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Think Like Gumby: Flexibility When Booking Can Lead to Great Savings on Airfare

Travelers can often save money if they adjust their travel dates to take advantage of the lowest possible fare between any two cities. Oddly, however, statistics show that most airfare…

Article / Air Travel

One Travel Destination + Two Departure Cities = Zero Problems

Just when you thought that all last-minute online travel sites are pretty much the same, along comes a new piece of technology that puts one site leaps and bounds ahead of its…

Article / Hotels

Budget Berlin: A Week's Stay with Air Starts from $589

This winter, bear the cool weather for low-priced deals to the city that split Western and Eastern Europe and see what all the fuss is about

Article / Miscellaneous

A Return to New Orleans

Last week, we all went down to see for ourselves, see our home, see our city. It was at once better than we hoped, as bad as we expected, and worse than we feared. Contrary to some…

Article / Miscellaneous

Editor's Choice: Our Favorite Travel Blogs

The noun, short for weblog, was defined by the dictionary as a 'site that contains an online personal journal with reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks provided by the writer.'…

Article / Cruise

Tipping Tips While on Those Ships

Cruise rates can be pretty darn appealing these days, especially if you're cruising during slow periods -- like right now, during the fall. But before you get too excited by $100 per…

Article / Air Travel

Believe it or not, Now is the Time to Plan for Spring Break to Get the Best Savings

Spring break? What about winter break? How about a spring break package for a Christmas present? Talk about seasonal confusion! As with most things in life, prior preparation prevents…

Article / Packages

Polish up on Your Polish: Tour Poland from Under $100 a Day

If, as fashionistas say, French blue is the new black, then travel pundits have a similar mantra: Poland is the new Prague.

Article / Cruise

First Look: NCL's New Norwegian Jewel

It's awful to say, but when you write about ships for a living it takes a lot to get you really excited. Another new megaship? YAWN. Biggest passenger ship ever? Ho hum, saw that last…

Article / Cruise

Shipping News: A Fleet of Stories on What's Happening with Cruises

Carnival Shakes Up Deployment in Katrina's WakeOn September 23, Carnival Cruise Lines (tel. 800/327-9501; www.carnival.com) released details on the future deployment of the vessels…

Article / Air Travel

Get More Bangalore for Your Buck: An Entire Subcontinent of Savings on Air, Hotels and Package to India

Now that summer has passed and monsoon season has drifted away from India's shores, travelers can take advantage of the more comfortable climates of Southern India to visit such…

Article / Air Travel

Don't Let The Dead Have All The Fun: Head to Mexico for Día de los Muertos

A synthesis of ancient traditions from the Aztec and pre-Aztec civilizations of Mexico and Catholic practices, the Day of the Dead is a unique display of the richness of Mexican…

Article / Air Travel

Fares to Spare: Carriers Discount Routes Domestic and International

The airlines announce sales so frequently, it's sometimes difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff. Some have value; others not so much. We dig deep to tell you what ones are…

Article / Health, Insurance, Security

Bali: Is Paradise Lost?

Informational update on travel conditions relating to Bali.

Article / Hotels

Ghoulish Getaways and Haunted Hotels for Halloween and Beyond (the Grave)

Fascination with the occult and all things ghostly is not restricted to Halloween. In fact, you can travel to haunted houses and spooky sites throughout the year in a variety of…

Article / Hotels

Local Living for Antiquated Prices at Bed and Breakfasts Nationwide

The bed and breakfast experience offers a better bang for the buck than most normal full-service hotels or no-frill national chains.

Article / Air Travel

Foreign A-Fares: Snag Cheap Seats on Flights Heading Outta the Country

In addition to those widely advertised sales, we've dug up secret fares: If you've thought about heading to China, Europe, Mexico -- even Tahiti -- the time is right to buy.

Article / Air Travel

Bike It, Hike It or Park It in Costwise Costa Rica

Bubbling mud pools, catwalks overlooking wild jungles, waterfalls, bird watching, nature preserves, surf camps and oceanfront hotels, Costa Rica is a treasure for adventure travelers,…

Article / Air Travel

Everything Is Animated: Jump Over to Japan from $999 with Air and Hotel for a Week

This fall and winter, take advantage of the low airfares and affordable travel deals to see the Land of the Rising Sun.

Article / Hotels

New Mexico Three Ways: A Cook's Tour, on Horseback or in the Lap of Luxury

The American Southwest, with its multiple and varying landscapes, offers as many types of vacations as there are vacationers. From rugged ranches to rubdowns at spas, we've rounded up…

Article / Air Travel

Deal Me In: Venture to Vegas on the Cheap (Like $84 for Two Days with Air and Hotel)

Vegas is all about indulgence: neon lights for miles, the thrill and risks of gambling, those all-you-can-eat buffets -- all this smack dab in the middle of a desert, 24/7 but without…

Article / Packages

Low Bohemia: Look to the Off-Season for a Visit to the City of a Thousand Spires

With cobblestone streets, small passageways, underground bars, majestic castles, and morning fog, Prague retains a special kind of beauty in the fall and winter that lends itself to…

Article / Hotels

Do Good with your Travel Dollar: Vacation Expenses that Give a Little Back

Traveling doesn't have to be only fun -- it can also do good. You can stay at a comfortable apartment or budget hotel in North America or Europe and still know your travel dollars are…

Article / Air Travel

Fly South to the Pacific to Stay Ahead of Chill Winter Air

Between now and just before Christmas, prices are reliably low, with incentives galore; they drop down again after the New Year. We've rounded up some of the best airfares and packages…

Article / Air Travel

Go That Extra Nile: Airfare, Rooms, Tours with Cruises in Cheap Egypt

There probably aren't enough superlatives in the English language to describe Egypt as a destination. A 'wannabe' archaeologist's dream, it is a country that fulfills all your travel…