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Los Angeles
Ever wonder where your favorite celeb gets her to-die-for designer duds? Depending on how old she is, it’s either Melrose Avenue (Nicole Richie, Paris Hilton) or high-end Rodeo Drive (Nicole Kidman, Catherine Zeta-Jones). Still, you needn’t spend a fortune to get dressed in Los Angeles, as downtown’s Santee Alley is loaded with affordable knockoffs of brand-name merchandise. Otherwise, LA is one of a handful of major cities to boast popular outdoor shopping centers – The Grove, for one, is chock full of stores selling everything from fresh vegetables to iPod accessories, while the three-block, pedestrian-only Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica has familiar brand-name stores interspersed with funky boutiques.
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$600+: 7-nt Mexican Riviera cruise w/credit from Los Angeles Royal Caribbean
$399+: Mexican Riviera 7-nt cruise on Sapphire Princess Princess
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$125/nt+: Trendy downtown LA hotel with rooftop pool & bar Splendia
$180/nt+: Coastal California resort nr LA w/third night free Terranea Resort
$119+: Newly-renovated LA waterfront hotel w/$25 meal credit The Portofino Hotel and Yacht Club
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$159/nt+: Hollywood Boulevard w/20% off rooms in hot local Perfect Escapes
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Up to 30% off: Thanksgiving sale on hotels in NY, LA & more Hotels.com
$119+: LA hotel w/valet parking & 20% off at restaurants Wilshire Grand Los Angeles
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$10/day+: Airport pickup & dropoff car rental deals CarRentals.com
$253+: LA 3-nt trip w/free brkfst & air from Seattle Good Nite Inn Calabasas
$296+: San Francisco 4-star hotel nr Union Sq 3 nts w/air Parc Fifty Five Hotel - Union Square
$400+: Stay 3 nts in LA hotel w/airfare from Seattle Residence Inn By Marriott Santa Clarita
$283+: L.A. hotel in Little Tokyo w/garden 3 nts & air Kyoto Grand Hotel and Gardens
$429+: Stay 3 nts in Beverly Hills w/air from Seattle The Beverly Hilton
$279+: 3-star Hilton Los Angeles Airport And Towers Expedia
$282+: 3-star Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles Expedia
$283+: 3-star Ramada - Hollywood Near Universal Studios Expedia
$103+: Low nationwide holiday flight sale (round-trip). United
$225+: Cheap flights to Portland, OR(round-trip) Major Airlines
$149+: Fall flights to Los Angeles (round-trip) Major Airlines
$49+: Cheap fall/winter California flights (one-way) JetBlue
$39+: Low nationwide fall/winter flight sale (each way) AirTran
