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Get Your (Chinese New Year) Goat in Hong Kong

Don't let them get your goat this coming New Year's.Go get it yourself in Hong Kong, where you can celebrate the Chinese New Year (yes, it's the Year of the Goat coming up) for at…

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Top Winter's Blahs with Blasé Fling (Just $399) in London

You know, just really know, that sometime in midwinter, you will get a case of the blahs and need an escape. My advice would be to go for London (where I lived for 8 years), because…

Article / Outdoor & Adventure

South Ameri-mania! Machu Picchu from $1195, Guatemala from $699, Including Air

With more than 22 years in business under its skin, Tara Tours continues to specialize in Central and South American vacations, one of its best being also the cheapest. How does…

Article / Family & Kids

Big Deal Saves You Fairly Big Bucks in Portland, Oregon

Out in super gorgeous Oregon, the city that should call itself "the kinder, gentler Portland" is casting around for visitors to get its tourist industry safely through what promises to…

Article / Beach & Water Sports

Looking for an Exciting Adventure? There Are Asia Packages Galore This Winter

Most Americans thinking of overseas travel the first time head for Europe, and the experience is almost always pleasant enough to keep them coming back on future trips. A lucky…

Article / Air Travel

Asia Air Passes Allow You to See Country after Country after Country

You've read about the AccessAsia Pass from Malaysia Airlines before in this space, but here are the details again: From only $747, you can fly round-trip between Newark and Kuala…

Article / Family & Kids

Boomers Get Beach Discounts in Daytona

How much does Daytona Beach want you to visit?A lot.They're offering every kind of discount from free hotel rooms to cheaper meals to lure visitors to this attraction-filled part of…

Article / Beach & Water Sports

Helicopter to Your Private Island, Just off Fiji

You can live like a celebrity when you sign up for "Fiji's Ultimate Experience," a package being offered by Outrigger Hotels & Resorts, yet not break your bank account, as prices…

Article / Family & Kids

Paris & Provence This Winter for $775, Truffles Extra

Forget about Paris or Provence in summer, when they're crowded with tourists, getting in the way of real travelers like you and me. The time for smart people to go is winter, when…

Article / Cruise

Costa Cruising the Caribbean at $900 Savings

The Costa Cruise Line people are eager to fill up their cabins this December, particularly on a ship sailing on December 1, 8 and 15, 2002. On these voyages, ocean view cabins have…

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Such a Deal! 75% Off on QE2

If you hurry, you can get the kind of deal we're famous for reporting here, up to 75% off on the fabulous QE2, sailing October 30, just 2 weeks from now. Moment's Notice, about which…

Article / Honeymoons

Five Special Winter Nights in Italy, Only $599, Air Included

We've told you before about the marvelous bargains offered by Tourcrafters to and within Italy. Well, they've done it again, with their offer of five nights in one of four major…

Article / Air Travel

April in Paris or Amsterdam From $299 Roundtrip

Airfare wars notwithstanding, some tour operators can bring you low roundtrip rates on trips to Europe for months at a time. Sunnyland Tours is making the eight-month promise of…

Article / Cruise

You’ll Enjoy a Norwegian Yule, All at Sea

Tired of the usual Christmas celebrations? You can be the first on your block (maybe in your town) to observe that time of year aboard a Norwegian Coastal Voyage ship, for as little as…

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Czech This Out: Great Prague Picks for Fall and Winter

It was once the seat of the Holy Roman Empire until those conniving Hapsburgs move it too snootier Vienna. It's the only major European city that hasn't been obliterated in part or in…

Article / Beach & Water Sports

Tequila Martinis for Santa, Mistletoe for the Missus

The traditional Christmas of ornamented trees it's not, but Yuletide in Mexico (it is the home of the poinsettia, after all) can be a lot of fun, particularly if you celebrate it at…

Article / Outdoor & Adventure

A Slow Bike in China: 16 Days Touring the Countryside from $129 a Day

Here's one that speaks to all you Sinophile pedalists out there: a long tour of China by bicycle including airfare, deluxe hotels, all meals (banquets too!), all fees to museums and…

Article / Air Travel

London's Calling! A Super-Low Roundtrip Fare from $198 for Three Western U.S. Cities Only

If you live in Denver, Phoenix or San Diego, now's the chance to jump on this short-term deal--the offer ends Thursday, October 10--for the absolute cheapest airfare you'll see to…

Article / Outdoor & Adventure

South Dakota's Badlands, So Good, They're Great

Tour the profound and profane in this heart-of-America roadtrip.

Article / Beach & Water Sports

Twice Tahiti For Under $200 Per Day, Including Air

Two separate one-week Tahiti packages are on offer from Islands in the Sun, specialists in travel to those fantasy-drenched spots, trips they claim give you savings of up to $1,600 per…

Article / Health, Insurance, Security

White Knuckle Combat: How to Conquer the Fear of Flying, Part I: Identifying Aviophobia

Sascha Segan explains how to identify the symptoms of aviophobia in the first in a series on understanding and overcoming a fear of flying.

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White Knuckle Combat: How to Conquer the Fear of Flying, Part II: Understanding Air Safety

Learning about air safety standards and piloting in difficult weather conditions can go a long way in helping someone to overcome aviophobia.

Article / Health, Insurance, Security

White Knuckle Combat: How to Conquer the Fear of Flying, Part III: What Can Be Done About It?

Sascha Segan takes you through current approaches for dealing with the fear of flying.

Article / Air Travel

Tour the Orient Your Way in Your Own Time with the Return of this Popular Airpass to Asia

Chinese air carrier, Cathay Pacific, is once again selling its "All Asia Pass" from as little as $999. What's the pass good for, you ask? In a betel nutshell, you can fly to as many as…

Article / Air Travel

Save On Air to Reno, Blow It at Roulette

The little airline with the big name, National, has just opened up a new route from Las Vegas to Reno/Lake Tahoe, and is celebrating the fact with fares as low as $39 one-way from…