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  • This Summer’s Best Travel Deal

    Travel has certainly been in the foreground this summer with so many amazing travel deals. We tried to think back about the best discounts and best deals available to travelers in order to bring you the summer’s best travel deal. And while two locations largely stood out among the crowd, we’ve come to a decision.

    The Summer’s Best Travel Deal is: A vacation to Australia!

    Although there were so many wonderful destinations to pick from, we had to go with Australia. Qantas has lowered its prices so significantly that you can literally travel to Australia for half the price you would have paid years ago. It is also an international destination which means discounts like this aren’t likely to pop up again in the next few years. Additionally, you can still cash in on these amazing prices. See FrugalMonkey’s entire section on Australian travel, now!


  • Summer Flight Deals are Heating Up

    Enjoy amazing summer flight deals to some of FrugalMonkey’s favorite locations. That includes international and domestic travel to locations like Australia and Hawaii. This week we found some amazing flight deals to both these locations as airlines do their best to lure in summer travelers.

    Qantas has recently launched deals for incredibly cheap flight to Australia. To counter suit so have other airlines, meaning that you can flights from the United States to Sydney, Perth, Brisbane and Melbourne for very low prices. Some as low as $588 round trip! Before booking, check out our section on Australian travel to help plan your vacation.

    People traveling to Hawaii are enjoying some of the lowest island prices in years and that includes flights. Right now you can fly to Hawaii first class from the continental United States for as low as $522. When has first class to Hawaii ever been that affordable? Fly now and fly in style as you enjoy cheap flights to the Hawaiian Islands.


  • This Week’s Travel Deals

    So you’ve decided, an amazing summer or fall vacation is in your future. Check out FrugalMonkey’s tips on this week’s travel deals and start planning that perfect vacation.

    Travel Auction Sites
    One of the best ways to find great travel deals is by utilizing online travel auctions.


    This tried and true method for finding cheap travel deals works not only for flights, but often has great information regarding travel discounts for hotels, rental cars and full vacation packages. Some of the best travel deals will be listed on travel auction sites such as Orbitz, Kayak, Travel Zoo, Travelocity and more. It’s one of the best ways to begin planning your vacation.

    Hawaii Travel Deals
    It’s hard to beat a week away on the shores of Hawaii, so check out these great vacation packages to Hawaii.

    Right now through Charm City Travel you can find a three-day Hawaii vacation in Waikiki including airfare from Los Angeles, San Francisco, hotel and hotel taxes. This starting at only $531.00 per person. Or, if you book before May 14 you can get airfare from the west coast, a five-night stay in Waikiki through July and August for only $517when you through Fare Deals. Hawaiian beaches, the warm oceans and the amazing outdoors activities available there is a great getaway for any traveler. Book now and check out FrugalMonkey’s Hawaiian profile for all pertinent travel information to the area.

    Mexico Vacation Packages
    If a vacation to Mexico is known for anything, it’s the incredible beaches and gorgeous coastlines. Check out these amazing vacation packages and start planning your Mexican vacation. Right now through Cheap Caribbean, you can pick your favorite beach destination with deals as much as 70% off. Packages starting from $379 include airfare and hotel. Or, perhaps you want to take in one of Mexico’s favorite beaches, Cancun. Right now if you book through Wild Travel Deals you can enjoy 3 Nights and 4 Days including airfare to Cancun for as low as $349. Check out the incredible number of Mexican vacations awaiting you this summer!

    Flights to South Africa
    Travel to South Africa has been increasing in recent months and is bound to continue in popularity through the summer of 2010. With so many different geographical regions to visit and with the upcoming 2010 World Cup coming to Johannesburg, travel to South Africa is on the rise. Whether you’re a soccer fan or simply a travel nut, travel to South Africa offers vacationers a world of amazing sites and sounds to enjoy. Right now, from San Francisco, you can book flights as low as $1,000 round trip to Johannesburg. This is an amazing fare decrease from previous years and is almost reason alone to take advantage of travel to the area. Check out more flight deals through major airlines and travel auction sites and book your South African vacation.

