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A South American Vacation For Wine and Food Lovers

Conde Nast Traveler — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:13:02 -0500

For a 10-12 day trip with wonderful properties, shopping, food and wine, and beautiful scenery to boot, I would recommend combining Buenos Aires, Mendoza, and Chilean wine country (with a visit to Santiago, as well).

A Round-the-World Ticket for Travel to Australia and France

Conde Nast Traveler — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:15:34 -0500

Research the round-the-world fares on offer from the Star Alliance as well as Skyteam international airline partnerships and see which provides the best routing for the best price for your travel dates.

On Using Miles for a Business-Class Upgrade to Europe

Conde Nast Traveler — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:14:46 -0500

A reader wants to fly to London in business class and is wondering how good chances are that she'll be able to upgrade using mileage.

Got Ideas for a November or December Escape from Atlanta?

Conde Nast Traveler — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:05:10 -0500

If you prefer to drive rather than fly, some obvious options for culture vultures are Charleston, S.C., and Savannah, Georgia. But if you're looking for a beach-resort-style break, since you've got a good chunk of time, consider the Caribbean

Got Ideas for a One-Night Celebration Getaway in the New York City Area?

Conde Nast Traveler — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:54:26 -0500

"Can you think of any ideas for a 40th birthday celebration? We are a group of friends who live 30 minutes outside of Manhattan. Any ideas for a one-night getaway for 6 or 8 couples?"

Presidents' Week or Spring Break Vacation with the Kids

Conde Nast Traveler — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:35:45 -0500

Where should a family with three young boys go during the Presidents' Week school holiday in February, or for Spring Break in April, that won't be an overcrowded headache? Here's your answer.

Cheap Business-Class Flights to 21 Cities in Europe

Conde Nast Traveler — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:01:00 -0400

This may be the low-season business-class airfare sale to Europe that Condé Nast Traveler readers have been waiting for: $1,698 roundtrip to Dublin or Shannon from New York (JFK), Boston, or Chicago.

Frequent-Flier Superhero To The Rescue

Conde Nast Traveler — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:46:45 -0400

Mileage expert Gary Leff of View From The Wing just launched a new site, Book Your Award, that is the answer to many a Conde Nast Traveler reader's prayers. For a fee, he will use strategies that you might not have thought of -- such as flying on alternate routes or on partner airlines -- to get you where you're going for as few miles as possible.

Your New Source For Villa and Apartment Rental Intelligence

Conde Nast Traveler — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:58:31 -0400

Here at The Perrin Post we get so many questions about vacation rentals--everything from apartments in Rome to beach houses in Hawaii to estancias in Argentina--that we decided to create a new blog dedicated to the topic.

Another Great Travel Promotion on Twitter

Conde Nast Traveler — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:12:51 -0400

If neither my print column on "How to Tweet Your Way to Amazing Travel Deals" nor my blog entry about Marriott Resorts' month-long October Trick-or-Tweet promotion convinced you of the travel perks you can glean from joining Twitter, perhaps this will: Air New Zealand is giving away 30 free flights to New Zealand on Twitter -- one each day over a 30-day period.