TripAdvisor.com says Internet searches about travel to Mexico have dropped 50 percent in the past week, apparently because of concern about swine flu.

In contrast, inquiries about Caribbean travel have increased about 30 percent over the same period.

Trip.advisor also said it…

Lighthouse Bay Resort in Barbuda

This sounds like one of the top places to escape from everything.

Lighthouse Bay Resort, an exclusive private island resort in Barbuda, Eastern Caribbean, just a 15-minute flight from Antigua, is offering its Caribbean Valentine’s Day Getaway…

Aquafest, an affordable GLBT cruise travel option, sets sail Feb. 12 from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on a 10-day Caribbean cruise.

GLBT stands for “gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and transgendered,” but everybody is welcome to the party, including straight singles and couples.

The islands visited…

Snorkeling off St. Lucia. Photo by Tom Uhlenbrock, Post-Dispatch

By DAVID McFADDEN
Associated Press Writer

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - A Caribbean hotelier is offering investors stressed out by the financial meltdown a chance to swap their sinking stocks for sun-drenched beach…

From The Associated Press
The State Department’s new passport cards (left), which are wallet-sized identification cards designed to speed border crossings by U.S. citizens to Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean, are proving popular already.
More than 350,000 Americans have pre-ordered the passport cards,…

Here are some travel bargains around the globe, by land, sea and air, compiled by Carol Sottili of the Washington Post

The week’s best travel bargains around the globe, by land, sea and air.
— Passages Inn Gettysburg is offering a package…