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California has a varied landscape and climate that attracts visitors year-round. The most popular time to travel to California tends to be in the summer, but winter also attracts visitors to ski areas and warmer destinations. Spring and fall offer temperate weather and are generally less expensive, especially for mid-week travel. read more

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• $314 R/T Sale Fares to Canada From United*
  United's latest sale features travel to cities in Canada like Montreal, Calgary, Vancouver, Halifax, and others. However, carriers like US Airways, Delta, and Northwest, among others, offer significant savings over United's prices.
• $49 O/W Domestic Sale Fares on Frontier*
  Frontier's latest promotion, a match of Southwest's sale, offers travel through spring. The lowest fares are often matched or beaten by Continental, Delta, Northwest, and Southwest. In some cases, the competition offers $84 in savings.
• $116 R/T American Sale Matches Southwest, United, and Others*
  Why does American's latest sale look so familiar? Because it's nearly identical to competing promotions from Southwest, United, and Frontier. Add it all up and you've got a major fare war. And that's a huge win for bargain hunters.
• $98 R/T Domestic Sale Fares on Midwest*
  Midwest Airlines is linking mid-western cities including Milwaukee, Kansas City, and Omaha, with destinations like Atlanta, Boston, and San Francisco. AirTran, American, Frontier, and United, and other airlines, bring some competition.
• $248 R/T Thanksgiving Day Sale From United*
  Just like Southwest, United has posted its own last-minute Thanksgiving holiday sale, and these prices are competitive. Also look into JetBlue for fair fares. Destinations include Los Angeles, Rock Springs, and Washington, D.C.
• $75 O/W Last-Minute Thanksgiving Day Sale on Southwest*
  Just in time for that last-minute booking, Southwest has announced a Thanksgiving sale with dates encompassing the holiday period. Several carriers, including AirTran, Delta, Northwest, and US Airways, are also competing.
• $49 O/W Southwest Ski Sale*
  Southwest's latest sale features ski destinations Denver, Reno/Tahoe, and Salt Lake City. Unfortunately for Southwest, AirTran, Delta, and US Airways, among others avalanche on its offer with, oftentimes, lower prices.
• $51 O/W Seattle Winter Fares on Southwest*
  In time for the 2010 Winter Olympics, Southwest's latest sale features travel to Seattle. Promotional fares start at $51 one-way but we found that on most routes AirTran, American, JetBlue, among others, offer savings of about $100.
• Third-Night Free Night at Omni Hotels
  Omni Hotels is offering a free third night with any two-night stay when you book a Fall Back Package. Also offered are advance purchase rates and 25 percent off when you pay with an American Express card.
• Extended Stay Hotels Offers Last-Minute Weekend Discounts
  Find last-minute weekend discounts on Extended Stay's website and save at least 20 percent off weekend rates. Plus, Extended Stay Hotels guarantees you'll find the best available rate when you book directly on its website.

California Travel Advice See All California Travel Advice

• Early Birds Will Get the Best Family Vacation Deals Not sure if a vacation is within your budget for next year? A host of possibilities are available on the cheap, and you may be pleasantly surprised with what's affordable in early 2010.
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• Car Rental Booking Test Yields Surprising Results Our series comparing online travel agencies with direct travel suppliers continues this month with a focus on rental cars. The results may be a real eye opener: Where you book is less important than previously thought.

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• Embassy Suites Hotel Mandalay Beach Resort - Oxnard
  2101 Mandalay Beach Rd
  Oxnard, CA
  9 traveler comments
  Number of Rooms: 249
  Number of Floors: 3
  
• Days Hotel Circle by SeaWorld
  543 Hotel Circle South
  I-8 Exit
  San Diego, CA
  9 traveler comments
  Number of Rooms: 280
  Number of Floors: 3
  
• Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore Santa Barbara
  1260 Channel Drive
  Santa Barbara, CA
  9 traveler comments
  Number of Rooms: 213
  
