Top-Ten Budget Travel Destinations for 2010

Are you ready to travel in the New Year, but not sure your wallet is quite as ready?

Have no fear—our friends at BudgetTravel.com [2] have announced their top-ten budget-friendly travel destinations for 2010, and the list is exciting and diverse. The top-spots include: Portland [3], Las Vegas [4], Glacier National Park [5], Baja California, Mexico [6], Samaná Peninsula, D.R. [7], Rio de Janeiro [8], Buenos Aires [9], Vienna, Sydney and Hanoi [10]. Moon offers travel guides [11] to several of these wallet-friendly destinations.

Each year, the experts at BudgetTravel [2] research industry news and trends and dive through mounds of data to determine the world's new best-value destinations. To find out why their picks are more affordable than ever—and how to have fun once you get there—you can read the full article here [12].

There’s no better time to book your next adventure. When you do, make sure you return to Moon.com [13] for unique and budget-friendly trip ideas, informative blogs, maps and more. And don't forget we're giving away a $100 Southwest Airlines gift card to one lucky reader to help get you on your way. For a chance to win, all you need to do is sign up for our monthly e-newsletter [14] by January 4th.

Jen Rios-Burns
Online Marketing Manager

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