Vacation News Archive

'Proposal may limit cashing in unused vacation days (Charleston Daily Mail)
Kanawha County Commissioner Dave Hardy wants a new uniform policy for paying exiting employees for unused Vacation days. Last year, Hardy criticized the current policy after auditors discovered the county's potential liability is $1.5 million to compensate employees for unused days off.

'lastminute.com Survey Asks Americans: Which Presidential Candidate Would You Bring on Vacation? (Centre Daily Times)
Taking a slightly different angle on the political "popular vote," lastminute.com, a leading travel and lifestyle site, put candidates to the ultimate test by seeing how they rate as travel companions. From sharing an airplane elbow rest to sipping cocktails on the beach, Americans had some pretty strong viewpoints on which candidates they'd most want to include in their personal vacation time.

'County turns down plan to add days of vacation (Denton Record-Chronicle)
Denton County commissioners couldn?t muster up enough votes Tuesday to give county employees additional vacation days, and officials do not plan to resubmit it.

'EcoTarium lining up school vacation programs (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
WORCESTER - February Vacation Week events will be held Feb. 16 through 24 at the EcoTarium, 222 Harrington Way.

'Planning an Affordable Dream Vacation (Benton Evening News)
(ARA) - Where do you plan to spend Spring Break - or summer vacation for that matter? Will you be exploring Europe, snorkeling with the stingrays in the Caribbean, hiking in Hawaii or relaxing at a resort in Florida?

'Groveland library offers vacation activities (The Daily News of Newburyport)
GROVELAND and mdash; The Langley-Adams Library will offer activities for children during February school vacation. No registration is necessary for the drop-in activities. All week, the library will host the Guessing Fun program. Children will be asked to guess how many gumdrops are in a jar. The winner will be announced Feb. 23.

'More Fun Than Root Canals? It?s the Dental Vacation (New York Times)
Medical tourism has been an increasingly popular alternative for the uninsured desperate for care, and for middle-class Americans willing to travel to secure affordable health care.

'Consider This Before Buying a Vacation Home (Richfield Reaper)
(ARA) - When dreaming of traveling, everyone has something different in mind. And when investing in a vacation or second home, you want to make sure you get what you want. For many, destination clubs are the answer because they provide the best of many worlds.

'Cat lost during Hills vacation heads home (Rapid City Journal)
Before Sunday, the last time Cary and Eileen McFadden saw their cat, Pauline, was during a Vacation to the Black Hills more than a year and a half ago.

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