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CityPASS Deals for Fall Vacationers

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With back-to-school just around the corner, the ads on TV do as much to signal the coming of Fall as any barometric changes. For travelers who still want to get in their vacations though, the shorter lines and smaller crowds of Fall spell a special kind of value. To save time and money, the CityPASS® program is full of ticket booklets and admission cards for prepaid admission at huge discounts.

IAVRA: Putting Tech With Travel Agents for Value

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Today I revisited an exclusive villa rental player IAVRA, which I covered initially back in 2011. Back then my review was mega-positive, and I only have more positives to add today about the International Association of Villa Rental Agents (IAVRA) mode and method for renting us all fantastic getaways. Let’s take a look at how far these travel entrepreneurs have come.

Europe Hotel Prices 2012: Too Low to Miss Out

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For those of you out there wanting to squeeze the most out of Fall vacation plans recent stats from Hotwire’s Travel Savings Indicator show 20 of Europe’s most popular destinations as spectacular deals. Hotel price drops across Europe range from 7% to 37% compared to a year ago, with some price cuts in excess of 50% year on year. If you ever wanted to visit Europe, there may never have been a better time.

Orbitz May Finally Be A Best Buy

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Orbitz announcements of deals and personnel changes, like most such corporate news fodder, would not ordinarly be a sign of anything big in the offing. However, with a closing price of $2.40 on Friday, and the inherent value underneath, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure this stock is on the way up.

Hidden Balkans Hotel Gems: Grand Hotel Tirana

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In our efforts scouring the web for information on the Balkans, we often run across all kinds of attractions, great and small. Not the least important people, places, and things having to do with travel, hotels can often be obscured from view – at least online, that is. The other day we ran across just such a hotel gem presented itself. The Grand Hotel Tirana, while a bit hard to find online, offers a hospitality value worth mention.

Saveology Hits Boston with Daily Deals

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Saveology, the innovative daily deal startup making headlines of late, has now launched their discount deal website for Boston. Saveology users now have access to more than 28 national and local markets. If it’s simple and carefree you want in “opt in” dealing Boston, now you got it.