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Smart Deal of the Week: Go Nuts in Brazil from $995

The company behind the tour package we're highlighting as the Smart Deal of the Week must have a sense of humor: it's called Brazil Nuts (tel. 800/553-9959; www.brazilnuts.com). There's nothing particularly funny, however, about the destination itself, ...

From CARRIE HAVRANEK, Frommers,  23 Nov 2009
Related Topics: UNESCO

On the Trail of "The Lost Symbol" in Washington, D.C.

Dan Brown's blockbuster success with The Da Vinci Code and its ensuing, inevitable film adaptation inspired a sort of literary tourism, geared toward enthusiasts who wanted to follow the trail of Brown's hero, the Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon, ...

From CARRIE HAVRANEK, Frommers,  16 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Library of Congress,  Thomas Jefferson,  Dan Brown,  Benjamin Franklin,  Harvard University

Smart Deal of the Week: Fly Three (or Four) to Mexico and Get One Free

This week's smart deal has mucho to offer travelers -- there's a lot of variedad in this promotion from Aero Mexico (tel. 800/237-6639; www.aeromexico.com). Geared toward families who are torn between the urge to travel and the reality of their budget, ...

From CARRIE HAVRANEK, Frommers,  12 Nov 2009

Where Does the Dollar Do Best? Frommer's Global Price Index for November 2009

Getting from point A to point B is only part of the equation now. In the face of the dollar's declining value worldwide against foreign currencies, there can be a bit of sticker shock while traveling. To demonstrate where you can get the most bang for ...

From CARRIE HAVRANEK, Frommers,  29 Oct 2009

Frommer's Smart Deal of the Week: Ecuador in 2010 from $1,299

This week's smart deal comes from the tour provider Friendly Planet (tel. 800/555-5765; www.friendlyplanet.com), which is offering a trip to Ecuador for eight days from $1,299, based on departures from Miami. The price is valid for trips booked by ...

From CARRIE HAVRANEK, Frommers,  29 Oct 2009

Smart Deal of the Week: Rome Duets from $999 in the Off Season

This promotion isn't about sending you to the opera or other musical forms. Central Holidays (tel. 800/539-7098; www.centralholidays.com) has, however, paired four nights at three-star hotels in Rome and four in one of three other cities -- London, ...

From CARRIE HAVRANEK, Frommers,  23 Oct 2009

New York and the Holiday Season: Perfect Together, from $136 Per Night

The blast of cold weather and random snowflakes in the Northeast last week reminded those of us who live here that winter, indeed, is on the way, despite the fact that fall is in full swing. It's time to start making holiday travel plans. I have an ...

From CARRIE HAVRANEK, Frommers,  23 Oct 2009

Smart Deal of the Week: Stay in Singapore for $1 a Night

Yes, you read that correctly. Singapore Air (tel. 800/742-3333; www.singaporeair.com) has brought back a popular promotion -- the Singapore Stopover -- which is designed for travelers whose destination is somewhere in Asia but who may want to stop in ...

From CARRIE HAVRANEK, Frommers,  19 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Singapore Airlines

Smart Deal of the Week: 8-Night Costa Rican Adventure from $985

It's a sample trip; your itinerary may vary depending on the kind of hotels you select or if you change the number of nights in each destination. Your package price will vary also, of course, depending on when you want to travel and where you're ...

From CARRIE HAVRANEK, Frommers,  11 Oct 2009

Smart Deal of the Week: Five Nights in Five-Star Malta, from $1,229

The package includes round-trip airfare from New York-JFK, Boston, or Washington, D.C.-Dulles, transfers, fuel surcharge, and a half-day harbor cruise, or half-day tour of Mdina, Malta's old capital. It also includes breakfast daily and five nights of ...

From CARRIE HAVRANEK, Frommers,  2 Oct 2009

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