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What Floats Your Boat? Find out with These Waterway Vacations

To beat the heat this summer, a waterway vacation is just the trick. Whether it's a slow barge cruise along an ancient canal, a riverboat down the Mississippi or through Mozart…

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The United States Virgin Islands: Seven Nights' Stay From $706

Time was the U.S. Virgin Islands was so upscale that only the rich and famous could frolic on its shores and enjoy its lush lands. Now, St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. John are not only…

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Swinging Single Without Suffering the Supplements

Traveling on your own does not mean you are alone. In fact the times when I have traveled without a companion have been the most rewarding of my life.

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Quintessential American Weekends on the Jersey Shore: Stay From $70 Per Night

From Avalon to Asbury Park, for teenagers to aging romantics, there really is something for everyone on the largest sand dune between Philadelphia and New York. Close to Newark Airport…

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Another Day, Another Margarita: On the Ground in Mexico's Riviera Maya

Welcome to Mexico, where time is merely a suggestion, the weather is hot, hot, hot, the flat landscape is dotted with mangled, hurricane-swept trees, and margaritas are poured faster…

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Maeva! Welcome to Tahiti: Airfare and One Week Stay From $1,665

People's eyes sparkle in Tahiti. Upon arrival at the wooden, two-story, A-framed airport with windows ajar letting in the wet Tahitian heat, the eyes of arriving tourists are wide with…

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Editor's Choice: Our Favorite Beaches

Be they a short drive away, or on the other side of the globe, summer's approach has us dreaming about our favorite beaches.

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Cruise News You Can Use: New Schedules, Ship Upgrades and Programs for Kids

Matt Hannafin reports on ship upgrades and redesigns, an environmental program for kids in the South Seas, new schedules and more.

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Experience the Spice of Life in Grenada: Air and Five Nights' Stay From $989

Grenada is a breath of fresh air where you can enjoy the lush green mountainous vegetation, volcanic hot springs, colonial architecture, sailing in clear waters, exceptional dive sites…

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Great Getaways to Greece Start from $1,415 for Two Weeks

Several packagers are serving up affordable air and hotel combos for travel in peak season Greece. Some are even throwing in cruises to help you get around the islands.

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Go West: Mucho Mexico Savings in Acapulco, Puerto Vallarta, Los Cabos and Mas

One of the great things about Mexico is its size. Occupying a wide swath of land below the United States, it's accessible to most parts of North America in a few short hours by plane,…

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Spring and Summer Specials for the Florida Sun

A sudden late burst of winter has hit the northern states and it makes me ever more determined to get to Florida soon. What a perfect time to research the best deals to get me . . .…

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The Beaches of Barbados from $699 for Five Nights Including Air

Idyllic shores like Crane Beach, Brighton Beach, Paynes Bay, Brandon's Beach, and Paradise Beach await you, so pack your sun block and your bathing suit and enjoy a spring getaway in…

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Whale Watching, Surfing and Sunsets Make Rincon A Puerto Rican Paradise

When you're nicknamed 'the surfing town' and the 'town of beautiful sunsets,' you better live up to the hype. Rincon, on Puerto Rico's tropical West coast, does.

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Head Down Under, Under Water, That is, On a Diving Vacation

While you can always hightail it to Belize, the Cayman Islands, the Turks and Caicos or the Great Barrier Reef in Australia to find hotels that offer dive services or day-trips into…

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Breaking the Laze with Activities and Tours in Belize

Much more than a parasailing haven where tourists toy around on catamarans or sunfish or lounge around on the beach waiting for their one lazy walk to town, Belize and its cayes have…

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Seven Days from $888 for Air, Hotel and Gorgeous Beaches on Stunning Bali

Bali, perhaps the best known of these island escapes, is an escape to artistic and creative passions, and great natural beauty formed by volcanoes slicing through its land mass from…

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Cruise Lines Spice Up Caribbean Season with New Ports, Routes

A lot of cruise lines go with the flow, sailing the same itineraries year in and year out, but every once in a while it's good to shake things up.

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The Moor, the Merrier: Tour Spain's Cities, then Hit the Beach from Under $100 a Day

Southern Spain is known for its warm weather and ancient Moorish history where you can spend days drinking sangria, nights dancing the flamenco and afternoons recharging with a little…

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Wet and Wild in Belize: Diving Excursion and Six Nights' Stay for $862

Belize is one of those countries that most people have heard of but few people have actually visited. Nestled between Mexico and Guatemala on the Caribbean coastline, Belize offers a…

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December's Prize: Win a Trip for Two to Fiji!

Frommers.com and Air Pacific are sending one lucky winner & a guest to Fiji! Register now to win this vacation!

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From A to V: The Caribbean is Swimming in Winter Reductions

There is no shortage of deals to the Caribbean in wintertime. We've scavenged the islands for the best, most unusual and unexpected deals available between now and into the New Year.

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Mayan, Oh Mayan: Cancun, Cozumel and More from a Low $339

With the exception of the more heavily tourist-friendly destinations in Cancun, there are still sandy unspoiled beaches in this area, and plenty of opportunities to golf, scuba dive,…

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We Got the Dominican Dillio: Air and Hotel Combos from $459

Close, affordable, diverse, filled with sandy white beaches and all-inclusive resorts, the Dominican Republic delivers.

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Belize, from the Inland Out

Don't let its small size deceive you: with several thousand miles of beaches, the Western Hemisphere's largest barrier reef, and some of the richest rainforest in all of the Americas,…