Friend: Minn. family was on motocross vacation when motor home crashed in Kan …News from Washington Post: KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Minnesota family and some friends were taking a spring break vacation to see a motocross race when the motor home in which they were traveling crashed in northeast Kansas, killing five family members, [...]

Planning An Arts-Centered Vacation: Three Great Online ResourcesNews from Huffington Post: I’ve been using web databases to plan trips for more than a dozen years. Here are three of my favorites, two focusing on opera and concerts and a brand new one on London that covers all manner of events and venues, many of which [...]

Travel deals! Start planning a Florida vacationNews from ABC15.com (KNXV-TV): PHOENIX – If you’re looking for an escape this summer, Florida may be your answer. On Thursdays, ABC15.com will feature travel deals for Arizonans. This week’s deals from AAA Arizona include hotel deals for your next getaway. Orlando | Rooms from $ 159* per night [...]

St. Pete Beach: Take a beach vacation to new heightsNews from Palm Beach Post: By Mary Thurwachter Fly without sprouting wings? You can do it! Rent a water-propelled jetpack that soars up to heights of 30 feet at 30 miles per hour. TradeWinds Island Resorts on St. Pete Beach, named the No. 1 U.S. beach [...]

Family vacation ends early because of overnight fireNews from ActionNewsJax.com: ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. — Firefighters in Alachua county responded to a large house fire late Saturday. The fire might have gone unnoticed for a long time if an Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputy had not noticed an orange glow in the sky around 11:05 p.m., according [...]

Travel For Free This Summer!News from Manila Bulletin: By Eugene Y. Santos With students on vacation and the Lenten season around the corner, it seems that summertime presents great travel opportunities for people nationwide. Some would go home to their respective provinces for family gatherings, while others would probably hit the country’s numerous mountains and [...]

More for Your Money: How to cope with high summer airfare pricesNews from Los Angeles Times: If you’re hoping to book airline tickets for your summer vacation, you may be feeling some extra pain in your pocketbook. A trifecta of factors is playing havoc with airline ticket prices ($ 1,400 round-trip from LAX to London’s [...]

LastMinuteVacations.ca Announces Official Launch of Travel WebsiteNews from Albany Times Union: LastMinuteVacations.ca offers last minute deals, all year round, for vacation packages, hotels, flights, cruises and insurance with a goal of being Canada’s #1 online source for last minute travel needs. St. Catharines, Ontario (PRWEB) March 30, 2012 Ontario based company, LastMinuteVacations.ca, announced today the [...]

Investment/Vacation Home Sales Jump in 2011News from LoanSafe: (Source: NAR) – Washington, DC – March 29, 2012 -  Sales of investment and vacation homes* jumped in 2011, with the combined market share rising to the highest level since 2005, according to the National Association of Realtors®. NAR’s 2012 Investment and Vacation Home Buyers Survey, covering [...]

Gas prices changing summer vacation plansNews from WMBF: MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) The national average for a gallon of gas on Thursday was $ 3.94 according to AAA. Results from new study released by the U.S. Travel Association shows the rising cost of gas has some people rethinking vacation plans for this summer. While rising [...]