Summer is in full swing and with plenty of time left, families hoping for amazing experiences need look no further than Viator.com, the leading online resource for booking more than 5,500 trip activities and experiences at the best prices. There are the traditional theme parks like Orlando's Disney World and L.A.'s Disney Land, but beyond the rides, families can create extraordinary experiences that make things like kissing dolphins and space exploration a reality.
Americans are planning a summer full of credit crunch camping -- with families opting to ditch expensive hotels and exotic destinations as gas prices continue to soar.
Planning a trip to the wide open spaces of the remaining frontier can be daunting, but officials in West Texas are making it easier through online travel services. The non-profit Texas Mountain Trail, a participant in the state's heritage trails system, offers special interest itineraries, a daily photo blog, and other services to aid trip planning. "We know that many of our visitors travel across the country to get to the adventure-filled high mountain desert, our clear night skies and our frontier towns still experiencing horse traffic," says Beth Nobles, Regional Coordinator of the Texas Mountain Trail. "We want to make planning their trip from afar as easy as possible."
hotels.com(R), the leading provider of lodging worldwide, has extended its Summer Drive & Save program to give travelers extra money for gas all summer long. For each booking of three nights or more, guests will receive a $50 prepaid MasterCard(R). Bookings must be made by September 15 for travel through October 5. The offer is valid for stays booked at thousands of properties on hotels.com, including traditional hotels, vacation rentals, all-inclusive resorts, and bed and breakfasts.
The luck o' the Irish is now on every traveler's side, thanks to a new website catering exclusively to affordable, customized trips to Ireland. Launched just this week, IrishGetaways.com (http://www.irishgetaways.com/) is debuting as the definitive online resource for planning and booking trips to the Emerald Isle. People who've dreamed of visiting or who wish to return to the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland are discovering great luck through this one-stop webshop, dedicated to attention-grabbing prices for Ireland-only travel.
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