Travel Forum / Destinations / USA and Canada / October 2003

I'm thinking of getting an airline credit card as I like flying to the
States and I probably run up £1,000 a month or so on my (non-airline) card
at the moment. I was thinking of getting a BMI mastercard as they offer a
free return flight to any european destination when you sign up ...

We plan to make a tour of several art museums in the Los Angeles area.
Our strategy is to find accomodations near the Getty and then to
relocate to another accomodation perhaps near the Norton Simon and
possibly the Los Angeles County Art Museum. We would appreciate any

In general, what times of the year are the least and most crowded?
For a strip hotel, what is a good rate?  On vegas.com they are
advertising a rate of $60 for the Imperial Palace.
Anyone use vegas.com to make air & hotel reservations?  Their

making a trip to visit our son in Arizona [Phoenix]either this fall
[early October] or during Christmas. Would like to visit Canyon de
Chelly, Sedona and the Grand Canyon. What is the weather like in these
places around October and December? Thanks.

Visiting Washington DC for a 5 day vacation at the end of the month.
Can you suggest some "not to be missed" touristy  things to do/visit?
Gary

Are there laws in the US protecting you from being sued for negligence
if for whatever  reason you were unsuccessful in helping at an
accident scene.
Cheers Ed

We are hoping to travel to southern california in November and I am
looking for the fastest route from Oklahoma.  Suggestions appreciated
...

For those that travel a lot, has anyone found a good web-based or PC
software for manually entering and managing your flight, hotel and car
rental itineraries?
Thanks.

we live here in the atlanta burbs and
wanted to know a bit about going to the
smokies region.
Has anyone driven to either Dillsboro

Forgive me if these question has been asked here a million times
before.
I will be getting married in July 2004, and my fiancee and I want to
plan a 2 week Hawaiian honeymoon.

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Hello again,
I will stay some days in November in Flagstaff and Las Vegas.
I travel by Greyhound.
I will go to Grand Canyon and Death Valley.

I'm thinking about stopping by Vancouver, Canada as I might possibly
meet a friend there. The problem is that regardless of that I have to
order my ticket now.
So I'm wondering (in case my friend doesn't show up and I'll be on my

Anyone have any recommendations for a cheaper hotel close to the Grand
Hyatt in Seattle Downtown?
Thanks
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I will stay in Santa Barbara in November.
Is the city safe?
I will have to walk from the Greyhound station to a hostel at night.
Thanks