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Are You Gonna Eat That? The Best Chefs, the Best Food, the Best Prices: Restaurant Week Returns for a Bumper Crop of Cities

Food, glorious food! Some people can't get enough of sports, some clothes, others trash TV. Me? Give me the chance to cook, eat, discuss or read about food, and I'm happy. Thus, I'm…

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Sixty-five Tips for Planning an Affordable Trip to the Big Apple from $90 a Day

Here's where you'll find everything you need to know to handle the practical details of planning your trip in advance--airlines and area airports, a calendar of events, resources for…

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Look Ma, No Hills! Consider a Cross Country Skiing Trip--Good For the Whole Family and Eminently Affordable

Watching skiers much of my life (but flunking out on the slopes, myself), I've always considered the cross-country folks a hardier breed than those just schussing downhill. Now comes…

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Mom! Can Eddie Go to Florida With Us? The Slippery Issue of Allowing Your Child to Invite A Friend on Your Family Vacation

Bob Sehlinger waxes parental with advice on how to handle a potentially sticky situation.

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Orlando on the Cheap--And How! A Family of Four Can Sleep from Under $30 a Night!

"Wow!" is all we can say. Harris Rosen, budget hotelier in the City the Mouse Built, decided to do it again. Last year, when the world was still reeling from the shock of September 11…

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Deck the Mall With Boughs of Holly: We Urge You to Consider Our Nation's Capital for the Holidays

It's not too late to plan a getaway to the national's capital before St. Nick's arrival. Rumor has it he's a wiz at navigating the fire escapes of D.C.'s hotels, which are atypically…

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Sleepyhead Stopover for Free, Rooms from $49

This must surely be a first! Baymont Inns & Suites is offering free coffee or bottled water 24 hours a day, seven days week to anyone who stops and asks for it, regardless of…

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Two Ski Packages to Canada: One Tres Cher, the Other Quite Fair

Mount Tremblant is Quebec's premier ski resort, and the ultra swank Fairmont Hotel there is considered the most fashionable place to stay, if you can afford it. The mountain has been…

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Get a Quickie On the Slopes: Lots and Lots of Snow Makes for One-Night Skiing Specials in Sun Valley

It looks like an early winter skiing season in the Northern Rockies this year, and Sun Valley is benefiting from the shower of flaky white. Bald Mountain there lies under several feet…

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How to Feel Like a New York Family: Best Bets for Dining Out

Have no fear of the mythic $12 Manhattan cheeseburger. Here's the exhaustive menu of New York's best eateries.

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How to Feel Like a New York Family: Frommer's Favorite Experiences

From walks in the park and ferry rides to feeding the animals -- and yourselves -- Holly Hughes tells you the best bets for enjoying a family trip to the Big Apple.

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Snuggle Up to Cozy Cape Cod Holidays, Trimmings & All

Traditional Thanksgiving and New Year celebrations are usually quite different from one another, going home for a Norman Rockwell-like feast in the first case, dancing your brains out…

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That's Super, Man! A Tuscan Fortress of Solitude, Air, Land and Car from Under $125 per Night

The 13th-century Castello di Garganzo, nestled in the Tuscan hills near Siena, Florence and Pisa, is up for grabs for weeklong stays in January and February from as little as $738 per…

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Tips from the Publisher: Yellowstone Wintertime Bargains

Yellowstone National Park is an extraordinary treat any time of year, but in winter, it's in a class by itself. The summer crowds are replaced by buffalo, dusted with snow. Gasses…

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It's Time for Anaheim (and the Mouse) with these ATA Packages

With a wave of his sorcerer's wand, Mickey Mouse (disguised as ATA Vacations) is turning a three-night stay at Disneyland into four nights, with no increase in price, for vacations…

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Swank Hotel Group Offers Internet Price Match Guarantee

Tired of being underpriced, perhaps, by Internet quotes on their hotel rooms? The Kimpton Group has decided to fight back and with results. They're guaranteeing a match for any price…

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African-American Culture High in Orlando

Some folks down in Orlando have been trying to get the word out for years--"this town isn't just about theme parks, we've got culture, too." And it's true, as I can attest, having seen…

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Plan Ahead for Stanley Cup, a Refund If Your Team Doesn't Make It

If you're a hockey fan and want to see your team in the Stanley Cup Finals next June (2003), you have a dilemma. If you wait until you're sure they will be in the final play-offs,…

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Big Deal Saves You Fairly Big Bucks in Portland, Oregon

Out in super gorgeous Oregon, the city that should call itself "the kinder, gentler Portland" is casting around for visitors to get its tourist industry safely through what promises to…

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Boomers Get Beach Discounts in Daytona

How much does Daytona Beach want you to visit?A lot.They're offering every kind of discount from free hotel rooms to cheaper meals to lure visitors to this attraction-filled part of…

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Paris & Provence This Winter for $775, Truffles Extra

Forget about Paris or Provence in summer, when they're crowded with tourists, getting in the way of real travelers like you and me. The time for smart people to go is winter, when…

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Tips from the Publisher: Visit Andalusia

Dropping temperatures and dropping prices make the fall a great time to visit this region of Spain.

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A Room with a Boo! Things Go Bump in the Night in these B&Bs on Halloween

Halloween is one of those holidays when everything can seem so predictable--the trick-or-treating, the doling out of candy, the same old costumes--so it's nice when someone comes up…

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An Urban Phoenix from the Ashes: Chattanooga is Reborn

Rediscover this beacon of southern hospitality where you can find new and remodeled hotels, tasty eats and activities that will appeal to the whole family.

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America's Black Hills: Sacred Mountains With Faces

Take the climb up to two of America's most well-known, and possibly most controversial, manmade monuments in South Dakota. Plus, explore caves, handle snakes and more.