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This Just In: Unsold Seats Make for Great Tahitian Savings for One Date Only

May 9, 2003 -- Tahiti Vacations has a single flight on Saturday, May 31, that has plenty of empty seats. Why? Because a group of travelers chartered that particular plane on a one-way…

Article / Beach & Water Sports

My Cheapie Miami: A Special Air and Hotel Package to Florida for Our Newsletter Subscribers

May 9, 2003 -- For just $249 per person, Frommers.com readers can fly into Miami or Fort Lauderdale from New York and stay for four days and three nights at the Dezerland Resort &…

Article / Beach & Water Sports

Safari, So Good: Adventurous African Escapes for Our Frugal Followers

May 9, 2003 -- Stunning sights -- and some simple savings -- await you on two separate, but equally life-changing, journeys to this oft-thought out-of-reach continent for just a touch…

Article / Family & Kids

Economical European Packages: Friends Fly Free Promo Helps Keep Those Costs Down

May 7, 2003 -- If you book by June 6, 2003, you can take your friend along with comped airfare when you buy a vacation package to Europe for travel now through early fall. This deal's…

Article / Local Experiences

Future Travel Writers Take Note: It's Time to Register for Summer Workshops in Maine

Here's one way to find out if we really have a dream job. Sign up for travel writing workshops in Easternmost Maine.

Article / Beach & Water Sports

Dollarwise Duffers: You've Got the Green Light on the Greens with Good-Buy Golf Packages

May 7, 2003 -- Despite the attempts by some clubs to keep the game "exclusive," golf has been a real peoples' pastime for many moons now, a trend backed up by these bargain prices for…

Article / Beach & Water Sports

Memorial Day Packages to Europe and Latin America with a Purpose

May 5, 2003 -- Long holiday weekends are a longstanding American tradition; the kids get an extra day or two off from school and you get the same off from work. Then the vacation…

Article / Family & Kids

Condo Can Do! A Stay Over Mother's Day Earns You Another Over Father's Day

May 2, 2003 -- Discover Resorts International manages vacation homes and condos in Arizona and Colorado has come up with the idea that if you stay for Mother's Day (May 11, 2003) at…

Article / Honeymoons

Win a Trip for Two to Rome!

Frommers.com & Gate 1 Travel are sending one lucky winner & a guest to Rome, Italy! Register now to win this vacation!

Article / Family & Kids

A Crop (olis) of Mediterranean Savings: Packages to Greece and Italy for May, Plus a New Bargain Hotel in Rome

Once again, Tourcrafters is bringing into the light some late spring and summer packages to Italy that are little miracles in their pricing, and, for an encore, is adding on packages…

Article / Local Experiences

America or Bussed: A Site for Secret Public Transit Bargains

You can get from Point A to Point B -- from or within almost anywhere -- using this exhaustive resource for public transportation networks around the globe. You'll find maps,…

Article / Beach & Water Sports

Destination Destin: Exclusive Condo Discounts For Our Readers

Frommers.com fans can save up to ten percent discount off beach condo rentals in Destin, home to some of Florida's best sandy shores, right along the Gulf of Mexico. A three-night stay…

Article / Family & Kids

Frugal Family Fun Breaks at Radissons This Summer

April 28, 2003 -- Recognizing the desire by many families to stick within the confines of the US, Canada and the Caribbean for vacations this summer, the Radisson chain has devised a…

Article / Beach & Water Sports

Summer Southern Hospitality: Hotel Discounts to a Low $45 per Night

April 28, 2003 -- Late spring and most of summer in the South may not seem, at first, that marvelous an idea. But plenty of travelers like warm weather, and even more just love good…

Article / Family & Kids

SARS in Canada: What WHO Says About When to Go & How Travel Companies Are Reacting

The World Health Organization is calling for restricting travel to Toronto, and the 'Good' city officials cry foul. Here's the latest on how travel providers are handling the situation…

Article / Family & Kids

Liberté! Egalité! Free-Roomité! Luxe Parisian Hotels Give Americans a Salle Night

April 25, 2003 -- "We love you," says the management of Paris' Victoria Palace Hotel when speaking about Americans, and they are putting their money where their mouth is -- offering…

Article / Family & Kids

Economical España: Cut Your Costs, Not Your Comfort, with These Combos to Madrid, Malaga and More

April 25, 2003 -- Even though spring is here -- when prices rise with the temperatures -- Petrabax continues to offer budget packages to Spain. You read in this Newsletter about the…

Article / Outdoor & Adventure

Iraq: The Next Adventure Travel Destination?

While it's not safe for tourism just yet, travel companies are already eyeing the opportunities for going to Baghdad and beyond.

Article / Family & Kids

Yammer in the Slammer: Take a Verbal Voyage through a Former Prison in Philly

April 23, 2003 -- Here's a tour for those seeking something out of the ordinary -- a narrated journey through a former prison that once housed Al Capone.Americans love something…

Article / Family & Kids

Long in the Tooth, Short in the Price: Overnight Bargains for Historic Hotels During Preservation Week

April 23, 2003 -- A lot of people spend a good amount of their time making sure their personal and national histories will be around for their children and other descendants to enjoy,…

Article / Beach & Water Sports

A Frommers.com Freebie: Get an Extra Night without the Extra Cost in These Orlando Area Rental Homes

April 21 -- Loyal readers of this Newsletter can get one night free if you stay for seven nights or longer in one of over 300 homes available near Disney World from AAA Dream Homes,…

Article / Family & Kids

Unbelievable Untours: Two-Weeks in Europe from Under $88 per Night, Including Air

April 18, 2003 -- One of the best deals in European travel is coming to you from the nicest group in the travel business -- Untours, which really believes in people everywhere and…

Article / Beach & Water Sports

Not Just for Donald Trump and Grandma, Palm Beach Gets Cultural

Sascha Segan tries out Delta's new Song to Palm Beach, Florida and lets you in on what's doing in the playground of the well-to-do.

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Mind Your P's, Q's & Arghs: Well Behaved Kids and Misbehaved Adults on Summer Cruises

Crystal Cruises is offering free classes for kids on modern manners, while Windjammer is shunning the kids and encouraging adults to act like pirates on these themed cruises.

Article / Family & Kids

One Company, Many Sites, All the Savings for Booking Your Room Online

April 16, 2003 -- The profusion of websites dealing with hotel room rate discounts can be somewhat disconcerting when you're trying to decide who's offering the best deal. Here's…