At Airbnb, which was founded in 2008 and lets people book vacations in other people's homes, institutionalized fun is a philosophy.
Some haul tourists up steep steps in such vacations spots as Santorini.
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Their Atlantic Odyssey cruise is the ultimate in ice vacations, lasting nearly 40 days, with visits to the Antarctic peninsula, the South Shetland Islands, South Georgia and the South Orkney Islands.
Here's a young man in his 30s, writing during his summer vacations in the Austrian mountains in the 1890s, with beautiful lakes and forests all around him.
Urbanites least likely to get away from it all live in Chicago, where only 55% of folks have taken vacations in the past five years.
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"I don't remember taking any vacations in the last 20 years, " says Cohen.
Until 2002 the couple maintained property, voter registration and tax filing with Minnesota, but spent summer vacations in Montana.
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After several vacations in Europe, I found that the best company at dinner came from Canadians or the British.
Romualdez discovered its synthetic beat during his annual August vacations in Ibiza, Spain.
On average, a Chinese millionaire is 39 years old, has an average of four luxury watches, vacations in France, and owns a business.
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Today, it is Washington's elites, not just Wall Street's, who make news flying to golf vacations in Florida and skiing trips in Aspen, enjoying haute cuisine at Washington's tony Minibar.
As of November 1, the company operated 53 retail locations in Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Texas and operated MarineMax Vacations in Tortola, British Virgin Islands.
Problem is you guys force cows to eat corn instead of grass, I even remember as a kid during my first vacations in the US when some waitress at an upscale restaurant was bragging about their AAA grade corn-feed beef steak, which was only slightly less chewy than leather.
Mr Rowland pleaded guilty in December to accepting paid vacations to Las Vegas and Vermont and repairs to his holiday home in return for influence within the governor's office.
Many vacationers seem to be opting to stay closer to home, reining in spending on summer vacations.
He knew that when the festival was over he would go on to Paris, while the others would return to Buenos Aires or take short vacations somewhere in Europe.
But Ms. Kawaguchi says the clincher was the attentiveness of Mori staff, who inquire about when she will be away on business trips or vacations, in case of an emergency.
They are also freer from the numerous "status competitions" (the social pressure to drive a fancy car, wear designer clothes, enroll the children in private schools and take European vacations) that further drive up the cost of living in big cities and suburbs.
It is not surprising that despite more arrivals in the U.S., many other Chinese are choosing to spend their vacations (and money) in Paris and London instead of New York and Las Vegas.
The firm offers to package vacations that are in "BlackBerry-free" zones for those who really want to escape.
The authorities have also ordered early summer vacations for schools in many parts of the country including Delhi.
Cruise lines suffer mightily in a recession, since vacations are a deferrable purchase, but come out of it roaring.
Summers months are typically the slowest for the company, in which sunny weather and vacations force people away from their computers.
But the last couple of years we've fit in a couple of separate vacations, and it seems to be working just fine.
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Time off: Schrghuber, 36, supports a modern art museum in Munich and a program of free vacations for needy children.
That way, we can stretch the perceived time of our vacations, expand our memories in a youthful-like way, and return home with more creative ideas.
In this super-connected world, vacations often just become mobile work offices.
Experts say newly legalized farmworkers sought non-seasonal, year-round employment with a steady income and benefits such as health insurance or vacations, which are rare in agriculture.
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