Alaska TravelGram

Okay. It’s a small thing, but I’m a bigger man for it. Mm-hmm. Era Alaska’s cookies. They are back on the Dash-8 flights. I flew to Kenai the other day. These tasty treats are individually wrapped for your comfort and protection! ONE per traveler, puh-leeze. I asked for three of course (for the children). HA!

Once in Kenai, I got one of Avis’s VW Bugs to drive around. Such a MANLY car–wouldn’t you agree. There’s even a little vase for some flowers attached to the dash. I am not making this up. Manly, I tell you!! HA!

So, fly on Era’s Dash-8 flights all around Southcentral Alaska and gorge yourself on those cookies. I did.

Okay. I’m not really a “travel guru”. HA! But I play one on TV. Tune in each Wednesday here in Anchorage on KTVA CBS 11. During the 5:00pm broadcast, I have a little travel segment. In the newsroom, Dave Stroh and Andrea Gusty grill me about the deal-no deal world of air fares, travel and such. This week, we were going through the Top 10 list, a la David Letterman. FUN!

If you love Seattle like we love Seattle, you’ll want your very own copy of the Seattle TourSaver. It’s the handy 2-for-1 book that will save you a bundle on everything:

a. Victoria Clipper: 2-for-1
b. Argosy Cruises: 2-for-1
c. Kenmore Air: 2-for-1
d. Museum of Flight: 2-for-1
e. Seattle Art Museum: 2-for-1
e. Tillicum Village: 2-for-1
f. Spring Hill Suites (Pike Street): 2-for-1
g. Experimental Music Project (EMP): 2-for-1
….and much more. More than 100 offers, with more than $6,000 in 2-for-1 travel deals. Scoop up your copy TODAY and save $25 off the normal purchase price of $79.95. Check the site–and follow instructions!

Listen to this radio jingle here: Great Alaskan Toursaver Then click on the link HERE to order your very own book. Everything is 2-for-1: Lodges, tours, activities, fishing, admissions, glacier cruises, flightseeing–the works.

From the home office in Sioux Falls, SD, this is the Alaska Travelgram’s Top 10 list for domestic air fares.

The rules and restrictions on these fares vary, but I pulled dates in August and September. Some require travel on just Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Others are valid just through the end of September.

Call USTravel for complete details: (907)561-2434 or toll-free: (800) 544-2217. May of these great deals MUST be purchased NO LATER than tomorrow, July 29, 2010. I wouldn’t wait. If you see your city–grab this deal. Check with USTravel today.

10. Anchorage-New York. The city so nice, they named it twice: $480 rt all-in. Hartford also is on sale.

9. Anchorage-Wash., DC : $385 rt all-in

8. Anchorage-Orlando: $479rt all-in. Ft. Myers, Jacksonville, Ft. Lauderdale also on sale (cheaper than Miami!).

7. Anchorage-Charlotte, NC $447rt all-in. W-a-y cheaper than Atlanta.

6. Anchorage-Memphis $459rt all-in

5. Anchorage-Las Vegas $449rt all-in . Still too high–but this is a step in the right direction!

4. Anchorage-Billings $409rt all-in. Also, great deals to Bozeman.

3. Anchorage-L.A. $404rt all-in. San Francisco, San Diego–they’re all on sale.

2. Anchorage-Minneapolis: $345rt all in (Frontier Air). Act fast on this one!

and the number-one domestic air fare deal-o-the-day:

1. Anchorage-Denver $285rt all-in (Frontier Airlines nonstop)

You can count on great deals to most destinations (but not all) in the Lower 48. Frontier Airlines also is offering several great deals from Fairbanks, using their Fairbanks-Denver nonstop. Call now: (907)561-2434.