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Start your European Trip with a Star: Eurostar Train Travel

When the concept of creating a tunnel under the English Channel was first proposed, skeptics questioned how two countries (England and France) that had been at war for hundreds of…

Article / Air Travel

Miami Nice: Cheap Off-Season Kicks off with Three Nights and Air from $299

As spring begins, so ends Miami's high season. Gone are the trendy Europeans and South Americans dancing the night away in area clubs and eating breakfast at 3:30pm. Gone are the…

Article / Hotels

Boutique Luxury and Bountiful Pleasures in Bali

Bali, the jewel of the Indonesian archipelago is an island with two faces. One is the discount package-deal vacation destination, the place where Australians and New Zealanders go for…

Article / Air Travel

Air France Offers A Warm Blanket of Savings for Early Purchases for Fall and Winter Fares

To celebrate its one-year anniversary as a publicly held company on the New York Stock Exchange, Air France (tel. 800/237-2747; www.airfrance.us) is having a doozy of a sale. The…

Article / Miscellaneous

On the Fly: Top Spots for Trout Fishing Across the Country

Rich with lore, the allure of cold-water trout fishing transcends the mere hunter-gatherer drive for animal protein. Inspiring everything from fiction like Richard Brautigan's classic…

Article / Car, Bus, Rail

Transit Navigators Get You There Without Driving

For tourists to unfamiliar with urban areas, bus routes especially can seem impossibly arcane and difficult to decipher. Enter the transit navigator: a great website breed that helps…

Article / Air Travel

Culture, Counterculture: A Variety of Events in San Francisco

Tony Bennett may have famously sung that he left his heart in this city on the bay, but my father more aptly says, "I left my wallet in San Francisco." Rents climbed sky high, rivaling…

Article / Air Travel

Prime Time in Provence and the Riviera: Short Getaways from $699

In May, cinema elite and a constellation of stars hit Cannes for the biggest, most glamorous film festival of the year. The new fashions hit the Croissette. The casinos of nearby Monte…

Article / Air Travel

Meet Me in Milwaukee for Beers, Brats and Festivals Galore

Named for the Algonkian word milliocki -- which means "gathering place by the waters" -- Midwestern Milwaukee is the longtime home of bratwurst and beer and the future home of the…

Article / Cruise

Papers, Please: Proposed Passport Rules Spell Change for U.S. Cruise Biz

For decades, and currently, U.S.-based cruise ships have operated under rules that permit U.S. citizens to travel to ports in Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean without need of a…

Article / Cruise

Cruise News Roundup: Big Waves, TV Tapings on the Sea, New Names and More

Big Wave Whacks Dawn, Dastardly Dock Knocks GrandeurBad news comes in, what, twos? That was the story as succeeding accidents struck NCL's Norwegian Dawn and Royal Caribbean's Grandeur…

Article / Cruise

Where to Go from Home Ports on the East Coast

I'm a New Yorker, so I'm busy and important and don't like to be hassled any more than I already am. Especially now that I'm schlepping two young children everywhere I go. Know what I…

Article / Air Travel

To Do: Toronto's Spring and Summer Celebrations

After their long, grueling winters, it's hard to keep Canadians housebound come spring and summer. Once spring is in full swing in Toronto -- our northern neighbor's largest metropolis…

Article / Hotels

New Room Resource: Oddball Stays in Lodgings Around the World

The right hotel can often make all the difference when it comes to really making the most of your vacation. Or in the case of the British website Unusual Hotels of the World…

Article / Air Travel

Post-Tsunami Phuket: Pure Luxury for Less

Many visitors have been discouraged from vacationing on the lush island of Phuket, mistakenly believing that it was wiped out by the December Tsunami, and tourist arrivals have dropped…

Article / Air Travel

Big Dose of Barbados on the Beach and on a Budget

Although Barbados's high season officially ended in mid-April, two of this British West Indian islands' best music and street festivals won't take place until the end of this month and…

Article / Air Travel

Icy Hot May Fares to Reykjavik, London, Paris and More

Icelandair recently changed their booking system, and the new website reveals some marvelously low fares for travel to the land of the Blue Lagoon, the midnight sun and all-night…

Article / Air Travel

Swap That Hall Pass for an Air Pass & Flit About the US from $249 All Summer

Are you a carefree student-type, looking to travel the breadth of our fair nation this summer? Check out Independence Air's new GLiDE Pass (www.flyi.com/specials/glide/default.aspx),…

Article / Air Travel

Cheap Retreats to Puerto Rico Let You Hit the Tropics, Domestically

Puerto Rico remains one of the closest and easiest escapes from the United States for a tropical release. Beyond San Juan with its big casino hotels and Old San Juan's cobblestone…

Article / Air Travel

Turkish Delights: Flight, Hotels and Escorted Tours Are Downright Cheap

Like the whirling dervishes of Mevlevi -- the Sufi mystics descended from the 13th-century Turkish poet Rumi -- your head will spin with all there is to see and experience in the…

Article / Air Travel

The Low Cost of Costa Rica: City or Jungle for a Week from $559

Used to be Costa Rica was this remote, isolated getaway where travelers went to escape cell phones and city malaise. Even though the little country that kick-started the Central…

Article / Air Travel

Split to Split & Do Dubrovnik: Cost-Cutting Croatia Starts from Under $100 a Day

Although the tragic breakup of Yugoslavia yielded no victors, Croatia looks like it was shrewdly gerrymandered to get the lion's share of the region's natural splendors. The newly…

Article / Air Travel

A Seattle Slew of Summer Savings to the Pacific Coast

Anyone who has ever lived in the Pacific Northwest can tell you it has a special allure. Natural beauty combines with an easy-going life-style to make the landscape even more…

Article / Air Travel

What a Lotta Guatemala (Plus Honduras): Low Prices Make These Beauts Central to Your Vacation Plans

The Central American vacation offers get more exciting every day. Not far from the United States and still accessible and affordable, hotels are inexpensive and package deals make…

Article / Miscellaneous

Bid on Travel for Yourself to Aid Children Living in Latvia

If you're one of those who file their taxes at the last possible moment, you've probably got deductions on your mind. When you can take a deduction on a charitable donation and get a…