Yes, you read that right. It's still possible to go to the Games. There are tickets; there are flights; and there are hotels. In this segment on NBC News, I share the #1 tip about how to get the best deal: book a package. 

Last Friday marked my debut as Contributing Editor at Travelocity, with a segment on Fox Business about last-minute trends and trips for Spring Break 2012: Watch it here. Sadly, wasn't able to get to talk about all the deals, but they're all still live on the site.

A lot has happened in the past few months! I had my second baby, and I've just started a new chapter of my work life. This week, I've officially joined Travelocity as a Contributing Editor. Look out for me on the Today Show and other national outlets, talking travel deals and more. Read about it in Travel Weekly. 

Incredibly enough, eight years after I published the original edition of City Chic: The Modern Girl's Guide to Living Large on Less, bloggers are still giving it love. The latest, from Brooke's Just Talking Fashion, excerpts a wide range of tips, all of which I fully approve of, save for the last—borrow the book from the library to save money!

Online search is crazy overwhelming—and time consuming. This morning on the Today Show, I shared the six essential Web sites to make your travel planning smoother and put cash back in your wallet. WATCH THE SEGMENT HERE.

This morning on the Today Show, I shared 5 new and "improved" scams travelers are encountering around the world—along with tips about how to stay safe. CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE SEGMENT.

My latest Today Show segment aired on the 4th of July, but its shelf life should last well through Labor Day. The perfect beach blanket, biodegradable beach toys, a brilliantly lazy beach chair, plus many more covetable—and affordable—items you've never heard of.

My most recent segment on the Today Show was about a poll we're running on BudgetTravel.com, asking people to vote on the cutest current zoo baby. Apparently, Kathy Lee, Hoda, and I seriously peeved the kind folks at the Cincinnati Zoo.

If you're at all interested in travel trends, this annual roundtable I do with the other leading travel magazine editors is pretty interesting. It's published each winter in Travel Weekly, and this year, my fellow round-tablers were from Conde Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure, USA Today, Afar, and National Geographic Traveler. 

My alumni magazine just published a piece about me. I have to say, it's hard to give up editorial control! But they treated me with kid gloves. . .

Columbia College Today: March/April 2011 issue