Monday, January 12, 2009

Our interactive tools will help you find every Caribbean island and Mexican beach you can reach nonstop from the mainland U.S. and Canada. Choose a departing city and where you want to go, and you'll see lodging options, the current temperature, your destination's location, and all the airlines that fly there nonstop. You'll avoid tedious layovers as well as winter cold. Happy swimming.

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Even in the middle of a recession, it costs a bundle to get a ticket to Honolulu. Why does this route seem impervious to ordinary supply and demand? Find out why you might be part of the reason these fares remain expensive. read post

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• How Luxury Travel Magazines Will Respond to the Recession
• Video: Top Budget Travel Destinations for '09
• Dreaming of Tuscany
• Pay by the Minute for Your Flight in South Africa

World's Most Beautiful Castles And don't miss the slide show, so you can choose your favorites… L.A.'s Best Taco Trucks See where locals head for the best late-night snacks… Readers' Photos See a slide show of some of our favorite shots.

You've clued us into cool towns like Bisbee, Ariz.; Grinnell, Iowa; Pahoa, Hawaii; and La Conner, Wash. But we're still looking. If you know of a remarkable town of fewer than 10,000 people—a town with a bit of an edge, with artists and shops that put bigger towns to shame—then go to our Coolest Small Towns homepage and nominate it. And if you've got time, upload photos. After all, seeing is believing. nominate now

Spend seven nights on a cruise that takes you to Oahu, the Big Island, Maui, and Kauai. All meals as well as round-trip airfare are included for this package, which starts at $1,099 per person.
why it's a deal

• Hawaii: A Top 10 Budget Travel Destination for '09
• Maui: Friendly, Quirky, and Full of Soul
• Trip Coach: Waikiki and Beyond

This 10-night trip aboard a river cruise ship is a chance to experience the pubs, chocolate shops, and Gothic and Renaissance churches of Belgium and the Netherlands. Package starts from $2,395 per person, airfare included. why it's a deal

• River Cruising on the Danube
• 10 Questions: European River Cruises
• Chocolate in Belgium
• Amsterdam's Eastern Docklands

This Las Vegas package comes with airfare on United, a room at Circus Circus, two tours, and all taxes—it starts at $169 for San Francisco departures. why it's a deal

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• Podcast: Las Vegas

Wendy Yanagihara, author of Lonely Planet Costa Rica, will answer your questions about Costa Rica on Tuesday, January 13, at noon (ET). Submit a question now

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