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Where to eat and sleep in Las Vegas?
Share your favorite Sin City restaurants and hotels.
| 72 | by Budget Travel | Las Vegas |
Budget Travel's Blog
The latest travel news, vacation tips & advice, travel apps, and more
Archive: September 2009
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Fare sale: Southwest's nationwide special
Today, a fare sale for late fall and winter was launched by Southwest. Not included are dates during, and around, the Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's holidays.
| 6 | by Sean O'Neill | Airfares & Flying |
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Ask Trip Coach: Ski Vacations
Give us your questions! We'll do our best to answer them and to supply our most sensible tips and suggestions.
| 28 | by Brad Tuttle | Skiing, Questions and Opinions |
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Disney Family Museum opening
A new museum opens its doors on October 1 to celebrate Walt Disney as an artist, visionary, and man, not Walt Disney the theme park or brand.
| 6 | by Brad Tuttle | Disney, San Francisco |
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In New England, it's a peak year for foliage
There's an upside to what was a drearily wet summer in much of the Northeast: Thanks to all the rain, this autumn is shaping up as a particularly spectacular season for foliage.
| 1 | by Brad Tuttle | Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Hotels |
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The new airline fee I dislike the most
British Airways has a new seat-selection fee of about $33. If you don't pay it, you may not be able to sit next to your travel companion or children on your flight.
| 81 | by Sean O'Neill | Airlines, Airport Check-in |
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Paris without Picasso…until 2012
The Musée Picasso, which houses the most extensive collection of Picassos in the world, is now closed for renovation.
| 0 | by Meg Zimbeck | Museums, Europe, France, Paris |
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NYC: Introducing the Manhattan Cocktail Classic
New York's multi-day festival toasting the cocktail is upcoming this weekend. Check out a map of iconic cocktail bars.
| 0 | by Sean O'Neill | Food + Drink, New York City |
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Children's books that inspire travel
Madeline? Where the Wild Things Are? James and the Giant Peach? Name your picks.
| 45 | by Sean O'Neill | Pop Culture and Travel |
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The national parks: Best deals for "America's Best Idea"
Autumn is arguably the best season for visiting national parks. The weather is crisp and beautiful, and summer's crowds and peak-season prices have both disappeared.
| 2 | by Brad Tuttle | National Parks, Hotels |
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A real life "message in a bottle" washes ashore 35 years later
The sealed glass Tab soda bottle was recently discovered by a vacationer in Middle Caicos.
| 5 | by Sean O'Neill | Pop Culture and Travel |
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There is no "holiday travel fee," no matter what you've heard
Holiday fares will be more expensive this year than last year on average, if trends hold steady. But you won't be paying a special $10 fee, no matter what some reporters say.
| 7 | by Sean O'Neill | Airfares & Flying, Airlines, Airport Check-in |
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New fees for choosing specific seats on Southwest, B.A.
British Airways will let you reserve the exact seat you want within economy class for a fee of about $60 each way.
| 5 | by Sean O'Neill | Airport Check-in |
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Destination: Budget Travel's printing plant
Paper milled in Finland comes to Tennessee and gets printed with the pages of Budget Travel. Take a behind-the-scenes look at how our publication is put together.
| 6 | by Nina Willdorf |
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Careful with those tourism slogans!
They really need some help with those English-language slogans.
| 89 | by Sean O'Neill | Pop Culture and Travel, Mexico and Central America |
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| 0 | by Sean O'Neill | Pop Culture and Travel, United Kingdom, London |
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Travel innovators we love: Adam Wells
Meet the man who rethought everything from in-cabin lighting to the design of boarding passes.
| 0 | by Sean O'Neill | Innovations |
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Disney: Fantasyland expansion, Alaska cruises, and more
Disney recently announced plans to significantly expand Fantasyland in Florida, update Star Tours at both parks and move one of their cruise ships to Alaska.
| 1 | by Anthony Falcone | Amusement and Theme Parks, Cruises, Disney |
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Readers' best England and Scotland photos
See Stonehenge at dawn, sheep grazing on the Isle of Skye, light streaming through London’s Tate Modern, and many more evocative scenes.
| 6 | by Kate Appleton | Europe, United Kingdom |
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The FBI is monitoring Americans' travel records
To find suspected terrorists, the FBI’s National Security Branch Analysis Center tracks data, such as the records of international airline trips and domestic rental car itineraries.
| 4 | by Sean O'Neill | Safety and Security |
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Bored? New site Goby searches for travel "experiences" in all 50 states
Goby searches across hundreds of vetted Websites for the lowdown on attractions, activities, events, restaurants, and lodging.
| 1 | by Sean O'Neill | Helpful Websites |
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National parks: Deals inspired by Ken Burns' new doc
The documentarian's latest film debuts this weekend on PBS.
