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Low-cost airline Spirit is upgrading the customer experience with extra legroom seats for an additional price, just like the full-fare airlines. The new, more comfy seats are being installed on planes in June and available for purchase in July across most of the Spirit fleet, with the new seating arrangement on flights starting July 9.
Get ready for clogged roads and airports. AAA predicts more than 45 million of us will be on the move over Memorial Day weekend, the largest number in 20 years, and more than one million more than last year. Not surprisingly, nearly everybody will be traveling by car – more than 39 million of us – also an increase of one million compared with last year, and also a record.
Here are a dozen-plus dozen spots in New York City and the rest of NY State where you can enjoy acres of these blooming beauties through mid-May. Many for FREE in public parks, so you can enjoy cherry blossoms on the cheap.
The current ski/snowboard season is still underway, but passes for next season are on sale now at the lowest prices of the year. There are big changes changes to the Ikon Pass for to this pass next season, with new resorts added, one leaving, and the end of the Base Pass Plus, plus price increases. Here are the details.
These picturesque and iconic courses are where many champions learned to play, competed and made history, including World Golf Hall of Fame inductees, and where US Presidents, Supreme Court justices, film and theater celebrities and others have played.
Sesame Place Philadelphia is the first theme park in North America to launch the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower program, launching in time for Autism Acceptance Month in April. Also known as the Sunflower, it is a global initiative designed to support children and adults with non-visible disabilities and conditions, including children with autism and military veterans
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Some of the most beautiful gardens on the planet are the front yards or back yards of classic and historic US hotels. They include gardens featured in films such as Citizen Kane and some designed by Frederick Law Olmstead Jr., one of the designers of New York’s Central Park.
Happy Birthday, George Washington, born Feb. 22, 1732 in Virginia. He had a long relationship with NYC, as a Revolutionary War general and later as President, and there are more than a dozen spots to visit where George Washington slept, ate, worshipped and governed. Also, locations connected to US Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Ulysses S.
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Where to go next: Rising volcanoes, rich jungles, an abundance of watersports and beautiful beaches make Costa Rica a nation of amazing beauty and a paradise for travelers.
For more than 100 years, Times Square has been the center of the world New Year’s Eve. Join at least one million of your closest friends in person, or watch on TV with millions of others around the world. This year’s event features live performances by Mark Ambor, Mickey Guyton, Rita Ora, Carrie Underwood, Jonas Brothers, Megan Moroney,Sophie Ellis-Bextor, TLC, Greeicy, De La Ghetto, and Kapo plus special activities and appearances throughout the evening. And fireworks, too.