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A tribute to my friend, the late travel media icon Arthur Frommer
The legendary U.S. travel journalist and entrepreneur Arthur Frommer passed away November 18 at the age of 95. Born in Virginia and with an early boyhood in a small town in Missouri, Arthur was a lawyer who became a pioneering and great travel journalist, and who will be remembered as having helped open the joys of travel to the masses. While serving in the U.S. Army in Europe in the 1950s, he got the travel bug, came out with a travel guide for servicemen, and followed up in 1957 with…
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"Special $100 Travel Writer Rate in August and September At Los Cabos’ “Hotel with a Heart”
Calling all travel writers, bloggers and tweeps.... During the months of August and September 2010, all travel writers are invited to enjoy the 237-suite Marquis Los Cabos, a member of Leading Hotels of the World, for only $100 per night. The 'travel-writer' rate applies to the resort’s spacious Junior Suites that feature breathtaking ocean views, private balconies, luxury toiletries and Frette linens, as well as a Marquis continental breakfast delivered daily to a private en- suite niche...."
"Prior to or upon check-in, writers must send in a link to an article or post published in 2010 in order to receive the reduced rate. Tax and service charge is included. For more information or reservations, please email Sterritt@kwegroup.com.
"Featured in National Geographic Traveler’s 'Hotels with a Heart,' the Marquis Los Cabos donates five percent of the hotel’s annual revenue for the staff’s education and healthcare in its Marquis University. Since 2003, the resort has helped on average 20 employees a year obtain primary schooling and bachelor degrees."
Seven members of the Adventure Collection, the premier adventure travel companies in the world, are partnering in a groundbreaking new online travel contest. To enter, adventure travelers must submit an essay of 400 words or less to Blog Your Way Around the World, then invite their friends to vote for them for a chance to win eight world-class expeditions in Africa, Canada , Central America, Europe, South America , Indonesia and the United States , including trips for two with one of seven adventure travel companies.
In addition to winning eight of the world's greatest adventures, the winner and one guest will also receive a total airfare credit of $8000 and a gear package provided by top suppliers. The total prize package, with gear, has a value of nearly $80,000.
Contest entries must be submitted by December 31, 2010, and the essay entry with the most votes wins. Contestants are encouraged to solicit votes via email and social media, including Facebook and Twitter. The winner and their guest will have until December 31, 2014, to complete their travel, and must agree to post blog entries prior to travel, throughout their travels and upon his or her return home from each adventure.
For complete contest details visit: http://www.blogyourwayaroundtheworld.com.
Good to see you today. I'm impressed at how alert you looked after that red-eye.
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