Christmas Vacation

Christmas comedy 'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation' directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik will be screened at 6 pm on Tuesday December 30 at American Centre, Colombo-3. Te third installment in National Lampoon's Vacation film series, in this 1989 box ...

Bus New Tour York

NEW YORK - The Waterford Crystal ball that drops in Times Square to signal the start of the new year is being displayed at its new permanent perch. Organizers of the New Year's Eve party say the bigger, brighter ball will remain in place all year ...

Cheap Fare

YOU have booked a bargain break after finding a cheap air fare only to find yourself paying half as much again for inflight refreshments. Consumer watchdogs have warned passengers they face paying through the nose for food and drink with "no ...

Travel Japan Tokyo

Katsumi Kasahara / AP Visitors look at Toyota's ultra compact IQ at the company's booth at Eco-Products Exhibition 2008 in Tokyo on Dec. 11. Japanese auto production dropped 20.4 percent in November, the largest decline since the Japan Automobile ...

Cheap Travel Japan

The value of the U.S. dollar is surging, gas prices are at their lowest levels in four years, and hotel rates are softening. If you can afford a vacation, 2009 will be "the year of travel deals," predicts Genevieve Shaw Brown, senior editor of ...

Agency Philippine Travel

THE SHIPPING industry regulator has temporarily suspended the travel of small passenger ferries to and from selected towns in Cagayan province pending a review of routes following a sea mishap in Northern Luzon last week, an official said yesterday ...

Expedia Travel

With oil prices plunging as fast as the latest economic indicators, many business travelers are wondering if travel costs may tumble as well in the year ahead. The answer will depend on a number of factors yet to be determined, but there are good ...

Cheap Airfare

If you can afford a vacation, 2009 will be "the year of travel deals," predicts Genevieve Shaw Brown, senior editor of Travelocity. "As long as the economic slowdown continues, deals will abound for people who do have discretionary income to travel ...

Grand Canyon Tour From Las Vegas

The City Council Dec. 9 voted unanimously to approve a fifth tour operator at the municipal airport. Heli USA, which operates now at McCarran International Airport, will take passengers from Boulder City to the Grand Canyon in Arizona. The company ...

Grand Canyon Helicopter Tour

This holiday season, think about giving your loved one a gift that won't wind up in the Closet of Forgotten Stuff (as if there was room in there, anyway). Instead give an experience, from a thrilling skydive to a more sedate jeep tour, that will ...

11th Hour Vacations

SAW AN EXCELLENT PANEL THIS EVENING ON THE DUKE LACROSSE RAPE HOAX, featuring K.C. Johnson (author of Until Proven Innocent, with Stuart Taylor), James Coleman, Mike Gerhardt, Lyrissa Lidsky, and Angela Davis (no, not that Angela Davis), author of ...

Kauai Vacation

You won't find snow outside of Mauna Kea in Hawaii this Christmas, but you will find another anomaly - available hotel rooms. You'll also see prices dropping like snowflakes and the value-added package offers piling up like gifts under the tree as ...

Hawaii Vacation Rental

WAILUKU A vacation rental group said it is disappointed with a federal court decision denying its members the opportunity to continue operating their businesses while their applications are pending with Maui County. But David Dantes, a spokesman ...

Air New Zealand

Air New Zealand has bought up a cornerstone shareholding in V, the Australian company which provides open booking exchange technology for tourism companies around Australia. In an announcement on Wednesday, the airline said the strategic ...

Maui Rental

Maui Countys crackdown on illegal vacation rentals was upheld in federal court Wednesday. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals , in Maui Vacation Rental Association vs. County of Maui, ruled that the association had no right to operate transient ...

Vacation Home Rental Maui Hawaii

Hunger doesn't take a vacation, but several people who do are helping to reduce this major, yearlong problem by donating their extra groceries. Instead of tossing unopened leftover food into the trash, Hawaii visitors are bringing the nonperishable ...

Cebu Pacific Airline Philippine

But it is unlikely to escape the effects of the slowdown next year, when fewer Filipinos are expected to get deployed overseas, regulators said yesterday. "This year is still good [since]... the deployment of Filipino workers abroad is still a ...

Travel Japan Tokyo

Assistant Secretary Hill (Dec. 2): "Obviously, there are some really tough issues that were going to have to take up in Beijing. And as we consider those difficult issues - that is verification and things like that - we want to make sure that the ...

All Inclusive Vacations

Do you find the Caller ID display on your home telephone useful? It's a great way to see who's ringing before answering. But thanks to a cold-calling American holiday company, some people now realise they cannot rely on Caller ID to tell the truth ...

Grand Canyon Tours

Pechanga steakhouse wins award: The Great Oak Steakhouse at Pechanga Resort & Casino has won an Award of Distinction from Wine Enthusiast Magazine, joining 354 other restaurants nationwide. The award honors American restaurants with wine lists (and ...

The Breakers Resort Myrtle Beach

What's the deal? Keeping up with current events, the Myrtle Beach area of South Carolina is offering Vacation Bailout Packages designed to be affordable and stress-relieving. An example: Arrive at the Breakers Resort on a Friday or Saturday for a two ...

Family Vacations

For six years, Dick Frank and his wife, Lynn Gongwer, took a three-week vacation in Maine, staying in hotels and bed and breakfasts in quaint towns from Portland to Bar Harbor. But this past summer, Frank, president of a Rochester manufacturer, and ...

Grand Canyon Tour From Las Vegas

ANDRES, Kristina . Good Little Wolf . illus. by author. unpaged. NorthSouth . 2008. Tr $12.95. ISBN 978-0-7358-2210-8 . LC number unavailable. PreS-Gr 1 A toy wolf tries to dispel the "big and bad" myth by showing how good he is. Each spread ...

Disney Resorts

We came up with all kinds of theories as to why every single mile in the state smelled so hickory-smoked, including the notion that our own post-wedding-weary minds were playing tricks on us, but we never quite figured it out. Just add that to the ...

New Studio Tour York

NEW YORK - To record his third studio CD, Jason Mraz withdrew from the music industry so he wouldn't be affected by album sales and charts. Instead, the pop singer went to his hometown of San Diego and traveled to London while disconnecting himself ...

Lake Cumberland House Boat Rental

Water Shortage Warnings. Cracked, parched ground. Sizzling 100 degree days. These are things that probably conjure up images of August 2007. It was the hottest month EVER for Bowling Green, with an average temperature (lows and highs of all 31 days ...

New Sightseeing Tour York

Hello, Washington. The nations capital is bracing for huge crowds on Inauguration Day as excitement over Barack Obamas win draws travelers from all over to witness the historic event. Most downtown hotels are either sold out Jan. 20 or charging ...

House Boat Rental Florida

Dog Obedience: Six-week session. Fenn Center, 2000 Virginia Ave., Fort Pierce, 7-8 p.m., $80. Ages 18+. Reservations: (772) 462-1521; stlucieco.gov. Class: All mediums. Treasure Coast Art Association, 223 Avenue A, Fort Pierce, 6-8 p.m. (772) 223 ...

Guide Philippine Travel

TOO many cooks spoiled the broth, so they say. Not in this ambitious culinary project, Kulinarya: A Guide to Philippine Cuisine, cooked up by six of the countrys most respected chefs Glenda Barretto, Conrad Calalang, Margarita Fores ...