Travel Tonic

Bringing you what’s new in travel for December 8th 2009 through December 10th 2009:

• Q&A with writer Greg Witt, on going “Off the Tourist Trail” – Brad Tuttle recently posted this on This Just In… Newsweek's Travel Blog:

  The writer, editor, and lead contributor of a new book called Off the Tourist Trail: 1,000 Unexpected Travel Alternatives allows us to pick his brain.

• From Twitter – RT @golastminutecom London Vacation DEAL http://bit.ly/6WSSsB
• Winter Travel Destinations – I found this article over on Road Warrior: Are you looking for that amazingly unique holiday experience? How does Christmas New Orleans Style sound? For the entire month of December, the City of New Orleans invites you to celebrate the holiday in ways you never dreamed possible. During…

  Read the rest at www.roadwarriortips.com

• Dollars Trump Miles as Measure of Airline Loyalty – Smarter Travel has posted some info about ed perkins: Miles no longer demonstrate loyalty in the eyes of the airlines. Ed Perkins explains why your clout with carriers is largely determined by money spent on actual tickets.

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

• The Louvre iPhone App’s Like Being There Without the Plane Ticket – Lifehacker's Lisa Hoover just posted this article:
  

  If you're not traveling to Paris anytime soon to visit The Louvre, then grab the art museum's free iPhone app. It's packed with enough info about its famous paintings to make you feel like you're there on a private tour. …

  Read the rest at Lifehacker

• From Twitter – RT @Jaunted Ryanair's CEO speaks! He wants hand rails in planes, pee fees and more insanity! http://bit.ly/6p09on
• Cruise line tipping policies revealed – Brad Tuttle recently posted this on This Just In… Newsweek's Travel Blog:

  You asked for it, so here's an easy way to find out if a cruise line automatically adds gratuities onto passengers' bills, and if so, by how much.

• 100,000 free Megabus tickets – JD Rinne recently posted this on This Just In… Newsweek's Travel Blog:

  Starting today, Megabus is offering 100,000 free seats on 28 bus routes for travel between January 6 and March 20, 2010.