Vacation News Archive
13-May-2006
- 'Great American Vacation (CBS News)
The Early Show is hitting the road this summer and we may be coming to your town! Two Early Show Winnebagos will be crossing the country in June and July. On Wednesday and Friday mornings, we'll be knocking on someone's door to surprise deserving viewers with a summer Vacation. - 'Vacation ?rescue? (The Star Online)
While one is on Vacation, accidents and tragedies can happen. Should you get travel insurance, asks DEEPAK GILL? - 'Gas Prices Take a Vacation! (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
With warm weather, Memorial Day and summer vacation on the way, government officials are scrambling to provide quick relief from soaring gas prices. But a Seattle-based company has beaten the bureaucrats to the pump. - 'Universal Orlando outsources vacation bookings (Amusement Business)
Universal Orlando has laid off 55 workers after closing the in-house call center that handles vacation bookings, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Shaumburg, Ill.-based Virtual Agent Services, which also has offices in Canada, will book the vacation packages. - 'Vacation Bible School (Garden City News)
SonTreasure Island Vacation Bible School is being hosted by The Presbyterian Church in Garden City located at the corner of New Hyde Park Road and Chester Ave. from June 26-30. All the neighborhood children in K-5th grade are invited to participate in the fun filled Treasure Hunts each day. Sessio - 'The Vacation - in studio (Minnesota Public Radio)
The Vacation, a four-piece from LA, offers a new look at pure old-fashioned rock: they're gritty, noisy, catchy, and mesmerizing. The band, fronted by brothers Ben and Steve Tegel, are also articulate and enthusiastic as they talk and joke about their musical influences, their new record, and their evolution from the underground L.A. scene to a new major-label record deal. On their way to a show - 'BABYMOON BOOM: Expectant couples enjoy a last vacation fling before baby makes 3 (Detroit Free Press)
Everyone knows that a baby changes everything. Bernard Greene and Rita Johnson-Greene, due Aug. 5 with their first, expect that they will not enjoy another romantic, carefree, just-the-two-of-them vacation for a lo-o-o-ng time. - 'AAA: Nebraska ?best vacation bargain? in U.S. (Lincoln Journal Star)
Nebraskans looking for a vacation bargain don?t need to travel far, according to AAA. Based on a vacation cost survey recently completed by AAA, Nebraska is one of the most economical destinations for travel within the United States when considering expenses for meals and lodging. - 'Not too late to set rules for vacation (St. Petersburg Times)
Summer can turn into the least relaxing time of the year for some small-business owners. They find themselves dealing with a variety of vacation issues - resolving conflicts when several employees want the same week off and finding ways to get all the work done while staffers are away. - 'Former Deputy Premier of Ireland Drowns (AP via Yahoo! News)
Michael O'Leary, a deputy prime minister in the early 1980s, has drowned while on Vacation in France, his family and political colleagues said Friday. He was 69.
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