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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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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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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…

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Memorial Day Trips Outside the USA

May 3, 2004 -- Like so many other holidays that are ostensibly for one purpose, in this case to honor the dead of our past and present wars, Memorial Day has become for some an…

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Summertime, and the Livin' is ... Belizey

May 3, 2004 -- Belize has been a hot, hot destination for several years now, but familiarity hasn't bred contempt on the part of resort owners, who still understand that good value…

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Hidden Caribbean: Marie-Galante

Ann Geracimos recounts her recent trip to this little visited Caribbean island.

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Union Dues: "New" Europe Cheaper than "Old"

April 30, 2004 -- Starting tomorrow, ten countries in eastern Europe and the Mediterranean will join the European Union, becoming equal (in theory, at least) to such stalwarts as…

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US Airways Gets Sensible With Philly Fares

April 30, 2004 -- Oh, Philadelphians. You guys are so lucky. The battle between Southwest and US Airways for your hearts and minds has now created more than just fare sales - it's…

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Washingtonians Unite for Free Tickets!

If you're near DC or visit the nation's capital often, you're in for a treat. United Airlines is giving away free tickets to anyone who flies two roundtrips to or from DC within the…

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Find Europe Anew in the Azores

If Europe seems old hat to you, imagine the Azores. They're a chain of nine islands floating in the mid-Atlantic, owned roughly for the past 500 years by Portugal. Quiet, peaceful,…

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The Wizards of OS Offer Cheap Fares to Central Europe

April 28, 2004 -- Fly, fly, fly! Airfares are going up sharply in June (as they always do), so if you want a real bargain journey, May is the time. Central Europe is particularly…

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Get Intra-Spective: Minor Fares to Major European Cities

April 28, 2004 -- As cheap Europe fares fade into the warmth of summer, consolidator Intratours is doing their best to provide a last gasp of cheap fares for May. Their low fares are…

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Atlanta's Affordable with Delta and the "Tran"

April 28, 2004 -- Atlanta residents are lucky. Not just because of their blessed weather, or because they live in the greatest cultural hub for miles around. Thanks to the bloody…

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EVA Knows The Cheap Way to Taipei (And Saigon)

April 26, 2004 -- Our column on Delta and Taiwan's China Airlines is still causing a stir, so we thought we'd mix things up a bit with a deal from Taiwan's other international carrier,…

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Easy, Cheesy: Fares to and within the UK and Ireland

April 26, 2004 -- Hunting for decent fares to Europe today, we stumbled upon one of the strangest promotions we've seen. If you're a brilliant budget traveler making your way across…

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Free Nights, Discount Cars, Off-Season Specials and More for Puerto Rico

April 26, 2004 -- As the number of travelers to the Caribbean drop off over the course of the next several months, tourism officials begin kicking discount promotional schemes into…

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Save Some Green on Pink Bajan Beaches

April 24, 2004 -- Barbados just announced it's annual spring sale, "the Best of Barbados" promotion (for brevity's sake, let's just call it BOB), that offers a slew of amenities like…

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The Cities of Oz For Fewer Emeralds: Packages Under $1,100!

April 24, 2004 -- Australia's winter means cool prices for U.S. visitors, whether it's $749 airfares from the West Coast or $1,099 air-and-hotel packages.Couples departing from a wide…

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Delta and China Airlines: A Codeshare Too Far?

A new codeshare raises questions about a carrier's safety record. Here's what you need to know.

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A New Contender In Airfare Search Still Working Out the Kinks

It's admirably independent, honest and open, and offers some innovative features for travelers who are flexible with their time. But it's glacially slow, a tad buggy, and is missing…

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Domestic Airfares are Ripe For the Picking

April 19, 2004 -- How many times can we tell you? Domestic airfares are generally quite low right now. If you're flying between two cities served by low-fare airlines or US Airways…

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Over and Down Under: Great Fares to Europe and Australia

April 16, 2004 -- Europe is warming up. Australia is cooling down. Our spring may be the true sweet spot for global fares, because it's everybody's "shoulder season" -- the time when…

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Scan Europe's Low-Fare Airlines for Great Deals

If you haven't flown within Europe in the past few years, you're in for a big surprise.

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You Say Fiji, I Say Tahiti: Let's Call the Whole Thing...Paradise

When dealing with paradise, as nearly every South Pacific destination calls itself, it's hard to know where to start -- or stop over, for that matter. Some seasoned travelers in this…