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Spring skiing and snowboarding is the best time of the season to enjoy the slopes, especially this year, when the Rockies, Sierras and Canadian Rockies have been pounded with snow from a La Nina weather year. Spring skiing means sunshine until the lifts close, fewer layers to wear, and the biggest discount deals [...]  Buy travel insurance to protect you on long or distant trips. Photo of Evelyn Kanter in Luxor, Egypt by Robert Holmes. The current political turmoil in Egypt, blizzards and snowstorms that shut down airports in winter, hurricanes that shut down airports in summer and fall are all reasons to have travel insurance. Travel [...]  January is Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month. Resorts in 34 states are participating with discounted lessons. It will cost you less to play in the snow in January. Nearly 100 top ski and snowboard resorts in 34 states are offering free or discounted ski and snowboard lessons during the annual Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month. The theme of the 2011 program is “Humans Were Never Meant to Hibernate’. The overall theme theme for this national effort is to get children and adults outside this winter for fun and exercise on snow. The program ambassadors are Olympic Gold medal winner Bode Miller and ski icon Glenn Plake. The National Ski Areas Association reports there were between ten and 12 million skiers and riders in the U.S. last year, and just under 60 million visits to ski resorts for skiing and snowboarding. And this season could be even better, considering the bounty of champagne powder that resorts received early in the season. Virtually every resort in the United States is offering some kind of package for Learn to Ski or Snowboard month. See the next page for state-by-state highlights, from New England to the Rockies and Sierras: The AAA estimates more than 92 million Americans will be on the road during the holiday period between December 23rd and January 2nd, 3.1% more than last year. There is a mind-boggling selection of iPhone, iPad, Android and Blackberry apps to download that will help make your driving and travel less stressful and perhaps [...] Sometimes, green travel means saving the green in your wallet. Here are some deals, discounts and other special offers will help stretch your travel budget – $20.11 hotel room at Red Roof Hotels — Whether you’ve been naughty or nice, Red Roof is offering all guests its nicest price ever with a $20.11 rate [...] In the spirit of the holiday season, it’s time to acknowledge airlines and hotels for how they support the underprivileged and give back to the community. American Airlines brought more than 1,300 children and spouses of fallen military personnel to the Dallas/Ft. Worth area on December 9th, four four days of all-expense-paid holiday activities, [...] |
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