Photos of Koungou, Mayotte
Travel articles Falling Overboard - Are You at Risk? Recent news reports, including CNN's coverage of a cruise ship worker who accidentally fell from the Carnival Sensation, have once again brought cruise ship safety into the limelight.
Should you worry... More on Negotiating Your Hotel Rate "I just arrived from Cairo," writes reader Janice Schacter, "where I was able to negotiate my room rate at the Four Seasons. Not only did I get a third-night-free deal, but I also lowered the rate by calling the hotel manager. I then negotiated the airport transfer, which was really a price gouge."
Celebrating Chinese New Year With a Worldwide Blog Carnival The Chinese New Year is an excellent occasion for a travel blog carnival at
About.com: the Year of the Ox will be heartily rung in 'round the world on January... Could You Survive an Airplane Crash Over Water? Yesterday's miraculous Hudson River landing of US Airways Flight 1549 has given rise to all kinds of speculation about the chances of surviving a similar crash.
About.com's own Guide to Air... Cruise Poll Results: Readers' Ratings Our readers rated more than 400 ships according to the highest seafaring standards to arrive at this select list of 90 top ships.
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