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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…

Article / Hotels

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.

Article / Cruise

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…

Article / Cruise

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…

Article / Cruise

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…

Article / Air Travel

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…

Article / Air Travel

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…

Article / Air Travel

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.

Article / Air Travel

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…

Article / Cruise

Frommer's Line Review: Let SeaDream Lull you into Cruising Bliss

A small ship offers a small-town experience, where you know your neighbors and the pace is slow and easy.

Article / Air Travel

Montserrat: A Hidden Gem in the Caribbean

With millions of dollars in aid, Montserratiens have begun to rebuild their island. The newly opened airport has several flights a day to both Antigua and Martinique. Roads are being…

Article / Cruise

Embark on a Budget: Save Some Serious Cash Now on Future Cruises

Cruise West puts summer outings to Alaska on sale now, Norwegian Coastal Voyage offers discounts to repeat customers and we report on a wealth of discounts from online providers.

Article / Cruise

EasyCruise Lowers the Price Bar for Caribbean Cruises to $200, Plus Other Industry News

EasyCruise opens up the Caribbean to a typically younger (and poorer) crowd, the Spirit makes a home in NYC, SeaDream heads to South American and more in this round-up.

Article / Cruise

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…

Article / Air Travel

La Dolce Value: Rome, Venice, Florence & Sicily from $384

Winter is low season so you won't find a cheaper time to travel to Italy and even with oil price increases, this year is no exception.

Article / Air Travel

Save on Sand and Sun with Cheap Beach Packages to the Dominican Republic Starting from $459

Despite the fact that about one third of the land is devoted to beaches, the country is less commercialized than, say, Mexico, or other popular destinations, and usually a bit cheaper,…

Article / Air Travel

Find Your Inner Harbor for Less in Baltimore

If you can't get there, watch the films of Barry Levinson and John Waters. If you can get there, take advantage of these low airfares, hotel deals, sites and attractions.

Article / Air Travel

Let the Music Move You to Nashville: Passes, Rooms, Air & More Reduced

Head to the city where many of country music's hopefuls come to cut their teeth, get noticed, and make it big.

Article / Miscellaneous

Frommers.com Relaunches with a New Look

Based on your feedback over the past year, we have made some exciting changes to the look of Frommers.com.

Article / Packages

Beat the Bluebook Price with JetBlue's New (& Cheap) Air, Hotel & Car Rental Combos

Do you love flying JetBlue (those comfy leather seats, DIRECTV, XM Satellite Radio, delicious Blue Terra Chips) but prefer to book your entire vacation on one website and keep things…

Article / Air Travel

Getting the Biggest Seats in the Air

Airline seats are getting smaller as Americans are getting bigger. Sound like a recipe for air rage? Fortunately, there are some ways to beat the (cramped) system.

Article / Air Travel

Everything Old is New Again: Mexico City Savings on Air, Hotel and Culture

Travel pundits say that Mexico City is a 'museum' in itself with over 2,000 historical buildings and active archeology digs searching for Aztec wonders, most of them near the largest…

Article / Money and Fees

Help with Converting Currency, ATMs and Other Traveling Financial Nightmares

Just when you thought that the banks and credit card companies couldn't get any greedier, now they are determined to make your overseas dream vacation even more expensive.