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Spring is Sprung for Family Breaks in Orlando

Spring breaks aren't just for callow youth any longer, at least if the marketing executives of the various tourist offices in Florida have their way. The folks in Orlando have come up…

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The Effects of War on Travel: A Mixed Bag of Updated Cancellation Policies

We've researched and rounded-up the most recent changes in travel providers' cancellation and refund policies to help you make an informed decision when planning your trips for the…

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We Kid You Not, Freebies for the Tots! Ski Packages in the American West and Fijian Resorts for the Whole Family

"While the storm clouds gather, far across the sea," is the opening line of "God Bless America," a reflection of thoughts turning towards home during fretful days of WWI. If you're…

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How to Feel Like a Chicago Family: The Best of What to See and Do

Laura Tiebert rounds up the best sights and activities--many of them free--for a toddlin' good time in Chicago.

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The Coast with the Most: Tours of Nova Scotia, PEI and New Brunswick Including Airfare, Hotels and Rental Car

Skittish about planning a trip overseas this spring and summer? Then consider serene Canada's Atlantic provinces, where Anne of the Green Gables lived. And there are few worthier…

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Magic Savings outside the Magic Kingdom: This Card Saves You Bucks All Around Orlando

The new Orlando Magicard is here, and it's good through February 28, 2004. This free card, a perennial Florida institution in its own right, can be had just by asking (and you don't…

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Warm Up in Minnesota--If You're From Canada, That Is--and Get 1:1 Currency Exchanges to Boot

It's just beginning to thaw out in some parts of Minnesota, believe it or not, after a wicked winter. But it's the balmy south to some Canadians, or so the Minnesota Office of Tourism…

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Sit Back and Leave the Planning to Them: U.S. Road Trip Packages for Frugal Families

America's favorite way to get around is by car, usually your own. If you want to visit somewhere within normal driving distance, go ahead, already. But say you have a hankering to see…

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High in the Saddle, but Low in the Cost: Consider Colorado's Dude Ranches for a Family Adventure

Get out your chaps and ten-gallon hats and head out west to any of these cheap-as-dirt dude ranches. For as little as $144 per person per night you can have your lodging, all meals,…

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How to Feel Like a Las Vegas Family: Best Bets for Picking a Place to Stay

We review them all and tell you about only the best; here's an exhaustive list of 'Lost Wages' accommodations to fit the needs of any type of family.

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Bookmark This Site: Gaspricewatch.com Saves You Pennies at the Pump

A civic-minded resource for cutting down on those astronomical fuel costs. Read about it. Join for free. Spread the news.

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How to Feel Like a Las Vegas Family: Your Best Dining Choices

From fast food to a decent night on the town, here's a quick and handy list to help guide your family through Vegas. Print it out and take it with you for a handy reference.

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Cancun Can-Do: Caribbean All-Inclusive Combo for Change

The shoulder season is just around the corner, and prices are started to drop for package deals to all points Caribbean and Mexican. Today we're telling you briefly about seven-night…

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Budget Baltic: Tour Riga and St. Petersburg without Breaking the Bank, Including Airfare, Hotels and Trains

OffPeakTraveler.com brought on the price wars last summer for packages to London. Then they stirred it up even more with great combos to Paris. In the winter they added New York City…

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Get Thee to a Hilton For Spring Cleaning Help

The Homewood Suites by Hilton want you to stay with them while your house is being spring-cleaned, and they'll offer you a $25 coupon from Merry Maids as an incentive. That's not bad,…

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Four Points Wants to Score Points With Big Fat Greek Wedding Fans

Hard on the heels of the success of the film, My Big Fat Geek Wedding, comes the Sheraton Four Points hotel group, which wants to fill their rooms with happy people on weekends. To…

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Viking Hiking: Summer Tours Up Newfoundland Way Including Air, Hotel and Rental Car

If you want to stay cool this summer, there's no better place to do so than in Canada. And if you want to be the first on your block to honor the "true discoverers of America," the…

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How to Feel Like a Las Vegas Family: The Best of What to See and Do

Author Lisa Derrick rounds up the best attractions and activities for family fun in hyper-real Sin City.

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Hot Time in the Ol' Pool Tonight: Stay Wet Your Whole Vacation in a Natural Hot Springs Hotel

You can get yourself into hot water, for sure, in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, where you could spend all your waking hours in the world's largest hot springs pool. It appears to go one…

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Mo Better Mohonk: The Last, Best Old-Time Resort (in Upstate New York)

March 3, 2004 -- Gazing at the brochure pictures of the sprawling architectural mishmash that is Mohonk Mountain House, I had visions of an alpine Disney, with oom-pah-pah bands…

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Horn in on this Beach Bargain: An Acapulco Twofer Costs You Less than $50 a Night Per Person for Your Room, Meals and Activities

If you get yourself in gear between now and April 30, 2003, you can book a room at the jazzy Avalon Excalibur Resort in Acapulco for just $95 per night--and that's for two persons,…

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A Potpourri of Bargains in Connecticut's Litchfield Hills: B&Bs, Winter Sports & Bird Watching

Think snowy scenes reminiscent of Currier & Ives prints, or think Norman Rockwell--wait, make that Thomas Kinkade--and you'll know what the Litchfield Hills in Connecticut look…

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Life With Laptop: Rules for Traveling with Your Computer

This is how far we've come: Twenty years ago, my first 'portable' computer weighed 35 pounds, never fit under the seat in front of me, had a monochrome screen the size of an index…

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Plant Yourself in a Wide Selection of Apartments in European Cities this Spring, Including Airfare, from $100 a Day

Untours is unique among companies that assemble package tours for the cost conscious traveler. While they do combine airfare and lodging like the rest, there are no forced tours that…

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Trawling for Dollars: Take Half Off Houseboat Rentals on Otherworldly Lake Powell

February 26, 2003 -- Lake Powell is one of the most popular vacations spots in the American West, primarily because it delivers a much-needed cooling respite from the seering desert in…