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Conjure Up a Mystical Summer Season of Arts & Entertainment

From now through August, the Mystic Coast & Country Travel & Leisure Council of Connecticut is holding a season of arts and entertainment. If you book a place to stay from…

Article / Packages

Fab Trip for Beatles Fans, Just $925, plus Fall Packages to Spain and Italy

Still can't get The Beatles out of your mind? Can't live without them? You can retrace their glory in a "Footsteps of the Beatles" package being offered by Trafalgar Tours, the…

Article / Family & Kids

Tips from the Publisher: Swinging into the National Pastime

Here's a deal well-heeled baseball fans won't want to miss: Roadtrips World Series is offering a package that guarantees tickets to the first or second game of the World series,…

Article / Family & Kids

A Small Hit (to the Wallet) for Cooperstown Getaways

Cooperstown (where in 1839 Abner Doubleday invented the game of baseball, it's claimed) likes to call itself "America's Most Perfect Village," and many who have gone there find that…

Article / Beach & Water Sports

Cancun, Where You Can Think and Swim

Bob Fisher takes you on a cultural tour in and near Mexico's tourist Mecca.

Article / Packages

The Land Down Under-a-$1000, with or without Wheels

G'day mate! Discount packager Discover Wholesale Travel is offering three different deals to the Land of Oz, each starting at just under a grand.The first package places you in the…

Article / Family & Kids

Southwest Air Inaugurates Complete Disney World Packages

Starting today, Southwest Airlines ("the little airline that could") will begin offering complete vacation packages to Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando. The bargain airline that is…

Article / Packages

France Vacations Expands to Italy, 5 Nights From $1,039, to Paris even Cheaper

France Vacations, a splendid outfit specializing in trips to Paris and other parts of France, has expanded its view of the world and now includes many Italian destinations. For several…

Article / Air Travel

Extra Seats on European Flights Equals Savings for You: How Does $463 to London Sound for a Summer Fare?

USAirways still has available seats on selected flights to five European cities now through early September, and the airline is cutting prices by as much as half to sell those…

Article / Air Travel

The Squeaky Wheel: How to Complain to Airlines Effectively

Sascha Segan explains when, how and why you should complain--and gives you step by step instructions.

Article / Air Travel

Big Chinese Airline Offers Small Roundtrip Fare of $699

It's back! The All American Fare of only $699 roundtrip, that is, between Los Angeles and Guangzhou (formerly Canton), in southern China. Introduced originally just after the terrorist…

Article / Air Travel

Special Airfare Discounts for People with Special Needs

Sascha Segan tells you what discounts are out there and who qualifies. Who knows? It could be you.

Article / Cruise

Exotic and Unusual Greenland for a Little Over a Week and Under Two Grand

Type in "Greenland Tourism" on your Internet search engine, and you won't find much put there since about 2000, certainly very little about affordable travel. But forget surfing the…

Article / Road Trips

Maryland's Ladew Topiary Garden: Secret Weekend Country Reprieve

Author Mary Tilghman introduces you to one of Maryland's best kept secrets.

Article / Senior

Tips from the Publisher: Zip to the Continent with Eurostar

Trying to decide between Paris and London this summer or fall? With the arrival of the Eurostar train, why not visit both?

Article / Cruise

Bargain Cruises Departing from a Baker's Dozen of Cities

There was a terrific response to deals from Cruise Direct that we recommended in an article we published on this site a few weeks back. So we asked them to research similar deals from…

Article / Cruise

Yangtze River Cruises Now with an Extra Day & Night at No Extra Cost, Plus a Chance to See the Three Gorges Before They Disappear

The Old China Hand, a term invented by the British press for retired colonels and civil servants back in London from the "Far East," was wont to complain about newfangled innovations.…

Article / Local Experiences

Musical Leipzig, or There and Bach Again

Beethoven, Brahms, Bach and more in a tour of this Saxony city.

Article / Cruise

Cruise Regally to Canada & New England From $499

Residents of and near the Big Apple are used to the marvelous Regal Cruise deals out of New York City in summer and fall, starting for one-night cruises to nowhere at just $137,…

Article / Air Travel

How the Fare Game Works: The Mystery of Airline Fares

Author Sascha Segan explains how to understand your ticket prices--and what you can do to bring those costs down.

Article / Family & Kids

A Grand Ole Time in Nashville

This Tennessean city has grown into a new kind of cultural Mecca offering ancient and modern art, new hotels and, of course, the Grand Ole Opry.

Article / Health, Insurance, Security

Health in the Air: Common Problems & Ailments

A in-depth look at the causes of--and cures to--health problems while in the air.

Article / Packages

It's All Greek To You At Learning Vacations on Poros This Fall

Back on March 1, 2002, AHI was featured here for its family vacations in three other countries, but today, class, the subject is learning about Greece on an idyllic island in the…

Article / Hotels

Tips from the Publisher: B&Bs Revisited

Mike Spring responds to readers' reactions to his advice.

Article / Car, Bus, Rail

A No Bull Busabout Pass Good for Pamplona and most Parts European

Running with the bulls in Pamplona can be expensive if you haven't reserved months in advance for a place to stay. (You don't need any lodgings if you just want to stay up all night,…