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Cruises are a great deal right now. I live in Miami, so I don't have to fly to get to the ship. Tripology.com can help you find a great cruise, or any other kind of trip, at a great price. You choose the destination and the services you want. You can also define a special occasion and price range. Once you fill out the trip request Tripology contacts travel specialists who have expertise in the type of trip you want (in my case, cruises.) They each put together a customized itinerary and contact you with the options. Because they are competing for your business they will work hard to come up with the best trip in your price range. Have fun!
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- Posted: May 05, 2009 09:33 AM
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I'm a big fan of cruises because you know the cost for the whole trip up front. Cruisecompete.com puts you in touch with a number of travel agents to price your particular cruise and Cruisecritic.com is another good site to find deals on cruises. It also offers extensive reviews of cruise ships and lots of reader reviews and other cruise-related articles.
- Posted: May 05, 2009 09:33 AM
To recharge my batteries I like to take weekend trips to places I've never been. You get the best deals for weekend getaways if you can go on the spur of the moment. lastminute.com lists hundreds of weekend trips to fabulous destinations at greatly reduced prices. Just click on the "Last Second Deals" icon. You can price the trips with flight, hotel and rental car or any combination. I've recently got a great price for the flight and hotel in Washington DC during the Cherry Blossom Festival.
The best way I know to save money without sacrificing on the quality of your vacation is to rent a villa instead of staying at expensive hotels. The price of a villa is often far less than even one room in a high-priced resort area. If you are traveling as a family or with friends you can save even more by splitting the cost rather than booking more rooms. Plus you get space to entertain, a full kitchen so you save on meals, and laundry facilities. We have rented homes with their own pools in Orlando (within 10 minutes of Disney World), a 3 bedroom condo overlooking the ocean in Puerto Rico, a 3 bedroom home in St. Thomas, a mansion with its own pool right on Clearwater Beach, and fabulous homes on Captiva and Sanibel Islands. The two sites I use are VRBO.com (vacation rental by owner) and Rentalo.com. This is also a fine solution for family reunions.
Goldengirl, you mentioned you may be interested in Europe if the price is right. For our 40th wedding anniversary we went with our best friends to Ireland. We used frequent flier miles and booked a gorgeous 3 br seafront home in County Cork through VRBO.com. It was on a private beach, with a heated swimming pool and a Scandanavian sauna. It came with everything, even wireless internet and a Bose surround system. Total Luxury! We played golf and went horseback riding. It was a perfectly lovely vacation. And by sharing with our friends our cost was about $1500 for 6 nights for each couple, only $250 per night! You really can do Europe for less if you know where to look.
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- Posted: Nov 09, 2011 10:43 PM
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Two Marriott brands, SpringHill Suites and Fairfield Inn & Suites are each giving away $5,000 in gift cards on their Facebook pages in a sweepstakes that ends this Friday. Enter today at http://www.facebook.com/fairfieldinnandsuites?sk=app_121121694568521 & http://www.facebook.com/springhillsuites?sk=app_121121694568521
- Posted: Nov 09, 2011 10:43 PM
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I'm on a budget but still need to rejuvenate with time away from my everyday routine. Looking for affordable vacation ideas, good deals, discount websites, etc. Especially interested in Southern states, Atlantic coast... but if I find out about a great deal to Europe or the Caribbean I'd go for it. Can you help me?