Vacation News Archive
22-Mar-2007
- 'The Method to Finding the Right Vacation Home (Palladium Times)
(ARA) - Vacations produce a lifetime of memories. No matter where you go, you get to spend quality time with your friends, family and the people you care about. Many travelers realize this is priceless and have decided to investigate owning a Vacation home or joining a destination club. - 'Misspelled passport ruining dream vacation (The Muskegon Chronicle)
SAGINAW -- Darla Iaquinta's dream Vacation is quickly turning into a nightmare. She and her husband, Jim, bought passports in February for the couple's trip to Jamaica, and paid an extra $60 for speedy processing. - 'Vacation Homes Boom in Spain May Bust as Banks Recoil (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
March 20 (Bloomberg) -- Vacation home prices in Spain, a leading indicator of Europe's property market, may face a slump that's worse than the real estate decline in the U.S., based on the loan terms banks are imposing on developers. - 'Investing: A bust in Spanish vacation homes? (International Herald Tribune)
Prices for vacation homes in Spain, a leading indicator of the European property market, may face a slump that is worse than the real estate decline in the United States, based on the loan terms banks are imposing on developers. - 'St. John school board to pay former employees all vacation pay (L'Observateur)
RESERVE- Earlier this school year, the St. John the Baptist Parish School Board considered a revision in attendance and leave policy that would make changes to the way that vacation pay was accruedand ditriubted. - 'Vacation and travel plans are coming together (The Kentucky Standard)
We?re just about ready to set off on our first family vacation in more than two years. Our last adventure was a break-neck road trip to Jasper, Texas, and Heavener, Okla., to visit my wife?s father and stepmother and my dad, respectively. - 'What to watch for before renting a vacation home (USA Today)
Renting a house or a condo has become a popular alternative to hotels for many vacationers. But whether you're renting a houseboat in the Lake Mead area outside of Las Vegas or a ski home in Colorado's Rocky Mountains, you have to be comfortable with what you are getting. When rental homes are dirty, cramped or dark, the vacation time there might not what you envisioned it to be. - 'Fix memorable vacation meals at home (Daily Breeze)
If getting there is half the fun, then what you eat on vacation must make up a big chunk of the other half. Long after that snapshot has been tucked away in a photo album, the memory of a delicious meal can linger for years. - 'Official gives $13K in vacation pay back to county (Dayton Daily News)
? Joe Szoke, executive director of Montgomery County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services, reimbursed the board Wednesday for $13,123 in pay he received last year for unused vacation leave beyond what board policy allows. - 'Doing a little business on vacation can provide tax breaks (Market Watch)
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- When you travel for business, you can deduct various expenses, such as airfare and hotel bills, on your tax returns if you are not reimbursed for them by your employer. But there are also ways to legitimately turn your nondeductible Vacation travel into a deductible business trip as well.
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