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Championing Champagne-style travel for less
Josh divulges secrets on how to staying at four- and five-star accommodations for less.
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Travelocity: Find cheap Christmas airfares
If you have a bit of flexibility about your Christmas and New Year’s travel plans, you can save significantly—more ...
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Waiting to board with Seth Kugel
Seth Kugel is a freelance journalist who writes the Frugal Traveler blog for The New York Times and the Viagens blog for ...
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Waiting to board with Josh Summers
Josh Summers and his wife spent close to four years living in Xinjiang and traveling throughout China. His award-winning ...
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Championing Champagne-style travel for less
Josh divulges secrets on how to staying at four- and five-star accommodations for less.
Read moreTips for the tourist in Lyon, France
Michael dishes on culinary customs and insider tips after a recent trip to Lyon, France.
Read moreTravelocity: Find cheap Christmas airfares
If you have a bit of flexibility about your Christmas and New Year’s travel plans, you can save significantly—more than $230, according to Travelocity.
Read moreA family weekend in Las Vegas
Las Vegas is famed for gambling, drinking and late-night loving, but there’s more to Sin City than Lady Luck, strip joints and wedding chapels: it’s also a great place to bring the kids. The over-the-top extravagance of this city makes for a make-believe world to rival Disneyland, ...
Read moreWaiting to board with Seth Kugel
Seth Kugel is a freelance journalist who writes the Frugal Traveler blog for The New York Times and the Viagens blog for the Brazilian web portal IG. He currently splits his time between New York, São Paulo, and just about everywhere else.
Read moreWaiting to board with Josh Summers
Josh Summers and his wife spent close to four years living in Xinjiang and traveling throughout China. His award-winning website about Xinjiang, Far West China, sheds light on this unknown region. Summers also writes articles to make travel to China easier.
Read moreWhere to stay in Las Vegas
Las Vegas' four-mile Strip is where most of the hotels are clustered, but other areas – such as east of the Strip, the Gateway District and downtown – also offer places to hole up while in town.
Read moreWaiting to board with Pete Trabucco
Pete Trabucco is an aviation expert, amusement park enthusiast, vacation expert, licensed private pilot and author of America's Top Roller Coasters and Amusement Parks.
Read moreTravel agents weigh in on security, checked bags
Like a lot of us, leisure travel agents don’t much like TSA security pat-downs, nor are they fond of bag fees. Nothing new there. But the results of a recent survey show the depth of those dislikes – and offer some strategies to cope.
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