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'Luxury Caribbean Resort Offers Incredible Vacation Value: Sun Dollars 'Melt The Recession Away' This Winter With 50% ... (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)
One luxury, eco-friendly Caribbean resort has decided to offer 50 percent in resort credit, Sun Dollars to "Melt the Recession Away" this winter! At the award-winning signature St. Lucia Windjammer Landing Villa Beach Resort, effective immediately, all new Vacation bookings, now through April 18, 2009, will receive 50 percent savings in Sun Dollars an increase from 15 percent.

'Vacation rental startup thriving (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
Even as the sinking economy is making many people think about turning their Vacations into ?staycations,? an online Vacation rental service recently managed to raise $250 million to fund its growth.

'Smiley is on vacation (The Advocate)
Published: Nov 17, 2008 - UPDATED: 12:05 a.m. Smiley is on vacation. His column will return when he does.

'Travelocity Incentives Introduces the Travelocity Vacation Gift Card Heading into Holiday Season (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SOUTHLAKE, Texas----Just in time for shoppers looking to give the gift of travel this holiday season, Travelocity's licensee, Travelocity Incentives, has expanded its industry-leading gift card program to now include vacation packages, allowing travelers to dynamically build a custom-made trip by combining flights, hotels, car rentals and/or activities.

'Vacation bailout packages (WPDE-TV Myrtle Beach - Florence)
By Joel Allen Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at 4:24 p.m. Wall Street got a bailout. Automakers may get one. And now the Grand Strand has come up with its own bailout plan.

'LiveRez.com Unveils 'RezSecure'- A New Way to Book A Vacation Rental (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
LiveRez.com , the emerging leader in online vacation rental software, today introduced RezSecure, a new program that instills confidence into guests by guaranteeing the validity and accuracy of property listings.

'Australia temporarily shuts down navy (AP via Yahoo! News)
Australia's navy gets a big Christmas gift this year: two months paid vacation for most sailors that will ease the effects of a recruiting slump but make the service Down Under look something like a part-time operation.

'Coldplay says 'best band' title only due to U2, Green Day's vacation (New Kerala)
Washington, November 18 : Coldplay's vocalist Chris Martin has revealed the reason why their band is the biggest hit in the world right now - U2 and Green Day are on vacation.

'Viscape Reinvents Vacation Home Industry as First Site to Combine Vacation Home Search, Real Estate and Social ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
ARLINGTON, Va.----Viscape, the first social media platform to connect vacationers with vacation home owners and vacation real estate, announces its official launch. Seizing the convergence between the Internet, social media, vacation real estate and travel planning, Viscape forges a vibrant community where travelers can find the perfect vacation home and destination in just minutes.

'Alternatives to Renting Luxury Vacation Homes Make Traveling a Breeze (Carteret County News-Times)
(ARA) - Planning a family Vacation can be difficult. Finding the right condo or home to rent can be time consuming in itself, let alone getting all the groceries and supplies you need after you arrive. If your Vacation is more work than relaxation, it's time to look at alternatives.

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