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Go See BC
Thinking about taking a trip to Vancouver to catch the 2010 Olympic Games live and up close? You have 23 days left to put your plans in action.
Hotels.com is making it easy for you to find a place to stay. The site has a list of hotels for a variety of budgets, and includes location details for easy navigation to the city center. You can narrow your results according to price and star-rating, and hotels.com doesn’t charge a cancellation fee if you change your mind. Hotels.com also has a low-price guarantee, which means if you find a lower rate available online for the same dates, hotel, and room type, hotels.com will match the price and give you a refund for the difference.
Take a Rate Break
If your travels take you somewhere other than Vancouver, be sure to check in with Marriott (MAR). It has a variety of discounts for weekend travelers at more than 2,500 of its locations around the world.
Go to marriott.com/globalratebreak1 and use promotional code F5X by January 22 on reservations through March 21.
Sale at Southwest
Southwest Airlines is offering plane tickets as low as $49 for a one-way seat. The catch – you have to purchase them by January 21 at 11:59pm PST, and the offer is only good for travel between April 7 and May 25.
Get a one-way ticket from Tahoe to Los Angeles for $67. Or go from Providence to Ft. Lauderdale for $99. Visit southwest.com and book your reservation soon!
Fee For All
Confused by all the latest price hikes on checked baggage? Kayak has a solution for the overtaxed traveler with its fee tracking chart, found at kayak.com/airline-fees. On Southwest (LUV) and JetBlue (JBLU) your first bag is free! Kayak gives you the latest prices on luggage, on-board meals, pet carriage, and seat upgrades, so definitely check it out before you check your bag.
Tourist App
When you visit your next vacation destination, don’t forget to download Roadside America’s iPhone app.
RoadsideAmerica.com tracks unique tourist spots throughout the country, and its new app puts the database at your fingertips while on the road. The app includes driving directions to the nearest offbeat tourist attraction, from strange statues to oddball museums. You can download Roadside America for $2.99 at Apple’s App Store (AAPL) for permanent access to one out of six regions. Or, you can get yearlong access to the whole U.S. for $5.99.
Tune Up
While you’re doing all this traveling, build your road trip play list with the help of FreeAllMusic.com.
The startup has a deal with Universal Music and EMI, and, starting every Tuesday, it offers 20 free downloads per month, or five per week. That’s right, free. All you have to do is watch a video commercial for each download on the site. (It’s called an ad-supported download, and the record label gets paid, so everyone’s happy.) Watch an ad and get a free song – up to 20 times in one month.
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