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Which are the most popular travel Web sites? And if you knew the answer to that question, would you perhaps be alerted to a site or two that might prove...

It was a rough year for the travel industry: war, terrorism, SARS, cruise-ship viruses, a bumpy economy. Will things be better in 2004? We've pulled out our crystal ball for...

Among budget-travel destinations, out-of-the-way South Africa isn't usually considered one of the bunch. However, with round-trip air fare from New York to Cape Town usually costing about $1,200, these South...

Here's the way it was: You pored over a catalog that had been printed months earlier, and you saw a villa that caught your fancy. You carefully wrote an elaborate,...

How can you protect yourself against the bankruptcy of the tour operator you chose to arrange your trip? How can you avoid losing the deposit or full payment you made...

Of the letters I receive each week from readers, a large percentage relate to the problem of eating affordably while traveling--especially if the people encountering that problem are a traveling...

As you've seen in front-page headlines, recent statements by the U.S. Treasury Department have encouraged a continuing plunge in the value of the U.S. dollar against the euro. Currently, the...

For a long time, people will not be traveling to some of the cities and countries of the Pacific Rim in the aftermath of SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome), and...

I have recently returned from a three-night stay in Yosemite National Park in eastern California, which I reached after a pleasant 5 1/2-hour drive in a rented car from the...

With international travel greatly affected by world tensions, many Americans are turning their gaze to domestic vacations. For them, here's a brief rundown on purchases they might consider making before...