Bargains galore for that needed vacation (San Francisco Chronicle) Leave it to an economic slowdown to create bargains in travel - so many of them that the mind reels. Here are four samples out of hundreds made available by anxious airlines, cruise lines, hotel chains and tour operators: 1. Club Med leads the way. In the...

Travel bargains are all around (Miami Herald) Leave it to an economic slowdown to create bargains in travel -- so many of them that the mind reels. Here are four samples out of hundreds made available by anxious airlines, cruise lines, hotel chains and tour operators:

Scenes, streets, smarts make London affordable (Boston Globe) LONDON - Everybody warns you about London, land of the $2 doughnut and $30 "moderate" lunches. A friend who banked his first million years ago says, "Oh, we can't afford to go there anymore."