Living on the Cheap

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Southwest Airlines fare sale today only

Tuesday Travel:  Today only, Southwest Airlines  is lowering fares to and from New York City, California and other destinations, including Phoenix, Charleston and Detroit.  Fares are as low as $274 round-trip between NYC and Burbank.  The one-day sale includes all three NYC area airports — LaGuardia, Newark and Islip — and the nine airports [...]

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Discount for pets at Red Roof hotels in April

Red Roof Hotels is pet-friendly year round, one of the few chains that does not charge extra for travel with Fido or Fluffy.  And for the month of April, the budget-priced chain is geting even cheaper, by giving pet owners a 15% discount when they check in with a pet.  The promotion is in [...]

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Travel deals: $75 Bahamas cruise, Orlando, Cancun

Travel on the cheap with these great Tuesday Travel deals from voucher sites and other sources that are great for Spring Break, or later in spring or early summer–

Bahamas  – Three day, two night Bahamas cruise for two for an unbelievable $75 with this voucher deal from Saveology.  This is more than 85% [...]

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Airfare sale: AirTran flights from $69

Travel on the cheap: AirTran Airways is offering fares as low as $69 each way, if you purchase through March 29, 2012, 11:59 p.m. PDT and travel between April 3 through June 27, 2012.  The bargain fares are available on the AirTran website, or from a travel agent.  Some sample one-way fares include –

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Airfare sale: Southwest fares from $69

Travel on the cheap this spring with an airfare sale from Southwest Airlines, with one-way fares as low as $69 to select destinations nationwide, for travel on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.  Purchase tickets through March 29, 2012, for travel between April 3, and June 27, 2012 (blackout dates for Florida apply). Sale fares are available [...]

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Spring skiing deals at Stratton, Vt.

There’s still plenty of snow on the slopes north of New York City, and spring is a great time to save money with end-of-season deals, like the $99 lodging-lift ticket-lunch-rental deal at Stratton, Vermont.  It’s called the Easy Package, because it’s an easy one-price  for everything you need for a day of skiing or [...]

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Discounts for seniors: $10 lifetime pass to USA National Parks for ages 62+

US citizens and legal residents age 62 and over can buy a $10 lifetime Senior Pass to more than 2,000 national parks, recreation sites and historic sites operated by the National Park Service, including NYC’s Statue of Liberty and Gateway National Recreation Area along the Atlantic Ocean in Brooklyn and Queens, and Yellowstone and [...]

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Enter to win: vacation in Punta Cana

There’s a lot of positive buzz about the new film Friends With Kids, a serious comedy about how having kids affects lifelong friendships, including on vacations.  Perhaps that’s why there’s a  sweepstakes to win a FREE vacation for four to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, sponsored by AMC Theatres and Funjet Vacations.  Friends With Kids [...]

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Airfare sale to Europe on Lufthansa

Lufthansa has put Europe on sale, with round-trip tickets as low as $535.  Spend April in Paris, May in Munich, June in Florence or Naples, for less, if you purchase tickets by Thursday, March 15th.  Here are some sample prices from JFK — Berlin $617, Cairo $686, Istanbul $594.  Lufthansa also flies to Europe [...]

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Enter to win: Barbados vacation

The Caribbean island of Barbados is celebrating achieving 50,000 Facebook fans by giving away 50 days of prize giveaways, including grand prize trips to the island.  You have to be a Facebook fan of Visit Barbados to enter, so sign up for the “Barbados Likes You” Facebook promotion.  In addition to the grand prize [...]

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Virgin America airfare sale

Airfare sale: Virgin America has long-distance flights across the U. S. starting at $108 round-trip for mid-week flights on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.  Purchase tickets by end-of-day tomorrow, March 1st, for travel by June 7, 2012, esxcept for Memorial Day weekend blackout dates.  Sample fares are $228 round-trip between New York and Los Angeles or [...]

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NYTimes Travel Show this weekend: travel the world in a NY minute

Tuesday travel: The New York Times Travel Show is a weekend of seminars, information and demonstrations about travel anywhere and everywhere.  The annual event is this weekend, March 3-4, at the Javits Convention Center, with more than 500 exhibitors representing more than 150 countries, including destinations, tour operators and cruise lines.  In addition to [...]

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