    Visit the Great Barrier Reef
    The Great Barrier Reef is one of the world’s greatest wonders. It is the largest living marine organism in the world and is Australia’s pride and joy. With such an amazing underwater universe to take advantage of, travelers from all over the world visit to dive and experience the beauty of the Great Barrier Reef. Right now you can enjoy incredible travel deals to the area when you fly into Cairns. Flights from the US are as low as $720 round trip, making a vacation to Cairns to see the Great Barrier Reef a hard deal to pass up. Learn more about Australia and travel within the country through FrugalMonkey’s country profile on Australia and start planning your next amazing vacation.

  • Travel the Australian Outback

    People typically flock to Australia’s many cities for their vacation. Ocean beaches, cultural events, shopping, restaurants and the exotic experience of new sights, sounds, animals and foods await any visitor. However towards the center of Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth is a fusion of luxury and the great outdoors that is impossible to pass up, when you step foot into the reddened desert of the Australian outback. Travel to the outback has been a popular vacation for adventure lovers for decades except that now, you can see the rippling sand dunes of the red desert from a more luxurious point of view. Longitude 131, Ayres Rock and Kings Canyon Resort are some of the most spectacular and luxurious hotel stays offered in Australia and each of them reside within the Australian outback. A five star desert hotel, immaculate high end camping tents and a range of outdoors tours make your vacation into the Australian outback the perfect combination of exploration and comfort.

  • Queensland Island, The Great Barrier Reef and the Best Job in The World

    Check out what’s going on in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef!

    It’s no surprise that island beaches, sunny skies and crystal clear waters are almost everyone’s idea of paradise. And Australia is the perfect place to find that – especially if you travel near the Gold Coast in Queensland. The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest living organism housing hundreds of species of marine life in an underwater universe. Travelers to Australia commonly dive in the islands in and around the Great Barrier Reef to see all the amazing fish and colorful coral filled waters. It is an incredible tourist draw for travelers.

    But the Gold Coast Great Barrier Reef has been in the news a lot lately as home to the Best Job in The World.  Right now island officials are searching for someone to live on one of the islands as an official caretaker. This means feeding fish, taking note of the wildlife, cleaning and generally observing so that the island is as pristine as possible. Living in this dream come will only happen for one lucky individual. Check out Islandreefjob.com to learn more about all the press the Great Barrier Reef is receiving.


  • Vacation Destinations That Won’t Break The Bank

    It seems that every week we discuss in some way how the economy is effecting travel prices.


    This week is no different as the dollar continues to strengthen against foreign currencies, flight prices lower to fill planes and hotels throw out deal after deal in order to entice travelers to book accommodations. So where are some of the best places to visit while the travel industry is in this cheap-for-travelers lull? This week we take a look at places in the world that are the best for making your dollars last.

    Buenos Aires, Argentina
    Buenos Aires is a great place to visit if you want to learn tango, eat steak and sip back on some of the best wines in the world. Right now however, the strength of the dollar is very high against the staggering peso in Argentina. In 2001 this travel destination was equally pitted against the dollar and while this isn’t likely to change, it is one of the cheapest places in the world to stretch your travel budget. Book now and cash in on some of the lowest prices on hotels in Buenos Aires.

    Cancun, Mexico
    Just one year ago, if you traveled to Cancun your dollar would earn you 98 pesos. Now, you’ll find yourself with 135 in your pocket. Mexico’s white sand beaches, margaritas, gorgeous cultures and the experiences that await you there are only going to get more expensive as time goes on. Visit Cancun this year and enjoy the vacation of a lifetime.

    Sydney, Australia
    Australia hasn’t always been cheap and it isn’t likely to stay cheap either. Right now the dollar is stronger than the Australian dollar by 40% compared to last year. And, flight prices to the outback are cheaper than they’ve ever been. Hotel prices, flights and activities in Sydney will be as cheap as they’re likely to get in future years. Book your Australian vacation now!

