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PACKAGE TOURS

Package tours are not the same thing as escorted tours. Package tours are simply a way to buy the airfare, accommodations, and other elements of your trip (such as car rentals, airport transfers, and sometimes even activities) at the same time and often at discounted prices-kind of like one-stop shopping. Packages are sold in bulk to tour operators-who resell them to the public at a cost that drastically undercuts standard rates.

One good source of package deals is the airlines themselves. Most major airlines offer air/land packages, including American Airlines Vacations ( 800/ 321-2121), Delta Vacations ( 800/2216666), and US Airways Vacations ( 800/ 455-0123 or 800/422-3861), Continental Airlines Vacations ( 800/301-3800; ), and United Vacations ( 888/854-38`)9).

Online Vacation Mall ( 800/ 839-9851) allows you to search for and book packages offered by a number of tour operators and airlines. The United States Tour Operators Association's has a search engine that allows you to look for operators that offer packages to a specific destination. Travel packages are also listed in the travel section of your local Sunday newspaper. Liberty Travel ( 888/271-1584), one of the biggest packagers in the Northeast, often runs full-page ads in Sunday papers. Or check ads in the national travel magazines such as
Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel Magazine, Travel & Leisure, National Geographic Traveler, and Conde Nast Traveler.
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