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The Early Bird Gets the Cruise . . . Usually
So, you've decided to take a cruise. A cruise to the Caribbean next January. Ahhhh, you can already taste the salty air and smell that suntan oil. You're in the cabin, all snug and…
Foreign A-Feria: Head to Seville for the Best Spanish Festival
If Spain means red wine and black olives, lamenting guitars, flamenco dancers on a slow burn and matadors risking life and limb in the face of raging bulls, then Seville's Feria de…
Hop on the Bus, Gus: Escorted and Hop On, Hop Off European Tours
When people think of traveling within Europe the first thing to come to mind is the all-train EuroRail pass. Heralded as the best and most affordable way to see Europe, the rail…
Bargains Blossom for D.C.'s Annual Springtime Festival
At some magic turning point during the last week in March, the navy blues, grays, and khaki tones that dominate the walkways of Washington, D.C., give way to the most unsenatorial…
Travel Warnings Raise Eyebrows Over South-of-the-Border Crossings
As shoulder season approaches in Mexico, American travelers might want to turn a cold one toward the border regions, until a recent surge in drug-related violence levels off.…
Come in from the Code: New Amtrak Discounts for the New Year
You know the drill by now: Amtrak has semi-secret discount codes that shave money off fares, so there's really no reason to pay full price for your rail journey. Between the fire-sale…
ATA/Southwest: Who's Got The Real Bargains?
On Friday, Southwest planes started flying into New York's LaGuardia Airport.Not really.On February 4, the new ATA/Southwest codeshare truly takes effect. For a slew of routes across…
South Florida Delivers On More Than Just Temperature
With the best weather in the United States right now hovering around 80°, the sunny climes have a direct effect on tourism. Add to the mix a new casino location in Seminole country Ft.…
Frommer's Favorite Budget Providers for Independent and Escorted Travel to Italy
Packages for the Independent TravelerBefore you start your search for the lowest airfare, you may want to consider booking your flight as part of a travel package. Package tours are…
Some Fun in the Sun Savings for the Dominican Republic
Wanted: Tourists in search of horse rides along a crisp blue coast. Drinkers of ice cold El Presidente beer. Cigar lovers. Sun worshippers. And people who like inexpensive travel deals…
Fifty Money-Saving Tips for Planning an Affordable Trip to Italy from $90 a Day
The days when Italy was an idyllic, dirt-cheap destination for good food and countless treasures have passed, but there are still inexpensive ways to enjoy its wonders as well as its…
Go East, Way East to Rediscover Budget Europe
Enough about the dollar's piddling worth in Europe.It's true that U.S. currency is devalued drastically in western Europe, where American travelers tend to gravitate. In a handful of…
Give a Limb a Lift: Volunteer Opportunities in the American Outdoors
Hiking trails don't grow on trees -- as do the leafy green canopies that drew more than 276 million visitors into the U.S. National Park system in 2004. Faced with a $5 billion…
VAT Chance: How to Cut Your Vacation Costs with Tax Refunds
Tax free or tax off means a lot to the serious shopper. Whether you're a buyer of big ticket items or a big buyer of any ticket items, you'll love the Value Added Tax system employed…
Sip the Sweet Life: Sample Luxury Lines on Short-Term Itineraries
Do you dream of moving up the cruise chain, graduating from the big megas to the much smaller and more refined luxury ships? Do you hunger for truly elegant service that harkens back…
European Cruises Offer Value for Cash-Poor Americans
Whatever happened to the U.S. dollar? Once the undisputed heavyweight champ among international currencies, it's fallen into such a slump over the past four years that economists and…
It's Cruise Wave Season: Book Your Cruises Now at Lower Costs for Sailings Throughout the Year
Here's some of the best deals a handful of major travel agencies are advertising this week. Cruises are capacity-controlled and offers may be withdrawn at any time. Similar deals may…
Weak Dollar? There Are Still Some Places Where You Can Find a Bargain
British, European Community and Japanese tourists continue to flock to the United States to enjoy the comparative strength of their currencies against a weak American dollar. That…
Everything's Coming Up Tulips: Spring Flings to Birthplace of the Bulb
In the 1630s, tulips were so highly prized in Holland you could trade one in for a small estate or even a wife, as a single bulb was considered suitable dowry. The flowers aren't…
We Love Paris in the Springtime, Especially at Remarkably Low Prices
While we're in the middle of deep freeze so cold it hurts to breathe outside, it's the perfect time to consider a spring fling to someplace romantic, fanciful and, ideally, warmer.…
Thirian Lies the Deal: Air and Hotel Offers to Santorini, Mykonos & Athens
With whitewashed, cliff-side villages, electric blue waters and black sand beaches, Santorini (also known as Thira) is the dangerous beauty of the Greek Cyclades, in the Aegean Sea.…
What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Alaska Cruises & Ports of Call
Planning an Alaska cruise or cruisetour this year? Here's a word of advice. Book it now or you may be out of luck. If that sounds like something the cruise operators say every year, be…
Southwest in New York and Minneapolis? Well, Not Quite, Plus an Update on USAir
Travelers to and from Boston, New York, Minneapolis and Denver will feel the "Southwest Effect" starting Feb. 4 -- but don't look for those happy orange planes to grace your runways.As…
Warm Up in Phoenix and Scottsdale: Save on Air, Splurge on the Room
Tucson has its history, and Sedona has the Grand Canyon -- but only Phoenix-Scottsdale has James, the 200-room, luxury boutique hotel hatched by Equinox founder Danny Errico and…
Western Winter in Northern New Mexico: Look to Santa Fe Savings
Tucked into the Sangre de Cristo mountain range in northern New Mexico, Santa Fe has been a haven for thinkers, artists and lovers of American Indian culture since the mid-1930s. Just…