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Sep 17 We have some exciting news to share with our fellow Cheapos. Today we’re happy to announce the relaunch of EuroCheapo.com, complete with a brand spanking new site design and all sorts of helpful new features that we think you’re going to enjoy. This is the largest redesign in our 11 year history and it affects » Read more

Apr 05 We mean business, Cheapos! Today EuroCheapo is proud to announce the launch of our guide to cheap hotels in Frankfurt, Germany. Although Frankfurt is Europe’s largest financial center and attracts business travelers with mighty expense accounts, the city can be surprisingly affordable to budget-conscious travelers. EuroCheapo’s new Frankfurt section includes recommendations for 31 affordable places » Read more

Oct 21 By Nina Derham in London— Choosing a budget hotel in London can be a truly daunting task. But fear not, Cheapos; it is possible if you know where to look! I recently spent several weeks visiting budget-friendly hotels, B&Bs and hostels in London for EuroCheapo’s London hotel guide. It’s hard to pick three favorites, but, » Read more

Jul 29 By Suzanne Russo— The eclectic Mission District is somehow both quintessential San Francisco and a world apart. Like the hip Marina and tony Pacific Heights, the Mission has a large population of ravishing Victorian homes but here the genteel structures keep company with tall palm trees, colorful murals and ornate Spanish-style architecture. And while its edgy, artsy flair resembles » Read more

Jun 20 By Tom Meyers— Ten years ago this week, we launched EuroCheapo from my apartment in Berlin with a guide to 25 budget hotels in Paris. On June 14, 2001, with three friends huddled around my desk, I clicked “upload,” refreshed the browser, and watched www.eurocheapo.com come to life. True to “cheapo form,” we clinked glasses » Read more

Jan 05 Welcome to 2011, Cheapos. Now that the eggnog is finally gone and we’ve shoveled away the snow from the Christmas blizzard, it’s time for one of our favorite annual traditions: making New Year’s travel resolutions. This year, everyone here at EuroCheapo HQ has made a pact to aspire to both personal and office-wide resolutions. The » Read more

Nov 22 By C.H. Kwak— After attending TBEX in Copenhagen this month, I found myself left with only 160 Krona and one more day to go. That’s about €21—chump change in a Scandinavian city. But I didn’t feel like paying an ATM transaction fee again, and my credit card seemed to have developed a mysterious PIN overnight. » Read more

Oct 25 By Tom Meyers— I had a bad feeling when I checked into my second hotel in Lisbon earlier this month. I was in town for the week to review about 50 hotels for our Lisbon guide, and I’d be spending three nights at this hotel. I had just spent three nights at another hotel, the » Read more

Oct 04 Over the past few days we relaunched our blog and gave it a major, much-needed overhaul. We added all sorts of things that didn’t exist previously to make it more navigable, social, and – we hope – easier to use. But sort of like moving out of your first cramped apartment with no windows and » Read more