Last minute deals available from Shenandoah to Orlando (Inside Bay Area) Also, Overseas Adventure Travel and Grand Circle Travel have eliminated single supplements on their 2009 tours and cruises.

Economic mess provides travel hits and misses (San Francisco Chronicle) There's a long list of nations whose currencies recently plunged in value against the U.S. dollar (and thus became attractive destinations for the American tourist). The record holder is Iceland, but now in second place is South Africa. One year ago, the...

Talk About Travel (Washington Post) Post travel editors and writers field questions and comments. On the itinerary this week: Florida, here we come! The Flight Crew visits the oldest city in the U.S. and checks out renovated hotels in Miami.