Vacation News Archive

'Want a Raise and More Vacation Time? Meet Your Employer Halfway. (Washington Post)
Q I am approaching my one-year review, at which time I am entitled to ask for a salary adjustment. I believe my job performance has been good, and I could ask for (and probably get) a reasonable raise. However, I would rather ask for more Vacation days. I had been at my previous job long enough to earn three weeks per year; new employees at my current company get the standard two weeks, and they ...

'Best Off-Season Vacation Deals (Forbes)
Summer may be the peak travel season, but fall offers enticing deals--and fewer crowds.

'16 immigrants win owed vacation pay (The Standard-Times)
DARTMOUTH ? With a little help from the state Attorney General's Fair Labor Division, 16 workers who in May were laid off from Ahead Headgear have won vacation pay owed by the company.

'Volunteering for a vacation (The Pantagraph)
There's no need to pull teeth to get retired dentist Rick Martin to pack his bags. Just tell him someone needs volunteers somewhere to help somehow and he's on his way.

'Vacation Over For Escaped Convict From Philly Airport (Fox News)
Officials say at two people have been shot and wounded on a high school campus in south Los Angeles County.

'Rent a Vacation House: Top 10 Tips (ABC News)
Forget the hotel and save big money on a vacation home rental.

'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.

'Carolyn Hax: Vacation fling may not have been a deception (The Idaho Statesman)
Hi, Carolyn: I met someone on a vacation and we had an amazing time for two weeks. I felt like I made a real connection, and he said he wanted to stay in touch, was sad when I left, etc. We talked for hours and did activities together, cooked together, and got along so comfortably. There was some small amount of "intimacy" at the end of the trip.

'?It?s an evacuation, not a vacation? (The Paris News)
Traveling in two suburbans, an Explorer, a Neon and more than 300 miles later, a group of evacuees from Silsbee, a small town near the Texas coast, found their way to the Red Cross shelter at the First United Methodist Church in Paris aa week ago.

'Vacation is over; staying in touch is up to him (Abilene Reporter-News)
Hi, Carolyn: I met someone on a Vacation and we had an amazing time for two weeks.

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