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EcoReport is written and edited by Evelyn Kanter, a professional journalist with a lifetime of experience a magazine and newspaper writer and photographer, radio and television news producer and reporter, and guidebook author and editor -- all focusing on travel, automotive, lifestyle, the environment, and your rights as a consumer.

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Airlines, Hotels Help Japan Earthquake & Tsunami Victims

Instead of beating up airlines for making us crazy by finding new ways to charge us more money for things like pillows, checked baggage and seats with leg room, it’s time to recognize how airlines step forward when there is a crisis and turn into good guys.

Delta is pledging $1 million in cash [...]

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Enter These Free Contests to Win Cars and Vacations

Here’s your chance to win a free car and a free vacation, with these contests and sweepstakes from an auto manufacturer, an airline and an African country.  Not surprisingly, all these contests involve following the company on social media, including Twitter and Facebook.

2011 Kia Optima Turbo

Win a 2011 Kia [...]

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Tips for Buying Travel Insurance: Never Leave Home Without It

Buy travel insurance to protect you on long or distant trips. Photo of Evelyn Kanter in Luxor, Egypt by Robert Holmes.

The current political turmoil in Egypt, blizzards and snowstorms that shut down airports in winter, hurricanes that shut down airports in summer and fall are all reasons to have travel insurance.  Travel [...]

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How Airlines and Hotels Give Back to the Community

In the spirit of the holiday season, it’s time to acknowledge airlines and hotels for how they support the underprivileged and give back to the community.

American Airlines brought more than 1,300 children and spouses of fallen military personnel to the Dallas/Ft. Worth area on December 9th, four four days of all-expense-paid holiday activities, [...]

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Travel Contests for Free Vacations

Airlines, hotels and tourism boards are giving away free vacations.  Some current travel contests, sweepstakes and promotions often involve little more than signing up to the company’s Facebook page.  Now that I have your attention –

Contests and sweepstakes for free vacations

Grand Velas Riviera Maya — the prize is a two night [...]

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How the Travel Industry Supports U.S. Military Veterans

Travel industry supports U.S. military with free flights and other discounts

On Veterans Day, let’s salute our active and retired U.S. military personnel.  Let’s also salute the travel industry for the ways it supports American soldiers, sailors and Marines.  The travel industry gets lots of headlines for cruise ships that have to be [...]

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