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[contest] Win 20 Free Nights at any Hampton Hotel!

21. October 2009

Editor's Note: The contest is now closed. Thanks again for contributing such fantastic answers, and stay tuned for the announcement of a winner! Enter our Hampton Hotel contest to wins 20 FREE nights at any Hampton Hotel (you'll have 1,700+ locations to chose from... Manhattan to New Orleans, San Francisco to San Antonio, Puerto Rico to Mexico to Canada and beyond!). And you'll receive a $200 Viator.com gift certificate. All you need to do is answer one question: What do YOU wish in life came with a 100% guarantee?

[contest] Win 2 SF Helicopter + 2 Academy of Sciences Tickets!

20. October 2009

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[contest] Win 2 SF Helicopter + 2 Academy of Sciences Tickets!

[Editor's note: The contest is now closed! Thanks again for entering, stay tuned and we'll announce a winner soon.] We're giving away two free tickets on a San Francisco helicopter tour plus two free tickets on a behind-the-scenes platinum tour of the California Academy of Sciences. We are asking everybody who enters the contest one simple question. Why YOU?

Contest: Win 2 Free Tickets to Oktoberfest in Munich!

19. September 2009

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Contest: Win 2 Free Tickets to Oktoberfest in Munich!

Editor's note: The contest is now closed, we'll announce a winner soon. Thanks again for entering. Happy Oktoberfesting!

7 Tips on Finding Cheap Flights

29. July 2009

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As America continues to look a bleak economy straight in the face, it is more important than ever to leverage all options to find the cheapest flights and trips online, so we can still enjoy an affordable vacation. Done right, the intelligent traveler can chop considerable dollars off his or her airfare and invest it somewhere else, where it would be better used. Unfortunately, there isn’t one answer to finding the cheapest fare available. Getting the lowest price requires diligence and careful planning.

Behind the Scenes at the California Academy of Sciences

14. July 2009

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Behind the Scenes at the California Academy of Sciences

The first time I went to the newly re-opened California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco I didn’t feel like I got the most out of my experience. On the plus side, I skipped the line outside with my pre-bought ticket and I saw the aquarium and the living roof, but I didn’t go in the rain forest and I didn’t see the show at the planetarium. And the reason I didn’t do those things is that the line inside for them, while well managed, was long, like an hour long.

What’s New in Las Vegas

13. July 2009

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Las Vegas? There is no better place to visit right now! The weather is beautiful (not too hot yet), the prices of hotel rooms are the same as they were 15 years ago (hellloooo 1994!) and Viator has more to offer than ever before (no joke - we really do).

Contest: Las Vegas Dinner & Show

28. June 2009

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Editor's note: The contest is now closed and we're pleased to announce the winners! It was not an easy decision, there were a lot of great entries. But we've selected 2 runners-up and 1 grand prize winner for answering one simple question: "Why should Viator give YOU free tickets to a Las Vegas dinner & show?" The catch -- your answer must be 10 words or less! We've written about the new Dinner in the Sky in Las Vegas, involving a large crane, an elevated outdoor table, and amazing views of the Las Vegas skyline...

Travel Deals on Twitter

20. March 2009

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We will Twitter a few times a day when we have a travel deal worth promoting, a thought worth sharing (99.9% guarnteed to be travel-related, don't worry). We'll also start offering Twitter-only promotion codes. So if you want to have a bit of fun and save a few bucks on a Viator tour, follow us on Twitter and be ready when we send out a Twitter-only promotion code.

Attraction Passes: Seeing More, Doing More - For Less!

10. March 2009

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When anyone asks me for recommendations on things to do on their vacation, it’s hard for me to give advice on the “one” thing you have to do. That said, there is one thing I always recommend as a great way to find things to see and do in almost any destination worldwide–get yourself a [...]

Save Money on Caribbean Cruise Shore Excursions

18. January 2009

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Save Money on Caribbean Cruise Shore Excursions

For a week-long cruise a couple could easily spend the cost of their Caribbean cruise all over again in shore excursion fees. The cruise lines charge a premium for shore excursions - and you can save time and money by not booking the tour through the cruise line. Avoiding the hoards of passengers being organized into the cruise line shore excursions and having a smaller group experience leaves more time for fun, which is why you're in the Caribbean in the first place. Which is why Viator offers shore excursions in Aruba, the Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands (BVI), Cayman Islands, Dominica, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, St Lucia, St Maarten and US Virgin Islands.