Viewing by month: January 2008
Rule 240 -- Insider Secret or Over-Hyped Hooey?
This month and next, Fine Living is broadcasting "Top 20 Travel Tips." Coming in at number two is Rule 240, a secret, get-out-of-jail-free card that travel insiders use to make their troubles disappear.
Or is it?
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Bird's Eye View of Belfast.
For the past couple of years, Dublin has been everyone's darling. A big infusion of Euros made the formally gloomy capital glamorous. But Belfast – 100 miles to the north – is really coming into its own.
Those who equate the city with violence and unrest will be pleasantly surprised. Even the British Army has withdrawn (after 38 years). Readers of the Guardian and Observer voted Edinburgh their Favorite City in the U.K.
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American Express Announces Going Once Travel Auctions.
Luxury Link is an online travel auction site that lets you bid on high-end travel products or buy them at a discount. We’ve used them a couple of times – with good results. You just have to be flexible with your dates. Often, the packages are only available midweek.
You can search packages by destination, time of year, or style: spa, cruise, private villa etc. at http://www.luxurylink.com
American Express Travel is putting their toes in the auction pool with their Going Once promotion
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