Travel Tonic

Bringing you what’s new in travel for April 28th 2010

• New York's Fire Island Is For Birders and Sunbathers Alike – posted this over on Frommer's : With beaches and bird-watching galore, Fire Island feels farther away from New York City than it is. Here's what to do and see after the 90-minute train ride from Manhattan.
• When Is a Deal Not a Deal? – Smarter Travel has posted some info about ed perkins: Sometimes you can find the lowest airfares by avoiding gimmicky promotions. Ed Perkins explains how to detect and avoid these expensive, fine-print filled "deals."

  Head over to www.smartertravel.com to read the whole article.