Planning a Vacation With Your Ex-Spouse?

Planning a Vacation…With Your Ex-Spouse?
TIME
It's too early to know whether Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes will join Hollywood's group of amicable ex's who happily vacation together with their kids. ... A decade later, Susan's well-meaning ex-husband approached her with an interesting proposition: a ...

TIME 

It Takes a Little Work to Take a Vacation
New York Times
Afraid of what might happen if he were out of touch too long, Mr. Oakley, president of Charles Aris, a Greensboro, N.C., executive search firm, said he would spend most of his vacation time on the phone or at a computer, squeezing in “pockets of ...

New York Times 

Sudanese tourism minister says there is no Arab Spring in Sudan despite protests
Washington Post
By Associated Press, AP. CAIRO — A Sudanese Cabinet minister says recent protests there against austerity measures are not comparable to last year's popular Mideast uprisings. TourismMinister Hassabo Abdel-Rahman described the protests as “normal.

RPT-Luxury chains ride travel boom, eye new horizons
Reuters
Luxury travel retail seen up 25 pct by 2014- GenerationResearch* Estée Lauder opening in domestic airports in China* Tiffany, Hublot, Brookstone among those opening new storesBy Phil WahbaJuly 4.

Spanish Tourism Industry Prepares for Difficult Summer
Wall Street Journal
Spain's tourism industry is bracing itself for a painful slowdown in bookings this summer, driven by a steep decline in local tourism, according to the country's leading hotel association.

The Romney vacation: M&M cookies, volleyball and patriotic crafts
Los Angeles Times
Mitt Romney's vacation retreat may be tucked in the woods on the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee and visible only by boat, but voters still have gotten plenty of sightings this week thanks social media and the work of stealthy photographers who staked ...

Costa Concordia captain freed from house arrest
msnbc.com
Travel photos from around the world. We adore all the beautiful travel photos from our readers this week, from lighted towers to mirror-calm waters to Pompeii ruins. Need to get away? Put it on layaway · America's best all-inclusive resorts · 5 ways to ...

To beer, or not to beer? 'Can ban' slows tourism
msnbc.com
When it comes to new laws, Texas usually saves its bewilderment for ones from Washington. But this scorching summer, it's a single city ordinance on the popular Guadalupe River that is stirring frustration and confusion.

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REPEAT-BMO Insurance Study: Canadians Without Travel Insurance Risk ...
MarketWatch (press release)
TORONTO, ONTARIO, Jul 05, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- BMO Insurance today released the results of its Summer Travel Insurance Study which found that, while many Canadians are turning their thoughts to summer vacation plans, only 41 per ...

Resort City Aims for Brief Bankruptcy
Wall Street Journal
Mammoth Lakes, a small California resort community near Yosemite National Park, hopes to emerge from bankruptcy protection before the end of the year, according to a municipal official, a schedule that would bring a quick end to the town's high-profile ...

Travel Week: Universal Orlando's Superstar Parade
Wired News
After we had a chance to take it all in, I was given the chance to ask Lora Wallace, the show director for Universal Orlando Resort Entertainment, some questions about the parade and what it takes to put it all together. Lora has worked at Universal ...

Wired News

Warship museums are not assured victory as tourist draws
Los Angeles Times
Now its huge guns are pointed at a string of seafood restaurants in San Pedro, and it's about to join America's fleet of floating museums — some 48 warships that have been donated to coastal communities eager for tourist dollars and upgraded waterfronts.

Los Angeles Times

Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa Celebrates The "Five Days Of ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Additional resort amenities include Slyders, a water playground, a tranquil lagoon-style swimming pool, Shubee's and Mankota's Poolside Bar and Cafés, and “The Village,” an eclectic shopping experience with everything from pizza to surf memorabilia and ...

San Francisco Chronicle (press release)

Travel Week: Lovely Geeky Japan
Wired News
I was often the only tourist there, and I've gained a few fans after collecting two Hello Kitty dolls in one swipe on the claw machines. For the love of manga: What could be better for the manga fans than rows and rows of shelves dedicated to manga in ...

Wired News

TomTom Summer Travel Survey Finds Most Canadians Will Travel in July and ...
MarketWatch (press release)
CONCORD, Mass., Jul 05, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- TomTom today released the results of a survey on summer travel plans and preferences. The survey found that most Canadians (38 per cent) are planning to take a one to two week summer vacation and ...

Julie Fay: Vacation lessons that really hit home
Taunton Daily Gazette
We drove, as we always do when we visit la petite maison, our summer cottage in the Eastern Townships area of la belle province. It was a week of lovely scenery, too much ice cream and an abundance of mangled French on my part (my best line: Je ne ...

