Newsletters and Email Alerts: A Necessary Evil

My inbox is incredibly cluttered. On top of the usual work-related e-newsletters, I also subscribe to a gazillion travel e-newsletters, give or take a few. Some are more valuable than others, and some are completely irrelevant to my travel preferences. (And I actually don't remember signing up for them in the first place!) But I hold on to the underwhelming newsletters because, hey, sometimes they surprise you.

Here are some of my favourites:

• Travelzoo. The Wednesday newsletter is full of great deals from around the web. Haven't found their recently added special alerts too useful...yet!
• Travel Alerts. Another reason why Wednesdays have turned into travel daydream day!
• SmarterVegas. Signing up gives you exclusive access to discount promo codes for shows and hotels. 
• Porter. Being subscribed to their newsletter means you're among the first to hear about major offers - like 50% off certain flights
• VacationsToGo. I signed up for this one on a whim, and actually booked a cruise (something I never thought I'd do) based on a deal I saw here that was too good to pass up

A couple of my not-so-faves:

• Expedia. Love the site, have never found their email alerts particularly helpful
• Groupon Getaway. I have yet to see a deal I can't pass up here. They're new-ish, though, so I'm hanging in there to see if things change as they grow