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Bonnaroo 2012!

Hey festival-goers! The lineup for Bonnaroo, the annual music and arts festival in Manchester, Tennessee was released today! Radiohead, Phish, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers will be headlining the 4-day festival. Childish Gambino, Skrillex, Foster The People, Aziz Ansari, Bon Iver and Little Dragon along with over 70 other artists are scheduled to perform. For the full lineup visit Bonnaroo! ...

Feb 14th

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A Special Gift From Urban Adventures

Last week we posted a video from our friends over at Urban Adventures. If you want to get the vibe of a city from a local’s point of view, Urban Adventures does just that! They provide tours in over 100 cities! They are still looking for someone to take over the London Urban Adventures, if you’re interested. Also, they gave us a special 10% off discount code for gtrot users! Use the...

Feb 13th

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Costa Concordia - Would you try again?

Costa Cruises is offering a 30% off discount future cruises to survivors of the fatal cruise ship accident. However, all survivors won’t receive the discount. “The company is not only going to refund everybody, but they will offer a 30% discount on future cruises if they want to stay loyal to the company,” said a spokesman for Costa Cruises to the NY Daily News. Survivors are infuriated...

Jan 23rd

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Jan 13th

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Keep your change!

According to TSA, many travelers leave loose change at airport security checkpoints everyday. Although TSA wishes to return the money to the rightful owners, it’s nearly impossible, so the money is used to fund different operations. In 2010, the loose change left at security checkpoints amounted to $409,085.56. That’s $376,480.39 in US currency plus foreign currency worth...

Jan 12th

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Jan 11th

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“Travel is so rewarding that it should take precedence over other things younger...”

– New York Times: Advice on Finishing With No Regrets Agree?

Jan 11th

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Jan 10th

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28 days later: Our improvements after Ask HN

At gtrot, we’re working to build the best city discovery tool on the web. In order to make it the best, we constantly ask feedback from our customers online, in person and across the web. 28 days ago was no exception. We asked the incredibly tech-savvy and generous community at Hacker News to give us their honest feedback on the latest updates to http://gtrot.com. As a thank you to the...

Jan 9th

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Can you recommend places to go in NOLA?

 New Orleans is a wonderful city rich in culture! Check out gtrot.com for personalized recommendations and get suggestions from friends! 
Here are a few of our favorites: 
 Tipitina's
 Camellia Grill
 Deanie's Seafood
 Cafe Du Monde
 Happy Travels!

Jan 6th

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Capture your next trip with gtrot!

Any travel plans in the coming months? Tell us where you’re headed for your chance to win a Flip video camcorder and a gtrot travel pack! Giveaway Rules: 1.Tweet @gtrot where you’re going this year using the #gtrotfliptrip hashtag. Be creative, just make sure the tweet has a destination and #gtrotfliptrip! 2.”Like” gtrot on Facebook. 3. For an additional entry, share...

Jan 6th

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Jan 5th

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Watch

Continuing our conversation from yesterday, this morning Nilou Motamed, Features Director at Travel + Leisure, stopped by the Today Show to discuss the best destinations to unplug. She mentioned that we’ll be seeing more of black hole resorts in the future. In a recent poll on today.com, 81% of people said they needed quiet time. Check out these 6 quiet destinations Motamed mentioned on The...

Jan 4th

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Quiet Time: Will 2012 be the year travelers force...

In a recent article titled “The Joy of Quiet”, Pico Iyer described his experiences being away from modern technology and the trends he expects to see in the future. He’s never really had to take a break from technology because he’s always been separated from it- no cellphone, Facebook or Twitter. He shared that he noticed an increase in people taking quiet time from their day jobs and social ...

Jan 3rd

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