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After the horrific death of 15 people in a motor coach on its way back to New York City from a Connecticut casino on March 12, those contemplating taking a motor coach or excursion bus might be thinking twice. WalletPop looked into the industry and has some tips on how to choose a motor coach...

Visit another country with the whole family, stock up on cheap booze and clothes, and eat a three-course meal -- all for about $141.50. The destination is Ventimiglia, Italy, the Tijuana of the Ligurian Coast. You get the Italian experience in a border-town, day-trip gulp, then it's back to the...

In a first for our Go for Less series of budget travel videos and stories, WalletPop takes you abroad. It's our mission to show you how to use your money wisely to enrich your life, and that includes making dream vacations come true. So I visited Venice, Italy, to show you how you can see this...

New York State senators are about to vote on a bill that would ban homeowners or renters from renting out their places for periods of less than a month. The new law, should it pass (it's being fast-tracked, so opposition is finding it difficult to catch up), is a blow for the budget traveler and...

Halloween is coming, so I'm going to kick off festivities by saying one of the scariest phrases in the English language: roadside motel. Norman Bates may be the drag queen emblem of all things horrifying, but across America, the stained bedspreads and mildewed corners of our country's motels are,...

Although many people consider New York City the most exciting city in America, if not the world, some visitors avoid trips there because they think it must cost too much. We talk to Pauline Frommer, editor of the Pauline Frommer's book series, about her award-winning guide to the city. How can you...

Alex Boylan won the second season of CBS's fantastic The Amazing Race in 2002, back when teams of good-looking white guys were the usual victors. And although he shared the $1 million prize for his efforts, what seemed to linger was a love of travel and of seeing the world. So in September 2007 he...

Retailers across the country report trouble moving big-ticket items because of newly reduced credit limits, but vacation sellers are truly screwed by them. Have you ever heard of a vacation that wasn't a big-ticket purchase? Budgeting just $100 a day for a week-long vacation would be considered...

More than any other airline, Ryanair is traveling to new places. Unfortunately, they're in your wallet.The European airline is pushing even farther into the frontier of a la carte payments. Ryanair wants you to cross your legs (maybe that saves space), because its loose-lipped CEO, Michael O'Leary,...

While luxury and business-class hotels are doing everything they can to eke out a break-even balance sheet in this red-ink economy, there's one travel category that has seen a boom in bookings. A mighty boom, in fact. Hostelling International, one of the most important operators of affordable...