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Airfares are going up, and the airlines are finding even more rude ways to nickel and dime families. But how else can you get to your family vacation destination? Well, you could roll in comfort on America's rails -- for less.

This weekend, Americans will mark the unofficial start to summer with barbecues, picnics, beach outings and, of course, shopping. Here are some tips for the budget minded to help you get the biggest bang for your buck.

Now that summer is nearly over, you can start planning for next year's big vacation by racking up airline miles. We spoke with one expert who scored 250,000 miles in a 12-month period by opening just three cards. But his strategy isn't for everyone.

The official start of summer is just a few short weeks away, and we'd bet your thoughts are already turning to sun-drenched beaches, scenic hikes, and the pleasantly unfamiliar sites and smells of foreign cities. In other words...vacation! Then reality intrudes: Can you afford one? Here are...

American Airlines has pulled its flights off of Orbitz after a dispute about how the travel site accesses the flight data. The move may make it harder for travelers to comparison shop, critics say. But Orbitz expects no loss of sales as a result.

TripAlertz.com, which calls itself "the only online travel community where the prices go down as the number of bookings go up," works a bit like Groupon.com. It offers a deal on a vacation for what's billed as a discount "member price." If enough people decide to book -- in its case, usually 50 --...

LivingSocial, a website that offers city-specific pop-up deals based on group participation, has thrown travel deals into the mix. Although deals on the site are normally available for only 24 hours, the travel deals, which it calls "escapes," will be offered for a week at a time. Also unlike the...

A Nevada-based travel company that allegedly told people they would be given free trips and travel vouchers but didn't tell them about added costs, travel restrictions or their required presence for a sales pitch are settling a lawsuit with the attorney general's office in the District of...

The EU debt crisis is making the dollar stronger compared to the euro, and that means travel bargains for American tourists in Europe this summer. There's only one catch: Trans-Atlantic airfares are still high.

Mapmaker Rand McNally, looking to diversify, bought Tripology.com, a website that puts live, human travel specialists to work for you, putting together travel deals you won't want to miss. Founder John Peters says 2010 is the year of value -- don't settle for "cheap."