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Hotel Chains Big and Small Open the Doors with Budget Rates (Fall Colors Free of Charge)

September 22, 2003 -- I was impressed by my first visit to a Microtel Inn, and remain so, especially by their prices. There are several budget-oriented hotel and motel chains around…

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Something Wicked This Way Comes: Spooky Halloween Haunts Across Massachusetts

September 19, 2003 -- To reinforce its ghostly image, the commonwealth infamous for the Salem Witch Trials is dragging some old skeletons out of the closet and rattling a few chains…

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Rooms with a Boo! in Leery London and Bloody Bucharest

September 22, 2003 -- I've walked the plank to get into Dracula's Castle in Romania, and I lived in London for eight years, and I'm not sure which is scarier. We've dug up a couple of…

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Rome for the Holidays: The Cheapest Week Yet in the Eternal City

September 17, 2003 -- We were excited to tell you back in June about some incredible deals to the Italian capital. Now we're positively beside ourselves with this latest offer from…

Article / Local Experiences

Someone's in the Kitchen with Doña: South-of-the-Border Culinary School Dishes Up Spicy Secrets, Plus a Frommers.com Discount (and a Writer's Workshop)

September 17, 2003 -- Here are three things we know about our readers; they love affordable travel, they love learning and they love good food. Combine all three and you've the budget…

Article / Family & Kids

Leafers, Peepers: Fall Foliage Tours in Canada and the Northeast for Cheaper

September 15, 2003 -- It just wouldn't be fall without journeying off to take in the brilliant vistas of an autumnal landscape painted in bright swaths of reds, oranges and yellows.…

Article / Local Experiences

So, You're in Orlando, but You Didn't Book a Room. Here's a Handy Dandy List of Chains to Help

They're moderate or inexpensive in price and located in the budget motel corridors. All are relatively convenient to the attractions.

Article / Local Experiences

Learning the Travel Writer Ropes: Winter Workshops in Sunny Key West

Think travel writing is a dream job? Get schooled with this how-to course for budding pundits.

Article / Beach & Water Sports

All-inclusives Big and Small Sweeten the Pot for Fall: Kids Stay Free, Companions Fly Free and More

September 12, 2003 -- Giants like Club Med and individual resorts like the Almond Beach in Barbados have one thing in common when it's out of season time -- they need a little sugar to…

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Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Deal: Disney Discounts Again for Fall & Winter

September 10, 2003 -- Theme parks across the country are still feeling the post-9/11 pinch, and while numbers of visitors across the board increased slightly in 2003, they are still…

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A Three-Fer We L.L.ike: Gift Certificates from Quikbook

September 8, 2003 -- The best kind of freebie is one you get for doing something you were going to do anyway.In the case of hotel discounter Quikbook (www.quikbook.com), they're giving…

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Cheap China Set: Three Asian Cities at Bargain Basement Prices

September 5, 2003 -- Two of my favorite tour operators are having a little competition for visitors to Hong Kong this fall and winter, each with prices starting at just $499, including…

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Soar with the Eagles: Mongolian Adventures for the Fit and Brave

September 1, 2003 -- Normally I wouldn't recommend a "new" festival, much less one dreamed up by a tour operator just three years ago, but the Golden Eagle Festival in Mongolia should…

Article / Beach & Water Sports

Frommer's-Only Discount: Save on a New Guide to the Sunshine State for "Handicapable" Travelers

September 1, 2003 -- The publishers of a guidebook about Florida for travelers using wheelchairs and other assistive devices are offering a 20% discount to readers of this Newsletter…

Article / Local Experiences

See the World, But Get a Passport First

Our exhaustive how-to on anything and everything you need to know about getting the proper travel papers.

Article / Theme Park

What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Walt Disney World & Orlando

We've got the inside scoop on new hotels, restaurants, attractions, park fees and more.

Article / Beach & Water Sports

Caribbean Resorts Change Their Spots But Not Low Prices

August 27, 2003 -- The Viva Resorts chain, which we've touted previously as family-friendly and budget conscious, is changing its name (as a leopard would his spots) in December when…

Article / Beach & Water Sports

Belizey Livin': A Balmy, Relaxing Caribbean Retreat Can Be Yours Starting from $100 a Day

August 27, 2003 -- Enterprising Sunny Land Tours is operating two specially-low priced package tours to Belize this fall, charging only $699 for a seven-day beach package that includes…

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Squirrels on Film: Point, Shoot and Sleep in Yosemite with Packages for Photographers

August 25, 2003 -- Ever since Ansel Adams set up his tripod in Yosemite National Park, the venue has been a dreamscape for photographers anxious to match, or (improbably) to better,…

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South of the Border Double Feature: Costwise Combos to Uruguay and Costa Rica

August 25, 2003 -- Sometimes, it seems, our Canadian friends seem more adventurous than we do, with companies like GAP offering tours to Bangladesh, for instance. But now, The Great…

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Europe Bargains Racing On, For Fall & Winter

August 22, 2003 -- Americans are trickling back to Europe, not in droves, mind you, but enough to keep hope alive in tourism industry breasts from Ireland to Austria, Portugal to…

Article / Beach & Water Sports

Frommer's Cruise Spotlight: Intimate and Adventurous Cruise West

This month, we'll take a look at one of the leading American small-ship cruise lines, offering both soft-adventure and simple casual cruises for those not inclined toward larger…

Article / Local Experiences

Lofty Goals: Peace Through Travel

A vacation can be more than just time off work. This travel organization wants to achieve peace.

Article / Family & Kids

Package Pricewars: Asian is Still up for Grabs at the Lowest Cost in Ages

August 20, 2003 -- With Asia suffering most from the lengthening downturn in air traffic this year, prices for travel to Far East destinations continue to drop further reducing the…

Article / Beach & Water Sports

Bring the Whole Crew: Take 25% Off Houseboats (or a Free Speedboat) on Lake Powell Thru October

August 15, 2003 -- It seems like summer is over before you know it; students are already heading back to the classroom across the country. As summer winds down it shouldn't have to…