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Article / Air Travel

Ever Heard Of These Airlines? Small Companies Offer Regional Savings

Sandwiched between the 'big boys' and flying in a Cessna with your dad are a network of smaller airlines you might not have heard of. Some are bigger than you might think.

Article / Cruise

Embark on a Budget: Save Some Serious Cash Now on Future Cruises

Cruise West puts summer outings to Alaska on sale now, Norwegian Coastal Voyage offers discounts to repeat customers and we report on a wealth of discounts from online providers.

Article / Cruise

EasyCruise Lowers the Price Bar for Caribbean Cruises to $200, Plus Other Industry News

EasyCruise opens up the Caribbean to a typically younger (and poorer) crowd, the Spirit makes a home in NYC, SeaDream heads to South American and more in this round-up.

Article / Cruise

Cozumel Update: The Sun Is Shining, the Rubble's Almost Cleared

The Mexican island of Cozumel, the #1 cruise port in the western Caribbean, continues to bounce back from the drubbing it took at the hands of Hurricane Wilma. Last week, after a…

Article / Air Travel

Montserrat: A Hidden Gem in the Caribbean

With millions of dollars in aid, Montserratiens have begun to rebuild their island. The newly opened airport has several flights a day to both Antigua and Martinique. Roads are being…

Article / Local Experiences

Cowboys, Oil & A Prairie Song in Bartlesville, Oklahoma

A pleasant city in northern Oklahoma, Bartlesville bills itself as a city of legends, naming oil barons, Frank Lloyd Wright and Native Americans as three good reasons to come for a…

Article / Air Travel

Find Your Inner Harbor for Less in Baltimore

If you can't get there, watch the films of Barry Levinson and John Waters. If you can get there, take advantage of these low airfares, hotel deals, sites and attractions.

Article / Miscellaneous

Frommers.com Relaunches with a New Look

Based on your feedback over the past year, we have made some exciting changes to the look of Frommers.com.

Article / Packages

Beat the Bluebook Price with JetBlue's New (& Cheap) Air, Hotel & Car Rental Combos

Do you love flying JetBlue (those comfy leather seats, DIRECTV, XM Satellite Radio, delicious Blue Terra Chips) but prefer to book your entire vacation on one website and keep things…

Article / Air Travel

Everything Old is New Again: Mexico City Savings on Air, Hotel and Culture

Travel pundits say that Mexico City is a 'museum' in itself with over 2,000 historical buildings and active archeology digs searching for Aztec wonders, most of them near the largest…

Article / Air Travel

Getting the Biggest Seats in the Air

Airline seats are getting smaller as Americans are getting bigger. Sound like a recipe for air rage? Fortunately, there are some ways to beat the (cramped) system.

Article / Local Experiences

Editor's Choice: Traveling for Seasonal Foods

For many travelers, a vacation is about seeing the world's great sights and attractions, a perfectly respectable reason to get out of the house. For others, trips are for de-stressing…

Article / Money and Fees

Help with Converting Currency, ATMs and Other Traveling Financial Nightmares

Just when you thought that the banks and credit card companies couldn't get any greedier, now they are determined to make your overseas dream vacation even more expensive.

Article / LGBTQ

What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Bahamas

Despite some protests against gay travelers, the Bahamian government extends a welcoming hand, Cable Beach begins an extensive revitalization program, Atlantis looks to expand, new…

Article / Hotels

Hearty Helpings of Southern Hospitality to be had in Coastal Georgia

Using the mystical and gothic southern Georgia city of Savannah as a starting point, traveling to the Georgia Coast can be both riveting and relaxing.

Article / Air Travel

Hidden Gems of the Indian Ocean: Maldives and Seychelles

The island nations of the Maldives and Seychelles have to a large extent remained unexplored by American travelers, but have long been the playgrounds of Europeans seeking idyllic…

Article / Local Experiences

New York Chocolate Show Returns! Free Wine & Chocolate Pairing For Frommer's Readers

Few food festivals can reduce us to a state of schoolgirl giddiness quite like New York's Annual Chocolate Show. For one, it's a festival dedicated to chocolate, so they have us at…

Article / Cruise

The High and Low Tidings of Cruise News

Matt Hannafin reports on pirates of the Indian Ocean, new protections for gray whales along the Baja Peninsula, a contest to christen a ship, new cooks, new beds, river cruises and…

Article / Air Travel

Flying Closer to Home: Hop Planes to Canada, the Caribbean and the U.S. including Denver, Hawaii and Nashville

We've compiled a compendium of awesome fare sales for North America and the Caribbean with most for flights through January. While booking deadlines vary, most sales go kaput within…

Article / Packages

Las Vegas Tips and Ideas For Non-Players

As one of the top three travel destinations in the USA, Las Vegas (the other two are Orlando and New York City) has more to offer than just gambling (or 'gaming,' as the local…

Article / Miscellaneous

Why WiFi?: WiFi Hot Spots and How To Find Them

Let's face it, getting away from it all isn't what it used to be. Until recently, when you went on vacation, the only way you could be contacted was on your hotel telephone but today,…

Article / Cruise

Intergenerational Vacations: Grand Way to Go on a Trip

Intergenerational travel is now one of the fastest growing segments in the travel industry with a number of companies offering packages specifically designed towards this niche market.

Article / Air Travel

Prices Dip on Airfares from the Shivery North to the Sun-Drenched South

There are great fare sales on right now for flights to Chinese cities and anywhere that AirTran flies, kids' tix to Tahiti dip to ridiculous lows; plus look for discounts on Osaka, Las…

Article / Health, Insurance, Security

Rebuilding a Tourism Industry After Wilma Wipes out the Yucatán

Despite the fact that the storm left about 35,000 tourists stranded in Cancún, Cozumel and the Mayan Riviera and caused major damage the outlook remains somewhat hopeful.

Article / Air Travel

It's That Time of Year: Check Our Holiday Calendar for the Best Days to Fly

Flying over the holidays can be a pain. Airlines know we "need" to travel for Thanksgiving and Christmas, so fares go way up. And this year looks to be the most difficult for holiday…