Protect the World’s Most Important Places
October 23, 2009 by Peggy Rowland
Filed under Home & Living
Today TripAdvisor kicked off the TripAdvisor World Heritage Campaign to help protect the places around the world that matter the most. As part of the two-year campaign, the travel site will donate up to $1.5 million of support to include a cash donation allocated to UNESCO World Heritage initiatives.
The World Heritage Convention, an international treaty enacted in 1972, identified sites of outstanding value to humanity. UNESCO World Heritage initiatives works to protect and preserve the sites for future generations. They also identify new sites that need protecting.
TripAdvisor wants your help, and you could win a trip to Paris, France! The …read more
I’ll Take Travel for $1000, Alex
March 27, 2009 by Mary Jo Manzanares
Filed under Home & Living
Longtime Jeopardy! host, Alex Trebek, heads off for a trip to the Galapagos Islands, and you could be going along with him.
In celebration of Jeopardy!’s 25th Anniversary, the show is selecting 25 viewers (and their guests) to accompany Alex onboard the National Geographic Endeavour for a 10day/9 night voyage. The Galapagos, just off the coast of Ecuador, are one of the most biologically diverse and conservationally important areas on Earth.
The contest runs March 30th – May 1st. To enter, you need to watch the show (of course!) and then go to the Jeopardy website to submit the Final Jeopardy! …read more




