Zagat Survey says hotels are responding to the economic downturn, accompanied by a 30 percent decline in business travel, by offering reduced rates and increased promotions to leisure travelers.

The 2009 guide covers 1,001 hotels, resorts and spas nationwide. It found…

The annual Past to Present Festival gets underway at 9 a.m. today at the Saline County Fairgrounds on Route 34 North of Harrisburg in southeast Illinois.

 Today’s activities include daylong entertainment, craft booths, a flea market, petting zoo, wagon rides, food…

Megabus.com has a new mobile alert system that lets customers know about delays with an automated voice message.

Customers can sign up for the mobile alert system while booking a trip. Currently only five percent of Megabus.com arrivals and departures are delayed.

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The 99-cent Las Vegas buffet may have disappeared, but the buffets are still there, it’s just that the prices have gone up a little. Vegas.com has a full list of all Vegas buffets. But read on, we’ve got a sampling below.

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With budgets smarting because of fuel prices, Are We There Yet? tours is offering several day trips - staycations, if you will - by motor coach this summer and fall that don’t stray far from the St. Louis area.
* The “Salute…

The American Association of Railroaders has some fun day trips lined up for July and August. This is definitely an all-ages event, something fun for the whole family.

Katy Depot Museum & Sedalia Tour
When: Saturday, July 26
How much: $118 for adults, $105 for…

Take a short cruise that departs from a port you can drive to, vacation in your own city, go camping in a state park or head to a nearby theme park.

These are just a few of the 18 ideas for…

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 on by…

- 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 Africa…

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 the…