Articles

Article / Air Travel

Easy, Cheesy: Fares to and within the UK and Ireland

April 26, 2004 -- Hunting for decent fares to Europe today, we stumbled upon one of the strangest promotions we've seen. If you're a brilliant budget traveler making your way across…

Article / Air Travel

Free Nights, Discount Cars, Off-Season Specials and More for Puerto Rico

April 26, 2004 -- As the number of travelers to the Caribbean drop off over the course of the next several months, tourism officials begin kicking discount promotional schemes into…

Article / Air Travel

EVA Knows The Cheap Way to Taipei (And Saigon)

April 26, 2004 -- Our column on Delta and Taiwan's China Airlines is still causing a stir, so we thought we'd mix things up a bit with a deal from Taiwan's other international carrier,…

Article / Packages

Mo' Bay for Less Money: Spring Savings on Lush Jamaica

April 24, 2004 -- We're not jerking you around. Now's an excellent time to snap up some spring savings for three-day to weeklong vacation packages to Jamaica.For Jamaica, you can have…

Article / Air Travel

Save Some Green on Pink Bajan Beaches

April 24, 2004 -- Barbados just announced it's annual spring sale, "the Best of Barbados" promotion (for brevity's sake, let's just call it BOB), that offers a slew of amenities like…

Article / Air Travel

The Cities of Oz For Fewer Emeralds: Packages Under $1,100!

April 24, 2004 -- Australia's winter means cool prices for U.S. visitors, whether it's $749 airfares from the West Coast or $1,099 air-and-hotel packages.Couples departing from a wide…

Article / Cruise

Caribbean Princess Makes a Splash

Cruise expert Heidi Sarna examines the new ocean liner from stem to stern.

Article / Cruise

Carnival & NCL Ink Port Deal with New York

Riding the wave of ever-increasing number of passengers, New York looks to create a berth in Brooklyn and renovate its existing passenger terminals.

Article / Cruise

Liner Insider: What's Happening in the Cruise Industry

Ports keep growing to contend with swelling numbers of passengers, itineraries are reconfigured and new health trends continue to enliven the cruise industry. We report on it all in…

Article / Family & Kids

Roman Rooms and Italian Village Villas Under $60

April 21, 2004 -- Although prices are going up for travel to Europe (we're heading into summer, after all), there are still bargains to be had, if only you look and look and look.…

Article / Local Experiences

Firm Lowers Rates on Cell Phone Rentals

April 21, 2004 -- Cell phones can make foreign trips a lot more manageable and provide reassurance. If you're meeting friends or business contacts abroad, a phone can be an essential…

Article / Air Travel

Delta and China Airlines: A Codeshare Too Far?

A new codeshare raises questions about a carrier's safety record. Here's what you need to know.

Article / Family & Kids

Beat Around the Bush: South African City and Safari Getaways

April 19, 2004 -- Aware that one of their prime markets, the United States, is far away, the South African government's official tourism department has collaborated with eight US tour…

Article / Air Travel

Domestic Airfares are Ripe For the Picking

April 19, 2004 -- How many times can we tell you? Domestic airfares are generally quite low right now. If you're flying between two cities served by low-fare airlines or US Airways…

Article / Air Travel

A New Contender In Airfare Search Still Working Out the Kinks

It's admirably independent, honest and open, and offers some innovative features for travelers who are flexible with their time. But it's glacially slow, a tad buggy, and is missing…

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

Castles, mansions and old breweries are still there, remote isles still offer incredible views, yet Scotland is changing. Not it's history, but the way to experience it. Did we mention…

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

Known for its traditional ways, Japan is reinventing itself with incredible speed. See what's new in the Land of Rising Sun.

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

Tokyo is an epitome of a modern, fast changing city. See what's 'hot,' 'in' and 'now.'

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

Good, old Paris...Can it add anything new to its legendary charms? As it turns out, it can. See what's new in Frenh capitol.

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

Maui's magic is still going strong, and, in coming up in 2005, Maui will not only mean the Valley Isle, but also the two other islands composing Maui County -- Molokai and Lanai.

Article / Beach & Water Sports

Don't Miss the Bliss: Luxurious and Remote Rangiroa and Bora Bora

April 19, 2004 -- How often do we sing of the South Pacific and its lures, but then settle only for well-known Fiji, Tahiti and nearby Moorea, the former fairly citified by the…

Article / Family & Kids

Moderately Modern Prices for a Step Back in Time in Virginia

April 16, 2004 - Patriots, history buffs and families seeking a mentally stimulating vacation are drawn to Colonial Williamsburg and its recreations 18th century America. The steep…

Article / Local Experiences

PocketMail Provides Simple E-Mail Where Others Can't

This easy-to-use gadget lets you stay in touch cheaply whether you're in an RV, on the trail or in your hotel.

Article / Air Travel

Over and Down Under: Great Fares to Europe and Australia

April 16, 2004 -- Europe is warming up. Australia is cooling down. Our spring may be the true sweet spot for global fares, because it's everybody's "shoulder season" -- the time when…

Article / Hotels

Lodge-Podge: Grab Bag of Savings

April 14, 2004 -- To keep those hotel beds full during off-season periods, hotel owners and innkeepers will dream up almost anything, piling gimmick upon gimmick, even lowering prices…