From Warfare to Fare Wars

After staying home through a bleak winter of conflict and recession, Americans are eager to bust loose -- and travel companies are wooing them

Six years ago, a train strike derailed Marilyn Manassee's plans to tour the Spanish countryside. Then, this winter, just when she was ready to try again, the Persian Gulf war came along, and she delayed putting her money down. "It was not fear of terrorism as much as uneasiness," says the retired music teacher from Denver. "It was the idea of spending this much money and having to look over my shoulder to see if it was safe." With the war over, Manassee is finally set to take her long-postponed trip. "I have been dreaming about this," she says. "Now I...

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