Travel Reference
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Let's Make a Deal
Southwest
(
&
800/435-9792;
www.southwest.com) doesn't serve Boston,
but it has helped redefine “Boston-area airport,” creating two magnets for
budget-conscious travelers. They're not nearly as convenient as Logan, but
fares to either of these airports—on Southwest and other national carri-
ers—can be considerably cheaper than those to Logan.
If you're not renting a car, try to fly into Manchester, New Hampshire.
Man-
chester-Boston Regional Airport
(
&
603/624-6556;
www.flymanchester.com;
airport code MHT) is in southern New Hampshire, about 51 miles north of
Boston. Under a pilot program, the airport offers free
Manchester Shuttle
van service to and from Boston (the Sullivan Square Orange Line T stop) and
suburban Woburn, Mass.; check the website for details. In addition,
Vermont
Transit
(
&
800/552-8737;
www.vermonttransit.com) runs buses to Boston's
South Station eight times a day; three continue to Logan Airport. The trip
takes 60 to 90 minutes; the fare is $20 one-way, $39 round-trip.
T. F. Green Airport
(
&
888/268-7222;
www.pvdairport.com; airport code
PVD) is in the Providence suburb of Warwick, Rhode Island, about 60 miles
south of Boston.
Peter Pan Bonanza
(
&
888/751-8800;
www.peterpanbus.
com) buses run to and from Boston; the fare is $20 one-way, $37 round-trip.
If necessary, you can also take a cab or the local bus (
&
401/781-9400;
www.ripta.com) to downtown Providence and transfer to either the
MBTA
commuter rail (
&
800/392-6100
or 617/222-3200; www.mbta.com) or
Amtrak
(
&
800/USA-RAIL;
www.amtrak.com). Allow at least 2 hours, and
pack light.
way to expose young Bostonians (and
visitors) to culture, and the spectacular
sets make it practically painless. Visit
the website (www.bostonballet.org) for
more info. For tickets, call
Tele-charge
(
&
800/447-7400
or TTY 888/889-
8587; www.telecharge.com) as soon as
you plan your trip, ask whether your
hotel offers a
Nutcracker
package, or
cross your fingers and visit the box
office when you arrive. Thanksgiving
weekend through late December.
Boston Tea Party Reenactment,
Old
South Meeting House (
&
617/482-
6439;
www.oldsouthmeetinghouse.
org) and Tea Party Ship and Museum,
Congress Street Bridge (
&
617/338-
1773;
www.bostonteapartyship.com).
Chafing under British rule, American
colonists rose up on December 16,
1773, to strike a blow where it would
cause real pain—in the pocketbook. A
re-creation of the pre-party rally at the
meeting house is a lively all-ages audi-
ence-participation event; call ahead to
see whether the ship has reopened dur-
ing your visit. Mid-December.
Black Nativity,
Converse Hall,
Tremont Temple Baptist Church, 88
Tremont St. (
&
617/723-3486;
www.
blacknativity.org). Poet Langston
Hughes wrote the “gospel opera,” and
a cast of more than 100 brings it to life.
Check ahead for 40th-anniversary
events in 2009. Most weekends in
December.
