Merry Christmas and all that

Greetings of the season to all clients, friends and families from your friends at Planet Travel. Hoping your new year is filled with many happy traveling memories.

A low-rollers' guide to hotels in Las Vegas

Several Tribune Newspapers writers review more "affordable" rooms in Las Vegas. They explain why the average room rates have shot up and reveal the best month to book rooms to get the best rates. We wonder why they chose not to reveal the one hotel they stayed at that was so bad they wouldn't reveal its name.

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21 Rules of Stress Free Travel

Peter Greenberg in Best Life magazine offers the 21 rules of stress-free travel. Follow them and seize back a little control of the unfriendly skies we fly in today.
"Once upon a time, air travel was a glamorous adventure. Now, it's more of a calamitous misadventure. Here's how to get from place to place without feeling like part of a cattle drive"

Cancun update

The December 3, 2006 Chicago Tribune travel section features an article updating Cancun resorts after hurricane Wilma. After a very disappointing summer, winter bookings are encouraging. But beware there are complaints about the recently replenished sand beaches. Our own travel insider all inclusive vacations web site is updating the ten best all inclusive resorts for 2007. Be sure to check our suggestions before you book your next vacation.

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