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Air NZ's Fares Make Competitors Look Auk-Ward

May 28, 2004 -- Americans seem to really be flocking to trips Down Under. Air New Zealand became the latest airline to add new flights with their San Francisco-Auckland nonstop,…

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Fabulous Fall Fares From Fly Europe

May 28, 2004 -- Let's get one thing straight: we are not shills for 1-800 Fly Europe. We don't take money from them, or from any travel agency -- here at Frommer's, we're independent.…

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Thai One On For Less With Two New Asian Discount Airlines

May 24, 2004 -- The low-fare airline model so popular in the US and Europe is finally crossing Asia. Over the past few months, Malaysian airline Air Asia (www.airasia.com) has turned…

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Buenas Noches in Buenos Aires: Cheap Packages to Fulfill Any Budgeter's Dream

May 26, 2004 -- From some US gateways, it takes longer to fly to Argentina than it does to Europe, but fans of that South American destination say the long journey is worth it, because…

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Good-Value Vacations and Celebrations Around Asia

May 21, 2004 -- We've been overrun with all sorts of travel deals to Europe in recent weeks as you can see from the length of our European Deals Index at…

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Slashed Prices on Current and Future Packages South of the Border

May 21, 2004 -- It's no surprise that when it starts getting hot down south of the border, the deals typically get hotter. The climate changes that begin in late spring in the…

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Cheapflights Boldly Goes Where no Travel Site Has Gone Before

May 21, 2004 -- The Earth is such a 20th-century destination, and anyway, everybody sells airline tickets nowadays. What's an airfare search site to do?If you're CheapFlights.com, the…

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Huge New Low-Fare Airline Takes Off

May 19, 2004 -- Independence Air is here, and it's a doozy.The new low-fare airline based at Washington Dulles Airport announced its first destinations on Wednesday, and it'll be…

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Travel to Change Your Life (and Others)

May 18, 2004 - Travel for some may just be a vacation, but for others, it's a life-changing experience. Stepping outside the safety of your day-to-day life into a different culture can…

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Buy Today For $118 Chicago Fares -- Even to NYC and LA!

May 19, 2004 -- A cheap wind blows through Chicago today, but don't dawdle if you want great fares to or from the City of Big Shoulders. The ATA sale, which spurred these super-low…

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The Greatest Gift For The Greatest Generation

May 14, 2004 -- If you, your dad or your grandpa helped liberate France 60 years ago, this year's Father's Day will be a very special one.On Friday, the government of Canada agreed to…

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A Patchwork of Bargains for Europe

May 14, 2004 -- Loyal readers know that we espouse off-season travel to beat the crowds and get more bang for your buck. Today, we've detailed an appealing listing of trips good for…

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Central America: Your Center For Value

Summer is the low season in Central America, also known as the rainy season or the "green season." That means it's also the value season. Two weeks ago, we reported on several airfare…

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Cut to the Front of the Line with Leisurepass

May 14, 2004 -- Emulating its better-known counterpart, CityPass (which specializes in North American destinations), the Leisure Pass Group has come out with deals that make touring…

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European Discounts for Every Season

May 13, 2004 -- Spring is passing fast, and summer's almost here. We know you've been struggling to find cheap airfares to Europe for this summer, and a few of you are even planning…

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Sightseeing Succotash: A Hodge Podge of Offers

May 13, 2004 - We tend to organize our columns around a theme (think adventure travel or spa vacations) or a particular place, researching leads from e-mail and press releases and…

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Nix the Midnight Oil: See the Midnight Sun for Under $550

May 12, 2004 -- Summer means shorter nights for everyone, but our nights are nothing compared to what folks see in Iceland. Thanks to Iceland's extreme northernliness -- most of the…

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If You're Paying $250, You're Paying Too Much For These Domestic Fares

May 12, 2004 -- The summer travel season is coming up, but that doesn't seem to be affecting the low domestic fares we're seeing every week. Right now, four sales of note are keeping…

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Air France Gives a High Five to Low Paris Fares

May 7, 2004 -- For trips to France this fall, your lucky number is five. To celebrate their May 5th listing on the New York Stock Exchange, Air France is slashing fares for pairs of…

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Freddie Says: FF Miles Rule!

Handed out each year by the mile hounds at InsideFlyer Magazine, the Freddies celebrate the best in frequent-flier and frequent-stay programs. Coincidentally, we stumbled upon two…

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Three Asian Cities For The Price Of One

May 6, 2004 -- Folks who can't sit still will appreciate Cathay Pacific's latest "Deal of the Month," sending you to Hong Kong, Singapore and Bangkok for $799. There's just one catch…

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Euro-Potpourri of Summertime Packages

May 6, 2004 -- Travel to Europe remains high on our readers' lists of top places to go, despite poor conversion rates for the American dollar against the pound and the euro (for an…

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Say Hiya, Hawaii with a Multitude of Incentives

May 6, 2004 -- Deals to Hawaii keep popping up all over offering various and sundry "free" this and "free" that hoping you'll be hooked with that magical word. Others try with $-off…

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Eureka, Costa Rica! Strike it Rich When it's Green

May 5, 2004 -- June is the "green season" in Costa Rica; that means the "wet" season to most of us. You can also call it the "cheap" season. In exchange for a few hours a day of rain,…

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Hobbit-Sized Fares to Middle Earth and Australia

May 5, 2004 -- We'll get to the point quickly: through Friday only, Qantas is offering $498 flights ($581 including tax) from LA to Auckland and $598 flights ($725 including tax) from…