Resort living: Near Milford, Dover and Delaware beaches
Washington Times
Located 10 minutes from Dover Air Force Base between the towns of Milford and Dover, this community offers year-round living within minutes of area beaches and resortcommunities. The homes have three to five bedrooms with 3½ baths and 2295 to 3463...

Washington Times

Black Hills tourism not affected by wildfires, yet
Daily Republic
... for South Dakota's tourism industry, Jim Hagen, the state's tourism secretary, told KELO-TV on Wednesday. "So far, we have not picked up any sentiment from folks saying, `Hey we're going to cancel our vacation,' or, `Should we be coming to South ...

Luxury Reaches New Heights in Tower Club Lounge at Talking Stick Resort
MarketWatch (press release)
"Great guest service is at the heart of all decisions made at Talking Stick Resort," said Robb McCreary, hotel director of Talking Stick Resort. "We see the Tower Club as the newest amenity to heighten the guest experience. For those staying on our ...

Riding Independently: How Old Should Children Be?
USA TODAY (blog)
Parenting in the Parks columnist Adrienne Krock's three boys are now 13, 11, and 8. They've been visiting the Disneyland Resort since they were each just weeks old and Annual Passholders since their 3rd birthdays. Adrienne writes: Why would a parent ...

Travel Channel to Premiere NASCAR's SAND MASTERS Series, 7/8
Broadway World
In this all-new half-hour special, premiering on Travel Channel on Sunday, July 8 at 10 p.m. ET/PT, the sand masters are invited to Daytona by two-time DAYTONA 500 Champion Michael Waltrip.

US Travel Advisory 'Hurts' Tanzania Tourism
AllAfrica.com
Arusha — The recent travel advisory, issued by the US embassy in Kenya warning its citizens against visiting the country's coastal towns and tourism hub of Mombasa among other areas, is reported to be affecting Tanzania as well. The Chairman of the ...

Don't Forget Fido! Tips For Summer Travel With Your Dog « CBS ...
By sstoddart
If you're traveling with your dog this summer, these tips will help keep your canine buddy in tip toptravel-ready form.
CBS Detroit

Redneck Games, Redneck Olympics, and Redneck Resort Offer Fun ...
By Jonathon M. Seidl
You can see a slideshow of the resort on the event's website. Then, of course, there are the Redneck Games in Georgia where a favorite is the mud pit swimmin' hole (which is also used for the belly flop events) and the hubcap hurl: ...
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Tribute to a lost era in American travel | Hemmings Blog: Classic and ...
By Jim Donnelly
If ever a book on an icon of the American highway was decades overdue, this was it. Nobody had ever written a technical and social history of the GM Coach PD-4501, better known as the Scenicruiser, and commissioned by Greyhound at the ...
Hemmings Blog: Classic and collectibl...

Many Travel To See Annual Tapping Of The Liberty Bell « CBS Philly
By Crystal Cranmore
BY Suzanne Monaghan. PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Independence Day in Philadelphia wouldn't be complete without the annual tapping of the Liberty Bell. The Independence Day bell tapping honors the anniversary of the adoption of the ...
CBS Philly

Travel + Leisure: America's Most Crowded Beaches (PHOTOS)
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Matsu Islands to vote on casino resort - ucanews.com
By chrisr
Matsu Islands to vote on casino resort Residents in the Matsu Islands go to the polls on Saturday in a referendum to decide whether to build a controversial casino resort Observers predict a close result despite overwhelming opposition to the scheme when the proposal was submitted to authorities last year A poll conducted just after ... Opponents say a casino would be morally wrong, destructive and also threaten the livelihoods people already working in the islands' tourism industry.
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My Ultimate Vacation Hair- Waist Length Box Braids | Madame Noire ...
By Lexi Felder
Stronger, Longer Hair Challenge. Sponsored by: Advertisement. Before I planned my trip out for Europe in May, my biggest concern was my hair! What would I do to it? Because I was flying overseas and I didn't want to check a bag- I either ...
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Taking a Vacation This Year? You're Not Alone [AUDIO]
By Kelly Waldron
Despite the struggling economy, many of us are taking a vacation this year and we're pulling out all the stops. Flickr User Richardstep.com. A recent poll by Ipsos finds that Americans are still planning to get out of town and they're planning to ...
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10 tips on taming travel tipping confusion | Long Island Business News
By The Associated Press
It's probably not the first concern on travelers' minds when they set out on an international vacation, yet it's an issue that presents itself early and often. Taking a cab to the airport? Checking in luggage with the skycap? Dining at a brasserie in ...
Long Island Business News

New Braunfels can ban slows tourism | KXAN.com
NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas (AP/KXAN) - Going into the Fourth of July week and weekend the New Braunfels 'can ban' ordinance on the Guadalupe River continues to cause confusion and frustration. So, just to clear things up: Boozing while ...
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