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Article / Family & Kids

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…

Article / Family & Kids

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…

Article / Family & Kids

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…

Article / Family & Kids

Spain by Plane, Staying Mainly in Madrid All on a Budget, Plus a Jaunt Through Portugal

September 19, 2003 -- It's coming soon, the fall and winter travel discount season for Spain, where British old age pensioners instigated the first "cheaper there than at home"…

Article / Family & Kids

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 / Packages

London Prices Are Falling Down on Air/Hotel Packages

September 17, 2003 -- "The Yankees aren't coming! The Yankees aren't coming!" cry the British these days, so prices to London continue to tumble. Everyone is scrambling to make up the…

Article / Cruise

Everything Old Is New Again at Royal Caribbean and Carnival

What do you do when you're sick of your wardrobe? You call in five gay guys to consult on a new one, right? That's sort of what Royal Caribbean and Carnival have done with their older…

Article / Car, Bus, Rail

It's No Secret: Break The Code For Low Amtrak Fares

September 22, 2003 -- The key to low Amtrak fares is knowing the codes. The national railroad has various semi-secret discount codes which give riders from 5 to 20 percent off trains…

Article / Cruise

Safety at Sea in the New World (Dis)Order

The cruise lines, port authorities, and the U.S. Coast Guard have all been tackling the safety issues and have implemented several new security measures designed to keep cruisers safe…

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 / Car, Bus, Rail

I See London, I See France: Cheap Railfares (and Fast Trains) Make the Continent a Daytrip out of England

September 15, 2003 -- Fares to London are getting absurdly low this fall and winter. As we reported last week, we've seen airfares as low as $186 from New York and $309 from the West…

Article / Cruise

More Adventure Packages: A Budget Tour in Ancient Egypt and a Humanitarian Expedition Through Thailand

September 15, 2003 -- Who are you today: a big-hearted caretaker or the one in need of some TLC? If you not quite sure, just flip the coin and choose between two very different, yet…

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…

Article / Packages

Into Thin Eire: Land-Only Escorted Tours through the Irish Countryside

September 12, 2003 -- As the threat of winter air approaches, prices shrivel up on European travel. Case in point: CIE Tours International's blarney bargain to Ireland starts from just…

Article / Family & Kids

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…

Article / Family & Kids

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…

Article / Cruise

Hello, Dalai Lama: Exotic Asia and the Subcontinent by Rail, Boat and Plane

September 8, 2003 -- As our planet grows into a truly global village, it becomes increasingly difficult to find the undiscovered, rarely-scene or truly exotic. (Face it -- someone has…

Article / Cruise

All the News Afloat: Current Cruise Industry Happenings

We've got the latest on a trial run for a new Costa ship, educational excursions in design and a recurrence of an illness driving a cruise back to port.

Article / Cruise

Frommer's Cruise Spotlight: Holland America Line

We take a look at one of the leading premium cruise operators, offering outstanding service and dining aboard mostly traditional-feeling ships, and for a lower price than you'd think,…

Article / Cruise

Savings at Sea: What the Online Sellers Are Offering

September 5, 2003 -- Here are some of the best deals the major online sellers are advertising this week. Cruises are capacity-controlled and offers may be withdrawn at any…

Article / Family & Kids

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…

Article / Hotels

Go Between the Horns with Holiday Weekends Away from Home

August 29, 2003 -- People who celebrate Christmas and Thanksgiving are one of two groups of people; those who travel to visit relatives and those relatives who receive the travelers in…