Remember 'Hernando's Hideaway?' You had to 'knock three times and whisper low that you and I were sent by Joe.' I hope JoeSentMe.com will open some business-travel doors.

THE COMPANIES WE'RE KEEPING
Dear JoeSentMe member:
     The deals I've put together for Executive-Level members ($89 a year) are unique. They have no strings or small-type restrictions. And I have no vested interest: I receive no fees or payments of any kind if you choose to do business with these companies. To claim any discounts, consult your Executive membership packet or drop me an E-mail. -- Joe Brancatelli

ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF PARTICIPATING FIRMS
THE BONJOUR PARIS WEB SITE AND NEWSLETTER
     I always say that business travelers are broadly divided into two categories: Those who want to escape to Italy and those who want to escape to France. If you're a paris Francophile, then you'll want a premium membership in Bonjour Paris, a Web site and weekly newsletter that covers France, Paris and all things French. A premium membership includes complete access to the extensive BonjourParis.com site, which offers more than 5,000 articles. Premium members also receive a weekly newsletter, exclusive travel discounts and many other perks.
     The Bonjour Paris Offer: Purchase a Premium membership for just $15, almost 60% off the regular price of $34.95.

THE DREAM OF ITALY NEWSLETTER
     I visit Italy regularly, which is why I'm mad about the Dream of Italy newsletter. It covers Italian travel, culture, food and life with great passion and gusto. italy Published ten times a year, the newsletter offers in-depth destination stories, terrific features about day-to-day Italian life and lots of news, tips, recipes and timely suggestions for your next trip to Rome or Tuscany or Sicily or Umbria or Venice or anywhere you love in Italy.
     The Dream of Italy Offer: Receive two years of the newsletter for the price of a one-year subscription.

THE ENTREE NEWSLETTER
     Luxury is a very personal thing and that is the guiding focus of the Entree newsletter. Editor and publisher William Tomicki travels the world entree searching for the very best airline, hotel, resort and dining experiences. He's quite demanding and uncompromising in his opinions and each monthly issue of Entree is an extremely personal look at the state of luxury travel.
     The Entree Offer: Receive 50% off the price of a one-year subscription.

GLASER DESIGNS LUGGAGE AND BRIEFCASES
     Kari and Myron Glaser have been handcrafting fine luggage and briefcases for business travelers for more than 25 years. Glaser bags are practical, stylish glaser and of the highest quality. They are made from the finest leathers, fabrics and fasteners. I should know: I own two Glaser garment bags, two Glaser briefcases and a Glaser carry-on. Glaser bags aren't a cheap purchase, but they are a wonderful investment. And they're actually less expensive than buying an endless string of cheap bags every year or two.
     The Glaser Offer: Receive a one-time discount of 10% on a purchase.

GLOBAL PERKS TRAVEL AMENITIES
     Global Perks offers a wide array of travel discounts, VIP amenities and special deals. The hotel section, for example, gives Global Perks members free room upgrades, helicopter glaser rides, limousine transfers, Champagne, spa treatments, golf and breakfasts. Other nice wrinkles: a one-year subscription to Traveler Overseas magazine; $50 worth of domestic and international mobile-phone calls from AwakeTel; car-rental, barge and cruise-ship discounts; and a leather passport folio to store it all.
     The Global Perks Offer: Receive a year of membership for $99, a savings of $100 off the normal annual fee.

LUGGAGE FORWARD
     Luggage Forward is the nation's premier luggage and sports-equipment delivery service. And with the airlines slashing or eliminating their free checked-luggage allowances, hiking lugfor their "excess" baggage fees and losing our checked bags at alarming rates, shipping with Luggage Forward makes more sense than ever. Luggage Forward offers four levels of domestic shipping (overnight, second-, third- and fifth-day service) and even delivers worldwide.
     The Luggage Forward Offer: Receive 10 percent discounts on second-, third- or fifth-day domestic deliveries or on any international shipments. Receive 15 percent discounts on next-day domestic deliveries.

MAGELLAN'S TRAVEL SUPPLIES
     Magellan's, founded by John and Gloria McManus, two former Pan Am executives, sells just about everything a traveler needs: magellans comfort and security products; electronic and electrical supplies for frequent flyers; luggage; travel clothes and all sorts of other gear. The Web site is concise and complete and I even enjoy calling once in a while because the sales reps love to talk about travel. Magellan's is where I buy all my travel supplies.
     The Magellan's Offer: Receive 15% off total purchases over $50.

MAPS.COM
     Business travelers, literally and figuratively, need a sense of place. And no place helps you find that literal sense of place better than Maps.com, a maps terrific resource for wall maps, atlases, globes, travel maps, map-related CD-ROM products and travel guides. They've got a huge stock of both domestic and international maps. They sell both paper and digital maps. The site is easy to use, simple to negotiate and chock full of the stuff we need to find our way.
     The Maps.com Offer: Receive 20% off all your purchases over $3.95.

