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More Snow, Less Dough: 10 Ways to Save Big on Family Ski Vacations

Family ski vacations can be tons of fun, but holy sticker shock -- they sure ain't cheap. By the time you shell out for the condo, lift tickets, ski lessons, equipment rental, meals,…

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

The most obvious changes seen across Thailand in the last months have been those in the political arena, following the December 2007 election results that re-elected a pro-Thaksin…

Plan Now for Fall and Winter Family Getaways in the Sun

By the beginning of fall many families begin thinking about their next getaway, and invariably they want to go somewhere to escape the impending cold weather. Despite the fact that…

Olympics Then and Now: Melbourne, Australia, Summer Olympic Games 1956

When Ava Gardner arrived in Melbourne in 1956 to film On the Beach, she was quoted as saying it was "a great place to make a movie about the end of the world." In truth, Melbourne was…

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…

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…

Stepping out of London and Into England's Charming Peak District

Where is the quintessential England? Is it London, is it Stratford? Like the elusive Scarlet Pimpernel, it may be here, it may be there, it may be everywhere. In my case, after a…

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…

Focus on Mount Rainier National Park

Washington state's majestic Mount Rainier, sometimes called "the Mt. Fuji of the USA" (the two locations are "sister parks" in fact), goes by several other names, none of which have…

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

Scots have long known that their beer is the best in the world. Now along comes Beers of the World Magazine, which has declared Bitter & Twisted from Harviestoun Brewery in…

Touring Tennessee's Appalachian Towns

"I started it for the people," says John Rice Irwin, speaking of his role in founding the Museum of Appalachia. "And so it's about the people." He's not kidding, either, as I…

Travel Troubleshooter: A Changing Rate at the Inn

Cheryl McClure reserves a room at the Hampton Inn in Asheville, N.C., and is offered an $81-a-night rate. Then the hotel has second thoughts and changes the rate to $149 a night. Can…

10 Mountain Destinations Where the Dollar Goes Further

Snow is falling on the high peaks of the Alps and the Rockies, and ski resorts have cranked up their snowmaking systems. Ski season gets serious this week, and by holiday time…

Put These Free Travelers' Services On Your Speed Dial

Even though we'd prefer otherwise, not everyone carries Frommer's guidebooks with them everywhere they go. But that's okay: you still have a powerful travel information tool with you…

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…

Exploring the Forests of Western Arkansas

View Larger MapMention Arkansas to most nature-lovers, and they'll likely picture the Ozarks, the state's celebrated backwoods mountain range. But farther south (and extending into…

Travel Company Jet-A-Way Jets Away -- But Doesn't Completely Abandon Its Customers

Here's a rarity: a travel company that does right by its customers as it's going out of business. Relatively so. On August 1, Jet-A-Way Holidays, a well-known specialty tour operator…

Like the Islands Used to Be: A Quick Trip to Kosrae

Never heard of Kosrae? Neither had I until the local visitors bureau invited me to take a trip to its little island outpost on the eastern expanse of Micronesia. Although I've been…

How to Have a Home Away from Home in Europe

For anyone who has opted for a vacation rental rather than staying at a hotel, I am preaching to the converted -- but novices should begin considering alternate accommodation when…