First lady’s Aspen trip marks 16th vacation in 3 years for Obama familyNews from Fox News: WASHINGTON –  First Lady Michelle Obama took her daughters on a ski trip to Aspen over President’s Day weekend, the 16th trip the first family has taken since President Obama took office. Over the past three years, the president, [...]

Michelle’s ski trip marks 16 Obama vacationsNews from Washington Examiner: Their stay at the home of a major Chicago fundraiser for President Obama makes the fifth time the first lady and her daughters have taken a break from Washington on their own. Only once has Obama had a long weekend out of town and alone, [...]

Robbery highlights wealth, travel of Supreme Court justicesNews from Kansas City Star: By DAVID G. SAVAGE AND IAN DUNCAN Tribune Washington Bureau By DAVID G. SAVAGE AND IAN DUNCAN WASHINGTON – Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer was at his Caribbean vacation home late in the evening one recent Thursday when a man wielding a [...]

Expected $ 4 gas by spring could hamper SC tourismNews from Palm Beach Post: By BRUCE SMITH The Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. — While an improving economy would seem to be good news for South Carolina’s $ 14 billion tourism industry encouraging more people to travel, it’s shadowed by rapidly rising gas prices that could [...]

Local families migrate west for school vacation weekNews from Boston.com: Maybe it’s the unseasonably warm weather New England has had this winter, or maybe it’s just a love of the rush of speeding downhill, but seemingly every family at Logan International Airport today was headed not to Disneyworld, the Caribbean, or anyplace warmer, but to [...]

Local families prepare for February vacation travelNews from My Fox Boston: Updated: Friday, 17 Feb 2012, 8:03 PM ESTPublished : Friday, 17 Feb 2012, 6:38 PM EST BOSTON (FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) – Local kids ran out of school on Friday in excitement over the start of February vacation. Unlike past years, the kids may [...]

Local families prepare for February vacation travelNews from My Fox Boston: Updated: Friday, 17 Feb 2012, 8:03 PM ESTPublished : Friday, 17 Feb 2012, 6:38 PM EST BOSTON (FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) – Local kids ran out of school on Friday in excitement over the start of February vacation. Unlike past years, the kids may [...]

More for Your Money: Spa vacations? Relax, there are dealsNews from Baltimore Sun: Hectic schedules and stressful jobs make spa vacations a sought-after commodity for many travelers. Hot stone massages, seaweed wraps and sugar scrubs are among the more popular choices for vacationers, but facials and foot rubs receive high marks as well. But all [...]

Vacation with scienceNews from WWLP 22News: Updated: Friday, 17 Feb 2012, 3:39 PM ESTPublished : Friday, 17 Feb 2012, 3:39 PM EST WESTFIELD Mass. (Mass Appeal) – You might be making plans for next week’s school vacation, and if you’re looking for some indoor fun where you can learn something too, check out the Amelia [...]

Travel by In-state, U.S., Overseas Residents Helps Florida to Record YearNews from The Ledger: Published: Friday, February 17, 2012 at 12:47 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, February 17, 2012 at 12:47 a.m. Florida tourism had a record year in 2011, with increases in travel by in-state and U.S. residents, as well as overseas visitors. Polk County’s [...]