MEDJETASSIST
     Know those all-too-true horror stories about travelers who suffer illnesses or injuries on the road and then get stuck with gigantic bills just for the medical evacuation? I know of only one way to avoid becoming such an expensive statistic: MedjetAssist. If you are hospitalized virtually anywhere in the world, MedJetAssist will fly you to the hospital of your choice, at no charge. MedjetAssist is the only company I know that offers this no-questions-asked service. And my MedJet Assist card is the card that I never leave home without.
     The MedjetAssist Offer: Receive $25 off individual or family annual memberships.

THE PASSPORT NEWSLETTER
     The Passport newsletter bills itself as "America's original luxury-travel information source since 1965." I don't go back quite that far, but I passport can tell you this story. When I was executive editor of Frequent Flyer from 1990 to 1993, we received hundreds of travel newsletters and magazines. Passport was the only travel publication that my boss, Martin Deutsch, came to the library to read regularly. These days, each monthly issue is crammed with news about and reviews of the best places, the best hotels and the best restaurants in the world. It's a wonderful companion for the discriminating traveler.
     The Passport Offer: Receive $24 off a one-year subscription, a savings of 25%.

PRIORITY PASS
     The best investment a traveler can make in his or her own comfort and productivity on the road is membership in at least one airport-club network. I priority find Priority Pass, with more than 500 airport clubs worldwide, to be absolutely invaluable. It offers access to many America West, Air Canada, Continental, Delta, Northwest, United and US Airways clubs as well as airport-sponsored VIP lounges in cities across the globe.
     The Priority Pass Offer: Receive 20% off the price of any of the three annual membership plans.

PORTER CASE
     By disposition and habit, I'm a garment bag kind of guy. But I understand that the vast majority of business travelers prefer rolling bags and are always porter looking for the "perfect" case. Porter Case may be the company that makes the perfect rolling case for you. Its line of hard-sided rolling bags includes models that double as a luggage cart. Others are stackable. And Porter Case also make a fine line of soft-sided rolling bags, too. This is luggage for business travelers by business travelers.
     The Porter Case Offer: Receive 30% off the manufacturer's suggested retail price of any Porter Case and free standard ground shipping.

SPORTS EXPRESS SPORTS EQUIPMENT & LUGGAGE DELIVERY
     There are many times when you're toting gear for a client that needs to be checked. And sports vacations almost always mean checked luggage and big, bulky sports stuff. But don't check bags with the airlines. Ship them. Sports Express picks up bags at your home or office and has them waiting at your hotel when you arrive.
     The Sports Express Offer: Receive upgrades to overnight delivery for the price of second-day service. Or receive upgrades to priority overnight delivery by 10 a.m. for the price of overnight service.

TELESTIAL.COM
     More and more business travelers need a mobile phone when they travel overseas. And while the "one world, one phone" standard remains elusive, many of us (me included) have telestial switched to GSM-enabled mobile phones, which work in about 150 countries around the world. Others have even delved into satellite phones. One of the best suppliers of unlocked GSM phones, country-specific prepaid SIM cards for GSM phones, satellite phones and mobile-phone supplies is Telestial.com. Telestial's Web site is easy to use, chock full of useful information and a great guide for experienced and novice GSM mobile-phone users.
     The Telestial.com Offer: Receive 15% off all your purchases.

WORLDCELL INTERNATIONAL MOBILE-PHONE SERVICE
     Most of the world operates on the GSM standard for cellular phones and most wireless phones used by U.S. business travelers worldcell aren't compatible. So how do you communicate overseas? WorldCell provides GSM rentals around the world and delivers the phone to your home or office before you depart. The service is available 24/7/365. Phone rentals usually cost $75 for the first week and $8 for each additional day.
     The WorldCell Offer: Receive free weekly rentals of GSM phones. Additional days cost just $5 a day. Standard WorldCell airtime rates apply to all rentals.

FIND A DISCOUNT
Looking for discounts on a specific product or service? Check the links below.

AIRPORT CLUBS
Priority Pass

EVACUATIONS
MedjetAssist

LUGGAGE & CASES
Glaser Designs
Magellan's
Porter Case

LUGGAGE SHIPPER
Luggage Forward
SportsExpress.com

MAPS & GLOBES
Maps.com
Magellan's

MOBILE PHONES
Telestial.com
WorldCell Mobile

NEWSLETTERS
Bonjour Paris
Dream of Italy
Entree Newsletter
Passport Newsletter

TRAVEL AMENITIES
Global Perks

TRAVEL SUPPLIES
Magellan's

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