Traveling takes affordable turn (The Tennessean) With the economy in distress, there might be no cheaper time to travel than this winter as a sharp drop in demand forces airlines, hotels and cruise companies to slash fares, cut rates and lower fees.

What’s Your Favorite Travel Site? (Mashable) This article is part of the Open Web Awards , an open, international contest for the best websites and services. There are tons of ways to go about planning your travel online, from finding the lowest cost airfare to booking the best accommodations. We’ve put together several resource lists to sort through all of the different services and help you plan both your business trips and your ...

Vibrant Buenos Aires can be easy on the wallet (CNN) Vegetarians, beware. It's Wednesday night at the Garden House Hostel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the unmistakable scent of juicy slabs of meat on the grill is wafting through the halls, luring guests to its source.