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PetAirways – offering 40% off all flights in Nov.

Click here for Pet Airways

PetAirways now flies to Fort Lauderdale.

They fly to/from New York, Washington DC/Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, and Fort Lauderdale

Find Pet friendly hotels at http://www.bringyourpethotels.com

Save 20% on any Porter flight by Nov 2/09

Porter flies from Toronto to the following destinations:

Canada –> Halifax, Montreal, Mt. Tremblant, Ottawa, Quebec City, St. Johns, Thunder Bay

United States –> Boston, Chicago, New York

Click here to view the flight schedule

BOOKDirect Hotel Network covers every Canadian Province

You can easily find hotels in the BOOKDirect Network.   You can go to http://Canada.bookdirect.com and then drill down by province.  Or you can go directly to the hotel listings per province by going to
<province name>.bookdirect.com.  Here’s a listing of the Canadian Provincial BOOKDirect Network with links:

Alberta hotels	http://Alberta.bookdirect.com
British Columbia hotels	http://britishcolumbia.bookdirect.com
Manitoba hotels	http://Manitoba.bookdirect.com
New Brunswick hotels	http://newbrunswick.bookdirect.com
Newfoundland hotels	http://newfoundland.bookdirect.com
Northwest Territories hotels	http://northwestterritories.bookdirect.com
Nova Scotia hotels	http://novascotia.bookdirect.com
Nunavut hotels	http://nunavut.bookdirect.com
Ontario hotels	http://ontario.bookdirect.com
Prince Edward Island Hotels	http://princeedwardisland.bookdirect.com
Quebec hotels	http://quebec.bookdirect.com
Saskatchewan hotels	http://saskatchewan.bookdirect.com
Yukon hotels	http://yukon.bookdirect.com

BOOKDirect Hotel Network covers every US State

You can now easily link directly to hotels in any United States state by typing the url of <state name>.bookdirect.com.   Here’s a listing of the US State BOOKDirect Network with links:

Alabama hotels	http://Alabama.bookdirect.com
Alaska hotels	http://Alaska.bookdirect.com
Arizona hotels	http://Arizona.bookdirect.com
Arkansas hotels	http://Arkansas.bookdirect.com
California hotels	http://California.bookdirect.com
Colorado hotels	http://Colorado.bookdirect.com
Connecticut hotels	http://Connecticut.bookdirect.com
Delaware hotels	http://Delaware.bookdirect.com
District Of Columbia hotels	http://DistrictOfColumbia.bookdirect.com
Washington DC Hotels	http://WashingtonDC.bookdirect.com
Florida hotels	http://Florida.bookdirect.com
Georgia hotels	http://Georgia.bookdirect.com
Hawaii hotels	http://Hawaii.bookdirect.com
Idaho hotels	http://Idaho.bookdirect.com
Illinois hotels	http://Illinois.bookdirect.com
Indiana hotels	http://Indiana.bookdirect.com
Iowa hotels	http://Iowa.bookdirect.com
Kansas hotels	http://Kansas.bookdirect.com
Kentucky hotels	http://Kentucky.bookdirect.com
Louisiana hotels	http://Louisiana.bookdirect.com
Maine hotels	http://Maine.bookdirect.com
Maryland hotels	http://Maryland.bookdirect.com
Massachusetts hotels	http://Massachusetts.bookdirect.com
Michigan hotels	http://Michigan.bookdirect.com
Minnesota hotels	http://Minnesota.bookdirect.com
Mississippi hotels	http://Mississippi.bookdirect.com
Missouri hotels	http://Missouri.bookdirect.com
Montana hotels	http://Montana.bookdirect.com
Nebraska hotels	http://Nebraska.bookdirect.com
Nevada hotels	http://Nevada.bookdirect.com
New Hampshire hotels	http://NewHampshire.bookdirect.com
New Jersey hotels	http://NewJersey.bookdirect.com
New Mexico hotels	http://NewMexico.bookdirect.com
New York hotels	http://NewYork.bookdirect.com
North Carolina hotels	http://NorthCarolina.bookdirect.com
North Dakota hotels	http://NorthDakota.bookdirect.com
Ohio hotels	http://Ohio.bookdirect.com
Oklahoma hotels	http://Oklahoma.bookdirect.com
Oregon hotels	http://Oregon.bookdirect.com
Pennsylvania hotels	http://Pennsylvania.bookdirect.com
Rhode Island hotels	http://RhodeIsland.bookdirect.com
South Carolina hotels	http://SouthCarolina.bookdirect.com
South Dakota hotels	http://SouthDakota.bookdirect.com
Tennessee hotels	http://Tennessee.bookdirect.com
Texas hotels	http://Texas.bookdirect.com
Utah hotels	http://Utah.bookdirect.com
Vermont hotels	http://Vermont.bookdirect.com
Virginia hotels	http://Virginia.bookdirect.com
Washington hotels	http://Washington.bookdirect.com
West Virginia hotels	http://WestVirginia.bookdirect.com
Wisconsin Hotels>	http://Wisconsin.bookdirect.com
Wyoming hotels	http://Wyoming.bookdirect.com

Bookdirect Halloween Theme Banner Ad

Dusting off from the archives our annual Halloween themed banner ad…

“Avoid Hotel Reservation Nightmares…  boo… bookdirect with your favorite hotel.

BOOKDIRECT – It’s so efficient it’s scary”

Coupons – savings on top brands

Flying has gone to the dogs – introducing Pet Airways

To learn more about Pet Airways click here.    Currently Pet Airways flies from the following cities: New York, Washington DC, Chicago, Denver, and Los Angeles.  More cities will be added.

Book Pet Friendly accommodation at People friendly prices at www.bringyourpethotels.com

 

Open source Alternatives to Commercial Software

 

Though not a travel deal – here’s a website tip that could save you hundreds if not thousands of dollars.   The website www.osalt.com provides a resource to find open source alternatives (freeware) to well-known commercial software.

Other sources to find open source software include SourceForge and Google Code.

Here are the Top 10 software lists for Commercial and Open Source from Osalt.com:

Top 10 Commercial 1. Visio 2. Photoshop 3. Dreamweaver 4. AutoCAD 5. Nero Burning Rom 6. Movie Maker 7. Illustrator 8. Norton Ghost 9. Publisher 10. MSN Messenger

Top 10 Open Source 1. Dia 2. OpenOffice Draw 3. GnuCash 4. Gimpshop 5. Komodo Edit 6. Quanta Plus 7. Cinelerra 8. StarUML 9. InfraRecorder 10. Avidemux

Effective June 1 – New Travel Requirements for land and sea travel between US, Canada, Mexico, and Caribbean

See: http://www.getyouhome.gov

The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) requires U.S. and Canadian travelers to present a passport or other document that denotes identity and citizenship when entering the U.S.    WHTI will go into effect June 1, 2009 for land and sea travel into the U.S. WHTI went into effect for air travelers on January 23, 2007.

 

Canadian Citizen’s Click here for more info 

United States Citizen’s Click here for more info

Mexican Citizen’s Click here for more info