Tagged: air-travel

Smart Deal: From Russia and the Czech Republic with Love -- Spring Trips from $915

Here's a smart deal that's sure to appeal to those who are fans of great architecturally rich destinations: A two-city trip to Prague and St. Petersburg, priced from $915, offered by…

Pauline Frommer's Spend Less, See More Tips for Getting Money Abroad

If you want to get the most out of your dollar and your trip, Pauline Frommer's Travel Guides are for you. I put a fresh spin on budget travel, showing you how to experience the best…

Travel Writing 101: Leaping the Catch 22 Fence

Before the days of the Internet, it was difficult to be published. One of the arcane rules was a version of Catch 22: You have to be published in order to get published. Since there…

What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Fiji

Fiji remains peaceful under the "interim" government of Commodore Frank Bainimarama, and casual visitors continue to experience few consequences of the military coup he led in 2006.…

Travel Troubleshooter: Hey, Where's My Ride?

Her vacation package includes transfers from the airport to her hotel. But when she lands in Kingston, Jamaica, there's no van to pick her up. What does N.M. Johnston's tour operator,…

Travel Health & Safety: Gear for Slowing Thieves

I was nearly the victim of a team of pickpockets on an early trip to Paris while exiting a Metro train at the Opera station. As I started to leave the car, a young man elbowed his…

6 Ways to Keep a Natural Disaster from Ruining Your Vacation

Talk about adding insult to injury. When a natural disaster strikes -- like the recent earthquake in China or Myanmar's devastating cyclone -- travel companies like to play the God…

Travel Health & Safety: The Deadly Dozen Travel Diseases

More than 60 million Americans leave the country each year, so it's statistically certain that a small percentage of them will fall ill while traveling. If you're a worrier, or just…

What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Ireland

As it has been for much of the world, 2007 was an economic rollercoaster in Ireland. Tourism figures stayed strong, but fears for the future grew as the U.S. economy faltered and the…

Pauline Frommer's Spend Less, See More Tips for Traveling Green

If you'd like to get the most out of your dollar and your trip, Pauline Frommer's Travel Guides are for you. I put a fresh spin on budget travel, showing you how to experience the…

Travel Troubleshooter: No Place to Park or Sleep

Sandra Ferguson makes a reservation at a San Jose, Calif., hotel through ParkSleepFly.com (www.parksleepfly.com). But when she tries to check in, the hotel has never heard of her.…

Ask Suzy! Shopping for Tanzanite in Rio and Soaps in Paris

Our Born to Shop author Suzy Gershman is answering your global shopping questions for the next several weeks. Send mail to suzygershman@gmail.com. Her new book,Where to Buy the…

Airline Mergers Bring Little Good News to Travelers

Delta and Northwest are trying to merge, and United and some suitor and Continental and someone else might follow. That would leave the US with four major international airlines out…

In the Pink: Washington D.C.'s Cherry Blossom Fever

 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.The nations' capital is…

Travel Troubleshooter: Where Are My Vouchers?

Myron Sigal and his wife can't make their return flight from Venice to Philadelphia, after she is injured on a Mediterranean cruise. US Airways promises him a voucher for the unused…

Global Ski Report: Shifting Gears to the Southern Hemisphere

Utah Company Books South America's Top Ski Areas Want to keep winter going all year long? Head south. South America Ski Trips (tel. 800/467-5445; http://southamerica.skitrips.com), a…

What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Seattle

If you're planning a trip to Seattle in the near future, you've probably already discovered that Frommer's Seattle is an invaluable planning tool. Here, in this online update to our…

What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Vietnam

So you want to travel to Vietnam? Well, you are not alone: recently the national tourism department reported a staggering 3.84 million international visitors between January and…

Travel Tech: Where the Heck Am I?

On a recent trip to Dallas, I asked for a GPS unit when I picked up my rental car, and though it was my first attempt to use one, I became a convert immediately. When you're in a…

What to Expect During the Year of the Fee

Let's assume, for a moment, that you can't stop 2008 from becoming the Year of the Fee.Let's assume you'll cheerfully pay every fuel surcharge, resort fee, excess luggage fee and…

Lito's Tech Tip: Safety on the Steeps

So few American ski resorts offer truly steep skiing that the skills involved are anything but widespread. Here are a few tips that should help already-strong skiers adapt their…

Rebuilt, Vibrant, and Unpronounceable Wroclaw

The Poles don't realize they have too many consonants in their language, and not enough vowels, probably a result of trying to put a Slavic language into Roman letters, unlike, say,…

How to Check Out European Apartments Before You Check In

With the Euro now above $1.50, there are far more reasons than mere coziness to start looking away from hotels and towards apartments in Europe. Savvy travelers have settled in empty…

4 Vineyard Vacations to Chile and Argentina

Chile and Argentina produce some of the finest wines in the world and a visit to either country wouldn't be complete without sampling their best known produce. Central Chile enjoys…

Cohen, Caetano and the Circus: Madrid's Fall Festival Celebrates Culture

For the past 24 years, culture enthusiasts anticipate the Madrid Fall Festival, or Festival de Otoño (www.madrid.org/fo2007/en/elfestival.html), which is organized by the culture and…