Check out these new e-books from our friends at Rough Guides: Rough Guides Snapshots, a unique way to access local and reliable guidebook content for specific areas of the world. These standalone regional guides feature places like The Northern Territory (Australia), Dubrovnik (Croatia), Fes and the Middle Atlas (Morocco), among many others.

Each Snapshot contains all the travel tips, expert background, trustworthy reviews, practical information and detailed maps that you’d expect from Rough Guides.

Rough Guides E-Books

With the Panama Canal undergoing a multi-billion dollar expansion and upgrade, and Panama City’s economy booming, now is the time to check out this Central American treasure trove of culture, nightlife and beautiful beaches.

Panama has something for every traveler: secluded beaches, lush rainforests, and a thriving urban capital, and all can be experienced within the same trip. Check out this great article with gorgeous photos from our friends at BootsnAll, and get inspired to plan your own trip to Panama soon.

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Introducing the new Let’s Go city guide mobile apps, absolutely FREE! Download the apps of your choice for your iPhone or iPod Touch, and enjoy mobile access to Let’s Go content for Amsterdam, London, NYC, Paris and Rome.

The Let's Go Free City Guide Mobile Apps

The new free Let’s Go mobile apps are an easy way to take the Let’s Go trusted guides with you as you explore and connect with other travelers and friends back home. Download them all for your iPhone or iPod Touch:

Our friends at Let’s Go, the renowned student and budget travel guides, have come up with a fabulous and timely gift guide to help you choose the best treats for the student (or budget) traveler in your life.

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Whether your budget is huge (a round-the-world ticket, anyone?) or tiny (is a deck of playing cards more in your price range?) the Let’s Go Student Travel Gift Guide has some great ideas for your favorite backpacker. Check them all out here, and send someone packing in style!

Happy Holidays! You may be in the midst of some serious travel planning, whether you’re jetting off to a tropical escape, hitting the slopes for a snowy adventure, or taking some time to visit family and friends. Holiday travel can be stressful, and we’ve got some helpful holiday travel tips to ease the process.

You might be a seasoned traveler who zooms through security with barely a pause, or a travel novice who rarely leaves your own zip code. Either way, airport travel around the holidays can be hectic enough to throw anyone for a loop.

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Check out these holiday travel tips for frequent fliers who don’t normally need tips from ConsumerTraveler.com, and minimize the hassle.

Five Things You Absolutely Must Know: A Holiday Travel Survival Guide comes from our friends at Elliott.org, and helps arm you with strategies to deal with hectic holiday trips.

This article from CheapTicketLinks.org helps you figure out the best and worst days to travel around Christmas – just one or two days can make a huge difference and save you hundreds of dollars per flight.

Happy holidays everyone – travel safely, enjoy your trip, and most importantly, relax!