http://www.examiner.com/x-503-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner?cid=exrss-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner en-us Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:52:36 -0700 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:35:13 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-503-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d3-38day-cruise-vacation-including-air--from-about-US-6000?cid=exrss-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner Holland America is offering deeply discounted rates on segements of its Grand World Cruise. Willing to take an interior cabin? You can enjoy cruising for about $150 a day - including your initial airfare to the departure point. ' This part... Cheap Cruises Deal of the Day Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:35:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-503-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d3-38day-cruise-vacation-including-air--from-about-US-6000?cid=exrss-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-503-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Afraid-to-Fly-Theres-an-iPhone-App-for-That?cid=exrss-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner Afraid to fly? If you have an iPhone, you can now have an application designed to soothe your fears - provided the flight isn't too turbulent to let you employ it. Sorry. I'm a confident flyer (or is it a fatalistic one?) but a recent shor... travel gadgets Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:11:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-503-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Afraid-to-Fly-Theres-an-iPhone-App-for-That?cid=exrss-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-503-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Best-Economy-Cabin-Winners-Announced?cid=exrss-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner SmarterTravel.com has announced the results of their annual reader survey. While this is far from a scientific poll, the winners are revealing. 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Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:19:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-503-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d14-Budget-Souvenir-Shopping-Tip?cid=exrss-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-503-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d22-Orbitz-fall-sale--major-3star-hotels-from-29-a-night?cid=exrss-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner Orbitz is celebrating the beginning of Fall today with a major sale to dozens of destinations around the country and even around the world.  U.S. rates start as low as $29 a night. Along wit hthe deals on hotel rooms, Orbitz is also offering up ... Deal of the Day Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:15:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-503-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d22-Orbitz-fall-sale--major-3star-hotels-from-29-a-night?cid=exrss-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-503-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d19-Win-a-trip-to-Ireland-courtesy-of-Guinness?cid=exrss-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner If you've already bought enough Guinness in your life to pay for a trip to Ireland, perhaps several times over, this opportunity to win a free trip to the Green Isle may be perfect for you.Aside from the chance to win, Guinness has outdone itself in ... Win Free Travel Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:20:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-503-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d19-Win-a-trip-to-Ireland-courtesy-of-Guinness?cid=exrss-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-503-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d16-11day-luxury-Caribbean-cruise-including-air-from-1049-per-person?cid=exrss-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner You may want to give yourself an early Christmas present with this Celebrity Cruises Caribbean cruise in December. It takes a slow route through the Caribbean islandson the Celebrity Millennium, , with eight ports-of-call touching on some of the best... Deal of the Day Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:19:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-503-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d16-11day-luxury-Caribbean-cruise-including-air-from-1049-per-person?cid=exrss-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-503-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d13-Win-a-trip-with-Hawaiian-Airlines-80th-anniversary-sale?cid=exrss-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner Hawaii could be yours for free if you're the winner of the Hawaiian AIrlines "Travel through Time" 80th Anniversary sale.They make you work for it though - entrants have to correctly identify the year for each of eight Hawaiian Airlines' ca... Win Free Travel Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:43:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-503-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d13-Win-a-trip-with-Hawaiian-Airlines-80th-anniversary-sale?cid=exrss-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-503-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d11-Cheap-Airfare-Secrets?cid=exrss-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner I pride myself on finding cheap airfares, and ahem! consider myself to be pretty darn good at it.  I also hate in-your-face, endless-sales-letter-style advertising, so when I decided to check out "Airfare Secrets Revealed!", ... Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:42:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-503-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d11-Cheap-Airfare-Secrets?cid=exrss-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-503-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d9-3-things-to-know-about-travel-in-Antigua-and-Barbuda?cid=exrss-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner The island nation of Antigua and Barbuda located in the Leeward Islands  in the eastern Caribbean offers some unusual travel opportunities.  3 Things You Should Know About Travel in Antigua and Barbuda The country is named for its... World Travel Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:36:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-503-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d9-3-things-to-know-about-travel-in-Antigua-and-Barbuda?cid=exrss-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-503-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d9-All-hijackers-of-AeroMexico-flight-now-believed-in-custody?cid=exrss-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner Three men, believed to be the hijackers, have been removed from the AeroMexico plane in handcuffs. The affected terminal of the airport is still closed but other airport operations are believed to be continuing. A total of five people have been arres... Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:04:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-503-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d9-All-hijackers-of-AeroMexico-flight-now-believed-in-custody?cid=exrss-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-503-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d9-Hijacked-plane-said-to-be-taken-back-by-Mexican-forces-more-passengers--crew-freed?cid=exrss-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner Despite earlier reports, there were apparently passengers still on the aircraft who have now been freed by Mexican security forces. At least some of the flight crew have also been freed.The fate of the hijackers is not known; they may still be on the... Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:57:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-503-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d9-Hijacked-plane-said-to-be-taken-back-by-Mexican-forces-more-passengers--crew-freed?cid=exrss-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-503-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d9-Mexican-President-Calderon-said-to-be-heading-to-Mexico-City-airport-for-parlay-with-hijackers?cid=exrss-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner Mexican president Felipe Calderon is said to be in transit to Mexico City International Airport, purpotedly to meet with the hijackers of AeroMexico Flight 576.All passengers have been freed, with women and children let off the plane first. An unknow... Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:53:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-503-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d9-Mexican-President-Calderon-said-to-be-heading-to-Mexico-City-airport-for-parlay-with-hijackers?cid=exrss-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-503-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d9-Hijacking-All-passengers-confirmed-freed-live-video-from-TVAzteca?cid=exrss-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner Fox News has announced that the release of all passengers from the hijacked jet have been allowed off of the aircraft. At this time, it appears that the flight crew and pilots have not been released and it is not clear how many of them there may be. ... Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:44:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-503-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d9-Hijacking-All-passengers-confirmed-freed-live-video-from-TVAzteca?cid=exrss-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-503-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d9-Most-passengers-freed-from-hijacked-Aeromexico-flight?cid=exrss-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner CNN and  CNN.com are reporting that most passengers on the hijacked Aeromexico flight have now been freed. It is unclear if the pilot has been released by the hijackers. At this time, the plane is still on the tarmac at Mexico City Internat... Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:37:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-503-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d9-Most-passengers-freed-from-hijacked-Aeromexico-flight?cid=exrss-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-503-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d9-Plane-hijacked-in-Mexico-City-attackers-threaten-to-blow-it-up?cid=exrss-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner CNN is reporting that a commercial flight has been hijacked in Mexico. The flight was heading from Cancun and there are at least three hijackers involved. The plane is presentlyon the ground in Mexico City. Mexican security forces including Mexican m... Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:30:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-503-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d9-Plane-hijacked-in-Mexico-City-attackers-threaten-to-blow-it-up?cid=exrss-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-503-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d3-Spirit-Airlines-Fly-for-9-Club?cid=exrss-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner If you live in a city which is served by Spirit Airlines, it may be well worth your time and money to sign up for their $9 fare club, which offers $9 flights on many of its routes, even including its international destinations. The annual fee is $39.... cheap flights Air Travel Deal of the Day Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:00:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-503-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d3-Spirit-Airlines-Fly-for-9-Club?cid=exrss-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-503-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d2-On-Southwest-Airlines-the?cid=exrss-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner On Southwest Airlines, passengers are still enjoying no checked luggage fees. Bravo Southwest! It warms the heart of this Best Value Travel Examiner. But that doesn't keep the airline from getting creative with a brand-new fee - $10 to board early.Th... budget travel southwest airlines Air Travel Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:40:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-503-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d2-On-Southwest-Airlines-the?cid=exrss-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-503-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d1-Brazil-on-sale-with-American-Airlines?cid=exrss-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner Brazil is one of my favorite countries, and it's even better when it is on sale. American Airlines is offering a terrific deal to get you down south of the equator and into the magic of Brazil. Airports include Chicago O'Hare, JFK, and many others. D... Brazil Travel Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:40:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-503-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d1-Brazil-on-sale-with-American-Airlines?cid=exrss-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-503-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner~y2009m8d29-Catalina-adventure--buy-some-time-with-bison?cid=exrss-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner If you need one more reason to visit Catalina Island, the fabled getaway "26 miles across the sea" from the California coast, how about the chance to get up close and relatively personal with the famed herd of bison (often miscalled buffalo... Charitable Travel Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:57:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-503-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner~y2009m8d29-Catalina-adventure--buy-some-time-with-bison?cid=exrss-Best-Value-Travel-Examiner