Yardley, Pa., March 1, 2014 – Global Traveler launches its annual online charity travel auction today. For the fourth consecutive year, the auction benefits The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society; 100 percent of the proceeds go toward the fight to end blood cancers.

Beginning today, log on to www.globaltravelerusa.com/auction and bid on a number of travel items, including business-class airline tickets, 5-star hotel stays and travel products. Prizes include two round-trip business-class tickets on Air Canada, American Airlines, Asiana Airlines, British Airways, Brussels Airlines, China Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, Etihad, Fiji Airways, Singapore Airlines, South African Airlines, Swiss International Air Lines, Turkish Airlines and United. Hotel stays are available at Andaz Wall Street, Bandon Dunes, Corinthia Hotel Lisbon, Fullerton Hotel, Hyatt Regency Incheon, Jumeirah Grand Hotel Via Veneto, Langham Hong Kong, Pan Pacific Nirwana Bali Resort, The Resort at Pelican Hill, St. Regis Bahia Beach, The Surrey, Viceroy Zihuatanejo, The Westin New York Grand Central and many more. Additional items up for grabs this year are 1 million points from IHG Rewards Club, a BlackBerry Z10 mobile phone from AT&T Wireless, an iPad Mini from LOT Polish Airlines, one-year of WiFi service from Boingo, a one-week rental from Hertz and a suitcase from Briggs & Riley.

“It’s time again for our annual auction, one of our most important projects each year,” said Francis X. Gallagher, publisher and CEO, Global Traveler. “We work closely with LLS in a number of capacities, and we are so appreciative of our travel industry partners who are joining us in making this auction successful. Travel lovers should bid often, as items usually go for under market value. The trip is that much sweeter when you know it is for a great cause.”

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is dedicated to finding a cure for blood and lymph cancers. LLS awarded more than $750 million in research funding for all blood cancers.

For more information about Global Traveler, visit www.globaltravelerusa.com. Bidding ends May 1 at www.globaltravelerusa.com/auction.

About Global Traveler/FXExpress Publications, Inc.
Global Traveler, the only AAM-audited U.S.-based magazine for the international business traveler, is a business travel and lifestyle publication with an AAM-paid circulation of 109,000+. FXExpress Publications, Inc., based in Yardley, Pa., is a privately held company publishing Global Traveler, eFlyer USA, eFlyer Asia and several annuals; and also operating newgtsite.wpengine.com and www.globaltravelerusa.com/blog. The Mandarin edition, China Global Traveler, can be found at china-globaltraveler.com.