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Article / Car, Bus, Rail

Amtrak Rolls Out its Special Rates for Friends & Those Without

Repeating a popular program from last year, Amtrak is bringing back its One-Two-Three discount. Tickets must be purchase by April 30, 20032 good for travel through August 28, 2003.…

Article / Family & Kids

How to Feel Like a Chicago Family: Best Bets for Picking a Place to Stay

Our picks for the most family-friendly accommodations in the Windy City--for any budget, from pennywise to princely.

Article / Family & Kids

How to Feel Like a Chicago Family: Your Best Bets for Dining Out

Here's a handy list to print out and carry with you on your visits to Chicago. You'll find something to match the tastes of even the pickiest eaters.

Article / Beach & Water Sports

Moderate Mexican Getaways on the Caribbean for Hoosiers and Illini (Or Anyone who Can Fly Out of Indy or Chicago)

For those friendly folks in the Midwest who are fans of this site, we have a couple of deals just for you, and they're on the beach down in Mexico for the summer. Brought to you by ATA…

Article / Beach & Water Sports

Spring is Sprung for Family Breaks in Orlando

Spring breaks aren't just for callow youth any longer, at least if the marketing executives of the various tourist offices in Florida have their way. The folks in Orlando have come up…

Article / Packages

Remember the Savings, Oh! Special Discounts all Around San Antonio

The specific promotions described in this article have now passed, but it remains online so that the resources named will be of future use to travelers. For 13 years, the visitors…

Article / Local Experiences

The Effects of War on Travel: A Mixed Bag of Updated Cancellation Policies

We've researched and rounded-up the most recent changes in travel providers' cancellation and refund policies to help you make an informed decision when planning your trips for the…

Article / Beach & Water Sports

We Kid You Not, Freebies for the Tots! Ski Packages in the American West and Fijian Resorts for the Whole Family

"While the storm clouds gather, far across the sea," is the opening line of "God Bless America," a reflection of thoughts turning towards home during fretful days of WWI. If you're…

Article / Family & Kids

How to Feel Like a Chicago Family: The Best of What to See and Do

Laura Tiebert rounds up the best sights and activities--many of them free--for a toddlin' good time in Chicago.

Article / Beach & Water Sports

The Coast with the Most: Tours of Nova Scotia, PEI and New Brunswick Including Airfare, Hotels and Rental Car

Skittish about planning a trip overseas this spring and summer? Then consider serene Canada's Atlantic provinces, where Anne of the Green Gables lived. And there are few worthier…

Article / Family & Kids

Sit Back and Leave the Planning to Them: U.S. Road Trip Packages for Frugal Families

America's favorite way to get around is by car, usually your own. If you want to visit somewhere within normal driving distance, go ahead, already. But say you have a hankering to see…

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What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's The Carolinas and Georgia

Here's the latest on renovations and recent openings in the tri-state area for resorts, restaurants, golf courses and more.

Article / Family & Kids

Warm Up in Minnesota--If You're From Canada, That Is--and Get 1:1 Currency Exchanges to Boot

It's just beginning to thaw out in some parts of Minnesota, believe it or not, after a wicked winter. But it's the balmy south to some Canadians, or so the Minnesota Office of Tourism…

Article / Family & Kids

Magic Savings outside the Magic Kingdom: This Card Saves You Bucks All Around Orlando

The new Orlando Magicard is here, and it's good through February 28, 2004. This free card, a perennial Florida institution in its own right, can be had just by asking (and you don't…

Article / Family & Kids

High in the Saddle, but Low in the Cost: Consider Colorado's Dude Ranches for a Family Adventure

Get out your chaps and ten-gallon hats and head out west to any of these cheap-as-dirt dude ranches. For as little as $144 per person per night you can have your lodging, all meals,…

Article / Family & Kids

How to Feel Like a Las Vegas Family: Best Bets for Picking a Place to Stay

We review them all and tell you about only the best; here's an exhaustive list of 'Lost Wages' accommodations to fit the needs of any type of family.

Article / Local Experiences

Bookmark This Site: Gaspricewatch.com Saves You Pennies at the Pump

A civic-minded resource for cutting down on those astronomical fuel costs. Read about it. Join for free. Spread the news.

Article / Packages

What Am I Bid for This Fine Buggy? Charitable Auctions in Step-Back-in-Time Lancaster County Provide a Great Excuse for a Road Trip

"America's Mud Sale Capital" is what they call this part of Pennysylvania in early March, and they're proud of it. While the ground turns to mud with the spring thaw, it's the time of…

Article / Family & Kids

Budget Baltic: Tour Riga and St. Petersburg without Breaking the Bank, Including Airfare, Hotels and Trains

OffPeakTraveler.com brought on the price wars last summer for packages to London. Then they stirred it up even more with great combos to Paris. In the winter they added New York City…

Article / Family & Kids

How to Feel Like a Las Vegas Family: Your Best Dining Choices

From fast food to a decent night on the town, here's a quick and handy list to help guide your family through Vegas. Print it out and take it with you for a handy reference.

Article / Beach & Water Sports

Cancun Can-Do: Caribbean All-Inclusive Combo for Change

The shoulder season is just around the corner, and prices are started to drop for package deals to all points Caribbean and Mexican. Today we're telling you briefly about seven-night…

Article / Air Travel

EsCape Town: Don't Miss Out on This Boffo Fare to South Africa

Great airfares like this don't come along that often. Right now through March 31, South African Airways is offering a special fare on flights from either Atlanta or New York to either…

Article / Family & Kids

Get Thee to a Hilton For Spring Cleaning Help

The Homewood Suites by Hilton want you to stay with them while your house is being spring-cleaned, and they'll offer you a $25 coupon from Merry Maids as an incentive. That's not bad,…

Article / Family & Kids

Four Points Wants to Score Points With Big Fat Greek Wedding Fans

Hard on the heels of the success of the film, My Big Fat Geek Wedding, comes the Sheraton Four Points hotel group, which wants to fill their rooms with happy people on weekends. To…

Article / Family & Kids

Viking Hiking: Summer Tours Up Newfoundland Way Including Air, Hotel and Rental Car

If you want to stay cool this summer, there's no better place to do so than in Canada. And if you want to be the first on your block to honor the "true discoverers of America," the…