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The grand prize in this Dream Paris Trip Sweepstakes (link removed, contest is now closed) includes; A trip for two to Paris with Delta Vacations, Dinner at the Eiffel Tower and cruise, City excursions One day private cooking class at Le Cordon Bleu Paris, $1,000 World Market gift card.
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What is interest driven travel? For me it has two meanings. One meaning is to focus your trip planning around a particular interest, from selecting your destination to planning what to do when you arrive. Another is to incorporate a specific interest or tradition into every trip in some way.
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Win this week’s Ultimate Weekender New York Travel Sweepstakes (link removed as contest is closed) by Hilton and use your prize to explore New York City. The prize includes 2 hotel nights, a $100 HHonors Gift Card, and 100,000 American Airlines AAdvantage® Miles. Every entry earns you another
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As someone who chose it, I’m a big advocate of studying abroad. Whether for the duration of a degree or just a semester exchange program, it’s an opportunity with a wealth of payoffs. If I sound biased, it’s because I am! 1. The cost If you are,
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Los Cabos is the featured destination for this week’s Ultimate Weekender Travel Sweepstakes by Hilton (link removed as contest is closed). The prize includes four hotel nights, a $100 HHonors Gift Card, and 100,000 American Airlines AAdvantage® Miles. Every entry earns you another chance to win the grand
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Hampton Court Palace is my favorite place in England thus far. It might actually be one of my favorite places in the world thus far. As an expat who was new to the UK, Hampton Court was one of the first historical sites I visited, and I have yet to
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Miles Geek is happy to introduce our new UK travel correspondent, Emily Mulder. Emily is an avid writer, photographer and excursionist. Growing up in a small town in Wyoming, she did most of her early travel vicariously via books. As an adult, she spent time living on both coasts and
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Recently, my boss was granted the ‘Freedom of the City of London,’ which means that he now belongs to one out of many very old sects of London’s political society. Originating from medieval practices, the title is given to people who are valued for contributions to a certain field,
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This wine week for two in Tuscany includes 6 nights at Villa Montecastello, a working organic farm and olive grove, tours of award-winning Tuscany wineries, and $2,500 towards airfare. The winner will stay in the Leccino apartment accommodations at Villa Montecastello. Breakfast is included. The trip must be taken
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Update: This sweepstakes closed on July 31, 2014. You could win a $3,000 cruise credit on Holland America Line and roundtrip coach air transportation for two from a major U.S. gateway airport to Seattle, up to $1,999.00, in McCormick & Schmick’s Alaska Cruise Sweepstakes. The
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This week the Ultimate Weekender Travel Sweepstakes (link removed, contest is closed) by Hilton is featuring Atlanta. The Atlanta Weekender Travel Sweepstakes prize includes 2 hotel nights, a $100 HHonors Gift Card, and 100,000 American Airlines AAdvantage® Miles. Every entry earns you another chance to win the grand prize
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The Alaska Airlines 100,000 Mile Field Trip Adventure Sweepstakes is open for entries through July 27, 2014. You must be a resident of the United States and 18 years or older to enter. You also must be an Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan™ Member. If you are not currently a