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Brewin' at JetBlue
If you're one of the millions who prefer Dunkin' Donuts coffee, you'll be flying high knowing that JetBlue is now offering the fast-food chain's regular and decaf coffees on all its flights. Dunkin' Donuts, founded in 1950, is now the number one coffee retailer in the U.S., selling almost one billion cups a year. For more info, visit www.jetblue.com.
And the winner is...
United Airlines is gearing up for the Oscars with a giveaway for its Mileage Plus members who can register online to play the "Reach for the Stars" trivia game and win a "Red-Carpet Package" - air tickets for two to Los Angeles, two nights' accommodations and two tickets for seats at the 2007 Academy Awards' ceremony. Sign up must be made by March 5th and participants can only play once a day. Other prizes include bonus miles and a one-time pass for United's Red Carpet Club lounge. For more info, visit www.united.com.
 The Lambuth Inn in Asheville, NC
Knit Camp
Interested in combining a love for travel and knitting? This year's annual Camp Stitches (June 1-5) at Lake Junaluska in Asheville, NC, might be just the ticket. The conference is being held at the Lambuth Inn (on the National Register of Historic Places) in the Great Smokies with views of the Blue Ridge Mountains all around. Ten different three-day workshops, including Japanese Knitting Techniques, Fair Isle, The Elements of Design and Essentials of Knitted Lace, are being taught by the who's who of the knitting world. The $820 "early bird" registration fee includes accommodations, meals t-shirt and classes. For more information or to register online, visit www.knittinguniverse.com. Click "Stitches Events." But don't wait long; some classes are already sold out. - Judi Janofsky & Rich Steck
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2006
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accommodations
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More than 20 Florida destinations and several in California are currently offering savings on vacation rentals at Rentalo.com, the fastest growing online search engine and directory for rental accommodations in the U.S. and abroad.
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cruises/tours
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Barging over the Vosges Mountains, a wine tasting in one of France's most beautiful villages, Strasbourg's pink sandstone Gothic cathedral, regal Place Stanislas in Nancy and dinner at a two-star Michelin restaurant highlight French Country Waterways luxury cruises in Alsace-Lorraine on the eight-passenger Princess, formerly the private barge of shipping magnate Daniel K. Ludwig.
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destinations
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The 71st, 49th, 25th : In all their abundance and amazing variety, many of the great events in Connecticut have been around for a long time. But, don't be fooled by the often impressive numbers followed by "annual"; that just means they really know what they're doing.
Cozumel makes it easy for brides to plan the perfect island wedding. With new 2006 wedding packages, Cozumel provides an ideal and affordable destination for couples looking to exchange their vows in a more exotic locale.
With its warm tropical climate, beautiful white-sand beaches, unique culture, and abundance of activities, Cozumel makes the perfect honeymoon destination for newlyweds seeking a cozy yet exciting honeymoon retreat.
Summer is right around the corner and the deals are already red hot. Funjet Vacations is kicking off the summer travel season with new travel offers every day Texas Summer Kick-Off Sale.
With a $600 million expansion elevating Phoenix's convention center into the top-20 largest facilities in North America, the City has launched a new name: Phoenix Convention Center. The new branding campaign ushers in a new era for the city's convention business, while retiring the facility's former name of Phoenix Civic Plaza.
The Bayfield, Wisconsin Bed & Breakfast Association innkeepers know artists. They also know the frustration creative people experience being too busy with "normal work" or being too preoccupied with "routine daily living" to ever get an opportunity to "let their artist out"—if only for a weekend at first. So they have organized a unique weekend featuring well-known, talented area artists with one goal in mind: to help budding artists enhance existing skills or discover new ones.
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people
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Couples Resorts' Regional Executive Chef, Stefan Spath, has received the prestigious honor of an invitation from Johnson & Wales University to visit the school as a Distinguished Visiting Chef (DVC).
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recreation/adventure
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The Philippines, where extraordinary coral gardens, magnificent undersea walls, caves, sunken wrecks, and exotic marine life are found in abundance (some of it rarely seen elsewhere), helps comprise what has been widely acclaimed as a diver's paradise. Of the 500 known coral species in the world, 488 are found in the Philippines across the nation's archipelago of 7,107 islands.
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transportation
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To mark the inauguration of its Boeing 767 service from New York's JFK airport to Vienna, Austrian Airlines has announced reductions of up to 40% on Business Class fares to 25 cities in Central and Eastern Europe, and in the Middle East.
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