They take pictures of the view from their rooms, of the roads they are navigating, and of the scenic vistas they encounter.

From the hundreds of entries we received, nine photographs won first, second, and third prizes in their respective categories.

Our winners then submitted essays discussing the places they visited, which were reviewed by our team of judges, and we are now pleased to announce the grand prize winner, as well as the second grand prize winner of the My European Vacation Photo Contest.

The Grand Prize Winner, Amanda Miccio, will receive a three-night stay at the Four Seasons Hotel in Prague, Czech Republic for her photo (above) of the view from her room in Positano. The second Grand Prize winner, Alan Dalsass, will receive a Hewlett-Packard Projector Companion for his photo (on next page) of the Hohe Tauern mountains.

Prizes are courtesy of our contest sponsors, the Four Seasons Hotel in Prague and Hewlett Packard.  Other sponsors of the My European Vacation contest include BMW, Revo, and Tumi.

The carrier will operate the route three times a week aboard a Boeing 777, which offers three classes of service, including a Club World cabin with lie-flat beds.

With the addition of the new route, British Airways will now be flying 10 flights a week to Las Vegas (from Heathrow and Gatwick).

(Pictured: British Airways Boeing 777)

Gogo will use AeroSat’s K_u-band satellite solution to provide this service, and it will also implement Inmarsat’s Global Xpress K_a-band satellite service once that goes online.

No announcement has been made in terms of which carriers will offer the new service.

Gogo was the first provider to offer domestic in-flight Internet service, launching with American Airlines in 2008.  It recently acquired Airfone, a JetBlue company that owned LiveTV, to gain that provider’s 1 MHz spectrum for its service.

Gogo offers in-flight Internet access on over 1,500 commercial aircraft including flights on AirTran, Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines, US Airways, and Virgin America.

The new daily, nonstop service will operate through September 4. In honor of the new route, travelers that take two round trip flights between Boston and Nantucket will get a third trip free, as well as 500 TrueBlue points. Nantucket is now JetBlue’s 45th nonstop destination out of Logan.

JetBlue also launched daily nonstop routes between JFK and Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard today. The carrier also plans to add another daily flight between JFK and Nantucket on June 21, which will operate through September 10.

The new program, which will take place three to four times a week, will offer Sheraton guests the opportunity to try a selection of wines at weekly tasting events at over 240 hotels.

North American hotels will serve two 90+ rated Wine Spectator wines, served in Riedel stemware, as part of the tasting. Other locations will have four 90+ wines.  The program will also feature Sheraton Selects, a rotating group of 85+ rated wines.  There is no charge for guests who want to try two of the 90+ wines and  all of the wines can be sampled for $5.

Riedel, based in Austria, is known for its wine glasses designed to enhance the character of a specific kind of wine.  Sheraton will offer Acqua Panna and S. Pellegrino water during the tasting.

(Photo: Riedel Glas Austia)

Rocco Forte’s Villa Kennedy, which opened March 1, 2006, is just that sort of hotel, although “hotel” seems a misnomer, as this property feels and appears more palatial than inn-like, and is the furthest thing from a cookie-cutter chain accommodation.

Originally constructed in 1904 as Villa Speyer, the residence of a prominent Frankfurt banking family, three additional wings have been added to the villa since ground was first broken more than a century ago. The property also served as the Max Planck Institut, dedicated to the study of biophysics, in the latter part of the 20th century. (Villa Kennedy was named after its address on Kennedyallee, which in turn was named after President John F. Kennedy’s 1963 visit to Frankfurt.)

THE ROOM

What I appreciated most about my Deluxe Garden View King room was that its French doors opened onto the terrace overlooking the impressive inner courtyard and gardens, making the 376-square-foot (35-square-meter) room feel spacious, airy, and open.

Villa Kennedy has made a considerable investment- to the tune of $500,000 – in the primarily modern art that decks its halls and rooms, providing contemporary splashes of color and form against a neutral backdrop. A complementary luxurious minimalism informs its design aesthetic, with rich fabrics and materials, and streamlined, yet comfortable furnishings.

The room featured a king-size bed flanked by nightstands, a roomy closet, flat-screen TVs, a living area with a coffee table, an armchair, and an L-shaped sofa.

The marble and mosaic bathroom featured heated floors, and separate tub and shower.

Travelers will now be able to transfer between flights operated by the carriers at either location. Other benefits of the partnership include one-stop ticketing and check-in, as well as easy baggage transfer.

Turkish Airlines plans to add three daily nonstop flights from JFK to Istanbul this summer. The airline currently offers daily nonstop service between Washington D.C. and Istanbul.

(Photo: Ercan Karakaş)

The renaming and rebranding will include a new logo, redesigned aircraft interiors, and the introduction of new Airbus A330s to the fleet.

Since 2009, Air Pacific has worked to restructure and improve its infrastructure, including improved flight schedules, new aircraft, and decreasing their operating losses.

Air Pacific was previously named Fiji Airways in 1958.

(Photo: XLerate)

The new agreement will allow Korean Air to connect to 70 North American WestJet flights.

WestJet currently has codesharing agreements with American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Delta, Japan Airlines, and KLM, as well as 17 other interline agreements.

Members can now earn and redeem points or airline miles at all Dream and Night locations.

Wyndham has five Dream hotels in four destinations: New York City (Midtown and Downtown); South Beach, Florida;  Bangkok; and Cochin, India. Night hotels are located in New York City (Midtown) and Dallas.

TRYP by Wyndham, the company’s business and leisure brand, has three locations in New York City, as well as hotels in San Jose in Costa Rica and Quebec City. Rewards members can now earn and redeem points at all TRYP locations.

(Pictured: View from Wyndham Dream NYC, Downtown location)