Vacation News Archive

'Vacation airline owner Transat back in black (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Transat AT Inc., owner of Vacation airline Air Transat, said on Wednesday it returned to profit in the first quarter as a stronger Canadian dollar helped ease the pressure from higher fuel costs.

'State Lawmakers look at vacation home owners to fund insurance debt (Tampa Bay's 10)
Redington Shores, Florida ? This beachside community has its landmarks: it?s beaches, high rise condos, and the Redington Long Pier, where it doesn?t seem to matter if the fish bite.

'Get back to nature with a ranch vacation (USA Today)
With the current spike in interest in ranch vacations, Americans are gladly trading city style for a week spent riding horses, fly fishing and roasting hot dogs around the campfire. Would-be cowboys and girls can now find a ranch to fit any interest or budget.

'Have A Florida Vacation Home? Pay More Insurance (CBS 4 Miami)
The toll of last year's hurricane season is still being felt in the wallets of many homeowners. Now a new proposal might leave your wallets empty if you own a second or vacation home in the Sunshine State. We've got the details.

'MPD gears up for vacation time crimes (Manila Bulletin)
The Manila Police District (MPD) has tapped force multipliers and barangay officials to prevent the occurrence of crimes in the city during the forthcoming school break and vacation months of April and May.

'Ukraine premier to take vacation over preparation for elections (Itar-Tass)
KIEV, March 15 (Itar-Tass) - Ukrainian Prime Minister, leader of the Our Ukraine election bloc Yuri Yekhanurov intends to take a vacation in the period from March 21 to 23 in connection with the preparation for the country?s parliamentary elections scheduled for March 26, the minister said at a meeting of the Ukrainian government on Wednesday.

'The Key West Diet Fears No Vacation or Holiday (PR Web)
All diets work, but usually not for long. The Key West Diet, released this month, states that weight loss and control is more than menu planning. Capturing the inspirational feeling of a vacation is one means to long-term diet success. Techniques such as this and others in the book will result in losing more weight and managing weight longer than by food-choice diets alone by applying the common

'Legislators target vacation-home owners with 25% surcharge for Citizens Property (Sun-Sentinel)
TALLAHASSEE -- Owners of Florida vacation properties and second homes insured by Citizens Property Insurance Corp. would face a 25 percent surcharge under an insurance overhaul outlined by Florida Senate leaders on Wednesday.

'Vodafone to Japan: Sayonara (The Motley Fool via Yahoo! News)
I first heard the rumor two weeks ago, while on vacation in Japan: Vodafone (NYSE: VOD - News) would sell its Japanese mobile phone unit to holding company SoftBank.

'Best Bets: 5 vacation homes (CNN Money)
Getting away from it all in a fabulous summer rental -- it's what everybody daydreams about this time of year.

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