| 1 | by JD Rinne | National Parks, Pop Culture and Travel |
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Fresher cabin air
New air-purifiers can remove 99.99 percent of pathogens from the cabins of new airplanes.
| 0 | by Sean O'Neill | Airlines, Health and Hygiene |
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Do-it-yourself airport gates
The plan in Las Vegas is to replace the gate agents with automated turnstiles.
| 4 | by Sean O'Neill | Nevada, Las Vegas, Airport Check-in |
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Delta's baggage fees in the spotlight
"This year Delta Air Lines has taken around $7.60 a passenger and received over five complaints from every 1,000 passengers." That's more than any other airline.
| 1 | by Sean O'Neill | Airlines |
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Airfare for $149 round trip, no names or dates required
A special sale from Direct Air allow you to buy round trip tickets for $149, all taxes and fees included, and you can decide later who is going to use them and when they're going to travel.
| 2 | by Brad Tuttle | Airfares & Flying, Airlines |
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Down east delicious
At Salt Water Farm, a new oceanfront cooking school in a post-and-beam barn near Camden, Maine, students work with ingredients foraged or caught nearby or grown right on the premises.
| 0 | by Budget Travel | Food + Drink, Maine, Camden |
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Insider tip: Chocolate in Zurich
At Truffe, a tiny, beautiful chocolate shop in Zürich's Old Town, the owner organizes the chocolate by country of origin.
| 2 | by Budget Travel | Food + Drink, Switzerland, Zürich |
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Tips on traveling with technology from students and teachers
One $15 product can help you stay powered-up while on the road, without taking up much space in your bag.
| 1 | by Sean O'Neill | Questions and Opinions, Travel Gear |
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How to behave in a Paris restaurant
They have tables, waiters and menus, for sure. But in reality, French restaurants run by very different rules. Improve your experience by following our ex-pat blogger's advice.
| 74 | by Meg Zimbeck | Food + Drink, Europe, France, Paris |
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San Francisco airport begins selling carbon offsets
Three new kiosks with touch screens let travelers punch in an itinerary and purchase the appropriate offset on the spot.
| 4 | by Kate Appleton | San Francisco, Airfares & Flying, Innovations |
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Ask Trip Coach: Responses to questions about all-inclusives
Thanks to everybody who submitted questions, and special thanks to folks who chimed in with resort reviews and insights about their all-inclusive experiences.
| 4 | by Brad Tuttle | Caribbean, Mexico and Central America, Hotels |
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Predictions of Twitter's future in 140 characters or less
Uptake.com and Tips from the T-List have put together a panel of 100 respected travel bloggers and asked them a variety of questions. The answers on Twitter's future are pretty interesting.
| 4 | by Sean O'Neill | Questions and Opinions |
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Australia may never be cheaper in our lifetimes
Fares are down dramatically because of new competition between L.A. and Sydney. Plus, the U.S. dollar's buying power is at a near-record high.
| 31 | by Sean O'Neill | Australia & South Pacific, Hotels |
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London: New ceramics gallery at The V&A
More than 3,200 of the world's most breakable and admirable arts and crafts are once again on display in a gorgeous new setting.
| 1 | by Sean O'Neill | Museums, Europe, United Kingdom, London |
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Las Vegas: Get half-price show tickets
Tix4Tonight, a discount ticket service, is adding its seventh location at the end of the month.
| 5 | by JD Rinne | Nevada, Las Vegas, Helpful Websites |
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Bud Travel breaks weird foreign laws
Some foreign laws catch even travel junkies off guard. Our intrepid correspondent Bud Travel is back to demonstrate how to stay out of trouble—by getting into a heap himself.
| 50 | by Budget Travel | Pop Culture and Travel |
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Hotel deals in the Caribbean remain hard to find
Rates are down only 2 percent on average in the Caribbean in the first half of this year. That's partly because many tourists switched away from Mexico due to swine flu fears.
| 3 | by Sean O'Neill | Caribbean, Hotels |
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London-NYC, $442 roundtrip, late fall
Roundtrip airfares start at $442 between New York (JFK or Newark) and London. Comparable fares are can be found from other cities.
| 1 | by Sean O'Neill | United Kingdom, London, Airfares & Flying |
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Airfares: Book your holiday travel now rather than wait for sales
Last year, it paid to be a procrastinator, as last-minute sales were often better than the early-bird fares. But this year, the situation's different. Act fast.
| 5 | by Sean O'Neill | Airfares & Flying |
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A reader proposes a better way to check-in for a flight
A complete, high-tech, but inexpensive system for resolving many travel snafus, from lost luggage to misdirected passengers.
| 8 | by Sean O'Neill | Airport Check-in, Questions and Opinions |
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United is putting premium perks for sale
United Airlines has begun to sell packages of perks that are free perks for its elite-class of frequent fliers.
| 1 | by Sean O'Neill | Airlines |
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The perfect city, where the pubs are Irish, the cooks are Italian, and the Wi-Fi is free
Former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne offers his take on what constitutes the perfect city in the Wall Street Journal.
| 0 | by Brad Tuttle | Questions and Opinions |
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Avis and Budget ban smoking in their cars
Beginning Oct. 1, Avis and Budget will become the first major rental-car companies to ban smoking in their entire U.S. fleets.
| 7 | by Sean O'Neill | Rental Cars |
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Should there be a law against 3-hour tarmac delays?
