Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Your favorite islands are now a nonstop flight away. The warm blue water is reason enough to go, but let us fill you in on a few more excuses to pack your bags for St. Kitts, the Cayman Islands, Martinique, Turks and Caicos, or St. Lucia. read more

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Celebrate your love—and make the most of a long weekend—with these romantic hotel packages in Asheville, N.C.; Charleston, S.C.; Chicago; D.C.; New York City; Portland, Ore.; San Diego; and Vegas, from $140. why they're a deal

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A side effect of the financial problems of banks is that credit-card rewards programs are vanishing, especially for travel. Citibank, for instance, will soon require credit-card holders to spend a certain amount each month before being able to earn points for travel. And travel rewards will become more difficult to redeem. learn more

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We're at 100 nominations and counting. Recent entries include Cody, Wyo.; Bandon, Ore.; and Petoskey, Mich. If you know of a remarkable town of fewer than 10,000 people—a town with a bit of an edge, with artists, shops, and restaurants that put bigger towns to shame—then go to our Coolest Small Towns home page and nominate it. And if you've got time, upload photos. After all, seeing is believing. nominate now

Airfare on award-winning Cathay Pacific, four nights at a five-star waterfront hotel, and a sightseeing tour that includes a cable-car ride to Victoria Peak and browsing at Stanley Market, from $1,410.
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