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Amazing Australia Airfare

a_elmo.jpgToday’s Cheap Travel Links post is brought to you by the letter ‘A’.

  • A is for Australia, a continent-sized country that is renowned for its one of a kind geography and wildlife. It is a vast land that is home to beautiful cities like Sydney and Melbourne, while also laying claim to the world’s largest natural reef and the outback.
  • A is for airfare. Unless you are the seafaring type you are going to need to fly Down Under. This is no easy task for most of us. Australia is a long way from just about everywhere and as a result ticket prices are usually in the four figures.
  • A is for awesome. That is the only word to describe the current deal on flights to Australia found through United. We’re talking roughly $700 from Los Angeles to Sydney. It doesn’t get much lower than that.
  • A is for act now. The deal only lasts until August 31, 2007. If you don’t take advantage of it you might experience another ‘A’ the next time you book Australia airfare – Anguish.

These Prices are Jamaican me want to go to the Caribbean

jamaica-beach-chair.jpgWhen you are an inhabitant of an island in the Caribbean during the late summer months you can’t help but to listen to the winds blow. It is hurricane season and that is a scary time to be surrounded by water. Just ask the people of Jamaica, who saw their island nation pounded by Hurricane Dean.

The one good thing about hurricanes – and really this is a minor thing compared to the many terrible things they cause- is that they scare some people off from travel. Naturally you want to be cognizant of the storms that are brewing in the oceans – especially if you are planning on traveling to more remote islands or remote regions on developed islands – but more times than not you’ll be able to visit the Caribbean during hurricane season without needing to use an umbrella.

From now until September 13, 2007 you can purchase insanely cheap tickets to Jamaica and other destinations throughout the Caribbean for flights on Delta. We’re talking $178 round-trip from New York to Jamaica and flights from the Big Apple to the Dominican Republic for under $200.

Get your tickets, watch the Weather Channel and make sure to bring plenty of sunscreen. The sun is stronger in the Caribbean.

Priceline.com Airfare – save up to 40%

Put the Pedal to the Metal in Amsterdam

amsterdam-bike-parking.jpgTo get a feel for how people in Amsterdam live head to the train station. Next door to it you will see a large parking structure. Nothing unusual in that, except this parking garage isn’t designed to house automobiles. It is a parking garage for bikes. Hundreds and hundreds of bikes all parked in an orderly and tidy fashion.

In a city that is as bustling as any you’ll find in Europe, the bicycle is one of the dominant features. It is widely stated that there are more bicycles in the Netherlands than there are people. A quick stroll along the streets of Amsterdam will give you a sense of just how many bikes there are.

The bicycle is just one of many features that make Amsterdam one of the most popular destinations for visitors in the world. There is the seediness of the Red Light District, the liberal policies towards drugs, the excellent art museums, and the charming canals. Amsterdam is truly one of the unique cities in the world. All you need to do is park your bicycle to see that.

There are some great deals on autumn flights to Amsterdam.

The Winds are fair in Buenos Aires

buenos-aires-street.jpgBuenos Aires was originally named after the Virgine de Bonaria of Cagliari, Sardinia and it was first established as Ciudad de Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Ayre. Those early settlers apparently liked their city names to be a mouthful!

Gone are the long names and in their place is the simple and elegant Buenos Aires – fair winds. The simple beauty of the name reflects the modern city that holds it. Buenos Aires is one of those places that will capture your heart and hold it captive. In addition to having style and grace, it is a city that has culture. It is a city that has been compared to Paris and in some ways it lives up to that comparison.

If you like your culture in the form of opera, symphonies and art museums, you will like Buenos Aires. If nightclubs and dancing are more your scene, Buenos Aires won’t disappoint. If you are a foodie, you’ll love the internationally-inspired cuisine. If you are a simple backpacker trying to live on the cheap, well, Buenos Aires is more expensive than many parts of South America, but a cheap vacation there is possible.

If you are convinced that Buenos Aires is a travel destination you want to visit, check out the deals on flights to the Argentine capital.

Modest Moscow Airfare

moscow.jpgIf you grew up on the western side of the Iron Curtain you probably are at least somewhat intrigued by Moscow. The capital of Russia, to many of us Moscow was an exotic place that was a convenient setting for spy novels.

The spy novels locales have changed in recent years, but Moscow is still a destination full of intrigue. Once a city that was as gloomy as a Russian winter’s sky, it is now one of the most happening and most expensive cities on this planet. Bearing witness to the makeover of Moscow is something that all travelers – intrepid or otherwise – will find interesting.

Take a stroll down the street and count the number of high end cars that pass by you. The city is a far cry from the days when people stood in line for hours just to get fresh bread. In fact, Moscow is now home to some of the finest restaurants found anywhere in this world. Just make sure to bring a lot of cash. Even a simple meal can set you back a lot of money.

Flying to Moscow is usually an expensive proposition as well, but if you are willing to experience Russian in the late fall (ie winter-like conditions), you can fly there for about $700 round trip from the east coast of the US through Cheap Tickets.

