Travelscream Technologies and Fodors.com, the website for Fodor's Travel, have formed a partnership that enables premium placement for travel deals and promotions on Fodors.com.

Initially created as a youth hostel directory in 1999, EuropeanHostels.com relaunched today with 38 European city guides written by site editors, Editor's Picks and in-house hostel reviews, hostel photos, user reviews and travel forums. EuropeanHostels.c

Joan Peterson is the author of the Eat Smart series of travel guides for food lovers, which helps people discover the culture of a country through its cuisine. She hopes to give travelers the knowledge -- and confidence -- to find authentic dining experie

Omni Hotels has introduced "The Local Scoop" website (http://thelocalscoop.omnihotels.com) with focus on tapping the minds of true destination experts.

Indiana Jones and Hal Graff share two things in common: a love of adventure and a fear of snakes. Never mind lions and tigers. Graff, of Bloomington, was clear when he e-mailed outfitters in South Africa the timing of his safari had to be when the odds of