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Article / Air Travel

Attention All Fliers! New Consumer Hotline for Federal Airport Screening and Security

David Lytle gives you the skinny on a new federal hotline to handle your questions and complaints.

Article / Beach & Water Sports

Tips from the Publisher: Rhode Island Beaches

Mike Spring let's in on his favorite--and secret--beaches in New England.

Article / Cruise

Now It's Istanbul (not Constantinople): All-Inclusive from $699

There is something about Turkey that is infinitely irresistible, with its gorgeous blend of ancient tradition, exotic history, modern outlook--and affordability. So it's no wonder that…

Article / Outdoor & Adventure

Unbelievable, Unvisited Unalaska: $1,175 With Air

If you want to be the first on your block to visit a spot few people go to, consider Unalaska, an island in the Aleutians, one of the most remote parts of North America. You remember…

Article / Outdoor & Adventure

Thomasville, a Well Kept Georgian Secret

Bob Fisher takes you on a tour of this enclave once the vacation destination of choice for the well-heeled.

Article / Family & Kids

Tips from the Publisher: Swinging into the National Pastime

Here's a deal well-heeled baseball fans won't want to miss: Roadtrips World Series is offering a package that guarantees tickets to the first or second game of the World series,…

Article / Packages

Conjure Up a Mystical Summer Season of Arts & Entertainment

From now through August, the Mystic Coast & Country Travel & Leisure Council of Connecticut is holding a season of arts and entertainment. If you book a place to stay from…

Article / Packages

Fab Trip for Beatles Fans, Just $925, plus Fall Packages to Spain and Italy

Still can't get The Beatles out of your mind? Can't live without them? You can retrace their glory in a "Footsteps of the Beatles" package being offered by Trafalgar Tours, the…

Article / Family & Kids

A Small Hit (to the Wallet) for Cooperstown Getaways

Cooperstown (where in 1839 Abner Doubleday invented the game of baseball, it's claimed) likes to call itself "America's Most Perfect Village," and many who have gone there find that…

Article / Beach & Water Sports

Cancun, Where You Can Think and Swim

Bob Fisher takes you on a cultural tour in and near Mexico's tourist Mecca.

Article / Packages

The Land Down Under-a-$1000, with or without Wheels

G'day mate! Discount packager Discover Wholesale Travel is offering three different deals to the Land of Oz, each starting at just under a grand.The first package places you in the…

Article / Packages

France Vacations Expands to Italy, 5 Nights From $1,039, to Paris even Cheaper

France Vacations, a splendid outfit specializing in trips to Paris and other parts of France, has expanded its view of the world and now includes many Italian destinations. For several…

Article / Air Travel

The Squeaky Wheel: How to Complain to Airlines Effectively

Sascha Segan explains when, how and why you should complain--and gives you step by step instructions.

Article / Air Travel

Extra Seats on European Flights Equals Savings for You: How Does $463 to London Sound for a Summer Fare?

USAirways still has available seats on selected flights to five European cities now through early September, and the airline is cutting prices by as much as half to sell those…

Article / Family & Kids

Southwest Air Inaugurates Complete Disney World Packages

Starting today, Southwest Airlines ("the little airline that could") will begin offering complete vacation packages to Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando. The bargain airline that is…

Article / Road Trips

Maryland's Ladew Topiary Garden: Secret Weekend Country Reprieve

Author Mary Tilghman introduces you to one of Maryland's best kept secrets.

Article / Cruise

Exotic and Unusual Greenland for a Little Over a Week and Under Two Grand

Type in "Greenland Tourism" on your Internet search engine, and you won't find much put there since about 2000, certainly very little about affordable travel. But forget surfing the…

Article / Air Travel

Big Chinese Airline Offers Small Roundtrip Fare of $699

It's back! The All American Fare of only $699 roundtrip, that is, between Los Angeles and Guangzhou (formerly Canton), in southern China. Introduced originally just after the terrorist…

Article / Air Travel

Special Airfare Discounts for People with Special Needs

Sascha Segan tells you what discounts are out there and who qualifies. Who knows? It could be you.

Article / Senior

Tips from the Publisher: Zip to the Continent with Eurostar

Trying to decide between Paris and London this summer or fall? With the arrival of the Eurostar train, why not visit both?

Article / Cruise

Bargain Cruises Departing from a Baker's Dozen of Cities

There was a terrific response to deals from Cruise Direct that we recommended in an article we published on this site a few weeks back. So we asked them to research similar deals from…

Article / Cruise

Yangtze River Cruises Now with an Extra Day & Night at No Extra Cost, Plus a Chance to See the Three Gorges Before They Disappear

The Old China Hand, a term invented by the British press for retired colonels and civil servants back in London from the "Far East," was wont to complain about newfangled innovations.…

Article / Local Experiences

Musical Leipzig, or There and Bach Again

Beethoven, Brahms, Bach and more in a tour of this Saxony city.

Article / Cruise

Cruise Regally to Canada & New England From $499

Residents of and near the Big Apple are used to the marvelous Regal Cruise deals out of New York City in summer and fall, starting for one-night cruises to nowhere at just $137,…

Article / Air Travel

How the Fare Game Works: The Mystery of Airline Fares

Author Sascha Segan explains how to understand your ticket prices--and what you can do to bring those costs down.