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To Do: Toronto's Spring and Summer Celebrations

After their long, grueling winters, it's hard to keep Canadians housebound come spring and summer. Once spring is in full swing in Toronto -- our northern neighbor's largest metropolis…

Article / Hotels

New Room Resource: Oddball Stays in Lodgings Around the World

The right hotel can often make all the difference when it comes to really making the most of your vacation. Or in the case of the British website Unusual Hotels of the World…

Article / Air Travel

Post-Tsunami Phuket: Pure Luxury for Less

Many visitors have been discouraged from vacationing on the lush island of Phuket, mistakenly believing that it was wiped out by the December Tsunami, and tourist arrivals have dropped…

Article / Air Travel

Big Dose of Barbados on the Beach and on a Budget

Although Barbados's high season officially ended in mid-April, two of this British West Indian islands' best music and street festivals won't take place until the end of this month and…

Article / Air Travel

Icy Hot May Fares to Reykjavik, London, Paris and More

Icelandair recently changed their booking system, and the new website reveals some marvelously low fares for travel to the land of the Blue Lagoon, the midnight sun and all-night…

Article / Air Travel

Swap That Hall Pass for an Air Pass & Flit About the US from $249 All Summer

Are you a carefree student-type, looking to travel the breadth of our fair nation this summer? Check out Independence Air's new GLiDE Pass (www.flyi.com/specials/glide/default.aspx),…

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Cheap Retreats to Puerto Rico Let You Hit the Tropics, Domestically

Puerto Rico remains one of the closest and easiest escapes from the United States for a tropical release. Beyond San Juan with its big casino hotels and Old San Juan's cobblestone…

Article / Air Travel

Turkish Delights: Flight, Hotels and Escorted Tours Are Downright Cheap

Like the whirling dervishes of Mevlevi -- the Sufi mystics descended from the 13th-century Turkish poet Rumi -- your head will spin with all there is to see and experience in the…

Article / Air Travel

The Low Cost of Costa Rica: City or Jungle for a Week from $559

Used to be Costa Rica was this remote, isolated getaway where travelers went to escape cell phones and city malaise. Even though the little country that kick-started the Central…

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Split to Split & Do Dubrovnik: Cost-Cutting Croatia Starts from Under $100 a Day

Although the tragic breakup of Yugoslavia yielded no victors, Croatia looks like it was shrewdly gerrymandered to get the lion's share of the region's natural splendors. The newly…

Article / Air Travel

A Seattle Slew of Summer Savings to the Pacific Coast

Anyone who has ever lived in the Pacific Northwest can tell you it has a special allure. Natural beauty combines with an easy-going life-style to make the landscape even more…

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What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Seville, Granada & the Best of Andalusia

SevilleIn the Barrio de Triana, a 5-minute walk to La Maestranza, is the new Hotel Zenit Sevilla, Canalejas 1 (tel. 800/387-8842; www.zenithhoteles.com), a hotel with plenty of…

Article / Air Travel

What a Lotta Guatemala (Plus Honduras): Low Prices Make These Beauts Central to Your Vacation Plans

The Central American vacation offers get more exciting every day. Not far from the United States and still accessible and affordable, hotels are inexpensive and package deals make…

Article / Road Trips

Miles ands Miles of Bargains and Treasures on Two American Shopping Roadtrips

Get in your car, trailer, truck or RV and bring plenty of cash to these unique shopping road trip events.

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

MarsalaIrish-Italian blends are now not something one only finds in New York. Sicily has attained "the luck of the Irish" from O'Mahenran's Irish Pub, Via Francesco Crispi 98 (tel.…

Article / Local Experiences

Dig in to All that Jazz, Blues, Soul & More in N'Awlins

There's a little bit of spring left in New Orleans, when it's not quite sultry and steamy yet, and plenty to attract visitors to its quaint streets lined with beautiful architecture,…

Article / Miscellaneous

Bid on Travel for Yourself to Aid Children Living in Latvia

If you're one of those who file their taxes at the last possible moment, you've probably got deductions on your mind. When you can take a deduction on a charitable donation and get a…

Article / Air Travel

Vancouver Values: Airfares, Hotels, Cultural Events and More

Surrounded on three sides by Pacific Ocean inlets and bays, and backed by the snow-capped peaks of the Coastal Mountains, Vancouver is a dream destination for urbanites who can't live…

Article / Cruise

Frommer's Cruise Spotlight: Lindblad Expeditions

The Frommer's Cruise Spotlight showcases cruise lines that catch our eye, from ultra-luxe to ultra-adventurous and everything between. This month, we'll take a look at Lindblad…

Article / Cruise

What's Happening on the High Seas? Find Out with Frommer's Cruise News

Regal Princess and Crystal Harmony to Leave U.S. Market in '06What is it about Americans that they insist everything be shiny and new? It's true of cars, celebrities, and trophy…

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These Cruises Are Tailored for Tykes, No Kidding

Pizza parties and karaoke seem downright ho-hum when compared to paddling an outrigger canoe or zipping around the BVIs on a ski jet.Options for kids (and the kids themselves) are more…

Article / Local Experiences

Walk, Raft and Climb Your Way Across the Globe with Specialty Travel Index

Being someone who would never be satisfied with a week at an all-inclusive beach resort or being trapped on a guided bus tour through Europe, I was excited to dig into the Specialty…

Article / Local Experiences

An-a-One, An-a-Two: Where to Find a Music Festival Near You

Warm weather means more than just a sun tan. For music lovers worldwide, the spring and summer months mean time to head outdoors for outside music festivals. All across the world, from…

Article / Air Travel

Hoosier Hospitality: Indy's Got Big Races, Big Hearts and the Arts

Blink and you might miss the finish of the Indy 500 -- the fastest, longest, oldest, and largest single-day motor sporting event in the world. For 500 miles, open-wheel cars grow…

Article / Air Travel

Pink on the Beach and Green in Your Pocket with Hops to Bermuda

Only a quick plane ride from the Eastern shores of the United States, Bermuda remains one of the northern Caribbean's most romantic getaways. What started as a couples retreat known…