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Article / Car, Bus, Rail

Four Wheels for a While: A Breakdown of Long-Term Car Rentals

Next time you're traveling for a month or more and have to leave your own wheels at home, don't sign a rental contract until you've looked into the agency's long-term rental program as…

Article / Local Experiences

Warm Weather Events Welcome You in Chicago

Eyewitness accounts show that the minute it becomes warm in Chicago, people put on shorts and head outside. A recent trip to Chicago in early November -- unseasonably warm, topping out…

Article / Packages

Spring Price Thaw: Last Chance to Hit the Slopes

It's here. That annual moment in time when the weather turns warmer, when the base of snow on the big ski mountains hasn't melted, and when you can ski your favorite slopes in nothing…

Article / Hotels

Go Tell it on the Mountain: Ski Resorts Shed Their Skin for Summer

When the snow melts and the snowboarders jump on skateboards and hot chocolate is replaced by iced tea, the winter wonderlands don't become any less wondrous. No, the ski resorts shift…

Article / Air Travel

Following Gas Prices, Airfares Are Headed Up

Anyone who's recently had to fill up an SUV's tank knows: gas prices are going berserk. Now imagine if you had to fill 'er up with 5,000 gallons at a time, and you'll understand the…

Article / Cruise

Ahoy, Savings! Cruise Lines Keep Costs Down Below

Crystal Two-Night Sampler Offers Taste of LuxeCrystal Cruises (tel. 888/799-4625; www.crystalcruises.com) is offering an appetizer for anyone who wants to try a luxury cruise without…

Article / Cruise

Water, Water Everywhere: Sail 'Round the World with Frommer's Cruise News

10.5 Million Cruising Fans Can't Be WrongUsually when cruises are mentioned in the mainstream media, it's bad news: engine problems, an outbreak of stomach virus, or an encounter with…

Article / Cruise

Cruising Yankee-Style: River & Coastal Cruises in New England, New York & Eastern Canada

Hard as it might be for people in the northeast to believe it, winter really is over, and after winter comes spring, and after spring comes summer. Typically, in the cruise world, that…

Article / Car, Bus, Rail

For Cancer Patients and Their Families, Hope is Alive and Well in Vermont

Every now and again, members of the tourism and leisure industry will do something so special that you can't help but feel compelled to tell the world about it. The generous people of…

Article / Air Travel

Malta Madness: Markdowns Galore on a True Cultural Melting Pot

One-hundred miles off the coast of Sicily on the way to North Africa, Malta is an island deep-rooted in early Mediterranean history. Virtually every ancient world power crossed its…

Article / Air Travel

Hop to It with These Last Minute Easter Getaways

As Easter weekend approaches and people begin scurrying home this Thursday and Friday to prepare for Easter egg hunts, spiraling ham and family time, it's also a good time to take…

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What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Maine Coast

Before you head northeast this summer, read up on the latest museums, shops and more in the Pine Tree State.The Freeport outlets just keep expanding. Among the recently opened shops:…

Article / Air Travel

Old Europe Still Calls: Germanic Escapes Worth a Gander

People talk about springtime in Paris as if it's the only place in the world where flowers bloom. Well, move over Frenchie, Deutschland is filled with festivals, outdoor events,…

Article / Air Travel

In the Lapp of Luxury: Prices Head South in Europe's North

The North of Europe possesses a majesty all its own. The White Nights of Lapland in Finland where it never gets completely dark in June and July are a great way to see a part of Mother…

Article / Air Travel

Deskset Discounts for Students and Teachers When School's Out

Life as a student certainly has its advantages -- you get to stay up late talking about deep philosophical matters, consume illicit substances if you live without fear of drug testing,…

Article / Hotels

America's Lost National Park: Glen Canyon Slowly Reappears

In Glen Canyon, on the border of Arizona and Utah, Mother Nature herself is reversing what founding Sierra Club director David Brower called "America's most regretted environmental…

Article / Family & Kids

Generation Map: Summer Camps for the Entire Family

Who says sleep away camp is just for kids? Water skiing, archery, nature walks, every color punch you can think of, bug bites and Friday night pizza doesn't just have to be for the…

Article / Entry Requirements & Customs

Biometrics Effect: Greater Security Means Increases in Passport Fees

Believe it or not, less than 20% of Americans have a passport -- a puzzling concept for most well-traveled Frommer's devotees. If you are one of the 80% considering taking the plunge…

Article / Air Travel

The Potentially Tricky Task of Traveling to the Galápagos Islands

April and May are mating season for many of the extraordinary creatures that inhabit the Galápagos Islands, in the Pacific Ocean, 500 miles west of Ecuador. Though their name literally…

Article / Family & Kids

Giddyup! Dude Ranch Vacations for Your Own Home on the Range

Brush up on your slipknot-makin,' fire-startin', and S'mores-eatin' skills and get in touch with your inner cowboy or cowgirl. Any way you slice it -- even if you call it a "guest…

Article / Local Experiences

A Taste of Tepoztlán: Get Cooking in Mexico

I came to the small mountain town of Tepoztlán, just 70km (42mi) south of Mexico City -- a town that Frommer's Mexico calls "one of the strangest and most beautiful in Mexico" -- to…

Article / Local Experiences

Veggie-Trails: Online Resources for the Meatless Crowd

We have five words for vegetarian travelers in the Basque region of Spain: "Ba al duzue barazkijaleentzako platerik?"That would be Euskara for "Do you have any vegetarian dishes?"It's…

Article / Beach & Water Sports

Pricey St. Barts Made Just a Little Cheaper

Who says you have to be a nightly fixture on Entertainment Tonight or Access Hollywood to enjoy the fruits of St. Barts? The beautiful island paradise that has long been the vacation…

Article / Car, Bus, Rail

Ease on Down the Road in Your Recreational Vehicle from as Little as $24 a Day

It's that time of year when roadtrippers and weekenders alike start planning to captain their own rolling home. Look to these two companies for the best RV rentals offers that give you…

Article / Air Travel

Rule Changes Make Delays Easier and Flights Cheaper

Recently, two rule changes improved the lives of international travelers. One will help fliers stuck in airports within or on their way to the European Union -- once the EU gets around…