We just received word that LuggageOnline is offering 20% off site-wide until Wednesday, 12/13/06 at 11:59pm. No coupons are necessary and it applies to about 80 brands but does not include TUMI, Briggs & Riley, Samsonite, Travelpro, Victorinox, Hartmann, Kipling, JanSport, and Rimowa.

Link:  20% off sale at LuggageOnline (expires 12/13/06)

Orbitz just released its latest round of discounts and promotions highlighted by $200 off a package (flight plus hotel) of 5 or more nights at any international destination (as they like to say “Australia to Zanzibar”). Here is the full list of promotions:

• $200 off a flight plus hotel package for 5 or more nights to any international destination. You must book by 12/31/06 and travel between 1/1/07 and 6/30/07. To redeem, click here and use coupon code PASSPORT (expires 12/31/06).
• $150 off a flight plus hotel package for 3 or more nights to select ski destination. You must book by 1/14/07 and travel by 4/30/07. To redeem, click here and use coupon code 150SKI (expires 12/31/06).
• Book any hotel, vacation package, flight, car rental, cruise, or activity by 12/31/06 and you’ll receve a $200 coupon for use on an international vacation of 5 or more nights. You must book the international travel by 3/31/07 and travel between 1/5/07 and 6/30/07. To redeem, click here (expires 12/31/06).
• $150 off a flight plus hotel package of 5 or more nights to to San Diego, New York City, Orlando, Washington D.C. or Maui. You must book by 12/31/06 and travel by 6/30/07. To redeem, click here and use coupon code FAMILY150 (expires 12/31/06).
• $50 off a flight plus hotel package of 4 or more nights to to San Diego, New York City, Orlando, Washington D.C. or Maui. You must book by 12/31/06 and travel by 6/30/07. To redeem, click here and use coupon code FAMILY50 (expires 12/31/06).

There are only two days left to take advantage of Hotel.com’s $20 to $100 rebate on hotel reservations. This coupon expires 10/31/06 and is valid for reservations through 1/31/07. The rebate amount varies by length of bookings (see chart below) and as always please read all the applicable terms and conditions.

Rebate amounts:

• $20 with a 3-Night Booking
• $30 with a 5-Night Booking
• $50 with a 8-Night Booking
• $75 with an 10-Night Booking
• $100 with a 12-Night Booking

Link:  Up to $100 Cash Back Rebate at Hotels.com

Tumi is one of the leading brands of luxury travel, business, and lifestyle accessories. Its innovative and stylish products are of the highest quality and reliability. Here at Shopperism, we own quite a few Tumi products ranging from luggage to laptop bags to accessories and we’ve always enjoyed the look and feel. If you’re interested, click over to Tumi and for a limited time, enjoy free 2nd day shipping.

You may want to take a look at the limited edition Powerpack Backpack designed by sculptor Anish Kapoor. The PowerPack includes a solar panel for charging your phone and PDA, a Tumi Electric Adaptor, a laptop sleeve, and much more. Tumi will donate 100% of the proceeds from sale of the PowerPack to Doctors Without Borders.

Link: Get Free 2nd Day Shipping Upgrade Today

Here is a good coupon to pass along. Take 10% off your entire purchase at LuggageOnline. To redeem, click here and use coupon code SEPTLS at checkout. This coupon expires 11/14/06 and excludes Tumi and Briggs & Riley. Also, LuggageOnline is offering free shipping on orders over $125 until the end of the year (excludes Tumi and Briggs & Riley)

Link: 10% off at LuggageOnline. Click here and use coupon code SEPTLS at checkout

Lonely Planet’s travel guides have always been our first choice for in-depth information on our many travel destinations. The style and presentations of the guides combined with the insightful information provided to us by the writers has served us well in our journeys. With this in mind, we are happy to talk about Lonely Planet Bluelist: 618 Things to Do & Places to Go, a fun and useful book which inspires us to continue traveling.

The book compiles 618 of the best places to go to and things to do in the world today as recommended by the authors, staff, and travelers at Lonely Planet. Covering every country in the world, this book lists the best travel experiences ranging from the normal (best place to drink) to the bizarre (best place to get naked). Individual country reviews provide great insight into the travel experience while also discussing the impact of global events and trends. And, of course, the book includes the great photos you would expect to see in a Lonely Planet guide. Lonely Planet is offering the book for free with a $40 purchase. Amazon is offering the 2006-07 version for $13.59. The 2007 version is available for pre-order.

Lonely Planet Bluelist: 618 Things to Do & Places to Go | Lonely Planet
Amazon | $13.59

After a hot summer, fall is upon us and as the rain and cold weather move in, we can’t stop thinking about travelling somewhere warm and fun. So, you can imagine the smile on our faces when we discovered this coupon from Orbitz.

Get $200 off your next flight+hotel vacation package to Mexico’s Puerto Vallarta, Riviera Maya, Los Cabos, or Cancun. To redeem, click here and enter promotion code FIESTA200. This coupon expires on 9/30/06 and you must travel between 9/8/06 and 6/30/07 (not bad, since you can schedule a spring or early summer vacation).

Looking for a different destination? Orbitz is also offering $50 off hotel or hotel+flight package of 3 or more nights. To redeem, click here and enter promotion code SAVENOW. This coupon expires 10/8/06 and you must travel by 12/31/06. As an added bonus, once you’ve booked your travel, you will receive a $200 promotion code by email (sometime around 12/29/06) which is good for a vacation package to Mexico, the Caribbean, or Hawaii. This additional coupon will be good for flight+hotel packages of 5 or more nights between 1/1/07 and 3/31/07.

Photo by Flickr user o2ma (who happens to be the great guitarist Ottmar Liebert)

I guess it’s travel related…

This film is destined to become a cult flick and has received that kind of hype. While the notion of snakes attacking you while in a contained tube with not way in or out is clearly a scary idea, I wonder how much of this is a reflection of all the that many people now consider possible on board airplanes in the post 9/11 world. Or maybe I am overly philosophical and somebody wanted to hear Samuel L. Jackson want his motherf***in’ snakes on a plane.

iTunes, of course, has the trailer, soundtrack, and of course Samuel L. Jackson’s playlist.

Welcome to TRAVELERism, a new blog about the world from the perspective of a traveler or a tourist (we don’t discriminate).

Through stories, links, photos, videos, and music we hope to bring the world closer to you. In the weeks and months ahead we will post stories about the world: places both near and far. We will also pass along travel deals, links to new related sites, and other info which we hope draws your interest.
We can’t travel everywhere or find all the great places and stories, so I hope you can help us extend our reach by contributing to the site. Tell us about your travel stories and experiences or point us to a place we should look at.

No better music for our launch than Richard Strauss’ Also Sprach Zarathustra.