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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 where you’re traveling this year on our Facebook wall.
4. That’s it! What are you waiting for?
A winner will be chosen at random next Travel Tuesday, January 10, 2011.
Happy travels!
Source: gtrot.com
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Quiet Time: Will 2012 be the year travelers force themselves to disconnect?
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 lives. He also mentioned that travelers were taking extreme measures to disconnect.
He wrote, “Around the same time, I noticed that those who part with $2,285 a night to stay in a cliff-top room at the Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur pay partly for the privilege of not having a TV in their rooms; the future of travel, I’m reliably told, lies in ‘black-hole resorts,’ which charge high prices precisely because you can’t get online in their rooms. Has it really come to this?”
Has it really come to this? Is the future of travel paying more for a wireless getaway? Many travel bloggers and enthusiasts share their experiences through social media. Some begin as soon as they land and others wait until the trip is over. Could 2012 be the year travelers disconnect to have the best travel experience?
We would like to hear your thoughts!
Source: gtrot.com
Minute Suites: The alternative to sprawling across several seats at the departure gate.
When flights are delayed or cancelled, travelers find themselves looking for comfort in the very busy airport terminals around the world. Minute Suites is here to help. Minute Suites allows travelers to book suites for short stays in the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Philadelphia International Airport. Each suite comes equipped with a desk, Internet access and a daybed. Customers are still required to use airport restrooms.
Rates start at $30 for the first hour and $7.50 for each 15 minutes thereafter. Would you consider booking a Minute Suite?
Source: The New York Times
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Ajaccio, Corsica
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Gifts for the eco-friendly globetrotters:
1. To-Go Ware Bamboo Utensil Set, $13. 2. Upcycled Wetsuit Laptop Sleeve, $20. 3. Ecosystem Flexicover Journal (Large), $19. 4. FEED Guatemala Pouch, $25. 5. Organic EO Lavendar Hand Sanitizer, $4. 6. Timberland Whiteledge Recycled Nylon Packable Duffle Bag, $45. 7. Recycled Glass Drink Bottle, $26. 8. Solio BOLT Solar Battery Charger, $70.
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Practical or silly? The Evolution Pillow seems almost perfect for travelers, but is a cell phone/mp3 player pocket really necessary?
Would you purchase the Evolution Pillow?
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deals! deals! deals!
Enter your email address once and you’ll be receiving emails from different airlines forever. Sometimes it’s not a terrible thing. Today we caught a great deal from AirTran Airways and Southwest Airlines. For the next two days most one-way flights range from $35-$125! There aren’t too many stipulations. The tickets must be booked by Thursday. Sunday travel is excluded. You’ll have to get your traveling in either before the holidays or after because this special is only valid for flights from 11/30/11-12/14/11 and 01/04/12-02/15/12. Where are you headed?
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Where have you been? Where do you want to go?
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