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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  • Hi everyone, After a lot of consideration, I finally decided to jump on the bandwagon and now can offer one traveler's review of the Amazon Kindle 3: http://su.pr/1S9Yg8

    Please feel free to comment and share!
  • Hi everyone, in our latest post, we'd love to know your fav off the beaten track places to stay: Know a Great Hidden Gem Hotel? Share it to Win an Amazon Voucher
  • A friend just turned me onto a pretty good ski vacation discount site http://www.vacationroost.com. There's a catch and that is they promise things like free days of lodging and skiing (pay for three, get the fourth free) but there's no words about free days of skiing on the site. You have to call the #. 888-337-6678
  • Here's another deal that's actually a good deal: The Wyndham Sugar Bay Resort & Spa, an all-inclusive resort on St. Thomas, is offering up to 50% off on bookings this fall.
    The winter deals aren't quite that good but they're even more remarkable: some 30% discounts during Christmas break (they're assuming you can find a flight that week, which isn't necessarily easy). And after January 2, the Wyndham's offering a Winter Sale & Early Booking Bonus with 30 percent off all-inclusive rates for stays up to five nights and a 30 percent discount plus one free night for stays of six nights or more. http://www.sugarbaywyndham.com/
  • A lot of deals cross my desk. Most don't deserve your attention, but this one does -- a Day of the Dead 3-for-2 package at Hacienda Xcanatun on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula:
    "Pay for 2 nights & the 3rd Night is Free, valid from October 30 through November 3, 2010. [This] reflects a 33% savings off normal pricing. The reduced cost for two adults staying three nights starts at $560.00 (plus taxes and hotel service charge). " It's a beautiful place, too.


    The packages includes:

    * 3 Nights (pay for 2!)
    * Xcanatún Breakfast for two daily.
    * A sampling of Mucbipollos at breakfast or lunch.
  • We do some time in Alcatraz and finish up our trip to San Francisco. It' on The World on Wheels today: http://tinyurl.com/28fhocg

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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…
  • Come along on The World on Wheels as we head up north to Baghdad by the Bay, San Francisco: http://tinyurl.com/2ab75z9

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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…
  • Now overshadowed by the revived Union Station, El Monte Busway Station used to be the key cog on Los Angeles' emerging modern transit network. It closed Sunday and will be replaced with a new station. Today on The World on Wheels, we have an updated Los Angeles Transit Report for you: http://tinyurl.com/ydv6zol

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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…
  • Incredible fall color today on The World on Wheels. We finish our trip to North Carolina: http://wheelstraveler.blogspot.com/2010/09/classic-trip-north-carol...

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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…
  • You say you don't want to pay the airlines extra fees?

    Read this: How to avoid carry-on baggage fees.
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