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Turkey is becoming a top tourist destination for cheap travel, with many British tourists choosing all inclusive Turkish holidays which allow them to enjoy the fascinating local culture and amazing scenery of this Mediterranean country.

Statistics show that tourism revenues have increased in Turkey by almost 18% year on year, and the country currently ranks as the 8th most popular destination for British tourists. Almost 2 million Britons visited the country in 2010 alone. They are taking advantage of the fantastic holiday deals that are now offered in Turkey to enjoy the wide variety of activities and environments in the country. One travel company that specializes in cheap travel to Turkey is called UlookUBook. The company offers extra online discounts on their already low package tour prices to many Turkish destinations.

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Summer travel deals this year include a ski resort as a fun, budget destination. Most of the travel infrastructure designed for skiers is still in operation all summer, and many resorts offer special perks to attract tourists during the off season.

For example, Vermont's Stoweflake Mountain Resort & Spa offers a summer savings package that starts at $219 per night and features waived resort fees, access to all resort amenities and free parking. There are some nearby activities that make for additional fun, including canoeing, hot-air balloon rides, zip line rides and horseback riding, and those who reserve in advance can save up to 20% more. The Bahamas is another destination where you can find great travel deals this summer, with air credits and free nights available at the Sheraton Nassau Beach.

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Cheap travel to Mars sounds like a joke, but NASA and an American rocket engineering company are serious about making it a reality. NASA has partnered with Space Exploration Technologies Corp (aka SpaceX) to build a rocket called "Falcon Heavy".

The current specs for the project estimate that Falcon Heavy could carry a space capsule to Mars for hundreds of millions rather than billions, which in the context of space exploration is cheap. The SpaceX rocket will be used for prospecting missions to Mars to determine whether the planet could someday support human settlements. The long term vision of SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is to make it possible for humans to become a multi-planet species, and to ensure a continued existence for humanity if some catastrophe were to befall the Earth.