I recently booked my hotel on the Italian island of Venice through priceline.com's "Name Your Price" feature, which allows you to bid on a hotel room. I got the Hilton Molino Stucky, 5-star resort, for less than half of the cost listed on the resort's website, and I was able to bid in USD, so there's no Euro conversion necessary.
Just got back from an affordable escape to Florida's Gulf Islands. Here's the video to help you plan your own trip.
Anna Maria and Longboat Key are just off the coast of Bradenton. Here's the itinerary that you can follow too, with each spot marked on the interactive map:
My husband, Lary, and I were heading for St. Vincent and the Grenadines, a group of small islands in the far southern reaches of the Caribbean, looking forward to a much-needed romantic escape at the ultra-private resort on Petit St. Vincent island. I gazed at the brochure and imagined what it would be like to be tucked away in one of 22 cottages on exotic PSV.