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More China, Less Cha-Ching! Seven-Day Air & Hotel Combos Start from $699

July 1, 2004 -- Even with the focus this summer on domestic travel, South America, and Europe as favorite destinations, Asia refuses to be forgotten. Despite a rapidly improving…

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Windy City Weekend: Spend the Fourth of July in Chicago

July 1, 2004 -- If you've been procrastinating on getting out of town for the holiday weekend, American Airlines has a deal you might not be able to refuse. Head out to Chicago, where…

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Staying Happy & Healthy on the Road

As parents, we're responsible for making sure our kids are healthy, rested and fed as well as providing challenges for their minds and bodies. With practice, it's not hard, even on the…

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Family Fun and Learning in Parks Along the West Coast

All the parks have ranger programs for children and adults, and some will even take the kids off your hands for an hour or two; but for an in-depth learning vacation, consider joining…

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

In preparation for the upcoming Winter Olympics, much is going on in Vancouver and Victoria. Here's a listing of some of the newest happenings.

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

Tokyo continues to change in exciting ways. Travelers have new possibilities for getting to and around the country. Restaurant openings provide travelers with more options. Here's a…

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Want The Best Seats? Ask the Guru

More than just a static seating chart, this site tracks legroom, which seats recline, which ones are near the bathroom, which ones have power ports and even which ones have the best…

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What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Cancun, Cozumel & the Yucatan

The price difference isn't very large on the coast, where hotels and resorts peg their rates to the dollar, but, in the cities and towns of the peninsula's interior, the bargain rates…

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A Cache of Early Booking Gems to Eire: Seven Days Starts from $299

Updated June 29, 2004 -- Sure as a blessing at an Irish family gathering comes the wave of early booking specials for fall travel to the Emerald Isle, and a fair treat they are,…

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Suave Fares to Costa Rica For Under $300

June 29, 2004 -- As we reported recently, the "green season" in Costa Rica is the best time for discounts. Sure, it's rainy, but the rain usually falls only a few hours a day. In…

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Lu-Wow! Honolulu For Under $250

June 29, 2004 -- Fall fares to Hawaii are now officially absurd. Yeah, sure, Hawaiian Airlines (www.hawaiianairlines.com/specials/hal/fallfare_specials.asp?source=&hacmp=) has $278…

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

After the Miami hotel boom started to settle down in 2003, the city got hungry for new restaurants. Frommer's takes you to these and other attractions in Orlando and South Floriday.

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

In 2004, the 16th year of the Big Dig, the massive highway-construction job, turned for home. Here's a look at some other developments in Boston.

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

Frommer's keeps you up-to-date on the latest happenings all across the Caribbean.

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

The land of the Rising Sun continues to change in exciting ways. Travelers have new possibilities for getting to and around the country. Restaurant openings provide travelers with more…

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

London is the most volatile and ever-changing city in Europe. 'The scene' is constantly shifting. Here are some of the latest developments.

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

These days, Mexico is an attractive destination for travelers. In the last year the Mexican peso has declined against the dollar, even as the dollar has declined against most major…

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A Hodgepodge of Summery Hotel Offers

June 29, 2004 -- There's almost nothing hotels will not do to get your business. They'll add on amenities, offer free chocolates, or strew the bedspread with rose petals. A posh resort…

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What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Israel, Jordan and the Sinai, Part II

Israel has been a tourism destination for over two thousand years. In ancient times, Jewish pilgrims came from as far away as Babylonia, Persia, Alexandria and Asia Minor to visit…

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What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Israel, Jordan and the Sinai, Part I

Israel has been a tourism destination for over two thousand years. In ancient times, Jewish pilgrims came from as far away as Babylonia, Persia, Alexandria and Asia Minor to visit…

Article / Local Experiences

Women in Charge: Laid Back Whidbey Island

When folks in the Pacific Northwest, particularly in the Seattle-Tacoma area, want to escape for a weekend, they think often of Whidbey Island, just a short drive away.

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Big Ben & The City of Light: London and Paris on the Cheap

June 25, 2004 -- Many moons ago, tourism from the US to Europe alternated from year to year, the larger number of travelers going one year to France, the next year to England. But…

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Bike-ini Beach: Duff, Ride or Relax In Mexico

July 2, 2004 -- No-wheels, two wheels or four-wheels, you'll find plenty of bargains just south of the border. The best bargains run through December 20, when prices spike as peak…

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Qantas' Fare "Down Under" $700

June 25, 2004 -- Airfares to Australia work like this: during the low season (that's now), there's usually a $798 sale going on from Air New Zealand, Qantas or United. There's often a…

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Fly Two Cross-Country from LA, Get One Free from Three Airlines

June 25, 2004 -- Angelenos are spoiled for airline choice. Not only do they have plenty of great connections across the Pacific, but LA is rife with airline competition. It seems like…