Posts Tagged ‘Alaska Dispatch’

I love the Alaska Dispatch. It’s the snappy online news site with great local reporting from Rena Delbridge, Jill Burke and my old friend from the Anchorage Daily News: Craig Medred (troublemaker!!).

This month, I worked with my new best friends over there to gather up a whole heap o’ free trips to give away. Here are some examples:

a. Chena Hot Springs trip for two, including roundtrip air from Era Aviation from Anchorage.

b. Kodiak Adventure for two, including two nights accommodations from the Cliff House B-n-B, plus air fare from Era Aviation.

c. Homer Flyaway package from Land’s End Resort, with air fare from Era Aviation.

d. A trip north to the Arctic Circle along the “Haul Road” from Northern Alaska Tour Company in Fairbanks (plus roundtrip air fare from Era Aviation).

e. Talkeetna Adventure: roundtrip train ride on the Alaska Railroad, plus accommodations at the Talkeetna Roadhouse and flightseeing from Talkeetna Air Taxi!

f. Grand prize: Roundtrip tickets for two anywhere Alaska Airlines flies (think Mexico, Hawaii, Palm Springs, Miami). Ya!

Just go to the Alaska Dispatch site and look for the “Holiday Travel and Treasure Hunt”. Then, click through and see the “Quote of the Day”. Guess who said it…and sign up to win. It’s that simple.

There’s a new prize every day. While you’re figuring out the quote, check out the site. Writers like Heather Lende (another ex-ADN refugee–like me) and Josh Saul, plus everybody’s favorite political cartoonist, Peter Dunlap-Shohl,  make this online site an Uber-Bookmark for Alaskans!

Watch for Alaska travel updates all over, including these outlets:

a. Alaska Dispatch. This is the hot, new online news site where all of my fellow Anchorage Daily News alumni are posting: Heather Lende, Craig Medred, Peter Dunlap-Shohl, Seth Kantner–among others. Typically, I post travel news on Tuesday mornings. www.alaskadispatch.com

b. Coast Magazine. This is a free publication you’ll find at coffee shops and grocery stores around town. I started writing for them a few months ago. A new issue comes out each month. My editor, John Woodbury, tells me the November issue should be out today.

c. KTVA-TV. Channel 11 here in Anchorage. Each Wednesday, Big Dave Stroh and Andrea Gusty at CBS News invite me to chatter about travel during the 5:00pm newscast. Tune in. We always have a great time.

d. Twitter. When there’s a hot deal, you’ll see it here first. It’s easy to type out a headline and a link while we’re working on the full story. Follow me on Twitter: www.twitter.com/alaskatravelgrm .

I’ve started writing a weekly article for the Alaska Dispatch. This week’s story is about travel insurance. With the recurring explosions from Mt. Redoubt, the odds are increasing that flights will be delayed or canceled. Read all about it.