From sender@que.thetrip.com Wed May 3 00:22 EDT 2000 X-UIDL: 2a1022eb4fb675a0305accf135c3f3cb Received: from alum.mit.edu (ALUM.MIT.EDU [18.72.0.38]) by life.ai.mit.edu (8.9.3/8.9.3/AI2.13/ai.master.life:2.18) with ESMTP id AAA27356 for ; Wed, 3 May 2000 00:22:30 -0400 (EDT) Received: from po3.trip.com (po3.thetrip.com [205.169.236.33]) by alum.mit.edu (8.9.3/8.9.2) with ESMTP id AAA03403; Wed, 3 May 2000 00:13:47 -0400 (EDT) Received: from que.thetrip.com ([205.169.236.66]) by po3.trip.com with esmtp (Exim 3.03 #1) id 12mqX2-0005R2-00; Tue, 02 May 2000 22:13:04 -0600 Received: from nobody by que.thetrip.com with local (Exim 3.03 #1) id 12mmk5-0000Io-00; Tue, 02 May 2000 18:10:17 -0600 To: "Valued TRIP.com Customers" From: "TRIP.com newsroom" Reply-to: feedback@trip.com Subject: Deals and News from TRIP.com! X-TTC-ID: nl-1-reg-27254 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-Id: Date: Tue, 02 May 2000 18:10:17 -0600 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Length: 9086 Status: RO ** TRIP.COM WEEKLY TRAVEL NEWSLETTER ** www.trip.com ****************************************************** Color! Graphics! Pictures! TRIP.com now offers an HTML newsletter! Now you can get the same great newsletter from TRIP.com in full color. Just go to http://www.trip.com/newsletter/0,1004,1-1,00.shtml to modify your newsletter profile to receive the new HTML newsletter. ****************************************************** ---------------------------------------- SPONSORED BY AltaVista ----------------------------------------- May 2, 2000 Greetings, Travelers: Welcome to May! We've got some news on trips to Europe -- to Germany, Scotland and Venice -- ranging from the bargain to, well, splurges. Domestic travelers will want to check out the inaugural fare between Columbia, SC, and DFW. And the deals to Las Vegas. We've even thrown in a last-minute Alamo car rental sale for you. Thought you couldn't get in a plane bigger than a 747? Take a look at the Airbus A3XX -- big enough for a gym and a casino. You've heard there's something for everyone; here's your chance to find out -- check into Dennis McCafferty's article on quirky conventions. And don't miss a chance to read something GOOD about hotel travel. =================================================== VISIT THE ALTAVISTA NETWORK! =================================================== Need to know when a flight is going to arrive? Need a free Translation service? Visit the AltaVista network and find a variety of helpful travel tools. At http://search.thetrip.com/ you'll find travel services including Flight Tracker that delivers arrival/departure information. For international travelers, check out Babel Fish, the world's best free translation service at: http://www.world.altavista.com/. Combining Babel Fish with AltaVista's legendary search will let you search the Web in over 25 languages -- a great way to research foreign destinations on your own terms. =================================================== T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S__________________________ DEALS, DEALS, DEALS 1. DETROIT, MINNEAPOLIS-VENICE: From $689 2. MIAMI-GERMANY: From $378 3. COLUMBIA, SC-DFW: $228 R/T 4. LAS VEGAS: Starting at $98 R/T 5. OVM: San Antonio 6. MORE DEALS: Alamo car, Scotland, cruise upgrade TRIP TIPS 7. KENYA 8. CRYSTAL CITY, VA INSIDE TRIP.com 9. HEADLINES: Airbus A3XX, The Mature Traveler, tennis camp 10. THE FEW, THE LOUD, THE QUIRKY: Conventions 11. PARKING IT: Backing up your files on the Web 12. QUIT YER GRIPIN': Some good things about hotels 13. SCAM-BUSTERS: Now you know who to call 14. HOT TALK: Tower Air stops flying passengers ********************************************** Great HOTEL DEALS from TRIP.com! TRIP.com's negotiating power brings you some of the best worldwide hotel deals available, including... Chicago, IL - The Whitehall Hotel, from $219/night Memphis, TN - The Peabody Hotel, $180/night Toronto, Canada - The Metropolitan Hotel, $170 CAD/night London, England - The Hempel, 195 GBP/night New York, NY - The Mark Hotel, from $299/night Check out these deals and more at: http://www.trip.com/usertools/dealstoyou/subscribe/0,1382,1-1,00.html Limited availability and restrictions may apply. *********************************************** D E A L S, D E A L S, D E A L S______________________ We try to find a good mix of deals for you -- from last minute to "book by" dates out several weeks, and