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I know–you want to go to Seattle. The food! The fun! The warm weather! But you’re waiting for the right deal, huh? Here it is: the all-new Seattle TourSaver for 2012. Just $59.95 for 60 2-for-1 offers throughout Seattle, the San Juan Islands and Victoria! Above, a beautiful photo by Jason Hoover. Check out his [...]

Did you get your Club49 email from Alaska Airlines? Above, The “Spirit of Make-A-Wish” 737-400 takes off from Sea-Tac Airport. Alaska Airlines is a big supporter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Great news for Southeast Alaska residents: travel to Seattle from Ketchikan, Sitka, Petersburg or Juneau for around $329 roundtrip. AWESOME! Travel between April 10 and [...]

Ah, five minutes of fame over at KTVA. Well, OK, closer to three minutes. Still–here’s a workable strategy to trim 40 percent (or more) off your summertime air fare from Anchorage to Seattle or Portland. IMPORTANT. This type of ticket requires some special handling. I recommend you use a travel agent, since there are some [...]

Yup. I, too, got stranded in Seattle with their EPIC snowstorm (two…maybe three inches!!!!!!). But we love the Hotel Maxwell. Nice and warm, with Pizza (The Rock restaurant). Right in the shadow of the Space Needle. Check it out!

I love Seattle. So does Alaska Air!! Above, Seattle’s downtown area. That’s “CenturyLink Field” on the left. The Space Needle is upper-right to the left of the wingtip. No, really…I <3 Seattle. And so, apparently, do the elves at Alaska Airlines’ Club 49 desk. This week, the sale fares are all about Seattle. Witnesseth: Juneau-Seattle [...]

Finally! The latest deals from Alaska’s popular “Club 49″ deals features some decent savings between Anchorage and Seattle: just $394 roundtrip, all in. For Anchorage-Portland, the rate is $20 higher, or $414 roundtrip all in. Just in time for Christmas! Above, I snapped this pic as we were on final approach into SEA. That’s the [...]

LIVE from the Hotel Five in Seattle. Purchase these g-r-e-a-t air fares by Dec. 5, 2011 for travel through Mar. 7, 2012.

Now that my “Club 49″ membership is active with Alaska Airlines, I just returned from a whirlwind trip down the West Coast to Seattle (Watertown Hotel) and San Francisco (Phoenix Hotel).  Photo above–a nice day at SFO. Plus, radio co-host Erin Kirkland and family went from Anchorage to Portland on Alaska. Of course, as part [...]

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LIVE from Seattle’s University District, we’re enjoying the upscale hospitality at the Watertown Hotel. Click through to the hotel’s website for a coupon to get the third night free. It’s a nice place! Erin’s in the studio with the delightful and talented Eileen Floyd from the Alaska Zoo. She just can’t stop talking about bears, [...]