Message-ID: <8195298.1075852800040.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 18:33:26 -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 4, 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! - Round-trip fares starting at $25 on National Airlines! http://rd.SmarterLiving.com/orbitz_national100401b AOL - Hawaii under $400 round-trip from most markets! http://rd.SmarterLiving.com/orbitz_hawaii100401b AOL - Holiday Travel Sale: Book now for great savings! http://rd.SmarterLiving.com/orbitz_holiday100401b AOL See more deals for travel near and far at: http://rd.SmarterLiving.com/orbitz100401b AOL ************************************************************ 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 ************** Public Service Announcement ***************** U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT CREATES REWARDS FOR JUSTICE FUND To learn more, or to donate, please click: http://www.SmarterLiving.com/rewards_100401 ************************************************************ Looking for last-minute fares for travel this weekend? Search our website at http://rd.SmarterLiving.com/searchfares_da AOL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I. TRAVEL DEALS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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. For more details, please visit http://rd.SmarterLiving.com/da100401.1 AOL ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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. For more details, please visit http://rd.SmarterLiving.com/da100401.2 AOL ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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. For more details, please visit http://rd.SmarterLiving.com/da100401.3 AOL ************************ Sponsor *************************** Head home for the holidays, with travel deals from Expedia.com. Save up to 60% on flights with Expedia Bargain Fares: http://rd.SmarterLiving.com/Expedia100401a See the latest fall airfare sales: http://rd.SmarterLiving.com/Expedia100401b Or soak up the sun with deals in Hawaii, the Caribbean, Mexico: http://rd.SmarterLiving.com/Expedia100401c See more travel deals--air, lodging, vacations, cars, cruises: http://rd.SmarterLiving.com/Expedia100401d AOL ************************************************************ 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. For more details, please visit http://rd.SmarterLiving.com/da100401.4 AOL ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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. For more details, please visit http://rd.SmarterLiving.com/da100401.5 AOL ************************ Sponsor *************************** 50% Off Subscription Rate to The New York Times! With convenient home delivery you will be sure to receive all the wit, wisdom, news, and views offered in every issue of The New York Times. And, through this special offer, you will get 50% off the regular rate for the first twelve weeks! Click now: http://rd.SmarterLiving.com/NYTimes100401b AOL ************************************************************ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ II. FREQUENT FLIER DEALS AND INFORMATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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. For more details, please visit http://rd.SmarterLiving.com/da100401.6 AOL ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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. For more details, please visit http://rd.SmarterLiving.com/da100401.7 AOL ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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. For more details, please visit http://rd.SmarterLiving.com/da100401.8 AOL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ III. SPECIAL DISCOUNTS FOR SMARTER LIVING MEMBERS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 9. SAVE UP TO 65% ON FOUR- AND FIVE-STAR HOTELS, PLUS GET CASH BACK Visit http://rd.SmarterLiving.com/hrn_da AOL ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10. FIND AIRFARE FOR UP TO 40% LESS, PLUS SAVE UP TO $120 Airfare savings: http://rd.SmarterLiving.com/priceline_da AOL ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 11. TAKING A FALL TRIP? RENT A CAR FOR JUST $20 A DAY Budget savings: http://rd.SmarterLiving.com/budget_da AOL Alamo savings: http://rd.SmarterLiving.com/alamo_da AOL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IV. TRAVEL COLUMNS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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. For the full story, please visit http://rd.SmarterLiving.com/da100401.12 AOL ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 To read the answer, or to submit a question for Anita, visit http://rd.SmarterLiving.com/da100401.13 AOL ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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. For the full story, please visit http://rd.SmarterLiving.com/da100401.14 AOL ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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. For the full story, please visit http://rd.SmarterLiving.com/da100401.15 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. 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