Vacation News Archive

'Summertime no vacation for USM (Hattiesburg American)
What summer Vacation? While public school students enjoy their freedom and families gather around the barbecue, it's business as usual for thousands of University of Southern Mississippi faculty, staff and students.

'Tell us your favorite vacation spot within a day?s drive of the mid-valley (Corvallis Gazette Times)
The Memorial Day holiday weekend marks the traditional start of the summer Vacation season. So going into the summer of 2006, we invite you to field this question:

'Benson on vacation (Deseret Morning News)
Lee Benson is on vacation; his column will return on Wednesday

'Supermarket sales surge as vacation season nears (Gulf Times)
Staff Reporter AS thousands of expatriates in Qatar gear up to proceed on their annual summer vacation, almost all supermarkets are witnessing a massive increase in sales, especially in electronic goods.

'Vacation tips (Akron Beacon Journal)
How to have a decent vacation while taking work with you: Prepare clients and the boss in advance. Tell them how long you will be gone and how they can reach you in a true emergency. For less urgent matters, let them know who is covering for you at the office.

'Great vacation escapes begin with budget that makes cents (Contra Costa Times)
The Van Winkles' first trip to Hawaii was a two-week stay on the sunny side of Maui. For them, it was an ideal vacation: away from hassle, tourists, even the island's signature tropical rain. The trip was so good, the Martinez couple decided to make it an annual tradition.

'Vacation spots offer free gas to lure travelers (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
On the cusp of a summer vacation season likely to be dogged by painfully high gasoline prices, free fuel is being dangled before the nation's drivers. The lure is especially pronounced in the Upper Midwest, where tourism officials in Iowa and South Dakota are offering gas vouchers to potential tourists, as are bed-and-breakfast operators in Wisconsin. Also getting in on the act from coast to

'Pre-vacation research can reduce currency-conversion fees (USA Today)
Planning to travel outside the USA this summer? Take a dollar out of your wallet and tear it in half. That will prepare you for the wretched exchange rate you'll encounter on the other side of the pond.

'Work? Give it a rest while on vacation (Miami Herald)
The elements of a hard-earned vacation: beach, mountains or amusement parks, rest and relaxation and, all too often, e-mail and cell phones.

'Vacation comes but they can't stay away (Chicago Tribune)
Two-thirds of small-business owners are planning to take at least one full week of Vacation this summer, though more than half plan to check in with their business at least once a day while gone, according to a survey by American Express.

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