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Turn In Your Passport Application To Win a Free Trip to Chile
By Passport Editorial

Do you love wine and travel? If so, here's a travel contest that's tailor-made for you: The Wines of Chile Experience. (Via Gadling.) If you win, you'll get two free flights to Chile (one for you, one for a guest), as well as five nights of accommodations at a boutique hotel or winery, food and drink, activities and transportation within Chile. The total value of the prize package is "not to exceed $15,000," so there should be enough of a…

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Fly to Japan for Free With Your US Passport
By Passport Editorial

Japan has come to depend on its tourist industry, but after the earthquake/tsunami one-two punch that leveled parts of the coast and damaged the Fukushima nuclear reactor, the number of foreign visitors dropped by 50-60 percent (via NileGuidance). Since then, the Japanese travel industry has come up with several promotions aimed at combating the negative perception of the country that still lingers even today. For example, in July, a group of Japanese resorts held a contest to send one lucky…

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Halloween: Expedite Your Passport to Stay in a Haunted Hotel
By Passport Editorial

Want to do something really special for Halloween this year? Now that popular reality shows follow "paranormal investigators" around, ghost-hunting is all the rage, but do you really want to spend your Halloween shivering in an abandoned building in the hopes that something will materialize? Stay at one of these reputedly haunted hotels, and you can enjoy your creature comforts while you try to catch a glimpse of supernatural visitors. Just remember: you can check in, but you may never…

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Expedite Your Passport for Oktoberfest in Germany
By Passport Editorial

Germany's Oktoberfest is going on even as we speak- millions of people from all over the world gathering together to celebrate their love for a cold, frosty brew. Sounds great, doesn't it? If you feel like you're in your element in the midst of a large crowd of very drunk people, sure. However, as Matador Travel's Karyn Johnson discovered, the reality of Oktoberfest is often far less glamorous and far more vomit-filled than the hype. She says: "This is great…

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Get Your Passport Application: Passport Day is This Weekend!
By Passport Editorial

Been meaning to turn in that passport application? Life does get hectic, and it's easy to just keep putting chores like that off. However, you shouldn't wait until the last minute to apply for a passport. It's just a bad idea. Now, thanks to the Department of State's annual Passport Day in the USA holiday, you don't have to. This event has been held for the past three years, and it gives people who don't have a lot of time…

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The Passport Party Project: Passport Services for Teenage Girls
By Passport Editorial

There's no denying that traveling to another country can be a life-changing event, especially when you're young. I know I'll never forget my art-history-themed senior trip to Europe, for example. It was an amazing and humbling experience to realize how big the world outside of America is. First, though, you need to get a passport. A new organization, the Passport Party Project, seeks to help teenage girls (and younger tweens) get over that first obstacle by providing them with access…

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Get an Expedited Passport to Visit Paris In September
By Passport Editorial

Fall is already one of the best times of year to visit Paris. The air cool and the summer crowds have begun to die down. Even better, a series of outdoor festivals and events take place in the city and surrounding countryside starting in September. Here's a rundown on why this month is worth making the trip: The Techno Parade On September 17th, thousands of electronic music lovers will gather in Paris for a 3-mile-long parade through the city. Originally…

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