green living, smart spending
Think pink. Hilton Panama has partnered with the Mattel toy company to create a Barbie themed room, along with a Barbie themed menu, spa treatments and activities, and Barbie lobby decorations. Hotel chains and individual locations often offer something special to lure or entertain guests. Over the years, I’ve written about hotel promotions to pay
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It will cost you less to learn to ski or snowboard January 2016, as top ski and snowboard resorts throughout the West offer free or steeply discounted ski and snowboard lessons during the eighth annual Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month. Several resorts even are offering FREE season passes for those who complete the beginner
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Comparison shopping for the best prices is not enough. You should shop around also for the best return policy. There’s no such thing as “many happy returns” after the holidays. These tips will save you time and money, along with stress, during and after your 2015 holiday shopping and gift-giving. The good news is that
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Enter to win a FREE vacation for two in Hawaii from Virgin America, celebrating the airline’s new route to Honolulu, including the chance to hang out with owner Richard Branson, and more. Enter the Virgin America “Make Your Hawaiiscape” sweepstakes by September 30, 2015, for a chance to win the grand prize of a trip for two
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Kia now ranks in the top ten of all automakers on the J. D. Power quality rating scale, ahead of Lexus and Mercedes-Benz. That’s quite an accomplishment, considering that when the first Kia cars arrived in North America twenty years ago, they were as reliable and well designed as the Yugo. That’s just one of
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Got the travel itch? Scratch it with these getaway deals that will help stretch your travel dollar, including kids stay free packages and a free rental car. Whether your dream getaway is Caribbean or Hawaii beaches, to feel the sea breeze aboard a cruise ship, or watch cities float by aboard a river cruise, check
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The winning coach of today’s Super Bowl XLIX match between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks will win a free vacation in Croatia. Why Croatia? Bill Belichick and Pete Carroll, the head coaches of both teams are of Croatian descent, and the country’s tourist board has offered a “trip back home” to the
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Enter to win a spring ski vacation for two to Jackson Hole, for the annual Rendezvous Festival of music and more. The sweepstakes is sponsored by Rossignol and Jeep, so the winner also gets new Rossignol Soul 7 Freeride ski packages and a rental vehicle courtesy of Jeep and Jackson Hole, plus four nights lodging
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Let’s call this the Haul of Fame. If you’ve ever wanted to get your photo on the side of a U-Haul truck, now is your chance. The company is launching a photo contest that also raises money for the Red Cross. Here’s how it works: This offer is from 2014 and no longer in
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Daimler, parent company of Mercedes-Benz, is relaunching the super-luxury Maybach sedan in 2015 as a 2016 model. The company stopped manufacturing them in 2012 because there just weren’t enough sales of the $380,000 car, even to Russian oligarchs or American rap stars. Maybach sold just 3,000 cars in a decade of competing against super-luxury limo
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