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Thursday, October 9th, 2008
With the holidays fast approaching, now is the time to start planning for a winter vacation.
No matter where you plan to getaway from it all - be it a Caribbean vacation, a ski vacation or a luxury resort vacation - the sooner you start planning, the better.
Travelers that ...
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Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
Vail Resorts recently announced that they are offering a new Season Pass at their ski resorts. It's called the Epic Pass and gives skiers and snowboarders unlimited and unrestricted skiing at Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Heavenly.
Introductory pricing on the Epic Pass is $579.00 for adults and $279.00 for ...
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Friday, October 5th, 2007
If you've been thinking about visiting an MGM Grand Casino, you don't have to travel all the way to Las Vegas anymore. MGM Grand just opened their newest casino in Detroit, Michigan.
The new casino has 400 rooms and suites, all with electronic concierges. The casino features three restaurants operated ...
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Thursday, September 27th, 2007
Officials at Six Flags, St. Louis recently announced that they are adding a new wooden rollercoaster, called the Evel Knievel in 2008. This rollercoaster is expected to cost 7 million dollars to build, and will be the third wooden coaster at the park.
"The unpredictability and high energy of ...
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Thursday, September 20th, 2007
Not everyone gets excited when they talk about Okra. But in the town of Irmo, South Carolina, you'll find that people just love the wacky vegetable. In fact, people in the town homage to the vegetable each Autumn with a unique celebration.
Over three and a half decades, ...
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Thursday, July 19th, 2007
Traveling with small children can really make a vacation interesting. Here's a handful of tips to keep the kids happy when you are traveling away from home.
1. Make sure you have their medications. This is a no brainer. You don't want to be caught with out medications to treat things ...
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Friday, July 13th, 2007
Are you looking to enjoy some cool jazz? Then Long Beach is the place to be August 10-12, 2007.
The 20th Anniversary Long Beach Jazz Festival is being sponsored by Black Music America Digital
Channel and features many jazz greats such as Gerald Albright, Rick Braun, Jonathan Butler, Diane Schuur and many ...
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Friday, June 8th, 2007
Due to long delays in processing passport applications, President Bush has temporarily lifted Passport requirements for air travel to Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda for the next six months.
The State Department has been flooded with new applications causing a delay in processing passports, causing troubles for some travelers that ...
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Friday, April 27th, 2007
Percept Holdings recently announced thatthey are building the first ever Hollywood style theme park in Mumbai, India. They are investing $100 million into building and developing the theme park that is expected to open in 2008.
"Bollywood is what the Indian masses turn to for entertainment," said Shailendra Singh, a ...
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Monday, April 9th, 2007
If you're looking for a theme park of a different sort, the Hard Rock Park is the first ever Rock N' Roll theme park being opened in Myrtle Beach next spring.
The theme park will celebrate Rock N' Roll with a number of theme rides. It will be the single largest ...
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