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Wired magazine interviews Oren Etzioni, creator of Farecast, a service which uses aggregated airfare data to predict when the best time to buy your plane ticket. He offers a few expert tips the...

Travel web site Placely tracks frequent flyer miles for several different airlines through one central hub. Currently Placely supports frequent flyer programs from most popular airlines, including...

Flight price tracker Yapta, previously posted as a plug-in/extension for Internet Explorer or Firefox, has re-launched as a full-fledged website, open for free sign-ups. Just as with the add-ons, you...

Bicycle enthusiasts at weblog Cool Tools recommend Glo Gloves, a reflective glove to help keep cyclists visible when riding at night. Aside from improving your visibility to oncoming traffic, they're...

The U.S. national average gas price is now up to $4 a gallon, so unless you live in one of the few metropolitan areas that have a robust public transit system, you've likely already spent quite a...

Escalating gas prices have made the prospect of an affordable summer vacation seem bleak in 2008, so the New York Times has rounded up a handful cheap destinations across the US. Not one involves the...

(Via the TripIt blog)

TripIt has launched profiles for travelers, with some pretty good controls on what is public and what is private:

The immediate goal is to give TripIt travelers one place to track all their travel information and showcase their travel history. The profile includes basic information about a traveler, including home location, upcoming trip destinations, connections in TripIt as well as important travel statistics like miles traveled, days on the road, etc.

It’s got a nice, RESTful public url - mine’s at http://www.tripit.com/people/jeckman

I’ve updated my TripIt Action Stream plugin - the good news is that it will now provide a real profile link rather than just linking to the TripIt homepage.

It's easy to start thinking about cash and spending as liquid, who-cares concepts while on vacation, but sticking to a budget can be as easy as sticking a piece of paper in your wallet. As guest...

Starving yourself prior to a long flight may be the key to preventing jet lag, according to Yahoo Health. Normally, the body's natural circadian clock in the brain dictates when to wake, eat and...

Planning a long, leisurely trip through the wilderness, down the highway, or maybe around Thailand, and want to return home with some killer pictures to look through? David Hague, managing editor of...

If you've got a hankering to hit the road and take an all-American scenic road trip this summer—despite the astronomical gas prices—Yahoo Travel rounds up a few editor-favorite routes....

Now that most of the major airlines have begun charging an extra fee for checking a second bag, National Public Radio's All Things Considered tackles the art of one-bag packing, interviewing Doug...

Free travel guide site Schmap has crafted a pretty nifty interface for iPhone and iPod touch users looking for spots to hit while traveling. Navigate to the city you're traveling through, pick a...

The Wired How-To wiki offers a complete guide to staying plugged in while you globe-trot, pointing out this especially bookmark-worthy world electriciy guide, an index to plugs and voltages for...

Newly-launched travel site Delaycast is a perfect complement to the similarly statistical-minded Farecast, saving you time instead of money by providing estimates on how many minutes your flight will...