Travel Tonic

Bringing you what’s new in travel for January 31st 2011

• Frequent Flyer Programs … From the Beginning (Part 1 of 12) – Smarter Travel has posted some info about travel rewards programs: To mark the 30th anniversary of travel rewards programs, Tim Winship revisits his popular Frequent Flyer 101 series, "The Joy of Miles." Start here for the first lesson.

  Head over to www.smartertravel.com to read the whole article.

• My Take: A monthly reader photo pick – Budget Travel recently posted this on This Just In… Newsweek's Travel Blog:

  Our feature on the magazine's back page, My Take, tells the story behind one reader's top shot.

• Boeing Response to Public Reports Regarding the WTO’s Final Ruling in DS 353 – Jan 31, 2011 –
  boeing.mediaroom.com
• Expedia launches new rewards program – Sean O'Neill recently posted this on This Just In… Newsweek's Travel Blog:

  By April, every Expedia customer will have the chance to enroll in Expedia Rewards, a re-launch of the online travel agency's loyalty program.

• Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Beaches – HeidiS recently posted this over on the Bing Travel Blog:

  Every year since 1964, Sports Illustrated magazine has unveiled its annual swimsuit issue, typically around the Super Bowl. The cover models are reliably stunning, but we wanted to pay tribute to the other beauties on the cover — the beaches and exotic destinations where the models were photographed. The magazine picks a new locale each year for the cover shoot, and they range from close to home (Florida and New York) to far-flung (Maldives, Tunisia and South Africa).