with the unparalleled beauty of the last frontier. The cruise line has gone to great lengths to ensure that the whole vacation experience embodies the splendor of Alaska: The five-star ships feature panoramic wraparound teak decks, and private [...]

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Alamo business rental program

October 17, 2007

Alamo offers two rental programs for business travelers: The Business Benefits Program is for small- to medium-sized businesses, while the Corporate Program caters to larger volume customers.
Upon signing up for membership, you’ll receive personalized special offers appear on your member’s homepage. On your personal webpage you can also review reservations, make changes or [...]

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Enterprise Rental Car Enterprise Plus Club

October 5, 2007

Enterprise Plus is the new and improved loyalty program from Enterprise Rental Car, which replaces the Express Lane Program. Membership to Enterprise Plus is completely free and are entitled to discounted rates on personal rentals that booked through the website www.enterprise.com/ta. Another substantial perk in Enterprise Plus is the timesaving. There is a phone # [...]

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Tea at the London Ritz

August 26, 2007

When traveling to London, partaking in a high tea is the quintessential British experience. When it comes to choosing a venue for a quintessential experience in life, why not choose the best? The finest afternoon tea experience in London is at the London Ritz, located in Green Park. My Afternoon Tea [...]

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Making the most of the less than stellar USD when overseas

August 25, 2007

For much of the last decade, the value of the USD has dropped like a dead rhino. Needless to say, this puts a damper on many people’s international travels, especially if they include the UK or anywhere else in Europe. Half the fun of traveling to those places is the shopping so the [...]

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The 50 Best Places on Earth For a Girl to Travel Alone by Teresa Rodriguez Williamson

August 20, 2007

What if you have the desire to travel, but perhaps you don’t have a significant other or a set of friends that serve as a travel buddy? Most women will experience this at one point in their life. Unfortunately, some women get hung up on this and miss out on travel adventures of a lifetime. [...]

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Planning a Trip to Paris

August 15, 2007

Planning your first trip to Paris can be an overwhelming chore. I should know as I’m in the midst of planning my first trip. As with any vacation, there are so many decisions to make. How long should you stay? When should you go? Where should you stay? And the list of decisions goes on [...]

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Detroit Royal Park Hotel

August 10, 2007

When you are thinking of destinations for a weekend getaway, Detroit probably isn’t the first city to come to mind. While Detroit is known best for being the Motor City and Motown, it’s also the hub city for the American auto industry that fighting to survive, it just doesn’t seem like it’s the happiest place [...]

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Hotel Palomar San Francisco, CA

August 8, 2007

San Francisco is one of the most dynamic cities in the United States, and millions of people from around the world visit every year to hang off a cable car, sample Ghirardelli Chocolate, and hike across the Golden Gate Bridge. Choosing a hotel in San Francisco can be a bit tricky. Ideally, when [...]

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Ritz Carlton Montreal

August 7, 2007

The Ritz hotel group has never really been synonymous with budget accommodations, unless maybe you have Madonna’s travel budget. In fact in many locations around the world, such as Paris, a 1-night stay at the Ritz can be the equivalent of a person’s weekly take home pay! However, The Ritz Carlton Montreal offers affordable luxury [...]

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Vaccinations for overseas travel- quick pinch will save you lots of grief on your trip

July 30, 2007

Traveling overseas to a foreign land is a dream to many. The chance to experience first hand a hike through an Amazon rain forest or the discovery of a mysterious Buddhist temple in Tibet or to gaze upon herds of zebras sprinting across a Kenyan plain are the building blocks for travel tales that will [...]

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Millennium Broadway Hotel NYC $199 per night!!!

July 25, 2007

New York City is a world-class city and the cultural heart of the United States so who wouldn’t want to jet off here for a long weekend? Unfortunately the hotel deals are few and far between and have the potential to put a damper on this fun idea. It’s disheartening to know [...]

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Have More Fun on Business Trips

July 22, 2007

Business travel means different things to different people. For those who travel on weekly basis, it can be tiresome and grueling dealing with airline security restrictions, delayed flights, stale airport food, cramped seats and we haven’t even gotten to what you deal with when you arrive at your meeting. However, if you travel on a [...]

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