Message-ID: <1000483.1075852799725.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 15:53:09 -0700 (PDT) From: mailer@lists.smarterliving.com To: members@smarterliving.com Subject: Smarter Living Deal Alert! Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Smarter Living X-To: Smarter Living Members X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \KHOLST (Non-Privileged)\Deleted Items X-Origin: Holst-K X-FileName: KHOLST (Non-Privileged).pst Smarter Living Deal Alert! Thursday, October 11, 2001 Visit http://www.SmarterLiving.com for a free subscription. AOL Thank you for subscribing to the Smarter Living Deal Alert! newsletter. Please forward this to a friend! ************************ Sponsor *************************** FIND GREAT TRAVEL DEALS AT ORBITZ! - LAS VEGAS SALE! 2 NIGHTS AIR, HOTEL & MORE FROM $149 http://rd.SmarterLiving.com/orbitz_vegas101101 AOL - ORLANDO GETAWAY: 2 NIGHTS AIR AND HOTEL FROM $137 http://rd.SmarterLiving.com/orbitz_orlando101101 AOL - DEALS AT OVER 40,000 HOTELS WORLDWIDE! http://rd.SmarterLiving.com/orbitz_hotels101101 AOL SEE MORE DEALS FOR TRAVEL NEAR AND FAR AT: http://rd.SmarterLiving.com/orbitz101101 AOL ************************************************************ TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Travel Deals 1. International Sale Fares With 10% Online Discount 2. New Service to/from Washington (Baltimore) From $74 R/T 3. Sale Fares From the Western U.S. to Mexico Starting at $149 R/T 4. Airlines Offer Double Miles and Reduced Mileage Awards 5. Weekend Hotel Rates From $49/Night and Weekday Savings Up to 40% 6. Vegas Vacations on Sale: Airfare and Two Nights Hotel From $89 II. Special Discounts for Smarter Living Members 7. Find Airfare for Up to 40% Less, Plus Save Up to $120 More! 8. Rent a Car for Your Fall Trip Starting at Just $20 Per Day 9. Get $50 Cash Back or 1000 Frequent Flier Miles on Hotel Stays! III. Travel Columns 10. Travel Consumers' Guide to Bankruptcy 11. Best Bargains Are in the Cards--But Which One? 12. Stress Management on the Road: Breathe Easy and Stay Healthy 13. Halloween Haunts, Far and Wide Looking for last-minute fares for travel this weekend? Search our website at http://rd.SmarterLiving.com/searchfares_da AOL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I. TRAVEL DEALS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. INTERNATIONAL SALE FARES WITH 10% ONLINE DISCOUNT American Airlines is offering sale fares from the U.S. to destinations in the Caribbean, Latin America, and Europe, with an additional 10 percent savings for booking online. Sale fares are valid for travel through March 14, 2002. Purchase tickets by Wednesday, October 17. 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BEST BARGAINS ARE IN THE CARDS--BUT WHICH ONE? by Christopher Elliott Reservations agents at hotels, car rental companies, and tour operators don't always ask if you belong to a club or organization that may entitle you to save money. It's a little bit like playing poker. You have to know which cards to leave on the table and which ones to keep in your pocket. For the full story, please visit http://rd.SmarterLiving.com/da101101.11 AOL ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 12. STRESS MANAGEMENT ON THE ROAD: BREATHE EASY AND STAY HEALTHY by Evelyn Hannon Women travelers are likely to be subject to stress while traveling, certainly until they've reached a certain plateau of self-confidence and familiarity with cultural "rules." Hopefully the following pieces of advice will help you to lower your levels of stress as you travel. For the full story, please visit http://rd.SmarterLiving.com/da101101.12 AOL ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 13. HALLOWEEN HAUNTS, FAR AND WIDE by Lisa Turner Halloween falls on a Wednesday this year, so you might have to pass on that trip to Transylvania. But there are plenty of creepy, crawly places just a rental car drive, train trip, or plane hop away that will get you in a Halloween mood. For the full story, please visit http://rd.SmarterLiving.com/da101101.13 AOL --- Promotions covered in this newsletter may contain additional restrictions and are subject to change. For complete details, please contact the travel supplier. Fares often do not include taxes or fees. Seats at these fares are often very limited. Unauthorized distribution or commercial use of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. Subscribers are granted permission to forward this newsletter, so long as the newsletter is forwarded in its entirety, without charge, and Smarter Living is given credit as the author. Copyright ? 2001 Smarter Living, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Smarter Living is a trademark of Smarter Living, Inc. 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