It’s all about the alpacas this weekend New London, Mo.

The seventh annual Spring Alpaca Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 8, at Starlight Ranch, just south of Hannibal on Highway 61.
The festival is put…

- Carnival is offering a special rate of $1,199 (plus $163 fees and fuel surcharge) per person double for a 12-night Mediterranean cruise departing from Rome on June 27. Brochure rate was $2,999. Info: 888-227-6482.

- Book a trip to…

MIAMI (AP) - Carnival Corp., the world’s largest cruise operator, plans to give $40 million in refunds to customers nationwide who were assessed a fuel surcharge after they booked their trips.
It’s the second cruise company to reach an agreement with…

MidAmerica St. Louis Airport got word this afternoon that Kenny Tours will not be taking groups to Shannon, Ireland this summer. 
Deirdre Kenny, owner of Kenny Tours, Salisbury, Md., notified St. Clair County Board Chairman Mark Kern and MidAmerica St. Louis Airport Manager…

Here are a few travel deal of note from Carol Sottili of The Washington Post:
On your own private island
Luxury seekers looking for a last-minute getaway can save as much as 57 percent March 3-15 on the private island of Cayo…

If it’s Friday, it must be time for some more travel deals from Carol Sottili at The Washington Post

Free night in Florida
Celebrate Leap Year with a free hotel night Feb. 29. In the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., area, a dozen Superior Small…

Here’s a last-minute Cardinals spring training trip package from Ambassador Travel.
When: March 4-9
Specifics: Stay at the La Quinta in Jupiter, with tickets for three games, one with the party deck buffet. Price includes non-stop air, and land transfers to the…

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…

NEW YORK (AP) — The travel gurus are looking into their crystal balls for the new year. Here are a few of their predictions.
Terry Trippler, an airline analyst, says that while there will be fewer airfare increases, airlines will…

Megabus.com, a low-cost, express bus company that offers $1 fares, announced it will begin double-decker bus service between St. Louis and Chicago, St. Louis and Kansas City and St. Louis and Bloomington-Normal today. Megabus.com became the first bus company in…