What do you think? Do you support proposed Senate legislation that would allow passengers to disembark after three hours on the tarmac, should a captain decide it is safe and reasonable to do so?
| 140 | by Sean O'Neill | Airfares & Flying, Airlines, Questions and Opinions |
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Free admission to hundreds of museums on September 26
Museum Day is coming. Smithsonian magazine is sponsoring a day of free admission to hundreds of museums and cultural centers on Saturday, September 26.
| 7 | by Brad Tuttle |
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Family travel: How to be good guests
Budget Travel asked etiquette experts to weigh in with tips on how to be the perfect houseguest—you know, the kind that hosts invite back.
| 19 | by Brad Tuttle | Family Travel |
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Where to eat and sleep in San Francisco?
We've added brand-new pages on San Francisco and need your help to build them. Share your recommendations!
| 84 | by Budget Travel | California, San Francisco |
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A reader says: "I want the pilot to keep us informed during a crisis."
A reader whose plane was hit by lightning would rather hear the news from the pilot than be left imagining it was a bomb or something else.
| 5 | by Sean O'Neill | Airlines, Questions and Opinions, Safety and Security |
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A near-record Labor Day weekend for road travel
This Labor Day weekend was predicted to be the third busiest for road trips in a decade, according to the same AAA survey of 1,300 travelers. But you wouldn't have heard that good news on cable TV news.
| 1 | by Sean O'Neill | Questions and Opinions |
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iPhone: How to get hit with a $5,000 bill without making a phone call
A woman buys an iPhone, goes to Europe, and unknowingly amasses a $500 bill after four days overseas. By the time she reaches AT&T, the total is around $5,000.
| 30 | by Brad Tuttle | Travel Gear |
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Readers' new sunset photos
Check out Balinese lovers by the shoreline, rounded rocks jutting up from the desert in Australia, fiery French Polynesian seascape at Bora-Bora, and more.
| 14 | by Sean O'Neill | Travel Photography |
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Better than San Juan?
The island of Culebra, off the coast of Puerto Rico, is a stunningly gorgeous alternative to well-trafficked San Juan.
| 8 | by Sean O'Neill | Islands, Puerto Rico, San Juan |
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Istanbul: A traveler in need of your tips!
Are guidebooks necessary anymore? I'm not so sure. I'm traveling to Istanbul this week, and I need your help!
| 29 | by Budget Travel | Turkey, Istanbul, Questions and Opinions |
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Another mystery solved! The seatback pocket rule explained
We explain why some airlines are banning personal items from seatback pockets while others aren't.
| 13 | by Sean O'Neill | Airlines, Questions and Opinions |
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In Paris: A four-day festival of affordable film
The Rentrée du Cinéma festival runs in theaters across town from September 13–16 and features tickets for only €4 ($5.75).
| 0 | by Meg Zimbeck | Europe, France, Paris |
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Get a room! Literally. For cheap. With getaroom.com
It's funny how technology works in the travel business. Hotel discounter getaroom.com is obviously a website. But the way to get the company's best room rates is by making a phone call.
| 25 | by Brad Tuttle | Hotels |
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This weekend: Celebrate North Carolina's apple bounty
The 63rd annual Apple Festival takes place in Hendersonville, N.C., this weekend.
| 2 | by JD Rinne | North Carolina |
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Top 10 Paris expat blogs
It seems that every year a fresh crop of bloggers has arrived on the electronic scene to share the ecstasies and agonies of life abroad.
| 15 | by Meg Zimbeck | France, Paris, Helpful Websites |
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Paris attractions: Top 5 free events in September
The post-summer rentrée (think "back to school" for grown-ups) is in full swing, with crisp autumn air and a slate of cultural activities.
| 3 | by Meg Zimbeck | Europe, France, Paris |
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Worth reading: Spend the weekend in Juneau, Alaska
A few of our favorite links from around the 'net this week.
| 1 | by JD Rinne |
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Europe's high-speed trains have speeded up
Europe's newest crop of high-speed trains are making record time.
| 2 | by Budget Travel | Train Travel, Europe |
