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Travel Tidbits:
Bye Bye Dubrovnik
Each year the medieval town of Dubrovnik in Croatia is besieged with summer tourist crowds. In fact, the impact is so severe that a number of Dubrovnik's resident are packing up, selling their homes and leaving. What are they doing about it?
Turbulence at Heathrow
..on the ground, that is. Five Greenpeace members, carrying a huge banner that read "Climate Emergency - No Third Runway", breached tight security points this week when they crossed an area of London's Heathrow Airport tarmac.
Read on and find out what happened.
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HOT Domestic & International Deals:
The following specials could disappear at any time. Book quickly and then figure out why you want to go there! Booking questions? See our Travel FAQ.
One Way from Atlanta:
-- $81 Cincinnati (USAirways)
Round-trip from Atlanta:
-- $188 Paris (USAirways)
-- $224 Rome (USAirways)
-- $276 Grand Rapids (Northwest)
-- $318 San Jose, Costa Rica (Delta)
-- $466 Stockholm (Continental)
See complete details.
Great Domestic & International Deals:
The following specials have a ticket-by date giving you a bit more breathing room to make a purchase. But hurry as the airlines are now even pulling 'dated' deals when they deem the offer as sold-out.
Round-trip from Atlanta:
-- $270 San Jose, Calif. (Frontier)
-- $278 Alb'q, Sacramento, Tucson (Frontier)
-- $278 Vancouver (Frontier)
--$298 Los Cabos-San Lucas (Frontier) Go Now!
-- $362 Pisa, Italy (Delta) Go Now!
-- $500 Taipei (United)
See complete details.
New Routes for Airtran:
This week, AirTran announces its newest destinations of Alamo City, San Antonio, Texas. The carrier's 58th destination will be served from Atlanta with 4 daily non-stop flights starting June 11.
See flight times and some great introductory fares.
New AirTran Sale Rates:
These fares are good through early November.
One-way from Atlanta:
-- $44 Charleston, Savannah
-- $79 Baltimore, Chicago, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Wash. DC, more
-- $89 Boston, New York-LaGuardia
-- $114 Denver
-- $119 San Diego, San Juan
-- $144 San Francisco, Seattle (eff. May 6)
Details and MORE deals.
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Where are the Summer Hot Spots?
According to the American Society of Travel Agents survey, Orlando and Las Vegas were named the most popular domestic summer travel destinations booked by travel agents. The pair of destinations have remained on the top for the last six years.
The organization names the top four international destination cities: London, Rome, Cancun and Paris.
See the complete list of the 2008 Top 10 Domestic and International Hot Spots.
Hotel, Resort and Tour Deals:
-- PGA pros take your teen to the links at the Loews Lake Las Vegas to inspire them and make them feel like a pro. The 'Putt like a Pro' package includes an individual, two-hour, teen-based clinic at the Lake Las Vegas Golf Institute, a customized PING Putter Fitting, and MUCH more, from $600.
-- Three Hilton Hotel locations in Paris offer the 'Parisian Picnic' package from March 30 through June 29. Rates from $318 for a deluxe double room include breakfast, picnic basket, blanket for two, a half-bottle of wine, and hors d'oeuvres.
-- Some of nature's greatest creatures, polar bears, are facing never before seen threats with global warming reducing their natural habitat. Sightseeing opportunities to spot these Kings of the North are becoming fewer, whereas just a few years ago visitors could easily see them. Book a specially-designed package for October and November, the best time to see the polar bears in the wild in Canada.
See details and MORE deals.
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