Elevate Destinations pays a proportion of the profit from every trip it sells to benefit the environmental preservation and community development of the host country. The company offers “extraordinary travel with a philanthropic intent, travel combined with social and environmental education inviting travelers to new levels of awareness and investment”.

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Cape Town – Robben Island Museum has rejected a report that wild animals on the 574 hectare island are starving to death because of poor environmental management. (more…)

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Through Wednesday, Spirit is offering round-trip sale fares starting at $0.36. Destinations include Atlantic City, Orlando, Freeport, and Nassau.

This new offer is available to everyone, not just Spirit’s $9 Fare Club members. Be flexible with your travel dates for better luck in finding these fares, and be sure to book by Wednesday night.

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May flights to Europe from New York (JFK) are on sale from Delta starting at $398 round-trip. Destinations include Edinburgh, London, Milan, and Paris.

Since Delta’s sample fares seem quite low, I investigated to find out if they are actually available. I was able to find a $408 New York-to-London fare, which totaled $547 with taxes and fees included—not bad for May travel these days. I also found a $438 Edinburgh fare without taxes, $20 higher than the advertised price. However, the prices I found for the Paris, Bucharest, and Milan routes were $75, $124, and $201 higher than the sample fares, respectively.

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The demand for videos on travel websites is growing as the technology improves and more people have faster connections enabling the fast downloading of videos to their PC. While it's great to see photos of a destination, you can get a fuller picture by watching a video. The CompulsiveTraveler.tv site features a collection of videos shot by travellers for travellers. There videos of destinations all over the world. The video below is of Maastrand in Sweden.
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Alitalia is offering spring and summer sale fares to Italy starting at $1,009, including taxes and fees. Destinations include Florence, Milan, Rome, and Venice.

Before you book, it’s always a good idea to shop around to ensure you get the best deal for your route. Note that Alitalia’s fares include taxes and fees.

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A vacation in Iraq may sound like some sort of joke in bad taste but I recently read about a new Iraq travel guidebook by Bradt and decided to do more investigation.

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Spring and summer flights to Dublin and Shannon are on sale from Aer Lingus. Fares start at $598 round-trip or $299 one-way based on departures from Boston, New York, and Washington, D.C.

Aer Lingus generally offers competitive prices for travel to Ireland. It’s still a good idea to shop around, however, to ensure you find the best prices and schedules for your route.

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Domestic sale fares on Continental are on sale from $186 round-trip. New Orleans, Orlando, and Phoenix are featured.

The best deal among the fares I compared over a wide date range was for travel between St. Louis and Brownsville. Other airlines, including AirTran, American, Frontier, Northwest, United, and US Airways, beat Continental’s prices for the remaining routes.

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Alaska’s new offer features flights within the U.S. and to Mexico and Canada. Fares start at $59 one-way or $118 round-trip and cities include Los Angeles, Seattle, Vancouver, and Loreto.

Alaska’s domestic and Canada fares were the best available for the routes I checked, although American, Frontier, United, and US Airways matched in many cases. If you’re traveling on a domestic route, Alaska’s sale is worth considering, but you should still compare fares before you book.

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