Articles

Trends & Hacks

Article / Packages

Petrabax is Back with a Summer Tour, Viva Madrid!

Petrabax, supplier of inexpensive tours to the Iberian Peninsula and Morocco, is back, this time with a $799 summer bargain to Madrid. The package includes airfare from New York and…

Article / Hotels

Last Chance This Year to Play London's Palace and Parliament

In only two months of the year can foreigners get in to see the Houses of Parliament, though British citizens can arrange to go anytime. Those months are August and September, which…

Article / Air Travel

Southwest Air Brings a Bevy of Bargains to the Summer Travel Table For the Midwest, California and Florida

It's no secret that off-peak flying costs less, and Southwest's current deals stay true to form for their system wide sale. They're also offering discounted fares for anytime of the…

Article / Air Travel

Attention All Fliers! New Consumer Hotline for Federal Airport Screening and Security

David Lytle gives you the skinny on a new federal hotline to handle your questions and complaints.

Article / Cruise

Now It's Istanbul (not Constantinople): All-Inclusive from $699

There is something about Turkey that is infinitely irresistible, with its gorgeous blend of ancient tradition, exotic history, modern outlook--and affordability. So it's no wonder that…

Article / Packages

Conjure Up a Mystical Summer Season of Arts & Entertainment

From now through August, the Mystic Coast & Country Travel & Leisure Council of Connecticut is holding a season of arts and entertainment. If you book a place to stay from…

Article / Packages

Fab Trip for Beatles Fans, Just $925, plus Fall Packages to Spain and Italy

Still can't get The Beatles out of your mind? Can't live without them? You can retrace their glory in a "Footsteps of the Beatles" package being offered by Trafalgar Tours, the…

Article / Packages

The Land Down Under-a-$1000, with or without Wheels

G'day mate! Discount packager Discover Wholesale Travel is offering three different deals to the Land of Oz, each starting at just under a grand.The first package places you in the…

Article / Packages

France Vacations Expands to Italy, 5 Nights From $1,039, to Paris even Cheaper

France Vacations, a splendid outfit specializing in trips to Paris and other parts of France, has expanded its view of the world and now includes many Italian destinations. For several…

Article / Air Travel

Extra Seats on European Flights Equals Savings for You: How Does $463 to London Sound for a Summer Fare?

USAirways still has available seats on selected flights to five European cities now through early September, and the airline is cutting prices by as much as half to sell those…

Article / Air Travel

The Squeaky Wheel: How to Complain to Airlines Effectively

Sascha Segan explains when, how and why you should complain--and gives you step by step instructions.

Article / Air Travel

Big Chinese Airline Offers Small Roundtrip Fare of $699

It's back! The All American Fare of only $699 roundtrip, that is, between Los Angeles and Guangzhou (formerly Canton), in southern China. Introduced originally just after the terrorist…

Article / Air Travel

Special Airfare Discounts for People with Special Needs

Sascha Segan tells you what discounts are out there and who qualifies. Who knows? It could be you.

Article / Cruise

Exotic and Unusual Greenland for a Little Over a Week and Under Two Grand

Type in "Greenland Tourism" on your Internet search engine, and you won't find much put there since about 2000, certainly very little about affordable travel. But forget surfing the…

Article / Cruise

Bargain Cruises Departing from a Baker's Dozen of Cities

There was a terrific response to deals from Cruise Direct that we recommended in an article we published on this site a few weeks back. So we asked them to research similar deals from…

Article / Cruise

Yangtze River Cruises Now with an Extra Day & Night at No Extra Cost, Plus a Chance to See the Three Gorges Before They Disappear

The Old China Hand, a term invented by the British press for retired colonels and civil servants back in London from the "Far East," was wont to complain about newfangled innovations.…

Article / Cruise

Cruise Regally to Canada & New England From $499

Residents of and near the Big Apple are used to the marvelous Regal Cruise deals out of New York City in summer and fall, starting for one-night cruises to nowhere at just $137,…

Article / Air Travel

How the Fare Game Works: The Mystery of Airline Fares

Author Sascha Segan explains how to understand your ticket prices--and what you can do to bring those costs down.

Article / Health, Insurance, Security

Health in the Air: Common Problems & Ailments

A in-depth look at the causes of--and cures to--health problems while in the air.

Article / Packages

It's All Greek To You At Learning Vacations on Poros This Fall

Back on March 1, 2002, AHI was featured here for its family vacations in three other countries, but today, class, the subject is learning about Greece on an idyllic island in the…

Article / Hotels

Tips from the Publisher: B&Bs Revisited

Mike Spring responds to readers' reactions to his advice.

Article / Car, Bus, Rail

A No Bull Busabout Pass Good for Pamplona and most Parts European

Running with the bulls in Pamplona can be expensive if you haven't reserved months in advance for a place to stay. (You don't need any lodgings if you just want to stay up all night,…

Article / Car, Bus, Rail

Book Your Canadian Car Rentals the Uncomplicated Way, Eh?

It can be one of travel'smost frustrating experiences, trying to figure out the Byzantine options (andresulting paperwork) that car rental agencies subject you to. Should you takethe…

Article / Air Travel

Consolidators: The Price Clubs of the Travel Biz

Bucket Shops, consolidators -- whatever you want to call them -- offer great discounts for long distance and last minute travel. Sascha Segan tells you whom you can trust.

Article / Air Travel

One-Way and Weekday Strategies for Reducing your Ticket Costs

There are ways to avoid those pesky airline endorsed Saturday stays--and still save yourself some money.