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Archive for December, 2006

The Two Sides of Prices in Mexico

Monday, December 11th, 2006 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, Travel bargains | No Comments »

This week I'm down in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, checking out a zillion hotels for a writing job I have, so this blog might not contain many nuggets of true insight this week. It is always enlightening, however, to see how ...

A Bang for Your Buck in Europe

Sunday, December 10th, 2006 Posted in Cheap Europe Travel, Vacation deals | No Comments »

Despite my apparent inability to speak in complete sentences while on a cell phone to cell phone call, my interview with USA Today resulted in a few lines in this article: European Bang for Your Buck. There are still ways to ...

Essential Travel Book: Mileage Pro

Friday, December 8th, 2006 Posted in Travel bargains, Travel industry, Vacation deals | No Comments »

Most of what I learned about frequent flyer programs came from three guys: Randy Petersen, Tim Winship, and Ed Perkins. Two of the three are the authors of Mileage Pro, an essential book for anyone who wants to get their ...

Travel Dollar Woes Revisited

Wednesday, December 6th, 2006 Posted in Cheap Europe Travel, General, Vacation deals | 1 Comment »

A reporter from USA Today called me last night to talk about the plunging dollar and said, "It feels like we had this conversation three years ago--right?" Yes, the story has returned. In case you have not been paying attention, ...

A Budget Stop in Belize

Tuesday, December 5th, 2006 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, Travel bargains | 1 Comment »

Every couple of months I'll get an e-mail from someone asking about prices in Belize. Since it's next to Guatemala and under Mexico, people naturally expect it to be a bargain. Well here's a news flash--it's not. Belize battles with ...