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The New York Times takes a detailed look at Spirit Airlines, the ultra-low cost airline that is reporting solid results and picking up market share by offering better deals than the major airlines. How do they do it? They charge extra for every little thing: checked bags, water, nuts,...

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...

How often do you really need a car? Instead of owning your own ride, what if there were a fleet of cars conveniently stationed nearby that you could rent by the hour when the need arose? Following in the tread print of Zipcar, Hertz has started just such a service in New York City, London, and...

I'm getting a little tired of hearing people talk about how it's too expensive to travel. Lots of times, travel is cheap as long as you don't chase luxury. If you're really interested in seeing more of the world, then there are still plenty of ways to do it sensibly. One of the prime ways to visit...

Determined to take a foreign vacation despite the decline in your investments? The U.S. government provides a dandy tool to help you uncover destinations where your dollar can bring you a bargain, and which ones will leave your wallet flat as Kansas. The tool in question is the chart of per diem...

Most people are aware of European hostels, very low-cost travelers accommodations that provide shelter and camaraderie to young people on their summer wanders. You may not be aware that hostels are also available to those traveling the U.S. I'm guessing that, with the drop in the dollar vs. the...

So I hit the road last weekend with my wife and kids, going on a weekend getaway.The fiscally-responsible part of me didn't like the idea. Gas prices, as we know, are in the neighborhood of $4 per gallon, but if you take a trip that's half as far away as you originally planned, it's not so bad. And...

It's nearly summertime, and that means you can look forward to hours on the road, on the rail or in the air. Of course, there's no way to completely cut gas out of your life when talking about transportation, but there are ways to cut gas out of your vacation: Public transportation. Now, sure, the...

This post is part of our series ranking the top 25 bygone products and trends we'd like to see return. There's something romantic about train travel. Is it the memories of the model train running on tracks around the Christmas tree, the luminous artwork in "The Polar Express"? The clips from old...