  • Surf Your Way Around The World With These Amazing Travel Deals

    Adventure tourism is turning the lazy, luxury traveler into a thing of the past. Now you can 4X4 in a South American desert, rock climb, dog sled, dive into a cave with sharks swimming all around you, pet dolphins, hike or backpack national forests or photograph endangered species on an African safari.


    It seems that this new wave of adventure tourism is taking over – full speed. While these newest vacation highlights are starting to don the cover of travel magazines, there have been adventure vacationers for decades who have traveled the globe in search of only one thing: the perfect wave.

    Surfers are perhaps the original adventure vacationers, chasing summer and waves all over the world. These fun loving vagabonds represent the beginning of adventure travel in all its glory. But surfing isn’t only for elite surfers and world renowned pros – now you can chase waves and the idea of endless summer easier than ever before, with these amazing travel deals and vacations ideas! If you love to surf, laying on the beach or simply love being outside, these are the vacations FrugalMonkey suggests for you:

    South Africa
    If you want to take the time and read up on all the sporting events in South Africa, you won’t be disappointed by your options. But when you have a country surrounded almost entirely by a coastline, you’re likely to find surfing as well. Surfing is a way of life in many South African towns. If you love to surf and are feeling the need to travel, you can easily enjoy the many surfing camps, exciting cultural endeavors and cheap travel deals that can be found going into South Africa. Right now, several airlines are offering cheaper then normal travel deals into this surfing haven. Book now and begin planning your own endless summer!

    Australia
    It’s no surprise that for a country entirely surrounded by water and with coastlines called ‘The Gold Coast‘ that surfing is popular in Australia.


    On almost any of Australia’s western beaches you can find people surfing. With good weather year round, and amazingly cheap travel deals (like one-way flights from San Francisco or Los Angeles on Qantas for $299) it’s hard to say no, if you love to catch waves and have an excellent time in the water. Be on the lookout for good surf schools, competitions and wave after wave of adventure travel-fun.

    Hawaii
    Adventure tourism in Hawaii is nothing new. In fact part of the incredible allure to Hawaii is the fun you can have outdoors in one of the most stunning landscapes in the world. Surfing is almost synonymous with adventure in Hawaii as well. World renowned competitions and surfers continue to call Hawaii their home with surfers dotting nearly every coastline. For beginners however, there couldn’t be a better place to start. Many of the hotels have information on local surf schools and by simply walking around the ocean shores you can find someone to teach you the ropes. With such incredible travel deals into Hawaii you can’t miss an opportunity to surf the Hawaii shores with cheap flights, cruises and hotel stays making it that much easier.

  • Flight Deals To Australia

    Traveling to Australia used to be synonymous with expensive tickets making family vacations or romantic getaways to the Outback a pretty expensive trip.


    But now you can fly to a variety of Australian cities on Qantas at a fraction of what it would have previously cost you. Once again, the economic downturn in vacation packages, flights and hotel accommodations in conjunction with the decrease in the number of travelers flying, is forcing airlines to make huge exceptions and lower ticket prices. What does this mean for your dream vacation to one of the world’s most popular vacation-destinations? It means, it’s at the tip of your fingers ripe for the taking. Take a look at what FrugalMonkey deems as the best flight deals to Australia this week.

    Cheap flights to Sydney
    Sydney, Australia is one of the most popular Australian destinations for travelers visiting the country. The famous Opera house, gorgeous beaches, the zoo, botanical gardens and of course the incredible shopping and restaurants make Sydney the perfect vacation spot for families and vacationers of all ages.

    Right now Qantas is offering extraordinary vacation packages to Sydney. Starting at just $1,499 you can book a round trip ticket from Los Angeles, to Sydney and Cairns! This also includes 11-day Hertz Rental Car deals in addition to 10 different Hotel packages to choose from. But book now, the offer expires April 15, 2009 and travel needs to be completed before September 2009.

    Also ending on April 15 are round trip flights from Los Angeles to Sydney for only $598! This price represents some of the lowest flight prices from the west coast ever offered, so take advantage now!

