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Enter These Free Contests to Win Cars and Vacations

Enter These Free Contests to Win Cars and Vacations

Here’s your chance to win a free car and a free vacation, with these contests and sweepstakes from an auto manufacturer, an airline and an African country.  Not surprisingly, all these contests involve following the company on social media, including Twitter and Facebook.   Win a 2011 Kia Optima by finding clues in Kia TV
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Honoring 50th Anniversary of JFK Inaugural with Volunteer Vacations

Honoring 50th Anniversary of JFK Inaugural with Volunteer Vacations

Combining travel with volunteer work is one of the fastest-growing segments of the travel industry.  So much that there’s even a new word for it — volontourism.  It ranges from emergency help for a community, such as cleaning beaches on the Gulf Coast and clearing rubble in Haiti, to building libraries in Bhutan and maintaining
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How to Get Your Friends to Pay for Your Hawaii Vacation

How to Get Your Friends to Pay for Your Hawaii Vacation

Many of the world’s top marathons and cycling events, including the New York Marathon, include entrants who have raised money for a particular charity, usually one that has affected a close family member or friend, from breast cancer to multiple sclerosis. But the charity they are running or cycling for does not pay their airfare,
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End of the Road in 2010 for Hummer, Mercury, Pontiac, Saturn

End of the Road in 2010 for Hummer, Mercury, Pontiac, Saturn

Despite all the promising year-end headlines about the Chevrolet Volt, Nissan Leaf and other new models, 2010 will be remembered as the year Detroit killed off four car brands and sold off several others. It was the end of the road for Hummer, Pontiac and Saturn, killed off by General Motors as it trimmed its
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Safe Driving Tips for the Holidays

Safe Driving Tips for the Holidays

We’re all in a hurry at the holidays. But driving fast is not the answer, and it most certainly is not safe driving. Speed-related deaths kill approximately 13,500 Americans each year, according to the Governor’s Highway Safety Association.  And thousands more drivers, passengers and pedestrians are injured by speeding. Here are five reasons you should
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How Airlines and Hotels Give Back to the Community

How Airlines and Hotels Give Back to the Community

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, including
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Subaru Named Best Brand for Resale Value

Subaru Named Best Brand for Resale Value

An important part of any  car buying decision should be how much that vehicle is worth when you trade it in.  So what’s the best overall brand for resale value?  Subaru.  That’s what the car experts at KBB.com say. Subaru won the 2011 KBB best residual value award at the Los Angeles Auto Show, beating
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Theme Cruises for Elvis, Country Music and Big Band Fans

Theme Cruises for Elvis, Country Music and Big Band Fans

Whatever your interest, from cooking to yoga, there is a theme cruises to fit. One of the most popular categories of theme cruises is music and dancing, especially since the popularity of such hit TV shows as “Dancing With The Stars” and “America’s Got Talent”. Here are some upcoming cruises that will get your feet
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Visiting Rhinebeck, NY After the Chelsea Clinton Wedding

Visiting Rhinebeck, NY After the Chelsea Clinton Wedding

It will take a while for Rhinebeck, New York, to  return to normal, now that it’s been in the world spotlight for the wedding of Chelsea Clinton to Mark Mezvinsky. But Rhinebeck  has been around since the 1600s, and it will survive, and will return to being a charming, tranquil place that welcomes visitors. Rhinebeck’s
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Travel to the Gulf Now Despite the Oil Spill

Despite the BP oil spill, the worst environmental disaster in US history, most beaches along the Gulf of Mexico remain open and ready for visitors.  One of the best ways you can help resort communities in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and  Florida is to travel there and spend your money in the local, family-owned  restaurants, boutiques,
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