Travel news roundup

It's time for another Question of the Week: Travel is one of those things that you'd get really good at if you did them all the time. Unfortunately, few people get to do it all the time—including the staff of Budget Travel. So we're pooling our knowledge: We ask you a question, you share your advice, and then we spotlight the most helpful tips in a future magazine issue. This week's question is:"I'm desperate for a warm-weather vacation this winter—ideally at a beach—but I want to go someplace where I won't get eaten alive by mosquitoes. (I'm the kind of person mosquitoes love, and the bites last for a week.) Anyone have any recommendations?" —Erik Torkells, Editor EARLIER: Readers answer a question about what to do in Denver, Colo., in January

The FTC is taking a look at the companies and organizations you can pay to "offset" carbon emissions from flying, according to Travel Weekly. Can't say we're surprised. Check out "On Flier's Remorse," a story we ran a few issues ago--it points out that for the same flight, four groups each calculated the amount of emissions to be widely different, and the amount it cost to buy an offset ranged from $26 to $97!

This Just In has been tracking the spread of bike-sharing programs. Here's the latest new program: In early 2008, Turin, Italy, will place about 1,300 bicycles at about 390 stations citywide. EARLIERBike sharing in Spain, Paris, and elsewhere in Europe. RELATED Turin's official tourism website, TurismoTorino.org, has a database of hotels, B&Bs;, and hostels and it allows you to search by price (from as low as —$59), neighborhood, and style of accommodation.