    If you want to include some of Australia’s other cities in your vacation plans then consider cashing in on the Qantas deal offering a 4-night stay in Sydney and a 4-night stay in Melbourne including a round trip ticket from Los Angeles for only $948. Like most of these offers, the trips need to be booked soon, so don’t delay! Your Australian dream vacation is right around the corner!

  • Wine and dine with travel to Australia

    Bad news for Napa but excellent news for travel buffs and wine connoisseurs, Australia’s wines are making an excellent impression among industry professionals. In a recent blind taste test, wines from Clare Valley, Eden Valley, Tasmania and Western Australia competed well against Rieslings and Chardonnays from Europe and North America. So much so that despite Australia’s recent bout with bad weather, the current global economy, an invasion from harmful caterpillars and if you can believe it even more unnamed trouble with local harvests, Australian wines are garnering some serious attention. While wine regions such as Perth, Australia have been popular among wine lovers for decades (Perth has a famous wine cruise) this new increase in quality and standard is bringing wine lovers and travelers to Australia in droves.

    Australia has traditionally been known for having exceptional Chardonnays, but old vine reds and other varieties are starting to become serious contenders for the top of list among educated wine lovers. The diversity of the cold region wines produced in Australia and the quality of wines now emerging make Australia an excellent travel destination for those who love to wine and dine in the shadow of an outback sunset.


  • Check out this week’s amazing travel deals!

    If you’ve ever been to the FrugalMonkey home site you know that we provide vacationers with a wealth of information regarding travel.


    This includes our country profiles that have information on Alaska, Australia, Argentina, Greece, Hawaii, Mexico and South Africa. If you’re curious about traveling to any of these amazing and wonderful locations, just check out the FrugalMonkey country profiles. You will learn everything you need to know about your vacation including history, attractions, hotels, famous sites, activities and travel preparation for each place. You simply can’t go wrong. But what about getting there? FrugalMonkey is dedicated to bringing you all the best travel deals for our favorite locations. So check out what we’ve found this week in our quest to bring you the best travel and the lowest prices!

    A trip to Alaska
    The Last Frontier is calling. Gorgeous summer skies, cool coastlines, the great outdoors in all its glory and what basically can be summarized as one of the coolest vacations you can take. Right now, CruiseDeals is offering a Balcony Cabin for a 7-night Alaskan Cruise starting at only $829. That’s practically a steal if you consider how far you’ll be traveling and all the sites you will see in one of FrugalMonkey’s favorite travel locations. Book now, these prices won’t last.

    Fly to Australia…
    And see the Sydney Opera House, cute Kangaroos, the gorgeous beaches of the Sunshine Coast and bask in the sun during your Australia vacation. It might be hard to pick between Perth, Sydney or Brisbane so choose one of the smaller coastal towns instead! Whatever you decide you can’t go wrong with deals from Qantas Airlines that offer flights from California for just $299 each way. You read that right, it’s absolutely and incredible flight price!

    Tango In Argentina?
    You’ve heard about Buenos Aires in the travel section of the New York times and you’ve ordered Malbec with your steak dinner, but now its time to head down south and experience South American living the way it was meant to be enjoyed – in Argentina! After you’re done in the city you can peruse wine country in Mendoza, check out the world famous falls in Iguazu or go to Patagonia for hiking.


    Whatever you choose, you’ll have the time of your life. You’ll also enjoy American Airlines flights starting at $200 from select cities.

    Mexico Anyone?
    Mexico is a favorite vacation spot for romantic couples, family trips and spring break getaways. Now, it can be a favorite vacation spot for anyone with $166 to spare. Right now flights into Mexico and the Caribbean are discounted so heavily you can go for practically pennies. Look for those deals on AeroMexico and enjoy your beachside vacation.

    Hawaii On A Budget
    Hawaii isn’t traditionally considered the cheapest place to visit, but now you can visit Hawaii for as little as $300 if you book on travel auction sites such as Orbitz. We’ve been raving about the amazing travel deals you can find into Hawaii, but the flight prices are just so good, we can’t stop dreaming about this perfect vacation spot! Book now and save hundreds on your spring or summer vacation.