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Tips from the Publisher: Mike Sends You to JoeSentMe.com

Frommer's recommends this straight-talking, no-holds-barred Web site for business travelers where you find honest analyses on the travel industry, tips for travel and current deals.

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Top Winter's Blahs with Blasé Fling (Just $399) in London

You know, just really know, that sometime in midwinter, you will get a case of the blahs and need an escape. My advice would be to go for London (where I lived for 8 years), because…

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Get Your (Chinese New Year) Goat in Hong Kong

Don't let them get your goat this coming New Year's.Go get it yourself in Hong Kong, where you can celebrate the Chinese New Year (yes, it's the Year of the Goat coming up) for at…

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Asia Air Passes Allow You to See Country after Country after Country

You've read about the AccessAsia Pass from Malaysia Airlines before in this space, but here are the details again: From only $747, you can fly round-trip between Newark and Kuala…

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Costa Cruising the Caribbean at $900 Savings

The Costa Cruise Line people are eager to fill up their cabins this December, particularly on a ship sailing on December 1, 8 and 15, 2002. On these voyages, ocean view cabins have…

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Such a Deal! 75% Off on QE2

If you hurry, you can get the kind of deal we're famous for reporting here, up to 75% off on the fabulous QE2, sailing October 30, just 2 weeks from now. Moment's Notice, about which…

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Czech This Out: Great Prague Picks for Fall and Winter

It was once the seat of the Holy Roman Empire until those conniving Hapsburgs move it too snootier Vienna. It's the only major European city that hasn't been obliterated in part or in…

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You’ll Enjoy a Norwegian Yule, All at Sea

Tired of the usual Christmas celebrations? You can be the first on your block (maybe in your town) to observe that time of year aboard a Norwegian Coastal Voyage ship, for as little as…

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April in Paris or Amsterdam From $299 Roundtrip

Airfare wars notwithstanding, some tour operators can bring you low roundtrip rates on trips to Europe for months at a time. Sunnyland Tours is making the eight-month promise of…

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London's Calling! A Super-Low Roundtrip Fare from $198 for Three Western U.S. Cities Only

If you live in Denver, Phoenix or San Diego, now's the chance to jump on this short-term deal--the offer ends Thursday, October 10--for the absolute cheapest airfare you'll see to…

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White Knuckle Combat: How to Conquer the Fear of Flying, Part III: What Can Be Done About It?

Sascha Segan takes you through current approaches for dealing with the fear of flying.

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Tips from the Publisher: Recent Air Travel Reports

Statistics don't lie. Find out which airlines will get you there on time--and with your luggage.

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Save On Air to Reno, Blow It at Roulette

The little airline with the big name, National, has just opened up a new route from Las Vegas to Reno/Lake Tahoe, and is celebrating the fact with fares as low as $39 one-way from…

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Tour the Orient Your Way in Your Own Time with the Return of this Popular Airpass to Asia

Chinese air carrier, Cathay Pacific, is once again selling its "All Asia Pass" from as little as $999. What's the pass good for, you ask? In a betel nutshell, you can fly to as many as…

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White Knuckle Combat: How to Conquer the Fear of Flying, Part II: Understanding Air Safety

Learning about air safety standards and piloting in difficult weather conditions can go a long way in helping someone to overcome aviophobia.

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White Knuckle Combat: How to Conquer the Fear of Flying, Part I: Identifying Aviophobia

Sascha Segan explains how to identify the symptoms of aviophobia in the first in a series on understanding and overcoming a fear of flying.

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An Avalanche of Seasonal Packages at Unseasonably Low Prices: $499 for a Week in Austria, $679 for France and More

Now's the time to wax those skis in preparation for some midwinter savings from Ski-Europe and their "Super Ski Weeks" packages. All deals include roundtrip airfare, lodgings in two-,…

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The Weak Canadian Dollar Brings American Travelers Even More Savings at Muskoka Sands Resort

As the U.S. dollar continues to weaken overseas, it can thank Canada for allowing it to gain strength there, difficult as that may be for our peaceful neighbors to the north. So it is…

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Pronto to Toronto! Take in the Good City from as Little as $107 Per Night, Including Air and Lodgings (Rental Car Just a Tad More)

Who knew? Toronto, once considered good but boring, is now the third largest theater center in the English-speaking world after London and New York. If you love the stage--and shopping…

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San Francisco Treat: Boutique Hotel's Rates Just Get Lower the Older You Are

This deal proves the maxim that age has its benefits. From November 15, 2002 through January 19, 2003 the recently renovated Galleria Park Hotel is offering room rates based solely on…

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Euro-Hopping out of Heathrow: bmi Airlines Makes Intra-Continental Travel More Accessible--And More Affordable

Many of our readers have taken advantage of the incredibly cheap bmi (formerly British Midlands Airways) fares out of airports around Britain for onward flights to the continent. Until…

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Goofy Prices for Mickey Mouse Cruises

If you book early, you're likely to get one of the incredible rates being offered now for winter cruises on Disney Cruise Lines. The three-night cruises start at just $419 per adult,…

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Princess Starts First Fully Accessible Shore Excursion in St. Thomas

Princess Cruiselines and Accessible Adventures team up to make shore excursions available for disabled travelers.

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Holy Roman Empire! Three Nights in the Eternal City from $549 Including Air, Hotel and Morning Meals, Equally Affordable Getaway Packages to Five Other Eurocities as well

Far and Wide Travel is offering free companion airfare on certain five-day/three night air/hotel combos to further reduce their prices good for daily departures from November 1 through…

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Trod Where Monks and Monarchs Dwelt: An Iberian Journey At Just Over $100 per Day

Trying to cover the entirety of this vast peninsula in a single trip is seemingly insurmountable and possibly insane; it contains two whole countries, Portugal and Spain, and the tiny…