Savvy travelers looking for deals should plan to get away during January, February or March. Plenty of destinations are offering deeply discounted packages. Even luxury hotels, like the new Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel, offer steep discounts, as much as 50 percent off room rates, during the relatively slow season.

Spirit Airlines today announced that the ultra low cost carrier will begin service between Boston and Atlantic City on May 1, 2009. To celebrate this expansion, $9 introductory fares* are available today and tomorrow at www.spiritair.com.

Although the recent setbacks in the world economy has impacted the travel industry, some reports show that Americans are still planning international travel. However, in this new economy controlling costs is a key trend for most travelers.

American announced a new purchase agreement with Boeing and intend to acquire 42 B787-9 aircraft scheduled for delivery beginning in 2012 and ending in 2018, with the right to purchase up to 58 additional 787s. Boeing's Dreamliner aircraft offers a new level of comfort for the airline's passengers.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced today that it will launch the next phase of a national television, print and online advertising campaign during tomorrow’s National Football League © season kickoff game, to educate the public about new travel document requirements that will go into effect on June 1, 2009 under the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI).

With gas prices maintaining high levels, airlines are simultaneously eliminating flights, cutting perks and increasing fares -- leaving travelers to wonder if cheap flights are still possible. "Good deals do exist; don't let today's gloom and doom news get you down and deter you from taking that well-deserved vacation with your family," said Carl Schwartz, chief travel officer for Cheapflights.com.

Para cualquiera que se aloje en hoteles, hay una nueva forma de ganar dinero sin ningún esfuerzo. Simplemente graba un pequeño vídeo de tu habitación, con tus comentarios, y envíalo al sitio web internacional de viajes lanzado recientemente "Tripr.tv" - Primer portal web que paga a los viajeros por sus vídeos.

El Empire State Building (ESB) ha anunciado que realizará una celebración de los países participantes en los Juegos Olímpicos de este año, iluminando cada una de las cuatro caras de su famosa torre - norte, sur, este y oeste - con los colores de las banderas de los países participantes cada noche durante la celebración de los Juegos Olímpicos de verano. Sin embargo, hasta el momento, NO están considerados Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, República Dominicana, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Perú, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Uruguay y Venezuela.

(SPM Wire) The cost to go on vacation seems to be doing nothing but rising these days. Set against a landscape of rising oil prices and the weakened state of the American dollar, travelers all too frequently have to reach for their already burdened wallets.

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