Art sites around the Sunshine State

HOTELS

Rooms with a view -- of museum-quality art

Across the country and abroad, hotels are incorporating fine pieces of art into their design.

TEXAS

Arts community thrives in sprawling Houston

Houston ranks as the nation's fifth largest art scene, according to a recent study.

CAMBODIA

Ancient wonder worth discovering for yourself

Forgotten for 400 years, Angkor is a tribute to civilization and nature.

FAMILY MATTERS

Tips for parents taking their first vacation with the kids

Five years is too long between vacations. Just ask Amy and Matt Wilcher. The Ohio couple hasn't had a vacat...

SAFE TRAVEL

U.S. State Department website advisories come up short

The best advice? Go ahead and consult the official site, but then look for more information elsewhere.

TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER

Is lost ticket a lost cause?

Q: Can you help me with an airline reservation? I recently bought a ticket on South African Airways through...

Carnival sues Rolls-Royce for $100 M

Carnival sues Rolls-Royce for $100 million

CRUISE LINES

Oceania Cruises' Nautica dodges pirates' shots in Gulf of Aden

Pirates fire shots at Oceania Cruises' Nautica in a dangerous stretch off North Africa.

Cruise lines slash prices to entice consumers

Cruise lines, navigating a dreadful economy and tight-fisted consumers, are rolling out a bounty of bargain...

WEEKEND CRUISES | ONE IN A SERIES

Footloose and Freestyle aboard the Norwegian Sky

CRUISE LINES

Miami-based NCL selects new chief executive

Miami-based NCL has a new chief executive. He is Kevin Sheehan, 55, who also will continue to serve as pres...

CRUISE LINES

Florida sues Imperial Majesty for refund of surcharge

In yet another stand against the state's cruise industry, Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum filed a la...

Art sites around the Sunshine State

Florida events

Through Dec. 7: Pirates in Paradise 2008, Key West. Key West and Fort Taylor are transformed into a pirates...

Florida events

Nov. 27: Thanksgiving Day Concerts at Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales. Reflect on life's blessings while list...

Florida events

Nov. 21-23: Florida Pirate Festival, St. Petersburg. Fun, education and merriment. At Vinoy Park. 866-997-4...

VENICE

Retirement community gets hip new feel

New shopping, galleries and theater have brought a modern side to historic Venice.

Where to stay in Key West

ORLANDO

Universal theme park's just frightful -- and that's a good thing

Haunted houses, spooky shows and scary rides are just part of the fun at Universal Studios' 18th annual Hal...

FAMILY MATTERS

Tips for parents taking their first vacation with the kids

Five years is too long between vacations. Just ask Amy and Matt Wilcher. The Ohio couple hasn't had a vacat...

Holiday visitors survival guide

When the holiday season brings an onslaught of out-of-town visitors to your warm, sunny front door, how do ...

TAKING THE KIDS

Family-friendly airport VIP lounges

Pancake, the much loved blue bear, seemed right at home among the oh-so-serious laptop-toting business peop...

TAKING THE KIDS

A menu of options for eating smart at Disney

You'll want to decide where to dine before you go -- in fact, you'll want to make reservations.

TAKING THE KIDS

Bring the kids to destination weddings

Wherever a wedding is held, eight out 10 couples invite kids to their nuptials, according to a surveyed by ...

Theme park prices are up, but look for deals

South Florida parents making that end-of-summer dash to the theme parks are in for sticker shock: One-day a...

Some airports have fun things for kids to do

Stuck in an airport with kids? Your wait time might not be as dreadful as you fear. Cheapflights.com has co...

TEXAS

Arts community thrives in sprawling Houston

Houston ranks as the nation's fifth largest art scene, according to a recent study.

WEEKEND CRUISES | ONE IN A SERIES

Footloose and Freestyle aboard the Norwegian Sky

FLORIDA

A spin around great lake country, and Gatorama too

Mountains majesty: Celebrating the Smokies

VIRGINIA

Shopping's nothing new in Old Town Alexandria

With its historic buildings, unique shops, Archaeology Museum and waterfront, this modern city has a compel...

SOUTH CAROLINA

Taking a little swing through Myrtle Beach

It's a bit of a mystery exactly how many mini golf courses operate in and around Myrtle Beach. Suffice it t...

VENICE

Retirement community gets hip new feel

New shopping, galleries and theater have brought a modern side to historic Venice.

All-inclusives: Resorts offer myriad of styles

Order breakfast while still in bed at the new Aura Cozumel Wyndham Grand Bay. You'll have just enough time ...

GETTING THERE

Nonstop flights make Caribbean, Bahamas just a hop away

While airlines are cutting flights from other parts of the country, South Florida is actually getting new s...

QUICK TRIPS

Turks and Caicos Islands are booming

This tiny group of islands in the West Indies has one of the world's fastest-growing economies, sparked by ...

Mellow with Marley at Jamaica all-inclusive

In retrospect, it was pretty unnecessary to go searching for Bob Marley in Jamaica. At Club Ambiance, the a...

CURACAO

Curacao: An underwater wonderland

Deals in the Caribbean

CARIBBEAN SUCH A DEAL Fall is one of the best seasons for deals in the Caribbean and Bahamas. Since this is...

Young and restless at Cancun all-inclusive

It was like a scene out of CSI: Cancun. I awoke on an achingly bright Saturday morning to find that the cur...

Bad-news economy, good-news travel deals

There's a long list of nations whose currencies recently plunged in value against the U.S. dollar (and thus...

Bad times can be the best times to travel

The stock market is swooning. The economy is wobbling. An election is pending. The future is foggy. Sounds ...

How to go without going broke

When the world went to financial hell in a handbasket in the Great Depression, people went to the movies. T...

Now that oil prices are down, why aren't airfares?

Q. Since oil prices have fallen off recently, why haven't airfares fallen too? A. Fuel makes up about 40 pe...

Seattle on the cheap: Urban adventure awaits

Home to Microsoft and Starbucks, grunge rock and a constant rainy drizzle, Seattle is defined by the collis...

Looking for travel luxury at low cost? Consider India

Americans are currently traveling in large numbers to destinations like Bali and Argentina where the cost o...

BUDGET TRAVEL

Don't get burned on that weekend getaway

Prices may be sky high, but you can still take that trip with these down-to-earth cost-cutting tips.

Aspen's Buttermilk: A tale of two mountains

Aspen's Buttermilk Mountain assumed two distinct personalities over a weekend in January 2008. It was almos...

BARGAIN TRAVEL

Downhill economics spark big deals in ski country

TAKING THE KIDS

Younger set's quick to learn the slopes

CANADA

Get an Olympic preview in British Columbia

Many of the ski runs built for the 2010 Olympic Games in and around Whistler will be open to the public thi...

Cost-wise deals for family skiing

Forget the beach. Bridget Kerr, 10, would rather play in the snow. ''Winter is my favorite season,'' declar...

10 things to love about Vail

A two-hour drive from Denver, this popular resort consistently hits the top of folks' lists for best ski ar...

The two faces of Tahoe

''I thought it must surely be the fairest picture the whole earth affords,'' Mark Twain wrote of Lake Tahoe...