Vacation News Archive
10-May-2008
- 'Six out of 10 pick vacation over extra pay (Bradenton Herald)
TAMPA - Six in 10 consumers would prefer an extra week's Vacation over an extra week's pay, AAA's "Travel Pulse" report issued Thursday shows. - 'Too costly to vacation? Instead, try 'stay-cation' (The Wichita Eagle)
Think of it as the new buzzword: "Stay-cation." With gas prices rising, Wichita tourism officials are hoping Wichitans will rethink their Vacation travel plans and instead have a "stay-cation." They announced a marketing plan this week to highlight National Tourism Week, May 10-18, and are encouraging Wichitans to wear red shirts today to show support for local tourism. "We want people to ... - 'Hawaiian most expensive state to vacation in (MSNBC)
Hawaii is the most expensive state to vacation in, by far, costing two adults an average of $793 a day for food and lodging alone, according to a AAA survey released Monday. - 'ResortQuest Expands Vacation Rental Operations into the Alabama Gulf Coast Area (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
ResortQuest, the nation's leading provider of vacation rentals, property management, and real estate services, is pleased to announce its expansion into the vacation rental arena along Alabama's beautiful Gulf Coast. - 'Weak dollar forces Americans to vacation closer to home (Midland Reporter-Telegram)
BOSTON (AP) -- Dena Feldstein Brody sketched out an $8,000 budget for a 12-day family vacation this summer in England, France and Spain. But those plans were two years ago. Since then, the dollar has plummeted and air fares have soared. - 'City employees urged to use accumulated vacation hours (The Daily Iowegian)
At Monday?s Centerville City Council meeting, a discussion was held regarding the need to reduce accumulated comp and vacation time by city employees. - 'Vacation sites expect usual summer crowds (The Record Searchlight)
Low water levels at Lake Shasta, record gas prices, a slumping economy ? not exactly an ideal start to the summer tourist season. But those who make a living off the north state?s vacation hot spots remain upbeat. - 'Accommodating Lawyer's Vacation Doesn't Justify Inverting Order of Testimony (Law.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Trial judges have a lot of leeway in deciding how a trial proceeds, and that includes being understanding of attorneys' busy schedules. But a judge who made a defendant put on his medical experts before the plaintiff's to accommodate the plaintiffs lawyer's vacation abused his discretion and deprived the defendant of a fair trial, a New Jersey appeals court says. - 'Vacation rentals, title orders give hope in market (Walton Sun News)
Since 2005, the real estate market has been in decline. Many homes are sitting on the market and not selling. However, there are some signs of improvement in certain segments of the industry, such as vacation rentals and title orders. - 'ResortQuest Expands Vacation Rental Operations into the Alabama Gulf Coast Area (PRWeb)
ResortQuest, the nation's leading provider of Vacation rentals, property management, and real estate services, is pleased to announce its expansion into the Vacation rental arena along Alabama's beautiful Gulf Coast. (PRWeb May 9, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/ResortQuest-Alabama/Vacation-Rentals/prweb915224.htm
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