• Best Western Beach Resort Monterey
  2600 Sand Dunes Drive
  Monterey, CA
  9 traveler comments
  Number of Rooms: 196
  
• Peninsula Beverly Hills
  9882 South Santa Monica Blvd
  Beverly Hills, CA
  9 traveler comments
  Number of Rooms: 196
  Number of Floors: 4
  
• Hilton Costa Mesa
  3050 Bristol Street
  Costa Mesa, CA
  9 traveler comments
  Number of Rooms: 486
  Number of Floors: 7
  
• San Diego Marriott Del Mar
  11966 El Camino Real
  San Diego, CA
  9 traveler comments
  Number of Rooms: 281
  Number of Floors: 11
  
• Holiday Inn San Diego-On The Bay
  1355 North Harbor Drive
  San Diego, CA
  8 traveler comments
  Number of Rooms: 600
  Number of Floors: 14
  
• Westin Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego
  910 Broadway Circle
  (Formerly The Westin Horton Plaza San Diego
  San Diego, CA
  8 traveler comments
  Number of Rooms: 450
  Number of Floors: 16
  
• The Westin Long Beach
  333 E Ocean Blvd
  Long Beach, CA
  8 traveler comments
  Number of Rooms: 469
  Number of Floors: 16
  
• Holiday Inn San Diego-Bayside
  4875 N. Harbor Dr.
  San Diego, CA
  8 traveler comments
  Number of Rooms: 237
  Number of Floors: 5
  
• Best Western Tuscan Inn Fisherman's Wharf - a Kimpton Hotel
  425 North Point Street
  San Francisco, CA
  8 traveler comments
  Number of Rooms: 221
  Number of Floors: 4
  
• Town and Country Resort Hotel
  500 Hotel Circle North
  San Diego, CA
  8 traveler comments
  Number of Rooms: 966
  Number of Floors: 10
  
• Embassy Suites Hotel Napa Valley
  1075 California Blvd
  Napa, CA
  8 traveler comments
  Number of Rooms: 205
  Number of Floors: 3
  
• Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego
  One Market Place
  San Diego, CA
  8 traveler comments
  Number of Rooms: 1625
  Number of Floors: 40
  

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• Embassy Suites Phoenix-Scottsdale
  4415 East Paradise Village Parkway South
  Phoenix, AZ
  5 traveler comments
  Number of Rooms: 270
  
• The Westin Peachtree Plaza
  210 Peachtree Street
  Atlanta, GA
  12 traveler comments
  Number of Rooms: 1068
  Number of Floors: 73
  
• New York Marriott East Side
  525 Lexington Avenue
  New York City, NY
  18 traveler comments
  Number of Rooms: 646
  Number of Floors: 35
  
• Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa
  1 Resort Dr
  Savannah, GA
  5 traveler comments
  Number of Rooms: 403
  Number of Floors: 16
  
• SpringHill Suites Seattle Downtown
  1800 Yale Ave.
  Seattle, WA
  2 traveler comments
  Number of Rooms: 234
  Number of Floors: 10
  
• Riverside Hotel
  620 E. Las Olas Blvd
  Ft. Lauderdale, FL
  1 traveler comments
  Number of Rooms: 217
  Number of Floors: 12
  
• Omni Hotel at Park West
  1590 LBJ Freeway
  Dallas, TX
  6 traveler comments
  Number of Rooms: 337
  Number of Floors: 12
  
• Embassy Suites Hotel Chicago Downtown Lakefront
  511 North Columbus Drive
  Chicago, IL
  14 traveler comments
  Number of Rooms: 455
  Number of Floors: 18
  
• Hilton Los Angeles Airport
  5711 West Century Boulevard
  Los Angeles, CA
  18 traveler comments
  Number of Rooms: 1236
  Number of Floors: 17
  
• Sheraton National Hotel
  900 S Orme St
  Arlington, VA
  4 traveler comments
  Number of Rooms: 408
  Number of Floors: 16