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Travel Health & Safety: Is My Airplane Too Old?

In late August, Alaska Airlines announced with great fanfare that it was retiring the last of its MD-80 aircraft; a father-daughter team of pilots ushering one of those on its last…

Kids Eat Free: 3 Little Words That Equal Huge Savings

Want to shave your family's vacation costs? Be on the lookout for a free meal -- or even better, make that three squares a day. Mindful of the high cost of traveling with children,…

What's Happening on Mountains and Slopes Around the World

Easy Transport from Reno to North Tahoe Resorts Since you don't need a car at Squaw Valley or Northstar-at-Tahoe, leave the driving to North Lake Tahoe Express (tel. 866/216-5222;…

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

Maui continues to be the bright jewel in the Hawaiian Islands chain. A 10,000 foot dormant volcano soaring above the clouds dominates the verdant island. Scalloped, white sands…

Washington, D.C.: The City as Outdoor Sculpture Garden

If you want to honor a national leader or hero with a statue, where do you put it? In Washington, D.C., of course. As a result, the city is bedecked with statuary, so many in fact,…

How to Skywalk Above the Grand Canyon

It's been impossible to talk about the Grand Canyon the last few months without also talking about the Skywalk. Advertised as floating 2,000 feet above the canyon floor, the Skywalk…