Between New Year's Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the period that the travel industry calls Dead Week. Bookings drop off sharply, and so cruise lines, airlines, hotels, and rental car agencies all offer amazing discounts. Here's how to make the most of those post-holiday deals.
Experts offer tips on how to travel for cheap in the fall.
Google is acquiring Frommer's travel guide business for roughly $25 million -- a tiny deal for the king of search. But this buy, as well as last year's purchase of restaurant rater Zagat's, makes it clear that Google has plans to keep becoming more of a powerhouse in content.
If you check out getaways on Orbitz using a Mac, you'll be offered more expensive travel options than you would on a PC. But don't be mad: The online travel company is just giving its customers what they want.
Customers who quit using travel agents in favor of websites such as Travelocity or Kayak are coming back -- and no wonder. Getting a good deal on travel is only getting more complicated. When are you better off using an agent than trying to fly solo? Read on ...
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.
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.
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."
