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Thursday, October 4, 2001
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

I.  Travel Deals
  1. Worldwide Fare Sale With 10% Online Savings
  2. Fly Coast-to-Coast From $188 R/T and Save on Midwestern Travel
  3. Fall and Winter Savings to/from the East and Southeast
  4. West Coast Sale Fares Starting at $78 R/T
  5. London in October: Airfare and Six Nights Hotel From $449

II. Frequent Flier Deals and Information
  6. Earn Double Miles on All Flights
  7. Domestic Award Tickets Starting at 15,000 Miles
  8. Elite Travelers Receive Status Extension and Double Miles

III. Special Discounts for Smarter Living Members
  9. Save Up to 65% on Four- and Five-Star Hotels, Plus Get Cash Back
  10. Find Airfare for Up to 40% Less, Plus Save Up to $120
  11. Taking a Fall Trip? Rent a Car for Just $20 a Day

IV.  Travel Columns
  12. The Myth of Lower--and Higher--Airfares
  13. Ask Anita: Redeeming Miles on an Airline That May Go Bankrupt?
  14. Disaster Aftermath: What to Expect in the Longer Term
  15. When Picking Out Souvenirs, Consider the Ordinary Things

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I.  TRAVEL DEALS
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1. WORLDWIDE FARE SALE WITH 10% ONLINE SAVINGS

Delta Air Lines has announced a fall and winter fare sale on
worldwide travel, including savings within the U.S. and Canada,
and from the U.S. to destinations in the Caribbean, Central and
South America, Europe, and Japan. Purchase tickets by Monday,
October 8. Other airlines have matched this sale on some
competing routes.

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2. FLY COAST-TO-COAST FROM $188 R/T AND SAVE ON MIDWESTERN TRAVEL

ATA has released a "Get Up and Go" sale with savings on
cross-country routes and fares to/from cities in the Midwestern
U.S. Travel is valid through February 13, 2002. Purchase tickets
by midnight ET on Monday, October 8. Book online and receive
an additional $10 discount. Other U.S. airlines have matched
these fares on competing routes.

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3. FALL AND WINTER SAVINGS TO/FROM THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST

AirTran Airways is offering a sale on travel to/from cities
in the Eastern and Southeastern U.S. Travel is valid through
February 13, 2002. Purchase tickets at least seven days before
departure and by Wednesday, October 17. Book online and save
an additional five percent. Most major U.S. airlines have
matched this sale on competing routes.

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4. WEST COAST SALE FARES STARTING AT $78 R/T

Alaska Airlines has released sale fares throughout the West Coast,
Canada, and Mexico, starting at $98 round-trip. The lowest fares
are valid for travel between October 4 and October 31, with higher
fares available through December 15. Purchase no later than Tuesday,
October 16. Book online to receive an additional five percent savings.
American and United have released similar sales on West Coast travel.

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5. LONDON IN OCTOBER: AIRFARE AND SIX NIGHTS HOTEL FROM $449

Go-today.com is offering vacation packages to London, England,
starting at $449 per person for travel in October, based on double
occupancy. Packages include round-trip airfare, six nights hotel
accommodations, and daily continental breakfast. Departure is
valid between October 12 and October 31. Purchase no later than
Monday, October 15.

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II. FREQUENT FLIER DEALS AND INFORMATION
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6. EARN DOUBLE MILES ON ALL FLIGHTS

American, Delta, Continental, Northwest, TWA, United, and
US Airways are offering double miles on all flights through
November 15. Advance registration is required.

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7. DOMESTIC AWARD TICKETS STARTING AT 15,000 MILES

Six major airlines have reduced the mileage amount required for
award travel. American, Delta, Northwest, United, and US Airways
have discounted domestic award tickets to 15,000 miles in coach
class, and those five plus Continental are offering savings on
international award travel as well.

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8. ELITE TRAVELERS RECEIVE STATUS EXTENSION AND DOUBLE MILES

Two airlines, American and Alaska, have extended by one year
the elite status of eligible frequent flier members. In addition,
Continental and Delta are counting double miles earned through
November 15 toward elite status.

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III. SPECIAL DISCOUNTS FOR SMARTER LIVING MEMBERS
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9. SAVE UP TO 65% ON FOUR- AND FIVE-STAR HOTELS, PLUS GET CASH BACK

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10. FIND AIRFARE FOR UP TO 40% LESS, PLUS SAVE UP TO $120

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11. TAKING A FALL TRIP? RENT A CAR FOR JUST $20 A DAY

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IV. TRAVEL COLUMNS
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12. THE MYTH OF LOWER--AND HIGHER--AIRFARES
    by Christopher Elliott

In the past several days, a number of would-be air travelers have
complained that airfares were on the upswing since terrorists felled
the World Trade Center towers and decimated the Pentagon. Truth is,
fares are likely to ease this month. But don't take my word for it.

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13. ASK ANITA: REDEEMING MILES ON AN AIRLINE THAT MAY GO BANKRUPT?
    by Anita Dunham-Potter, Contributing Travel Editor
   
Dear Anita,

I recently redeemed 70,000 frequent flier miles for two airline
tickets to Hawaii for next April. What happens if the airline I'm
supposed to fly on goes bankrupt? 

- Donna R., Columbia, SC

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14. DISASTER AFTERMATH: WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE LONGER TERM 
    by Ed Perkins

By now, you've heard the TV pundits' orotund pronouncements and read
the purple prose: Following the disasters of September 11, air travel
in the U.S. will permanently change. And they're probably right.

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15. WHEN PICKING OUT SOUVENIRS, CONSIDER THE ORDINARY THINGS
    by Eoin O'Carroll

If the purpose of a souvenir is to serve as a token of remembrance of
a particular place, it's the ordinary things, not the touristy garbage,


that really count. By taking a few of these bits and pieces with you,
you might also take with you some happy memories. 

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