Travelong
keeps busy when major crisis breaks out in the world.
As soon as potential problems arise Travelong immediately
begins booking merchant marines on flights to various
destinations to ready the ships. These ships take
on many crucial roles, delivering supplies, and
during war time become a naval auxiliary. Currently,
they are off the coast of New Orleans and Mississippi
assisting the National Guard, and Navy; providing
hospital ships, delivering landing craft, construction
equipment, Humvees, forklifts, food, fuel and water-purification
equipment to the areas where Hurricane Katrina hit.
Who is a merchant marine? Is a civilian (except
in times of war, when they are considered military
personnel) governed under the Merchant Marine Act
of 1936? A Merchant Mariner is a seafarer or mariner
in the United States Merchant Marine.
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United is thanking Mileage Plus
members who contribute $50 U.S. or more to any of
United's non-profit hurricane relief partners with
a one-time mileage bonus of 500 redeemable miles.*
For terms and condition on this offer please check
with Mileage Plus Customer service at 1-800-421-4655.
Relief Partners:
www.redcross.org
www.operationusa.org
www.americares.org
Mileage Plus will commit up to 1 million miles to
support this offer for contributions made before
Oct. 31, 2005. To receive the mileage award, participating
members should fax a copy of their donation receipt
and Mileage Plus number to United toll-free at 866-583-5943.
For terms and condition on this offer please check
with Mileage Plus Customer service at
1-800-421-4655.
You can also donate your miles - click here for
more details MPCharityMiles.
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Effective September 1, members
of the Hilton HHonors guest reward program who wish
to contribute to the American Red Cross hurricane
relief effort may do so by sending an email to americanredcross@hilton.com
, detailing the number of points you'd like donate
(must be in increments of 10,000) and include your
name, address, and Hilton HHonors account number.
You will receive an email to confirm your request.
Or call the nearest Hilton
HHonors Customer Service Center
and request Reward Code RDCRSU. A representative
will deduct the points required for donation from
your account. (Must be in increments of 10,000;
each donation of 10,000 Hilton HHonors points represents
a $25 donation to the American Red Cross).
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America West Airlines and US Airways
have recently unveiled a fresh new face, the livery,
or aircraft paint scheme, that will represent the
new airline when America West and US Airways merge.
Employees of both airlines - some sporting "retro"
uniforms heralding back to various periods in the
airlines' pasts - celebrated the new paint scheme
as a freshly painted Airbus A320 made its way across
the country, stopping for special events in Philadelphia,
Pittsburgh, Charlotte, N.C.; Las Vegas, and Phoenix.
"We are excited to position the new US Airways
in a way that pays tribute to all of the great airlines
and the employees who will comprise the merged airline,"
said Bruce R. Lakefield, US Airways president and
chief executive officer. "The pride and dedication
of our employees has brought us this far, and those
same qualities will enable us to become a stronger
and more competitive airline."
The new livery is a fusion of both carriers' existing
designs, featuring updated editions of the US Airways
stylized version of the flag and the waving stripes
inspired by those that stream across the sides of
current America West aircraft. Near the aircraft
door, the airline has positioned a Heritage mark
that incorporates the classic logos of some of the
largest airlines that have merged over the years
to create the new US Airways: Allegheny Airlines,
America West, Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) and
Piedmont Airlines. In addition, "throwback" aircraft,
which will be painted entirely in the classic liveries
of these airlines, will pay permanent tribute to
each of them.
The new paint scheme will eventually be flown by
the combined fleet of approximately 360 mainline
aircraft and will also appear on the approximately
350 regional aircraft that will be operating on
the US Airways Express routes.
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A Maryland State board
recently approved the name change of the Baltimore-Washington
International Airport to honor the late Thurgood
Marshal.
The new name, effective Oct. 1, will be Baltimore-Washington
International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
Marshall was a Baltimore native, and before his
appointment to the Supreme Court, he was a civil
rights attorney who successfully argued the Brown
v. Board of Education lawsuit that resulted in school
segregation being struck down as unconstitutional.
He also was a federal judge and the U.S. solicitor
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Prices
Starting At: $ 3971.25 Date(s): 12/19/2005
- 12/28/2005
Ship: Seven Seas Navigator
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