Vacation News Archive
03-Sep-2008
- 'Singaporeans postponing vacation plans to Phuket, Krabi (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Philippines News)
SINGAPORE: With the closure of several Thai airports over the weekend due to anti?government protests, many Singaporeans are postponing their Vacation plans to Phuket and Krabi for now. - 'No cash? No problem, if you barter (CNN.com)
Miriam Brown has always wanted to visit Cape Cod, but when she recently began to plan a trip and found out she would have to pay $200 or more a night for lodging, her dream Vacation seemed out of reach. - 'Security official fired after Corsican protest ensnares a Sarkozy friend (International Herald Tribune)
A senior French security official has been fired after Corsican nationalists invaded the vacation villa of a French actor who is close to President Nicolas Sarkozy. - 'A Money-saving Plan for the Summer Vacation Clan (Carteret County News-Times)
(ARA) - Are you looking to embark on a summer family vacation that won't break the bank? Whether it's heading to an amusement park or road tripping across the country, there are simple ways to spend within your means by making informed, cost-conscious decisions while on the road. - 'Surviving the post-vacation blues (MSNBC)
Labor Day marks the end of the vacation season for many Americans, bringing with it a sense of dread for some workers. Here are some ways to get rid of the post-vacation blues. - 'World's Largest Toy Rental Company Successfully Launches On-line Vacation Toy Rental Program (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
BabyPlays.com now provides a Vacation Toy Rental Program. Having toys delivered to any U.S. Vacation Destination is as easy as one visit to the BabyPlays website. For a onetime fee a family can have a large box of either 5 or 8 high quality, age appropriate toys delivered right to their vacation destination. - 'Calvin L. Beale, Demographer With a Feel for Rural America, Dies at 85 (New York Times)
Mr. Beale was among the first to recognize the transformation of America?s rural landscape from farms to a mixture of farms, industry and vacation homes. - 'Vacation Plans That Avoid the Pump (New York Times)
WHEN Robert Huether and his fiancée, Heather Wierowski, go on vacation, they typically take a plane or a car to get away from it all. But summer spikes in gas prices, reaching beyond $4 a gallon, spurred them to try a new kind of trip this year. - 'Renovating a French Mill (New York Times)
A secluded mill has been transformed into a site for weeklong vacation packages themed around French cooking, architecture, art or bike rides through the Loire countryside. - 'Time Share: A Great Vacation Opportunity for the Family (Carteret County News-Times)
(ARA) - With a busy family, hectic work schedule and decisions to be made daily on a variety of topics and issues, one thing the average person does not want to struggle over is where to Vacation to get some rest.
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