Travel articles 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."
Cheap Train Tickets
In many places, train travel is an afterthought. The rise of budget airlines within Europe led many away from train-heavy itineraries. But this fact remains -- the rail networks of... Around the World in 80 Days: Rediscovering slow travel
Read one travelers journey around the globe. He could not take a plane or helicopter, he could not travel more than 100 miles per hour, and he had to complete his trip in 80 days.
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Italian Gourmet: Pictures of the Manchebo Beach Resort. 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.
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