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The Learn Boat: Educational Cruising through the Caribbean and South America for under $100 a Day

Consider signing up for Royal Olympic Cruises' "Great Rivers of South America" program this spring. The live music aboard will be provided by an accomplished pianist, a coloratura…

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Relax and Say "Spaaaah": Resources to Help Plan a Health Restoring Vacation

Curious about spa vacations, but not quite sure what that entails? Here are two great resources that explain it all and save you money.

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Fit to be Thai'd: Two Asian Cities for A Tad Over a C-Note a Day with Air, Room, Meals and Tours Thrown in

Hong Kong and Bangkok represent totally opposite sides of the Asian vacation experience. The former British colony of Hong Kong is the upbeat, madly modern whiz-bang, shop-til-you-drop…

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Eastern Bloc Party: Parsimonious Prague, Budget Budapest, Money-Saving Moscow and More

With winter's end approaching, give a thought to visiting Eastern Europe before prices starting climbing in spring. In earlier articles, our sampler of winter specials has included the…

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It's All Cheap to Me! A Crop of Packages to the Mediterranean

Visit the birthplace of democracy and beyond with these selections of bargain-basement priced packages to Athens and Greece.The best deal going is from--no surprise--Go-Today, with…

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Facelift Priceshift: A Big Apple Historic Landmark District's Hotel from $109 Per Single Room

Every once in a while, some innovative hotel gets the message ("lower the rates!"), and it's happened again with the splendid little WJ Hotel in my own New York City neighborhood. AS…

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Slip Slow through the Tulips: River Cruises through Holland

Cruising down the river on a lazy afternoon will come quite easily when it's springtime in Holland, and it costs you just $99 roundtrip air across the Atlantic out of selected east…

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Flower Power: Packages to a Giganto Arts Festival and the World's Biggest Orchid Show in Miami

Maybe their political friends can't count ballots correctly, but the folks in the Miami cultural and botanic fields know what they're doing, all right. Around Valentine's Day this…

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A China Cabinet of Choices: You Can Still Cruise the Dammed Yangtze on any of these Recommended Operators

One of the new wonders of the modern world, the Three Gorges Dam on China's mighty Yangtze River, will soon reach another marker in its slow progress from inception to completion, and…

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Everybody Asks, Now We're Here to Tell You How to Be a Travel Writer with This Mid-Winter Workshop in Key West

Our very own Bob Fisher heads to Key West this winter once again to teach the art of travel writing.

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This Deal Won't Suck You Dry: Surviving the Everglades with a $69-a-Night Room and a Little Blood

You'll get a sticker reading "I Gave at Everglades National Park," but it doesn't refer to the money you can shell out for a room here. It's something a little more sinister: all the…

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German Giant Enters Budget Price Wars in the Air for Cost of a Cab Ride

Backed by what is claimed to be "the world's largest travel and tourism business," a new upstart airline has entered the airfare wars over Europe. This time, it's Hapag-Lloyd Express,…

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Le Meridien Cuts It Down the Middle: Halfsies on Most Luxury Properties All Around the Globe

If you're still planning a late winter break and you've got a few extra beans in your coffer, consider a little splurging on your accommodations. The Meridien Hotel & Resort chain…

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Get a Tan in the Yucatan: Cost-Conscious Cruise from Florida to Mexico

Following a logical pattern set by a regional New England airline years ago, Scotia Prince Cruises of Maine is in the middle of a five-month trial run of a service using one of its…

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Bloomin' Bloomsbury! Fly British Air to Almost Anywhere in Europe and Get Two Free Nights In London

It really couldn't be much simpler or more affordable. If you book online, you get up to two free nights in your choice of nine London hotels. The rooms are gratis, and, what's more,…

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Quirky Extras Plus Free Bonus Days with These Land-Only U.S. and Canadian Packages When You Book Early

When Globus, one of the world's premier tour operators, decided to try something a little different with its North American programs, it settled on things like sitting in on a Stella…

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Even More Winter Reductions on Fares Now, Good For Flights Through Mid-Spring

In addition to the basket full of bargains enumerated last week for airfare discounts, we've got two more to add to the list; national carrier Air Canada and the no-frills Airtran.Air…

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Springtime for Holland and Tulip Beds: Luxury River Cruises Promise a Bloomin' Good Time

Why tiptoe through the tulips when you can cruise instead? Sunny Land Tours is selling three nine-day river cruises in April through Belgium and Holland to coincide with the peak…

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A Brand-new Budget Carrier Based out of Germany Brings New Competition to the Market--and some Sehr Große Savings to You

There's a new Kind on the European budget carrier block offering certain one-way fares for as little as $20.Inaugurating its first flights on December 1, 2002, Germanwings, a brand new…

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Hotel, Motel, Holiday Inn: Pay for the First, Get the Second Night Free through February

If you like freebies, take a look at the Holiday Inn promotion called "Next Night Free," which runs through February 28, 2003 for most properties. It allows you a second night free…

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Tips from the Publisher: China on Your Own

Skip the group tours and see China's cities and rivers with a private guide--or better yet--on your own.

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Leasing a Renault for $29 a Day with Eurodrive

Sometimes, thinking outside the box can be very productive. That's the case with auto rental in Europe. Instead of looking only at the big names in car rental, take a gander at Renault…

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Cheaper Mornings After in New York City: Winter Means Reduced Rates on Some of the Swankier Rooms in the Big Apple

Despite their hangovers, thousands of visitors to New York City head home on January 1 every year. Hotel operators then brace themselves for a month of low occupancies, fewer diners…

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Unique Boutiques: 25 Hip and Modern San Francisco Hotels Cutting Rates

For the fourth year running, much of the City by the Bay is having its winter sale, with hotel rooms going for as little as $99 per night. That's the rate for some of the…

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Splurge Worthy: The Sun Also Rises on These Madrid Mixes

Ernest Hemingway, lover of all things Spanish, visited and lived in Spain during all its seasons, including winter. He didn't worry overly much about pricing for his lodging, as some…