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Whether you are going to Reno to test your luck in its many casinos (it’s the second biggest gaming destination in Nevada) or if you’re planning a trip filled with exciting outdoor activities, if you want to save money, you should take advantage of this great package deal. For a staring price of $375, you can have a roundtrip from Chicago Ohare Airport to Reno, and three nights in a comfy hotel of your choice. We recommend the Sands Regency Hotel and Casino, where you can stay for 4 days for only $401, thus saving 12%. This towering 17 floor hotel has over 800 guestrooms, and it is equipped with top facilities: a swimming pool, hot tub, fitness center and an on-site casino. Actually, this hotel has the largest swimming pool in downtown Reno, its casino is full-service for 24-hours a day, and the Penthouse Health Club is free to all hotel guests. In addition to all this, you also get complimentary airport transportation, and garage & surface parking if you choose to come by car. Climb to the 17th floor and relax in the hot tub while admiring the breath-taking view of the Sierra Nevadas. Those who are visiting Reno with outdoor activities in mind have a bike&ski shop available right at the hotel. The hotel doesn’t lack dining options: All You Can Eat NY Steak Buffet, Fuzio Universal Bistro and Steak, Arby’s, Cabana Cafe and The Original Mel’s Diner. Booking and more details here.

If you are living in Salt Lake City, here’s a great vacation package deal for you. Pack your bags, and go to Chicago, across half the USA. Spend a delightful holiday in the city of jazz and blues, of skyscrapers and comedy. Chicago is a true metropolis, with countless shopping centres, theatres, museums, park and a bustling nightlife, but it still hasn’t lost the most essential Midwestern trait of them all: its friendliness. No other American city will make you feel as welcome as Chicago. So if you fancy a roundway trip to this fantastic place (and for a great price, too), check out this amazing deal from Travelocity. For as little as $335 (plus some taxes), you get the roundtrip from Salt Lake City to Chicago, and a hotel reservation. Of course, you can choose among several great hotels, but we recommend Radisson Hotel Chicago O’Hare if you want to profit as much from this deal as you can.  For $402 per person, you can have you have yout plane tickets and stay at this beautiful hotel close to the airport and a stone throw away from downtown Chicago. You can enjoy the seasonal outdoor pool, 24-hour fitness center, Bakery Cafe (unique American cuisine), and Lobby Lounge, and your room will be equipped with workstations, high-speed internet ,  individual climate control, coffeemakers, cable TV, in-room movies, dual-line telephones, alarm clocks, irons and ironing boards, and hairdryers. What more can you want?

Autumn can be an awsome season if you are prepared for a bit of cool air, and besides, autumn foliage makes even the most boring hill look amazing. But if you are living in Minneapolis and you’re not ready for autumn yet, here’s how you can prolong your summer well into September: go to Miami, the city of eternal summer.  You can catch up on your tanning, visit a few beaches, swim in the sea, shop or visit cultural attractions. There are some great deals available now if you decide to roast a bit more in the sun. You can get a flight+plus hotel deal for a Miami vacation between September 25 and 28 for as cheap as $278. You can choose the hotel you want, but one of the best picks that you can find is Hotel Astor, for $343 including the plane tickets, and you’ll save 26%. Hotel Astor is a chic establishment on South Beach, only minutes away from the ocean. The hotel’s lounge is decorated in a style reminding of Morocco, and there’s also an excellent restaurant serving continental cuisine. Other amenities include WIFI, concierge assistance, laundry/dry cleaning, 24-hour room service, business services, a door person, and 24-hour front desk service.

Las Vegas is one of those cities where the nightlife never really slows down. Besides the omnipresent casinos where you can try out your luck, there are tons of places where you can while your days and nights away. Restaurants catering to the most diverse tastes, cafes, clubs and even cultural attractions – Las Vegas has something for everyone. So if you’re feeling the autumn blues creeping up behind you, there’s no better place to cheer yourself up than Las Vegas. The end of the holiday season is approaching, but even if you’ve already had your ‘official’ vacation, you still deserve a weekend getaway every once in a while. If you live in Washington DC or nearby, you’re in luck. Here’s a great vacation package deal that will allow you to visit Las Vegas without making any holes in your budget. For only $439, you can spend a few days in Las Vegas between August 16 and 19 at the magnificent Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel.  The hotel is located on the famous Four Corners of the Las Vegas Strip, and in addition to its Caribbean-themed casino you can also enjoy its wildlife habitat (the hotel’s own mini-zoo) and an amazing water park complete with cascading waterfalls, four pools, pool cabana rentals,  a seasonal poolsidecafe, and seasonal waterslides. And let’s not forget about the dining options: Japanese, Javanese and other tropical cuisines. Pamper yourself with a weekend in the entertainment capital of the world!

