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Cruising into History: Ships That Send You Back in Time

They're living, physical presences from a time before we were born, or maybe from our youth. If they've been well maintained, and not ruined by misguided refurbishments, they have few…

Article / Air Travel

Rhythm, Culture and Travel Come Together in West Africa at Surprisingly Affordable Prices

Any way you look at it, West Africa offers travelers get a look at African roads less traveled. Best of all, West Africa travel is usually extremely affordable as tour providers try to…

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Our Resolution? To Help You Take to the Skies as Cheaply as Possible

While one carrier will discontinue all flights on Thursday, the new year still finds new sales at carriers big and small.

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Hit Rock Bottom (Prices, that is) in Europe: Air and Hotel Packages Get Cheap, Cheap, Cheap

We've rounded up some of the rock-bottom-cheap winter packages currently offered throughout Europe. Maybe Santa will bring you a plane ticket to one of these places?

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Think About Alaska Now? Well, the Early Bird Gets the Room

Now is the time to be thinking about a summertime vacation in Alaska. Summer will be here before you know it and soon enough you'll be dying to get out of the sweltering heat and head…

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What's New, Nearly New and Otherwise in Cruising

Carnival orders four new ships, HAL prepares to christen Noordam, MSC Cruises hosts a beauty pageant, RiverBarge returns to the Big Easy and SeaDream reconfigures upcoming South…

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Steal Away for a Last-Minute New Year's Countdown

Even if it's tough to find a place to 'get away' from loud New Year's revelry, celebratory shakers and paper hats with rubber band chin ties, it isn't that difficult to find a spot to…

Article / Air Travel

Luxury Class Options Expand for Fliers and Prices Come Down a Notch

A few new, small, luxury airlines are showing there's another way to fly. Luxury flying doesn't make you wait on long lines or play knee-battles with your neighbor's tray table. And…

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If You Can't Give the Gift of Travel, Give a Travel Gift Instead

With so many things to choose from, where to start can be as confusing as deciding where to go. Here are a few sites to help.

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Summer Down Under: Round-Trip Air LA to Sydney Starts at $998; San Francisco to Auckland from $910

Sure there may be more beautiful beaches in Brazil, or better shopping in Paris, richer red wines in Italy and plenty of sport right here in the U.S., but for a combination of all…

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The Amazing Azores: An Atlantic Oasis Close to Home with Stays Under $100 a Night

Long the play ground of discerning European travelers and adventure seekers, particularly the Portuguese and English, the Azores remains largely undiscovered by Americans and therefore…

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Packages Worth Perusing: Take a Nine-Day Inca Holiday from $799 for Starters

Surprising to some, Peru includes surf beaches, desert oases, traditional indigenous cultures, architecturally significant colonial cities, fine cuisine and the southwestern section of…

Article / Car, Bus, Rail

Heidi Ho, Switzerland: Three Night Stay in Zurich for $499 Plus Skiing, Railpasses and More

Whatever happened to Heidi, the little Swiss goat herder who was such a goody-goody? If you haven't heard since third grade, be happy that you can find her legend still very much alive…

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Rocky Mountain Highs: Winter Train Travel in Canada

Ah, the Canadian Rockies. While we have our share of purple mountains majesty here in the good ole U.S. of A., our friends to the North surely have splendor to spare, too. Although…

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Leave Your Heart (but not Your Wallet) in San Francisco Through the New Year

San Francisco is celebrating winter and the holiday season in style. If you can't think of one reason to visit, try 100 reasons instead.

Article / Air Travel

Glitter, Glamour and Gambling A-Go-Go: Las Vegas Gets Cheap for December

Not surprisingly, the number of travelers to Sin City drops in December and so does the price of getting there.

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Bargain Berths and Savings at Sea for a Whole Slew of Cruises

Book by Sunday for big savings on NCL, take $800 on French Country Waterways, swing to the beat and save on air wtih Crystal Cruises, plus our usual extensive round-up of the cheapest…

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Recent Events Keep the Cruise Industry Interesting

Upstart easyCruise draws first blood in a Caribbean turf battle, Oceania expands its fleet, SeaDream slates South America through 2007, Cirque du Soleil takes to the sea on Celebrity…

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A Cruise Ships Walks into a Bar, Says to the Bartender . . .

Let's introduce a concept: standup comedy on cruise ships. Is your reaction (a) ho-ho, that could be funny, or (b) kill me now?

Article / Air Travel

Cost-Conscious Costa Rica: Weeklong Tours, with Air, Room and Some Meals, from $599

Costa Rica continues to be among the hottest destinations for American tourists. With its combination of volcanoes, pristine coast, rain forests, wildlife and across the board…

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Flights of Fancy on Prosaic Budgets: Fares to Canada, the Caribbean, Europe, Australia and More

We've said in the past that it often pays to check an airline's own website rather than an online travel agency like Orbitz or Travelocity. And while this strategy usually applies to…

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A Long Weekend in a Winter Wonderland: Vancouver and Whistler in 48 Hours

As Vancouver enthusiastically prepares to usher in the 2010 Winter Olympics, the city -- and its mountain resort co-host, Whistler -- are effervescent. Vancouverites are so friendly…

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Ever Heard Of These Airlines? Small Companies Offer Regional Savings

Sandwiched between the 'big boys' and flying in a Cessna with your dad are a network of smaller airlines you might not have heard of. Some are bigger than you might think.

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Trade Gray for Pacific Blue: Lowered Prices on Air, Hotels and Cars Bring Hawaii within Reach

It's your choice -- wake up in the dark, shovel snow on your driveway, de-ice your windshield before spending the day sitting at your desk staring out at the gray skies or book that…

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Cozumel Update: The Sun Is Shining, the Rubble's Almost Cleared

The Mexican island of Cozumel, the #1 cruise port in the western Caribbean, continues to bounce back from the drubbing it took at the hands of Hurricane Wilma. Last week, after a…