BARGAINS AHEAD (The Buffalo News) NEW YORK –The value of the U. S. dollar is surging, gas prices are at their lowest levels in four years, and hotel rates are softening. If you can afford a vacation, 2009 will be “the year of travel deals,” predicts Genevieve Shaw Brown, senior editor of Travelocity. “As long as the economic slowdown continues, deals will abound for people who do have discretionary income to travel.”

2009 may be the year for travel bargains (Seattle Times) The U.S. dollar has strengthened; gas prices are at their lowest levels in four years, and hotel rates are softening. If you can afford...

Year Of The Travel Deal: 2009 (The Tampa Tribune) If you can afford a vacation, 2009 will be the year to check out all the places on your list.