Recap: The Week Travel Stories and Bargains

Following is our regular overview of best and the most recent travel news traveler promotions recorded during the week.

If it was a good deal–or a notably bad deal–by an airline, hotel, or car rental loyalty plan, you may read about it, and plan your travel.

Traveling Fraud Can Be Down, but Not Out

Fake travel websites created to steal consumers’ private and financial information is just one of the scams.

Las Vegas Room Rates Hit All-Time Highs

Using rates for shows, parking fees, and its resort fees, a Vegas trip is very likely to mean breaking up the budget. You will find bargains.

85 percent of Travelers Are Happy with Airlines. Really?

The trade group representing many U.S. airlines claims that 85 percent of flyers are content with the overall travel experience. Do you agree?

Booze-to-Go at the Airport. What Can Go Wrong?

Alcohol and travel are a mix. Why are Missouri lawmakers on the verge of allowing travelers to shoot cocktails with them to their boarding gates?

From Choice Hotels: 1 Free Night After 2 Stays

Choice Hotels’ advertising might be the most generous of those hotel bonuses available.

Connect JetBlue’s Program, Fly, Earn 5,000 Bonus Points

During April 16, travelers who finish a JetBlue flight and enroll in JetBlue’s TrueBlue program will earn 5,000 bonus points.

Out Of JetBlue: Triple Factors for Long Beach Flights

Through May 22, TrueBlue members can earn foundation points for JetBlue flights between Long Beach, California, and San Francisco, Oakland, Reno, Las Vegas, or San Jose.

New from InterContinental Hotels: Ranked on Gas

Members of the IHG Rewards Club can now save up to 7 cents a gallon when filling up at Shell stations.

Win a Transatlantic Crossing on the Queen Mary 2

Enter to win the grand prize: a Transatlantic crossing on the Queen Mary 2, between New York and Southampton, England.

Someone has to win this particular trip? Might as well be you.