Auto Club: Top Southern California Hotels and Restaurants Earn 2009 AAA Four Diamond Awards (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
Sixty-five Southern California hotels and 36 restaurants have earned the 2009 AAA Four Diamond Award, the Automobile Club of Southern California announced today. Eight locations appear for the first time on the 2009 list, two in Los Angeles County: Renaissance Hollywood Hotel, and The London West Hollywood.
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Travel industry begins its descent (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
The travel industry has been hit hard by the economic slowdown, particularly in the past few weeks. Airlines reported sharp declines in passenger traffic for September.
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Gas prices drop, will consumers go back to gas guzzling ways? (WLOX-TV Biloxi)
BILOXI, MS (WLOX) - According to AAA, gas prices dropped to $3.24 for a gallon of regular gasoline on Sunday. That's down from $3.67 a month ago, and down 5 cents from just Saturday. Experts expect the price of gas to continue to fall in the next few weeks.
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Travel Expected To Take Hit During Holidays (WXII-TV Winston-Salem)
Travel is expected to take a hit this coming holiday season as more Americans opt to stay closer to home to save money.
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How To Save On Holiday Travel (Forbes)
Where you go, how you get there and even how you pack can result in big cuts to travel costs.
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Good morning! (Battle Creek Enquirer)
We'll end the work week on a clear, cool and comfortable note. Optimum travel conditions will remain in place around the region for the morning commute. Traffic volumes are light at this point. If you're heading out, AAA Traffic reminds you to don't forget to watch for work crews...and buckle up!
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AAA Offers Consumer Checklist For Getting Quality Auto Repair (The Auto Channel)
ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 10, 2008 - Auto repair questions create major headaches for consumers, often causing motorists to dread taking their vehicle in for service.
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US Gas Prices See Record Drop (WSPA Spartanburg)
The average price of a gallon of gasoline in the United States recorded its largest drop ever as consumer demand continued to wane and oil prices slid, a prominent industry analyst said on Sunday.
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Grand Velas Spa Wins Award for Luxury Spa Design at 1st Annual Travel Weekly Magellan Awards (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Grand Velas Spa, the crown jewel of Grand Velas All Suites & Spa Resort in Nuevo Vallarta, Riviera Nayarit, Mexico, just 15 minutes north of Puerto Vallarta, received a prestigious award for Luxury (Five-Star) Hotel Spa Design at the 2008 Travel Weekly Magellan Awards.
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Stretching Your Vacation Dollars (Carteret County News-Times)
(ARA) - We all look forward to vacations -- the precious time to recharge our batteries and spend care-free days and fun-filled nights with family and friends. But visions of vacations may change this year with a recession looming, rising gas prices and basics like food and housing at a premium.
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