to and from all parts of the globe. Remember, though, that most Internet deals go quickly, so don't delay! (1) VENICE: NW WorldVacations packages start from $689 per person for May 1 - June 14 departures from Detroit or Minneapolis/ St Paul + two nights accommodations http://www.TRIP.com/news/completetraveler.cgi?a=30_3995 (2) MIAMI-GERMANY: Fly to Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hanover or Munich -- book before May 22 http://www.TRIP.com/news/completetraveler.cgi?a=30_3986 (3) COLUMBIA, SC-DFW: Inaugural fare on Atlantic Southeast Airlines -- $228 R/T http://www.TRIP.com/news/completetraveler.cgi?a=30_3994 (4) LAS VEGAS: From 6 US cities, starting at $98 R/T http://www.TRIP.com/news/completetraveler.cgi?a=30_3976 (5) ONLINE VACATION MALL: R/T Dallas-San Antonio plus accommodations: $279 per person http://www.onlinevacationmall.com/hotd/hotdovm/iwn_index.shtml (6) MORE DEALS: Alamo deals May 5-7 only; Scotland adventure; Costa cruise free balcony http://www.TRIP.com/news/completetraveler.cgi?index=30 T R I P T I P S___________________________________ (7) KENYA Mombasa is often omitted from American tourists' itineraries. It has a Portuguese fort, the famous entrance of elephant tusks, great Indian food and lovely beaches. Best of all: the most romantic restaurant in the world: Tamarind, serving seafood with a slight Indian essence. Sit on the patio overlooking the Indian Ocean, watch the moon rise over the ocean. Have the Arab coffee boy serve you coffee from his polished brass pots on his brass tray. Order the seafood platter for two. --Karen (8) CRYSTAL CITY, VA If you want to see Washington, DC, and stay in a decent hotel without paying a fortune, try staying in what is called Crystal City. There are several chain hotels there, everything from a Howard Johnsons on up, but prices are much cheaper than downtown. You will be within a one or two block walk of the Metro, which will whisk you to the famous monuments and museums, and to the Capital area. --Gablin MORE TIPS: Want more detail or would you like to respond to the tip-giver? You can do so -- or leave your own travel tip -- on the TRIPTips message boards: http://www.TRIP.com/news/message.cgi?t=triptips =================================================== FIND YOUR DREAM VACATION AT AWAY.COM! =================================================== >From sun-drenched beaches in southern Spain to a hiking weekend in the Grand Canyon, you can find your dream vacation at Away.com, as well as many discounts! Just Click Here http://away.com/refer/extratext/cobrand/trip/xnet/advanced-search.tcl and start on the road to paradise. Search our thousands of trips and if you register to become a member we'll send you a REBATE coupon for up to $100 on trips of more than $1000 value. =================================================== I N S I D E T R I P.com _________________________________ (9) AIRBUS A3XX: Say hello to this huge three-decker airliner capable of carrying 650 passengers and cutting into the Boeing 747's monopoly on mammoth plane http://www.TRIP.com/news/completetraveler.cgi?a=3_3992 THE MATURE TRAVELER: Forgotten health needs can spoil travel plans http://www.TRIP.com/news/completetraveler.cgi?a=3_3972 Whip your game into shape -- at a tennis camp: Total immersion programs can yield dramatic results http://www.businessweek.com/2000/00_19/b3680130.htm Whether you're traveling for business or need to work on your backhand, go to Business Week and TRIP.com for your travel plans. http://www.thetrip.com/home/0,1311,2_35_139-2,00.html (10) UNCONVENTIONAL CONVENTIONS: Many of these upcoming convention/trade shows scouted out by TRIP.com welcome the public; but watch out -- some are pretty funky! http://www.TRIP.com/news/completetraveler.cgi?a=4 (11) PARK YOUR FILES ON THE WEB: Free virtual file cabinets provide Web backup solutions http://www.TRIP.com/news/completetraveler.cgi?a=20 (12) COOL HOTEL SERVICES: This time, instead of griping about road rash, Julie would like to point out some of the wonderful, sometimes wacky and sometimes inspired services now offered by hotels around the country http://www.TRIP.com/news/completetraveler.cgi?a=22 (13) WHO YA GONNA CALL: Stu talks with a scam-buster who shares wisdom born of painful experience http://www.TRIP.com/news/completetraveler.cgi?a=9 (14) HOT TALK: Our travel-passionate community is talking about Tower Air. 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