January 2012
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Costa Concordia - Would you try again?
Costa Cruises is offering a 30% off discount future cruises to survivors of the fatal cruise ship accident. However, all survivors won’t receive the discount.
“The company is not only going to refund everybody, but they will offer a 30% discount on future cruises if they want to stay loyal to the company,” said a spokesman for Costa Cruises to the NY Daily News.
Survivors are infuriated...
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Keep your change!
According to TSA, many travelers leave loose change at airport security checkpoints everyday. Although TSA wishes to return the money to the rightful owners, it’s nearly impossible, so the money is used to fund different operations.
In 2010, the loose change left at security checkpoints amounted to $409,085.56. That’s $376,480.39 in US currency plus foreign currency worth...
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“Travel is so rewarding that it should take precedence over other things younger...”
– New York Times: Advice on Finishing With No Regrets
Agree?
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28 days later: Our improvements after Ask HN
At gtrot, we’re working to build the best city discovery tool on the web. In order to make it the best, we constantly ask feedback from our customers online, in person and across the web. 28 days ago was no exception. We asked the incredibly tech-savvy and generous community at Hacker News to give us their honest feedback on the latest updates to http://gtrot.com. As a thank you to the...
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Can you recommend places to go in NOLA?
New Orleans is a wonderful city rich in culture! Check out gtrot.com for personalized recommendations and get suggestions from friends!
Here are a few of our favorites:
Tipitina's
Camellia Grill
Deanie's Seafood
Cafe Du Monde
Happy Travels!
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Capture your next trip with gtrot!
Any travel plans in the coming months? Tell us where you’re headed for your chance to win a Flip video camcorder and a gtrot travel pack!
Giveaway Rules:
1.Tweet @gtrot where you’re going this year using the #gtrotfliptrip hashtag. Be creative, just make sure the tweet has a destination and #gtrotfliptrip!
2.”Like” gtrot on Facebook.
3. For an additional entry, share...
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WatchContinuing our conversation from yesterday, this morning Nilou Motamed, Features Director at Travel + Leisure, stopped by the Today Show to discuss the best destinations to unplug. She mentioned that we’ll be seeing more of black hole resorts in the future. In a recent poll on today.com, 81% of people said they needed quiet time.
Check out these 6 quiet destinations Motamed mentioned on The...
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Quiet Time: Will 2012 be the year travelers force...
In a recent article titled “The Joy of Quiet”, Pico Iyer described his experiences being away from modern technology and the trends he expects to see in the future. He’s never really had to take a break from technology because he’s always been separated from it- no cellphone, Facebook or Twitter. He shared that he noticed an increase in people taking quiet time from their day jobs and social ...