The good news is that you can still get great deals for now through January 6. The bad news is that you won’t have as many options as you normally would. You’ll find it easier if you’re flexible — both on where you go and when you go. Erik Torkells, Editor of Budget Travel magazine [...]
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Here are some destinations you probably haven’t considered, but each offers a great but uncrowded, unspoiled and affordable experience. Our candidates this week range from islands in Scandinavia and off the coast of Brazil to areas in Western Africa, Latvia and two surprises in North America:
Fernando de Noronha Island, BrazilYes, [...]
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It remains one of the more confusing aspects of travel — insurance. But with growing delays and cancellations, and with what seems to be an increasing number of ways to interrupt — or postpone your trips, insurance is now something to seriously consider.
And a lot of American travelers are doing [...]
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What do the president of Iraq and your grandmother have in common? In a growing number of cases, it’s a continuing concern and focus, not just on the quality of their own life, but in the state of their own health as well. And where do they go to get [...]
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It’s one thing to plan a ski vacation with friends, but when you have children in tow, the challenges can be daunting, both in experiences offered and price. It’s a delicate balance between outdoor activities, how accessible they are to all ages, and, of course, price. It’s also a delicate [...]
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TODAY has traveled to the Ends of the Earth and now you can, too! The folks at Travel + Leisure magazine have compiled tips for trekking to Antarctica, Greenland, Antarctica and the North Sea, while showing respect for the planet and giving back to the global community at the same time:
Sustainable travel. Ecotourism. Fund-raising expeditions. [...]
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In the past few years, it seems as if every hotel claims to be doing something to embrace the words “sustainable” and “green.”Many hotels now put tent cards on your bed suggesting you help in the fight to save the environment by asking the hotel not to wash your towels [...]
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Hundreds of marine iguanas huddle in a great sprawling mass, oblivious to visitors snapping photographs. The large gray reptiles blend with the stark volcanic scenery of Fernandina, one of the 13 major Galapagos Islands. The iguanas cover nearly every square foot of land — warming in the sunshine, then entering the ocean to feed, emerging [...]
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An estimated 32 million single American women traveled at least once last year, and about 3 in 10 traveled 5 times or more in that year. In most households, women are the primary trip planners and almost 40% of women over the age of 35 don’t have a built-in travel [...]
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Looking for a little quality “me†time? “Travel + Leisure†magazine lists the top resorts, programs and hotels to vacation alone: Â
Adventurous womenFounded in 1982 by Susan Eckert, a pioneer in adventure travel for women, Eckert is called the “grande dame of the women-only adventure travel business.†Based in Bozeman, Montana, it features one- to three-week [...]
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