There’s a very interesting interview in the 7/20/08 Newsweek with the CEO of Amtrak, Alex Kummant, talking about the expansion of rail service in the U.S. as a result of high oil prices. I have long been a proponent of expanding the rail infrastructure in this country and increasing rail service in high-traffic [...]

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The Vegas Internet community is all abuzz tonight with the news that a great discount code (SDM060, “The Ultimate Escape”) that had been shared all over the Internet–on normally trusted sites–was only intended for certain MGM player’s club members, and many, many unhappy travelers have received emails from the MGM Grand telling them, essentially, that [...]

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Want to travel somewhere exotic, but don’t have the budget for it? 5 offbeat paths to foreign travel deals by Erin Peterson offers concrete suggestions for getting there in creative ways. Peterson explores five ways to get there for less: Agritourism, Volunteer Travel, Home Swaps, Hospitality Networks, and Ambassador programs. Interesting [...]

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