Fewer Americans Will Travel During Labor Day Weekend

Fewer Americans Will Travel During Labor Day Weekend News from Beacon Equity Research: Due to the current state of the economy, it seems that Americans have started to put their travel plans on hold. According to a new report by AAA, about 31 million Americans will travel during the long Labor Day Weekend, which is [...]

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Vacation | on August, 24, 2011 | by | 0 Comments

More Americans plan on taking a vacation

More Americans plan on taking a vacation News from Bizjournals.com: For the first time in three years, the majority of Americans plan to take a vacation in 2011, says travel insurance company Mondial Assistance USA. The survey said 51 percent of Americans are either confident or somewhat confident they will manage to take a vacation [...]

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Vacation | on August, 03, 2011 | by | 0 Comments

More Americans plan taking a vacation

More Americans plan taking a vacation News from Bizjournals.com: For the first time in three years, the majority of Americans plan to take a vacation in 2011. That might be good news for California, which has a large tourism industry. For the first time in three years, the majority of Americans plan to take a [...]

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Vacation | on August, 01, 2011 | by | 0 Comments

Economic slump curbs Americans’ summer travel

Economic slump curbs Americans’ summer travel News from Reuters: New Mexico Highway 117 is pictured near the ”El Malpais” National Monument near Grants, New Mexico November 24, 2009. Credit: Reuters/Lucas Jackson By Bernd Debusmann Jr. NEW YORK | Fri Jul 15, 2011 2:09pm EDT (Reuters Life!) – Hit by the country’s economic slow-down, a majority [...]

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Vacation | on July, 16, 2011 | by | 0 Comments

Despite costs, Americans will gas up for vacations

Despite costs, Americans will gas up for vacations News from Bellingham Herald: Stay-cations are out, cheap-cations are in. Folks are determined to get of town for vacation this travel season despite high prices on gasoline and airfare, though many still want to keep overall travel costs as low as possible, according to polls and industry [...]

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Vacation | on May, 31, 2011 | by | 0 Comments

For Americans, No Summer Vacation

For Americans, No Summer Vacation News from City Town Info Education Channel: May 24, 2011 According to CNN, a report by the Center for Economic and Policy Research stated that the U.S. is the only advanced nation that does not have laws or federal statues to guarantee that workers get annual paid vacation. So, despite [...]

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Vacation | on May, 25, 2011 | by | 0 Comments

Travel costs will not deter vacation plans for Americans

Travel costs will not deter vacation plans for Americans News from ConsumerReports.org: More than six in 10 Americans say that taking a vacation is important this year, despite the high cost of travel. Of those who plan to travel, 71 percent predicted that they would pay more than last summer to cover the cost of [...]

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Vacation | on May, 18, 2011 | by | 0 Comments

7 in 10 Americans say high gas prices hurt

7 in 10 Americans say high gas prices hurt News from USA Today: By Gary Strauss, USA TODAY As gas prices hover near $ 4 a gallon, nearly seven in 10 Americans say the high cost of fuel is causing financial hardship for their families, a new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds. Jessica Hill, AP In [...]

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Vacation | on May, 17, 2011 | by | 0 Comments

Americans ready for vacation, despite high gas prices

Americans ready for vacation, despite high gas prices News from USA Today: Many Americans, fed up with being pent up, appear determined to go on vacation this summer — even though they know it’s going to cost them more than in recent years. By Reed Saxon, AP High gas prices aren’t going to keep most [...]

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Vacation | on May, 16, 2011 | by | 0 Comments

Many more Americans plan on taking that vacation this summer

Many more Americans plan on taking that vacation this summer News from News 10NBC: Posted at: 05/13/2011 9:39 AM After limited vacation travel over the past couple summers, several surveys show that this year, Americans are ready to take off. “Ninety-five percent [...]

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Vacation | on May, 14, 2011 | by | 0 Comments