France, anyone? Airfares are becoming more affordable after summer highs, and new web sites, including www.yourtour.com, are busy crafting ideal itineraries for you.

What's hot: Getting a suggested day-by-day itinerary that you can edit helps take the guesswork out of a from-scratch tour. Use the map and click on the region(s) you're interested in, select travel dates and specify whether you'll be traveling one way or round trip. Then choose from long lists of smaller destinations, hotels and activities. Click ``Rebuild my tour'' to see what your ``personal travel agent'' recommends. The price listings made the load time (caution: slow) worth the wait and planning the trip more reality-based.

What's not: Only French itineraries are offered, although more countries are promised. If you're unfamiliar with France, it's tough to know where to start when you're asked to choose a destination. The site is still in beta, so sometimes a tour did not show up and I had to start over. The process worked better on a PC than a Mac. In the end, because this is such a unique and inspirational travel site, it was worth the wait and hassle.

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