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New Year, New Routes from SAS, Frontier, Delta and More

Sometimes it’s hard to stay on top of all the new route announcements that come our way, so we’ve complied a little bit of a rundown below. As long as you can afford the fares, this should definitely help add to your passport stamp collection.

· SAS:
It’s still cold outside, but it’s already time to start planning about hopping in and around Europe this summer. SAS—thanks to an awesome post on Instagram—revealed some of their plans for the warmer weather. They’ll be heading from Oslo to Faro, Portugal, and that’s just one of many. There are also new options to spots like Nice, Barcelona, and Palma de Mallorca from some of their favorite airports like Stavanger Airport in Sola and Bergen Airport—both in Norway. So remember that the summer of 2012 is right around the corner and start saving those pennies (and euros).

· Frontier:
The animal-tailed airline is on the move again, and it looks like there’s going to be a few more new routes. Frontier Airlines is starting up nonstop service between Kansas City and Orlando this week, and the plan is to keep the route as a seasonal thing through April. In addition there will also be new flights from Grand Rapids, Michigan and Madison, Wisconsin to and from Washington, DC—Reagan-National to be specific. The airline is running a New Year’s Sale through January 12, so if you’ve been looking to score some decent fares for these new routes—or others—be sure to check out what they’re offering.

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Can't Ever Get Enough of Travel Photography

Some of our recent shots on Instagram

Yo. We already told you last week that we're now on Instagram (username: jaunted), but we thought we'd give you a fair warning that things are about to quadruple in awesome as we prepare for a late winter and spring insanely packed with international travel. That means more awesome, behind-the-scenes travel shots on Instagram from our writers...wherever they may be on this blue globe of ours.

Not only that, but here's a few additional updates we've noticed among the travel brands on Instagram:

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Airlines and Travel Brands to Follow Right Now on Instagram

And just like that, social photo sharing app Instagram is super hot. Sure it's only just celebrated its one-year anniversary as an iPhone app, but recent contests and exposure given to it by brands and influential figures in social media have pushed it over the edge. Heck, we jumped in head first! And we're freaking loving it. (Follow us by searching "jaunted" & "hotelchatter" in the app).

It's not just people posting images of their kids eating birthday cake or close-ups of kitty paws, either; Instagram seems to be spreading most rapidly among those interested in design, architecture, analogue photography, nature and—of course—the rest of the world. This is where travel images enter the game, and the airlines are paying attention.

We ran a fine-toothed comb through Instagram to find the airlines you need to follow now, and who else to watch:

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In-Flight Cocktail of the Month: 'Fit For Flight' on SAS

As many already know, we have a serious obsession with airline cocktails, and so much is our passion that we've created a whole first-Friday-of-the-month feature called In-Flight Cocktail of the Month, which highlights the special concoctions that flight attendants whip up with only a cocktail shaker, some tiny liquor bottles and a whole lot of hope that it won't make you drunk and unruly.

Most people would just call this drink a "cranberry cooler," but on an SAS plane, it adopts the more aviation-appropriate name "Fit For Flight." Perhaps you can guess already why it's called this—it's nonalcoholic. This will actually be the second alcohol-free cocktail we've featured, following the Cathay Delight. For those who aren't in the mood for an alcoholic drink, are worried about the effects of jetlag or simply can't drink, there's no need to completely sit out the party.

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JetBlue Heads North to Alaska, Southwest Goes South to Mexico, and More New Routes This Week

Sometimes it’s hard to stay on top of all the new route announcements that come our way, so we’ve complied a little bit of a rundown below. As long as you can afford the fares, this should definitely help add to your passport stamp collection.

· JetBlue:
Even though in-flight WiFi arrived in Alaska this week, there’s another airline that’s bringing even better entertainment to Anchorage. JetBlue announced their 65th destination this week with seasonal flights to and from Anchorage and Long Beach, California, beginning on May 26 of next year. Flights start at just $119 each way—not too bad—and are available for booking today. Just remember your camera, as JetBlue is asking for pictures in case you can see Russia from your hotel room!

· SAS:
There are a few new options in and out of Norway and Denmark this week, as SAS looks to expand their offerings around the globe. First, the airline of Scandinavia will start Oslo to New York service beginning in March of 2011. They’ll also start up service direct between Copenhagen and Shanghai sometime over the winter. New York’s new route will be a daily option aboard Airbus A330-300 planes, and the route to the east will utilize Airbus A340-300 aircraft five times per week. Not settling with just international routes, there’s also new options within Europe as well, like Oslo to Munich and Stockholm to Venice.

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New Routes Get You to Oslo, Shanghai, Memphis and Everywhere in Between

Sometimes it’s hard to stay on top of all the new route announcements that come our way, so we’ve complied a little bit of a rundown below. As long as you can afford the fares, this should definitely help add to your passport stamp collection.

· SAS Airlines:
We’re no Al Roker, but we’re pretty sure that Oslo is chilly in March. That’s not stopping SAS, as they are planning to launch brand new service between Newark and Oslo at the end of March. Get comfy about Airbus A330-300 aircraft, especially if you have the cash to sit in one of the 34 business class seats. There will be some premium economy options as well if you just can’t stand the though of coach on a transatlantic long haul. Also—just in case you’re in the neighborhood—SAS will also be flying from Copenhagen to Shanghai next year as well.

· Delta:
This week’s new option from Delta isn’t as exciting as their announcement from a couple weeks ago about Angola, but we’ll take what we can get. Despite shrinking down their base in Memphis, they’re launching a new nonstop option to Mexico City. Starting January 8 they’ll send Airbus A319 jets once a week on Saturday. Mexico City doesn’t have the beaches of the country’s resort destinations, but this will probably make some business-type-people pretty happy.

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