More Moscow Airfare including a flight from Boston for $430!

Alaska Airlines West Coast Autumn Airfare Sale

west-coast.jpgOne of the wonderful things about living in the United States is that the country offers a rich geographic diversity. You can spend time in, say, New England or the Southeast and feel like you have traveled to another part of the world without having to exchange currencies or learn a new language. You can be a stranger in a not so strange land

Exploring the country’s various regions can be a lot of fun and with the advent of cheapie airlines it is becoming more and more affordable to do the regional exploring by plane. Case in point, the autumn sale that Alaska Airlines is currently offering. Alaska has excellent prices on flights to destinations throughout the west coast of the United States and even into Mexico.

You can explore some of the nation’s finest cities like Seattle and San Francisco, or sample scenery outside Portland and Boise. You can see the stunning coastline or get your groove on in the mountains. For less than the cost of renting a car and filling it with a tank of gas you can make your way up and down the west coast. What a fun way to spend a few days this fall!

Save $50 on hotel stays of three nights or more

50.jpgIf I were to hand you $50, what would you do with it? You could head down to the local pub and buy 10 really expensive microbrews or 20 cheap beers. You could head to the gas station and pump a tank of gas, assuming you don’t drive one of those tanks I see around town. You could also buy a 30-year treasury bond and hope that you live long enough for it to come to maturity.

The options are endless when you are handed free money and that is essentially what Cheap Tickets is doing this summer with their hotel promotion. They will knock $50 off the price of any number of hotels if you book a room for at least three nights. The only catch is that you have to book a room by July 8, 2007 for travel between June 4 and September 3, 2007. That isn’t much of a catch at all considering those are the summer travel dates.

One final option for your $50. Donate it to a charitable organization that is doing work you support. There are a lot of good people doing good things to make our communities and our world a better place and they could use our support.

Cheap US Flights this Summer on AirTran

fan.JPGWith soaring gas prices and airlines still struggling, the summer travel season in the United States is shaping up to be an expensive one. Doesn’t it suck how that works? You save up your vacation time or you are finally done with school and the next thing you know the tickets you could have gotten for peanuts back in February are now through the roof. It happens every year.

Fortunately there are cheapie airlines around that buck the trend. AirTran is one of them. The Little Guys continue to churn out decently priced tickets no matter what time of year it says it is on the calendar. For example, you can fly from San Francisco to Boston for $164 one way. That is really quite good. You can also flee Detroit and go to Orlando for $94 one way, not that I would recommend going to Orlando in the summer. I lived there for a number of years and I sweat just thinking about the heat and humidity.

Anyway, it is worth your effort to check out what AirTran is offering in terms of summer flights. In some cases they even beat Southwest, Jet Blue and the other budget carriers.

Rocky Mountain High: Cheap Flights to Colorado

john_denver.jpgIn the past six or so years, Colorado’s population has increased by about 10%. What was once a sleepy state with mountains lauded in songs by John Denver is now a bustling place that continues to grow. There is a major reason why so many people are choosing to call the Rocky Mountain State their home. It is freakin’ beautiful. It really is a one of a kind place in so many ways.

The beauty of Colorado is also a major attraction for visitors of course. If you have never been there, you should make plans to visit as soon as possible. If you have been to Colorado, you undoubtedly would enjoy visiting again.

Picture yourself hiking in beautiful countryside. Or strolling the streets of Denver, Boulder or Colorado Springs. Or looking at the cave dwellings in Mesa Verde. Or mountain biking in Durango. Or even rafting down a river. The possibilities are endless. Colorado is a playground waiting for you to come play in it.

Orbitz is the place to go for deals on flights to Colorado this summer. Who knows? After you pay it a visit you might also want to make Colorado your home as well.

Cheap Flights to Prague

prague.jpgQuick, what is the sixth most visited city in Europe. If you guess London, Paris, Rome, Madrid or Berlin, you would be wrong. Those are the top five most visited European cities. Number six is Prague.

If you go to Prague in the summer you will quickly understand why it is one of the hot spots to visit in Europe. The city is absolutely lovely during the warm months and it is absolutely teeming with tourists. Don’t let that scare you aware, however. Like most popular destinations the flocks of fanny pack wearing tourists flock to see all the same sites and to eat at all the same restaurants listed in all the same travel guide books. Undoubtedly if you go to Prague you’ll end up strolling across the Charles Bridge and hanging out in Old Town Square too, but you shouldn’t limit yourself to just seeing what is popular.

For example, you can have just as interesting a time visiting the New Jewish Cemetery in Olsany. It is where Franz Kafka lies under the ground. Perhaps a bit morose but along the journey you will go through real neighborhoods where real Czechs live and work. Make a point to stop off at one of these hoods. You’ll see a Prague that isn’t postcard picture beautiful, but fascinating nevertheless.

SAS Spring Flights to Europe from $484 RT! (ends 4/30)