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Forget Your Travel Agent: Four Trips You Should Book Yourself

Travel agents are pros when it comes to handling complicated trips like honeymoons and round-the-world jaunts, but here are four cases where you may be better off booking the vacation…

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Travel Troubleshooter: I Had to Pay Twice For My Flights to Mexico

A booking snafu with an online travel agency forces this traveler to shell out nearly $1,000 for two one-way tickets. Here's how to avoid being charged twice if you'll be traveling on…

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Too Good to Be True? Four Times You Should Just Say 'No' to a Deal

What separates a frugal traveler from a thief? When it comes to finding deals, bargain hunters can face ethical dilemmas. Follow these rules to help keep you traveling with a clear…

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The Honest Guest's Guide to Free Hotel Amenities

Is it stealing if you check out of your hotel with a stash of travel-size toiletries tucked in your suitcase? What about a bathrobe? Here are five simple rules to follow if you're not…

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Four Secrets for Upgrading Your Next Vacation

There's no need to settle for a mediocre vacation. From using a travel agent to embracing social media to find -- and punish -- the worst hotels, here are four ways to save your next…

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Digital Travel Photography: Planning Your Trip from a Photo Perspective

The anticipation leading up to your departure can be delightful, especially if you spend some of that time planning your trip. Here's what you need to take and what to remember.

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Digital Travel Photography: Sharing Images While Traveling

If you have access to a computer while traveling, you have several ways of backing up your photos and sharing them using the Internet.

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Digital Travel Photography: Backing Up and Sharing Your Images

'Having a wonderful time; wish you were here!' is never truer than when you've got some great photos to share. Fortunately, sharing your images has never been easier, and you don't…

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Digital Travel Photography: Recommended Resources

Want to get started shooting? Here are the websites, magazines, and books that are essential resources for digital photographers.

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How Free Wi-Fi Can Help Cure the Holiday Travel Delay Blues

Down time is getting a little less dreary this holiday season as airports, airlines and hotels are all lowering their rates on Wi-Fi. Here's a rundown of the latest free Wi-Fi…

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5 Secrets for Avoiding Sky-High Phone Bills on the Road

Sending text messages or phoning from your cell phone abroad can cost you thousands. Here are a few strategies you can use to make sure you aren't hammered by ridiculous fees.

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Want To Be a Travel Writer? Here's One Way to Get Started

Whether you intend to make writing about travel your full-time profession or just want to improve your twittering, blogging, or memoirs, you should check this out.

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How to Get a Jump-Start on Travel Writing and Photography

Summer is the busiest season of the year for would-be scribblers, and for aspiring travel writers, there's no event as celebrated as the Book Passage Travel Writer's and Photographers…

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Destination-Specific Tips for Travelers with Pets

Many travelers wouldn't dream of going on vacation without their pet. Here's a roundup of our coverage in destinations around the world.

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Learn Travel Writing in New York's Hudson River Valley

Following up on the success of the Travel Writing Workshops he has presented in Key West since 1991, our own Bob Fisher is holding a similar seminar just two hours up the Hudson River…

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Tips for Making Your Next Trip Greener -- No Matter Where You Go

It makes sense that travelers often feel an urge to protect the planet they're so intent on seeing. Here are tips for being more environmentally conscious while traveling.

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Travel Writing 101: What is Good Travel Writing?

There are as many kinds of writing as there are authors, but what type is best for you? As a writer, you should think about what your objectives might be before you touch fingers to…

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Roll Models: Post-Fee Luggage You've Gotta Have

It's been almost a year since American Airlines started charging passengers for their first checked bag, a move that every other legacy airline quickly followed. It's taken almost that…

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Travel Writing 101: Publicity and Self-Publishing

Writing and publishing a book make you an instant expert on the subject of the book, but nothing beats having a well thought-out publicity plan -- or even a printing press at your…

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Travel Writing 101: Leaping the Catch 22 Fence

Before the Internet, you had to be published to get published. But with the advent of new publishing opportunities you can simply publish yourself.

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December's Prize: Win a Trip for Two to Atlantic City

Frommers.com and Atlantic City CVA are sending one lucky winner and a guest to Atlantic City. Register now to win this vacation.

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Travel Writing 101: Becoming an Expert

Want to get a writing assignment? Make a name for yourself by developing expertise based on geography and curiosity.

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Is the iPhone 3G the Ultimate Traveling Gadget? Not Quite

Apple's iPhone 3G could be the next great tool for travelers, but it's got a long way to go to get there. Find out what apps to adapt and which ones to scrap.

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Travel Writing 101: Getting into Print (and Online)

Before the Internet, there were three kinds of print: newspaper, magazines, and the book. But today it's essential to publish on the web in one form or another.

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7 Essential Skills for Surviving Summer Travel

Taking a deep breath just doesn't work anymore. Not this summer. So I asked a few experts to tell me how they'd cope with this summer's travelin' blues.