Vacation News Archive

'State Stuck With Citizens Tab (The Tampa Tribune)
The board chairman of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. says it will be "next to impossible" to comply with a new state law requiring Vacation- or second-home residents in Florida to pay for the insurer's deficit before permanent residents dig into their pocketbooks.

'S Korean Discount Stores Report Higher Sales In Aug (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News)
South Korea's major discount outlets saw sales rise in line with demand during the August Vacation period, but department stores reported negative growth, a government report said Friday.

'Virtual 'Tribe' takes the leap (USA Today)
It's opening day on Vorovoro Island, a speck in the 322-island Fiji archipelago. At least for 13 members of a new online community called Tribewanted and a handful of staffers who are here to create an eco-friendly vacation paradise for like-minded souls.

'Turn Timeshare Tours into Vacations to Remember (Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch)
(ARA) - We've all seen the offers. Fabulous vacation packages in exciting destinations with wonderful resort accommodations - all at a price that's too good to believe. So what's the catch?

'We'd like to publish your vacation photos (Troy Eccentric)
Taking a trip out of town? Why not bring your hometown newspaper along.

'Goodbye summer vacation (Waconia Patriot)
Goodbye summer vacation Though the weather seemed more like summer than fall Sept. 5, the day signaled the end of summer for students returning to Orono schools for the first day of classes. In addition to the students, the Orono School District welcomes 25 new staff members this year.

'Travel Heats Up as Temperature Drops - When Kids Go Back to School, Grownups Go on Vacation (SYS-CON Media)
According to a recent TripAdvisor(TM) survey of more than 2,400 travelers from around the world, fall and spring tied as the best seasons for traveling, and New England was chosen as the most desirable U.S. fall destination, by a wide margin, for the second straight year. Eighty-three percent of travelers will take a vacation this fall, down slightly from 88 percent last autumn. Nearly 50 percent

'Take a Vacation, but not from Your Skin Care Routine (Derby Daily Reporter)
(ARA) - Summer vacation offers a time-honored tradition of getting away from it all - from the pressures of the office to the hectic car-pool schedule and everyday errands. It's a chance to be carefree and forget the constraints of the day-to-day.

'freeSpeech: Jim Twohie (CBS News)
Jim Twohie asks if Congress goes on vacation for the whole month of August, then don't we deserve a little more time off?

'We'd like to publish your vacation photos (Clarkston Eccentric)
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