Vacation News Archive

'Some School Officials Top $100,000 In Vacation Pay List Finally Obtained By Board Member Rhonda Thurman (The Chattanoogan)
County School Board member Rhonda Thurman has finally been given her list of accumulated Vacation pay, and it shows some county school officials topping $100,000.

'Vacation home tax savings (Reno Gazette-Journal)
Taxpayers are entitled to claim deductions for their principal residence and one Vacation or second home. Except for unusual situations, the ownership tax breaks for a primary residence generally are limited to the mortgage interest and property tax deductions.

''Flying Solo' guide for female travelers (AP via Yahoo! News)
If you're female and you're traveling by yourself, what's the best place to take a vacation?

'Explore Mexican Baja online (AP via Yahoo! News)
Head south of San Diego into Mexico's Baja California on your next vacation and discover a warm, sunny world of beaches and deserts, hot new resorts and historic villages, and plenty of places to just relax and forget about winter. And with the Pacific on one side and the Sea of Cortez on the other, there are great places for salt water fishing and whale watching.

'Cruise vacation getting popular among Chinese travellers (The Star Online)
IT'S romantic, leisurely, sunny, and most importantly, takes place on the open ocean. It?s a cruise vacation, and it?s growing popular among Chinese tourists.

'Vacation pay won't affect when benefits begin (Akron Beacon Journal)
Q: I am 63 and would like to start receiving Social Security in September. My last day at work will be Aug. 24, but I won't receive my vacation pay until September. The company will owe me nine weeks at a rate of $2,000 a week. I'm concerned the vacation pay ($18,000) is going to be well over the $12,960 earnings limit mentioned on your Web site. I'm not clear about Social Security's income rules ...

'Take a vacation and get better at your job? (Seattle Times)
It sounds farfetched to workaholic Americans, but taking a vacation could make you better at your job. At least that's the contention of...

'Sit down with kids to plan your next vacation (El Paso Times)
Family vacations should be fun for everyone, but often the hassle leaves parents needing a vacation away from the family vacation. One expert gives tips on how to avoid the chaos.

'Planning a vacation in San Francisco can be earth-shaking (Inside Bay Area)
I KNOW exactly when I was going to vacation in ... San Francisco. I had been traveling all over the U.S., Europe, South America, Canada and Mexico for years, and then some financial burden ? what it was I cant remember now, but it was probably associated with either huge automobile or home repair bills ? stuck to me like a barnacle.

'Vacation Rentals Headed for Ballot (RedNova)
By Andrew Edwards, San Bernardino County Sun, Calif. Jan. 28--BIG BEAR LAKE -- Voters could have nearly two years to choose sides on a ballot initiative that would tighten the rules governing Vacation rentals -- one of the city's key businesses.

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