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Spend Many A Night in Morocco and Tunisia: Complete Packages Start at $999

It¿s a shame that most Americans probably aren¿t as familiar with travel destinations in northern Africa along the Mediterranean as they are with the European counterparts across the…

Article / Air Travel

Rhythm, Culture and Travel Come Together in West Africa at Surprisingly Affordable Prices

Any way you look at it, West Africa offers travelers get a look at African roads less traveled. Best of all, West Africa travel is usually extremely affordable as tour providers try to…

Article / Local Experiences

On the Road in Melbourne: Kicking Back in St. Kilda

Summer wouldn't be summer in the city on Port Phillip Bay without a visit to St. Kilda Beach.

Article / Air Travel

Our Resolution? To Help You Take to the Skies as Cheaply as Possible

While one carrier will discontinue all flights on Thursday, the new year still finds new sales at carriers big and small.

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What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Toronto

Winter is a long season in Toronto, but -- believe it or not -- that's actually a good thing. There is so much going on in town that it's entirely possible to forget about the snow.…

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What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Montréal & Québec City

Decent discounts can still be found, and Québec remains a highly attractive, easily reached, comfortingly familiar yet faintly exotic vacation or business destination.

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What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Vancouver & Victoria

Get the latest on where to stay, where to eat, what to do and more in British Columbia.

Article / Local Experiences

Baseball Means Sunshine: Get Ready for Spring Training Earlier Than The Players

Who wouldn't want to spend a long February or March weekend in Florida or Arizona watching superstars shag fly balls, take batting practice and give out autographs and smiles more…

Article / Packages

Hit Rock Bottom (Prices, that is) in Europe: Air and Hotel Packages Get Cheap, Cheap, Cheap

We've rounded up some of the rock-bottom-cheap winter packages currently offered throughout Europe. Maybe Santa will bring you a plane ticket to one of these places?

Article / Cruise

Think About Alaska Now? Well, the Early Bird Gets the Room

Now is the time to be thinking about a summertime vacation in Alaska. Summer will be here before you know it and soon enough you'll be dying to get out of the sweltering heat and head…

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What's New, Nearly New and Otherwise in Cruising

Carnival orders four new ships, HAL prepares to christen Noordam, MSC Cruises hosts a beauty pageant, RiverBarge returns to the Big Easy and SeaDream reconfigures upcoming South…

Article / Air Travel

Luxury Class Options Expand for Fliers and Prices Come Down a Notch

A few new, small, luxury airlines are showing there's another way to fly. Luxury flying doesn't make you wait on long lines or play knee-battles with your neighbor's tray table. And…

Article / Packages

Steal Away for a Last-Minute New Year's Countdown

Even if it's tough to find a place to 'get away' from loud New Year's revelry, celebratory shakers and paper hats with rubber band chin ties, it isn't that difficult to find a spot to…

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What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Paris from $95 a Day

New airline routes, charming hotels, unique tours and more are all contributing to the myriad ways travelers can save their euros while visiting Paris.

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If You Can't Give the Gift of Travel, Give a Travel Gift Instead

With so many things to choose from, where to start can be as confusing as deciding where to go. Here are a few sites to help.

Article / Beach & Water Sports

Wet and Wild in Belize: Diving Excursion and Six Nights' Stay for $862

Belize is one of those countries that most people have heard of but few people have actually visited. Nestled between Mexico and Guatemala on the Caribbean coastline, Belize offers a…

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What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Honolulu, Waikiki & Oahu

Gas prices are up and airline fares have risen, but Hawaii still is more sought after than ever before. A record breaking 7.3 million tourists poured into the state in 2005 and even…

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What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Alaska

Alaska's popularity as a summer destination continued its fast growth in 2005 and is likely to continue in 2006. For visitors, the thriving tourism industry means you should reserve…

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What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Seattle

If you're planning a trip to Seattle in the near future, you've probably already discovered that Frommer's Seattle is an invaluable planning tool. Here, in this online update to our…

Article / Air Travel

Summer Down Under: Round-Trip Air LA to Sydney Starts at $998; San Francisco to Auckland from $910

Sure there may be more beautiful beaches in Brazil, or better shopping in Paris, richer red wines in Italy and plenty of sport right here in the U.S., but for a combination of all…

Article / Local Experiences

The Dog Days of January: Chinese New Year Celebrations, Part 1

In late January, Chinese immigrants and Chinese-Americans across the country will say goodbye to the year of the rooster and usher in the year of the dog. Here's where to have a blast…

Article / Air Travel

The Amazing Azores: An Atlantic Oasis Close to Home with Stays Under $100 a Night

Long the play ground of discerning European travelers and adventure seekers, particularly the Portuguese and English, the Azores remains largely undiscovered by Americans and therefore…

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Editor's Choice: Our Favorite Books that Make us See the World

Our passions for the page run the gamut -- literature, history, poetry -- you name it. Some books remind us of places we've been, prompting exclamations like 'Ooh! I've been there!'…

Article / Air Travel

Packages Worth Perusing: Take a Nine-Day Inca Holiday from $799 for Starters

Surprising to some, Peru includes surf beaches, desert oases, traditional indigenous cultures, architecturally significant colonial cities, fine cuisine and the southwestern section of…

Article / Car, Bus, Rail

Heidi Ho, Switzerland: Three Night Stay in Zurich for $499 Plus Skiing, Railpasses and More

Whatever happened to Heidi, the little Swiss goat herder who was such a goody-goody? If you haven't heard since third grade, be happy that you can find her legend still very much alive…