Gadlinks for Friday 8.7.09

by Brenda Yun on

This has been quite a week! I don’t know about you guys, but I’m eager for the weekend to begin. Here are some green-themed Gadlinks (to honor our green travel theme this month).

‘Til Monday, have a great weekend!

More Gadlinks HERE.

Gadlinks for Wednesday 8.5.09

by Brenda Yun on

We have some pretty wonderful Wednesday offerings for you faithful Gadling readers — one that comes from our very own blogger, Katie Hammel, so let’s get started!

  • Katie offers you not 10, not 20, but 28 (!!!) ways to save money for traveling. I didn’t even know I spent my money in more ways than one! [via BootsNAll]
  • I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been underwhelmed by a travel destination because my expectations of the place were too high. This article about tourist traps for real travelers helps us understand this phenomenon. [via OpenTravel]
  • Gadling just wrapped up Hotel Month, so I guess I’ve had hotels on the brain. Our witty friends over at Travel Rants give us several things to consider with regard to the future of quality hotel reviews.
  • If you own a Kindle or are willing to lug these doozies around, they make for great travel reads — especially if you’re on a very long journey somewhere. [via Vagablogging]

‘Til tomorrow, have a great evening!

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Photo of the Day (5.16.09)

by Brenda Yun on

The Gadling crew is here in Chicago for a team summit and the weather is working in our favor! There’s a Cubs game this afternoon, and then several cool events going down this evening, including a meet-and-greet with our team.

WHERE: The Goose Island Clybourn Brewpub, 1800 N Clybourn
WHEN: Saturday, May 16th, around 10:30 or 11PM
HOW YOU WILL FIND US: We’ll be the loud ones.
This is my first time in Chicago and, having been here for less than 24 hours so far, I can say this town really rocks out! I hope some of you will join us in the festivities this evening.

This photo, which comes to us from urbanwonder, really captures the electric and vibrant nightlife here in the Windy City.

If you have some great travel shots you’d like to share, be sure to upload them to the Gadling pool on Flickr. We might just pick one as our Photo of the Day!

THEY DO EXIST! Meet Gadling next weekend in Chicago

by Grant Martin on

We’re a ragtag group of bloggers here at Gadling, always on the road covering the newest, greatest travel stories, making friends all over the world, sleeping in airports and often with a drink and a camera in hand. It’s hard to track any of us down, whether you’re looking for Heather at 30,000ft, Jamie in the cornfields of Ohio or Jeremy in the sewers of New York writing Undiscovered New York posts.

But for the first time in Gadling history, we’ll all be in the same place at the same time. That place is Chicago, Illinois. Madness you say, Madness! I know, it’s exciting.

Fact of the matter is, we’re all getting together for a technical meeting over the weekend of the 16th, and we thought that we’d take the chance to reach out to some of our dear readers and colleagues to share pint or nine.

So here it is: your chance to smack Tom for writing too many stories about cigars, marvel at the Skymall godliness of Mike Barish and walk in the footsteps of the legendary Willy Volk. Your life will never be the same.

WHERE: The Goose Island Clybourn Brewpub, 1800 N Clybourn
WHEN: Saturday, May 16th, around 10:30 or 11PM
HOW YOU WILL FIND US: We’ll be the loud ones.

Rock out — ed

Gadling Giveaway – win a free night at a Hyatt hotel!

by Scott Carmichael on

To celebrate the relaunch of their Gold Passport loyalty program, Hyatt is giving away thousands of prizes at their promotional site “The Big Welcome“. I wrote about their contests last week, and how you can enter to win 365 nights and one million frequent flier miles.

To increase your chances of winning something cool, Hyatt is offering 5 lucky Gadling readers the chance to win their own free night at any Hyatt in the world (excluding Quebec).

Starting today, and for the next 4 days, you’ll be able to answer a simple question, leave your response in the comments, and keep your fingers crossed.
To enter today’s contest, answer the following question:

What is the point bonus on each stay for Hyatt Gold Passport Diamond members?

Leave your answer in the comments below and don’t forget to come back for the 4 remaining Hyatt free night giveaways!

  • To enter, simply leave a comment answering the question posted above.
  • The comment must be left before Monday April 13th 2009 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time.
  • You may enter each of the 5 daily Hyatt giveaways only once.
  • One Prize Winner will be randomly selected to receive one free night in a standard hotel room at any Hyatt hotel in the world, excluding Quebec.
  • There is no requirement to sign up for a Gold Passport account for entering the contest unless you are selected as a winner. If you are selected as a winner, the free night will be credited to your Hyatt Gold Passport account and can be cashed in much like frequent flier miles. Winners can sign up for a Gold Passport account at no cost.
  • Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, and the District of Columbia who are 18 and older.
  • The total value of each prize is approximately $190
  • Click here for the complete official rules of this giveaway.