If you want to go someplace where chilling in a way of life, what better place is there than Jamaica? Sandy beaches, palm trees, plenty of water sports and cultural attractions and delicious cuisine. Montego Bay is the tourist capital of Jamaica, so if you don’t have time to visit more places, this is where you should go to get a full serving of Jamaican holiday. So if you’re free from August 24 until August 30, here’s your chance to spend a lovely week in sunny Montego Bay. You can book roundtrip from New York’s JFK Airport to Montego Bay and also book a great hotel for prices starting at $600. One of the best hotels you can find is Samsara, located on the famous Negril cliffs, 90 minutes from Montego Bay Airport. For $1200 your get the roundtrip ticket and six nights in this ocean-side hotel with swimming pool, jacuzzi, scuba center, game room, tropical garden and a great restaurant. What’s great about this hotel is that all of its 50 rooms are laid out in small cottages and pillar-houses, but there are also traditional rooms if you prefer a more traditional setting. All the rooms have verandas with  gorgeous views of the tropical garden or the ocean, where you can just sit and watch the sunset. If you want a holiday pack that is both casual and luxurious, this package will be perfect for you.

Sao Paulo

What’s better than starting autumn with a holiday to Sao Paulo? If you live in Los Angeles, Korean Air has a great deal for you: a roundtrip from Los Angeles to Sao Paulo for $1.195, three times a week. Los Angeles is a huge city, but still, Sao Paulo is the seventh largest metropolitan area in the world. In addition to all the shopping districts, restaurants, a  great nigthtlife and other cultural experiences that await you, Sao Paulo is not as crowded with tourists as other Brazilian cities – a blessing if you want a relaxing holiday. Also, there are tons of museums and theatres, so you won’t lack any intellectual stimulation.

The minimum stay allowed by Korean Airlines is three days, so this deal is perfect for an extended weekend getaway, although it would be a shame to spend only three days taking advantage of  this great city. You can travel anytime starting with August 31, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Spend a week or two in Sao Paulo and you’ll realize that a genuine Brazilian holiday can be amazing even if it doesn’t take you to the beaches of Rio de Janeiro.

Hawaii holidays will never go out of fashion, and since it’s summer, we thought to let you know about yet another amazing deal for a vacation in Hawaii. If you have already visited the Big Island or Maui, it’s time for you to take some time off and spend a few days on Kauai, nicknamed the Garden Isle.  Kauai is the oldest of the Hawaiian islands, and it is also the most fertile (it is called the Garden Isle precisely because its lushness – you’ll find the  most delicious fruit in the world here). So if you are in the mood for a relaxing holiday spend suntanning, swimming, scuba diving and tasting other Hawaiian delights, you can do all of this in the second week in September, and save 23%!

Travelocity’s latest deal offers you 30 vacation packages starting at $637. This includes the roundtrip from Los Angeles to Kauai, between September 9 and 15, and a  hotel of your choice. Among all the Travelocity picks, the most interesting seems Aston Aloha Beach hotel, for $805 (flight+hotel). Aston Aloha is located on the west coast of the historic Wailua Bay, the place where much of Hawaii’s royalty was born and bred. The hotel is right next to Hawaii’s only protected swimming and snorkeling beach, but if you prefer the comfort of an indoor swimming pool, the Aston Aloha has two of them. There’s also a jacuzzi, a fitness room, tennis and volleyball courts and excellent dining options.

Cancun is the archetypal spring break destination for the student crowds, but that doesn’t mean that this flourishing city on the Yucatan Peninsula is not a great destination any time of the year. This is the perfect time to visit this amazing seaside resort if you want to avoid the spring break madness (or if you are a student, to revisit the spring break madness). Travelocity has a great deal for you: an all inclusive flight+hotel package for 4 days at some of the best hotels in Cancun. Prices start from as low as $500 and there are hotels for every budget. But if you want to strike a perfect balance between luxury and affordability, we recommends Hotel Ocean Maya, on the charming Playa de Carmen. For $650, you will have a room in a beautiful two storey newly renovated hotel, with a swimming pool, fitness room, tennis court and spa. There are several restaurants on site (one international, one Japanese, one Mexican and one Italian), plus a couple of bars and a lively nightclub. Of course, if you want more variety, you can head into Cancun city center.

Ocean Maya Hotel is a great hotel near the silky, sandy Playa de Carmen beach, and it is perfect or both first-time travelers to Cancun, and those who have made the resort a regular spot in their holiday schedules.

Tired of relaxing but passive holidays where you spend your time in the pool hotel? Let’s face it, we all want a bit of adventure in a foreign country, from time to time. But planning your trip, looking up hotels in every place you want to visit, arranging transport (and booking all of this) can be a bit of a hassle. But unless you’re the really adventurous type and you’re daring enough to go somewhere (like Tunisia, for example) and leave your accommodation, transport and route to Lady Luck, you should thoroughly plan your holiday in order to avoid any mishaps. You don’t even have to do any of the planning, BudgetTravel.com does it all for you!

Here’s a great all inclusive 9 night Tunisian holiday, from $2,169. Just pick one of the available date between October 2010 and May 2011, and you’re as good as gone. The flight is a roundtrip from either New York, Miami, Houston, Atlanta, Chicago, L.A. or Seattle, so it’s be easier to pick the location that is closest to your home. In addition to having accommodation booked for you in some great hotels in Tunis, Tabarka, Tozeur, Sousse and Hammamet, you’ll also get guided sightseeing, a tour of the ruins of Carthage, several museums and Djerba island. Of course, all fees are included in your package, so you won’t have to spend any money except for souvenirs!