Making your buck, quid, euro, etc. go further has never been more important in these times. Fortunately there are still tons of strategies for taking off -- whether you're a student, a senior, or somewhere in between -- without landing in the poorhouse.

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5 of the best inexpensive hotels in Dubai

Chelsea Plaza Hotel   The “City of Sheikhs” is of course famed worldwide for its glitz, glamour, and (often over-the-top) luxury, and this goes as much for its lodgings as anywhere else - with exhibit A being the "seven-star" Burj Al Arab Jumeirah (where room rates start north of US$1,000 a night). But bargain seekers do have a suprising menu of options, and without having to resorts to fleabags or hostels. Here are five three-star properties which provide a modicum of luxury at very accessible…

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Using Google Flights to score cheap airfares

If you’ve ever gone down the rabbit hole of searching for flights, you know how overwhelming it can get. Prices jump around, deals disappear, and it’s easy to spend hours refreshing tabs. That’s where Google Flights comes in—it’s one of the most powerful (and free) tools for finding cheap airfares. Here are a few strategies travelers swear by...read post

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A tribute to my friend, the late budget travel icon Arthur Frommer

  The legendary U.S. travel journalist and entrepreneur Arthur Frommer passed away November 18 at the age of 95. Born in Virginia and with an early boyhood in a small town in Missouri, Arthur was a lawyer who became a pioneering and great travel journalist, and who will be remembered as having helped open the joys of travel to the masses. While serving in the U.S. Army in Europe in the 1950s, he got the travel bug, came out with a travel guide for servicemen, and followed up in 1957 with Europe…

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  • Julie August 5, 2010 at 12:20am
    Hi everyone, I know some people will share hotel rooms to save a buck when traveling in groups. Many hotels charge extra per person in the room. Bolongo Bay on St Thomas just announced the return of its Adults Stay Free offer for fall travel. Four people can stay for $50 per person, per day. You can read more here: http://bit.ly/aACJAK
    “Adults Stay Free” Travel Deal is Back at Bolongo Bay Beach Resort
    (PRWEB) August 4, 2010 Travel with friends for under $50 per person per day, on a fun-filled Caribbean vacation at Bolongo Bay Beach Resort with t…
  • Darryl Musick August 4, 2010 at 5:32pm
    Here's a blast from the past...Puerto Vallarta on The World on Wheels. Older report but with new pictures added. One of our favorite beach destinations. Hint: for the best beaches, head south of town: http://tinyurl.com/yerxbf2

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  • Darryl Musick August 2, 2010 at 5:39pm
    Beach Week starts today at The World on Wheels. First up; sea lions, otters, birds, music, sunsets, and water. It's a brand new report on California's Central Coast with new pictures and video: http://tinyurl.com/29mzv2m

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    The World on Wheels
    An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
  • Darryl Musick July 30, 2010 at 5:07pm
    It has to end sometime, after 17 days on the road, the East Coast Odyssey on The World on Wheels concludes in Charleston, South Carolina: http://tinyurl.com/38p5oa5

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    The World on Wheels
    An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
  • Darryl Musick July 28, 2010 at 5:14pm
    Next up on The World on Wheels, Cleveland gets the Transit Report treatment: http://tinyurl.com/273je9s

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  • Darryl Musick July 26, 2010 at 5:52pm
    Our longest trip ever! The East Coast Odyssey continues on The World on Wheels as we pull into Pittsburgh. Baseball, Frank Lloyd Wright, and the spot of George Washington's first battle are on the agenda for this leg of the trip: http://tinyurl.com/22ufw7q

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    The World on Wheels
    An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
  • Darryl Musick July 25, 2010 at 8:24pm
    Wish you could still call it The Jake? So do I, today on The World on Wheels Fields of Dreams series, it's Progressive Field in Cleveland: http://tinyurl.com/2enyeq2

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  • Darryl Musick July 23, 2010 at 5:27pm
    The East Coast Odyssey continues...after stops in Toronto, Niagara Falls, Cleveland, and Cedar Point, The World on Wheels turns south into Ohio's Amish Country: http://tinyurl.com/37ldw7v

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  • Darryl Musick July 19, 2010 at 5:18pm
    Today, The World on Wheels rolls into the Roller Coast, Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio on the shores of Lake Erie with a side order of Detroit. It's the world's largest collection of rollercoasters in one location: http://tinyurl.com/2fqeszr

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    The World on Wheels
    An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
  • Andrea Spirov July 19, 2010 at 1:20pm
    What things do you look for when choosing a hostel? Where do you get your information? Take our quick poll: http://su.pr/2LvN6T
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