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Book Review: Make your Travel Dollars Worth a Fortune
Tim Leffel advocates what he calls a contrarian approach to travel. He looks for the tourist crowds, then avoids where they eat or sleep. The result is a more memorable--and economical--way to see the world. Budget travelers find the best deals when they look in the right places.

Review: How to Travel Practically Anywhere
Billed as a manual for shaping smart travel decisions, this book is packed with practical, easy-to-read strategies for planning, booking and navigating your trip.

Book Review: Deals Over 50
Unbelievably good deals and great adventures that you absolutely can't get unless you're over 50 is a long title for a book, but it describes a guide that is needed for budget travelers who want to take advantage of age-based discounts. Joan Rattner Heilman provides details for senior deals on airfares, hotels, trains, car rentals and other travel products.

Book Review: The Europe Book by Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet presents The Europe Book, a travel guide to 52 nations within Europe. Budget travelers can preview countries and sites they want to visit and plan budget travel accordingly.

Book Review: The World's Cheapest Destinations
Tim Leffel outlines a strategy that is all but lost on most travelers: find an inexpensive destination, and your other money-saving plans become effortless.

Review: How to Europe
For the first-time budget visitor to Europe, there might not be a more complete handbook on the market. You might think you're ready for your trip, but John Bermont will show you what real preparation is all about.

Book Review: Night + Day Series
The Night+Day series is a directory of the best urban attractions, nightlife, restaurants and hotels for the world's trendiest cities.

Book Review: The Empty Carousel
Readers searching for discount airfares and last minute flights should also take notice of another potential expense in travel: lost luggage. Find a strategy for minimizing the risk of lost luggage in the airport and save on travel.

Book Review: Fly Free: As Easy as 1-2-3
You know that frequent flier miles lead to free trips. But how good are you at managing and maximizing those miles? David Crandall shows you how to earn free airfares and cut travel expenses in his book "Fly Free: As Easy as 1-2-3."

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