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Here are some easy and common sense tips for getting your car, SUV or truck road trip ready, whether you are planning a short drive or a longer getaway, especially if you haven’t been using your vehicle much recently.
Frugal Over Fifty: There are benefits to getting older, especially discounts for shopping, dining and traveling. More than 100 retailers, supermarket chains, health and wellness chains, airlines, hotels, restaurants and movie theater chains nationwide offer discounts to seniors. Few of these offers are widely promoted. Some don’t even appear on the company website. The top
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Active duty U.S. military and their families receive free admission to more than 2,000 museums and other attractions throughout the United States through the Blue Star Museums program. The 2023 Blue Star Museums program begins on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 20, and ends on Labor Day, Monday, September 4. When it launched in 2010, there were 700
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Celebrate National Park Week with FREE admission and FREE events in many of the 424 national parks in the USA. National Park Week 2023 is April 22-30, and encourages all of us to discover something new about their national parks and monuments, from the Statue of Liberty in NYC to Yosemite in California. With at least one
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Club Med and Snowbasin have agreed that the all-inclusive international chain will not build a ski property at the Utah resort after all. It’s not a real surprise to us ski industry insiders, who have long known about construction delays due to environmental issues, including water and electric power. Snowbasin is one of my favorite
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April is Autism Acceptance Month, and Chrysler is introducing a new Calm Cabin package for its Pacifica minvans, to help those with autism feel calm, safe and comfortable. The new interiors are in partnership with the Autism Society of America, and on display at the New York International Auto Show, which opens to the public
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With so many options for any lifestyle and budget, it can be a daunting task to find the perfect weekend getaway. Romantic escape or urban adventure? Beach or mountain retreat? Road trip or staycation? Cruise or camping? Sightseeing Adventures Close to Home – Be a tourist in your hometown or nearby. Take advantage of annual
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March is Women’s History Month. Here are the top women’s history destinations in the USA where you can celebrate the role of women in history. The sites include famous statues of women, the Suffrage Movement which gave women the right to vote 100 years ago, and a memorial to women in the military. Many women’s
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Low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines is the latest to take steps to make it easier for families to sit together on flights without extra fees – joining full-service United, which has announced a similar policy. Frontier will automatically seat a child under the age of 14 with a parent or other adult companion before the check-in
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One of the most hated recent airline policies is to separate families traveling together. Parents here, kids there, everybody unhappy. United has come to the rescue with an improved family seating policy that makes it easier for children under 12-years old to sit next to an adult in their party for free – including customers
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