http://www.travelexpert.us [TravelExpert.us] the Discount Travel Website Adds Vacation Packages & Last Minute Weekend Getaways to Existing Hotel Reservation Services

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airfare and hotels together has never been easier! TravelExpert.us - an Internet travel reservation leader announces the addition of custom vacation packages and last minute weekend getaways to its suite of travel services.CustomTrip Vacation PackagesCustomize a fantastic vacation package online in an instant. CustomTrip is Travel Expert's Internet based vacation package reservation wizard which combines airfare, hotels, rental cars and travel extras for incredible package deals.With Travel Expert's CustomTrip, you get access to special rates when booking a flight and hotel together. It's an easy and affordable way to build a custom trip in one easy transaction, mixing and matching choices from top airlines, thousands of hotels, top attractions and Travel Extras like ground transfers and travel insurance.Affordable rates. Quality choices. One simple transaction.

Simply select your dates of travel, choose your flight from top airlines, select from a variety of accommodations (from 2 star motels to AAA 5 diamond resorts) add a rental car, pack your bags and go! Last Minute Weekend GetawaysOur new Last Minute Weekend Getaways are for this weekend and next.Travel Expert now offers hundreds of constantly updated Last Minute Weekend Getaway Packages including airfare, hotels, rental cars (optional) and often additional add-ons such as hot event tickets, walking tours of the city's hidden gems or pre-paid dinners at the best restaurants in town - all for one great price.Great deals can be yours at the last minute! Our flexible weekend packages include a wide range of options and prices. Flight & Hotel packages usually start at about $200 per person, while Flight Plus packages - including airfare and more (such as a rental car, dinner, or an activity) and Hotel Plus packages - including hotel accommodations and more - start at about $150Get away, right away, just for fun. You deserve it. Travel ExpertFind the best prices for Hotel Reservations on the Internet with Travel Expert, make reservations for hotels, cruises, flights and rental cars, research vacation destinations online at
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New 'Bank' Provides Missing Links for Finding Cheap Airfare Deals

Alton Bay, NH (ContentDesk) June 14, 2006 --
The recent launch of AirBank-travel.com (www.airbank-travel.com) -- a new 'Bank' focused on sourcing the best international airfare deals -- is demonstrating that the goliaths of the on-line travel sites can be beaten in the market for the cheapest airfare deal by experienced agents with an intuitive feel, objectivity, old fashioned customer service, and the intelligent use of technology applied in the best interests of the consumer.

Deducting your combined biz/vacation travel

Time with family is precious. That's why more and more business travelers are adding on vacation to their trips and inviting family to join them. Sometimes it's easy to mix business and pleasure - especially with the trend toward booking business conferences at resort areas like Orlando or Las Vegas. With a little advance planning, you can get Uncle Sam to foot part of the bill - legally. The Internal Revenue Service lets you deduct 100 percent of your transportation costs for travel within the United States - as long as the primary reason for the trip is business.

If your trip is primarily for pleasure, only expenses directly related to business are deductible. So the trick is to make business the principal purpose of your trip. Then you can mix in a few vacation days and still fully deduct transportation costs, including: airfare (for yourself only), getting to and from the airport, tips for baggage handlers, cabs from your hotel to your business meetings and back. Of course,...