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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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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…

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Ahoy, Mate-y! A Caribbean Cruise for Singles

Feeling lucky? Windjammer Barefoot Cruises, that old reliable outfitter of beautiful tall sailing ships, is offering two mid-summer singles-only cruises. These usually attract the 20's…

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Scrimp on the Bardados: Special Savings to this Caribbean Jewel for Early Planners

February 15, 2003 -- Whatever your political stripe, people tend not to complain about government subsidies if they work in their favor. Take Barbados, for example. For a third year…

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Take a Chance on a Deal: Get a Free Night if the Temperature Drops in Otherwise Sunny Fort Lauderdale

Are you a gambler? If you're willing to bet on Mother Nature, you can get a third night free from a long list of participating inns and hotels in and around the Fort Lauderdale area…

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Wowee Maui! Penny-Pinching Packages and Flights to Our 50th State Including a Fifth Night Free

One of America's mostly highly reputed tour operators, United Vacations, has just unveiled its Hawaii family vacation program for winter, as well as a deal involving freebies with the…

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This Year's Stays at Last Year's Prices, in Jamaica No Less

Sunset Beach Resort & Spa, an all-inclusive hideaway in Jamaica, has announced that its 2003 rates will be the same as those for last year, and that it has renovated its 120 garden…

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Cruise Now for A Free Stay Later at Caribbean All-inclusives

If you're one of those people who squirrel away every receipt, slip of paper, brochures, and ticket stub from every vacation intending to organize it into a scrapbook someday, this…

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Reach the Beach: Late Season Savings For Couples and Kids at Virgin Islands Resort

The Bolongo Bay Beach Club on St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands has a couple of good deals going--one for kids, the other for adults. If you're willing to pay $245 per night for a…

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Bajan Bargains: All-Inclusive Luxe Digs (including Airfare) Reduced 35%

Down in fashionable but reachable Barbados, Almond Resorts have two posh establishments, the Almond Beach Village and the Almond Beach Club & Spa, at different locations in…

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Dive into this Sea of Savings: A Caribbean Conscription of Resorts, Villas and Inns to Choose from

Here's another savory sampler that'll make you to get down to the tropics and to warm up on the beach, with prices that should make you want to jump out of your parkas and into your…

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From as Low as $899, You Can Spend a Lazy, Beachy Week in a French Polynesian Paradise

Originally planned as a January-only special, Tahiti Vacations is now selling its weeklong packages to the utopias of Tahiti, Moorea and Bora Bora for travel all the way through March.…

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Viva la Savings! You'll Find January-only Discounts at this Family-Friendly, All-Inclusive Mexican Resort

One of my favorite places to save money, the Viva Resort chain, is running monthlong special at its Puerto Vallarta property, the Viva Vallarta, located in the Vallarta Bay…

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Queue Up for the QE2: Terrific Twofers in the South Seas

If you hurry, you may get a cabin on the world's most famous ship, the QE2, at prices up to 50% off for a cruise from Hawaii to Tahiti on January 24, 2003. While space remains, rates…

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Big Island, Small Prices: A Roundup of Reduced Rooms in Hawaii, Rental Cars Included

If you like real-life characters, you'll love William Kimi, aka Uncle Billy. He owns and operates two hotels down on the Big Island, along with a general store and a restaurant or two,…

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Escape the Frio Down in Rio: Five Nights Starts From $599

Once a shipping backwater during Brazil's 18th-century gold rush, Rio de Janeiro developed into a prime competitor with the best of European capitals after Prince João arrived from…

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Don't Be Waylaid by Hawaii's High Prices: Hanalei Makes the Lei Weigh Lightly on Your Wallet

To counter some grumbling about Hawaii's often higher prices, savvy entrepreneurs like the Hanalei Colony Resort, on Kauai, are offering discounted rates, such as their six-week winter…

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Dive into this Deal: A Week in the Caribbean for Under a Grand Including Lodging and Daily Underwater Excursions

Those nice people at Grenada's absolutely charming Blue Horizons Cottage Hotel have teamed up with a bunch of aquanauts to create a good value-for-money dive package that looks…

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Everything's Just Beachy with These Family-Friendly Caribbean Resorts: Affordable Rates and Freebies Galore

Viva Resorts down in the Caribbean is hauling out its value-added all-inclusive rates and the "Kids Stay, Play and Eat FREE" programs once again, just in time to fight off that winter…

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Bali Hai Tail It to the South Pacific: French Polynesian Packages Start from $599

A bargain hunter's dream--the south seas in the winter, cheap as sand. Tahiti Vacations is taking advantage of underbooked flights on Air Tahiti Nui to lower prices on five-night air…

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Virginia is for Plovers and More: A Roadtrip to the Commonwealth's Eastern Coast

Discover Virginia's outdoor charms along the new birding and wildlife trail, then head into the more urban areas for attractions of a different kind.

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Canadians Bakin' in the Sun: Daytona's Sand Dollars Bring Special Savings for Canucks

Canadian visitors to America, including those "snowbirds" who fly south for the winter, have long suffered an exchange rate which gives them only about 70¢ to their dollar. That makes…

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Aloha, ahh...Wellness & Healing in Hawaii

Whether it be the meditating on beach, volunteering your time or getting fit, Hawaii offers a myriad of wellness travel opportunities.

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A Costing-Cutting Cornucopia: Find Specials on Hotels, Car Rentals, Vacation Packages, River Cruises and Much, Much More at SeeAmerica.org

Veteran's Day 2001 saw an unprecedented coming-together of travel offers and discounts under the auspices of one organization, the Travel Industry Association of America (TIA), to give…

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Looking for an Exciting Adventure? There Are Asia Packages Galore This Winter

Most Americans thinking of overseas travel the first time head for Europe, and the experience is almost always pleasant enough to keep them coming back on future trips. A lucky…