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Travel Freebies Of All Sorts from Services To Entrance Fees to Hotel Nights

There are few lovelier words in the English language than "free" and "travel". Combine them and you have a blockbuster of a phrase. Here are a few of the good deals--all very…

Travel Health Tips: Cell Phones on the Road and on Your Brain

Using your cell phone too much could cause brain cancer, the latest report says. No, it won't, says another. Even before the Internet, debates have raged for decades over whether or…

Traveler's Ski Report: Copper Mountain, Colorado

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.Just 75 miles west -- and…

Park of the Week: Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site

Though Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in 1968, the National Historic Site honoring him wasn't established until 1980. In addition to his boyhood home, the site includes…

What You Can Do About New Hotel Fees

If you think hotels will never stoop to the level of airlines -- charging extra for anything that isn't bolted down -- maybe you've never heard of easyHotel…

Beyond the Buzz: How to Use Twitter for Travel Help

Okay. Even if you don't care about the insanely over-buzzed micro-blogging site Twitter, there is one reason you need to know about it: it can save you hours on the phone trying to…

Global Ski Report: End of the Season Special Offers

Early 2008-09 Season Pass Purchase Nets Free Skiing Now Buy a 2008-09 Double Whammy dual-mountain season pass after March 24 for California's Northstar-at-Tahoe (tel. 800/466-6784;…

Travel Troubleshooter: When the Check's Not in the Mail

A Days Inn property offers a Roman Catholic priest a tax refund. No, that's not the opening line of a joke -- unless playing phone tag and hearing excuses is funny to you. It isn't to…

What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands

QuitoColonial Quito has another charming new hotel option. Opened in January 2007, Villa Colonna (tel. 02/2955-805; www.villacolonna.ec) is a six-room, all-suite bed and breakfast…

Travel Health & Safety: Smart Resouces for World Travelers

"Don't write about potential problems," an eminent travel industry person once said to me, "People want to have fun on vacation." They still do, but intelligent travelers go by the…