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Article / Health, Insurance, Security

You're Outta There! New Short-Term Medical Evacuation Insurance

You can now buy Medjet's quality, short-term medical evacuation insurance just for the times you're traveling.

Article / Car, Bus, Rail

Four Wheels, Few Dollars: Car Rental Rates Drop

Updated December 22, 2003 -- Roadtrip travel in January and February is less common, than in, say, warm-enough-to-roll-the-windows-down June and July, and prices typically reflect that…

Article / Car, Bus, Rail

Philadealphia! The City of Brotherly Love Opens its Arms to Chilled Tourists

Updated December 22, 2003 -- Winter's arrival heralds the return of the popular Philly Overnight promotion giving you a 50% savings on more than 70 participating hotels.It's really…

Article / Beach & Water Sports

A Whale of Time In and Around San Diego

Updated December 22, 2003 - America's seventh largest city still maintains a small town, friendly vibe. Now's the time to start planning a trip to the west coast with the help of the…

Article / Family & Kids

Parallel Destinies: Take a Ride Alongside the Biggest Event on Two Wheels in France

December 22, 2003 -- Lance Armstrong will be trying for an unprecedented sixth win in the 2004 Tour de France. You can tour along the very same routes during the event, on one of…

Article / Local Experiences

Getting Off-Center: The Joys of Staying on the Edge of Town

In many cities your travel experience will be richer and finer, if you stay in neighborhoods just off-center.

Article / Local Experiences

To Give is Better than to Receive: Take to the Air with a Halo by Using Travel Charities

We love it when we meet people who are purely good guys -- they've got no other motive than making people happy through travel.

Article / Money and Fees

Dollars Looking Limp? Take Them South

As the dollar falls, there are still places where you can get more bang for your American buck.

Article / Family & Kids

Mouse House: A New Affordable Disney Resort and Orlando Themepark Packages

Updated December 19, 2003 -- If you like togetherness, you'll fall in love with Walt Disney World Resort's newest hotel, all 2,880 rooms of it. Called the Pop Century Resort, this…

Article / Family & Kids

Greetings, Stranger! Local Denizens of Cities Around the World Volunteer Their Time to Take You on Free Personal Tours of Their Hometowns

Updated December 19, 2003 -- New York gets richer and more complex the deeper you go; it's 350 years of history piled onto residents of 200 countries, blended and boiled together until…

Article / Local Experiences

Nothin' but Net: Cheap (Sometimes Free) High Speed Access on the Road and in Your Room

Updated December 19, 2003 -- Addicted to the Internet? Don't worry. It's understandable. When I'm on vacations, I use the Net to book hotels, look for restaurants, answer e-mail and…

Article / Car, Bus, Rail

Mordor, He Wrote: Air, Hotel and a Set of Wheels for Seeing New Zealand

Updated December 19, 2003 -- With the fantastic success of the Lords of the Rings movies, New Zealand is now billing itself as Middle Earth, with good effect. At least two tour…

Article / LGBTQ

What Can a Woman Do in Off-Season Provincetown? A Lot!

Hit this town before or after the prime summer tourist season, when you can still enjoy the natural beauty and the cultural scene that makes this centuries-old village one of our…

Article / Local Experiences

A Little Mouse Told Us How to Save at Disney

Disney magic ain't cheap, but Mary Waring, probably the world's greatest expert on saving money at the Disney theme parks, can teach you how and where to cut your costs.

Article / Packages

Give Italy, Spain or Portugal This Valentine's Day

December 15, 2003 -- What could be more romantic than a surprise vacation to southern Europe over Valentine's Day? Not much we can think of.Gate 1 is making it easier for you to treat…

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What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Washington, D.C.

See what's new in Washington, D.C.

Article / Beach & Water Sports

Everyone Cancun (and Does): Mexican Savings for the New Year

December 11, 2003 -- If you're looking for bargains in the sun, set your sights on Cancun - that totally man-made mecca of tropical fun. It'll feel like home, too, what with all the…

Article / Cruise

Cruiseships Are Awash with Stars Big and Small

Celebrities off all kinds are flocking to cruises for christenings, weddings, anniversaries and a little TLC in this edition of our cruise news roundup.

Article / Local Experiences

What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Nashville & Memphis

Good ole Tennessee is changing. Here is the latest on Nashville & Memphis

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What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Washington State

The world of travel is always changing. New hotels and museums open. Restaurants and nightclubs close. Establishments move. Washington is no exception

Article / Family & Kids

Become a Vegas VIP With New Year's Party and Club Passes

December 10, 2003 -- Frank Sinatra, in the back room of the Flamingo, knew it. George Clooney, stepping out of a party at the MGM Grand, definitely knows it. Celine Dion probably…

Article / Family & Kids

Weekend in New England: Country Inns Cut Rates

December 8, 2003 -- Sure, everyone loves the image of a snow-covered country inn, surrounded by firs, a chilly brook babbling in the background near the mountains offsetting the warm…

Article / Hotels

Two New Barcelona Hotels That Knock Our Socks Off

Madrid, December 5, 2003 -- Sophisticated, historic and fun, Barcelona's got something for everyone -- a perspective reflected by the speed of hotel construction in that Mediterranean…

Article / Hotels

Sleeping With History in Seville and Granada

Granada, Spain, December 2003 -- Fragrant with orange trees and blessed with ancient neighborhoods of crooked streets, the Andalusian cities of Seville and Granada are built on…

Article / Local Experiences

Fork It Over: The Joy of Kitchenettes

December 3, 2003 -- Holed up for the spectacular New Year's Eve celebrations in Reykjavik, I looked at the city's overpriced, underspiced restaurants with dismay. More than a year…