May 18, 2013 | Author: Kara Williams
Join me and some other beach-loving travel enthusiasts for a fun Twitter chat Tuesday, May 21, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Central Time. Just use the hashtag #CheapCaribbean to talk all things beaches in Mexico and the Caribbean, including the best beaches for [Read more]
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May 1, 2013 | Author: Beth Blair
Have you ever made a wish list online but the items sat there as just that: a wish? Well, this could be your lucky week. Sweet Relish is making one reader's wishes come true by giving someone $100 to spend on products they've posted to their shopping lists on [Read more]
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March 27, 2013 | Author: Jennifer Miner
The snow is melting, down jackets are being packed away, and flowers are beginning to bud. As winter fades, spring happily shows her green face and brightens our moods. Frequent travelers, always one or two steps ahead of the game, are already planing their [Read more]
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February 4, 2013 | Author: Jennifer Miner
The North American Travel Journalists Association has annual awards for writers, photographers, and destination marketing organizations. The North American Travel Journalists Association awards recognize high quality journalism in a large array of categories, [Read more]
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February 1, 2013 | Author: Kara Williams
Headquartered at the stylin' new Westin & Wildwood Snowmass resorts, the inaugural Après Ski Cocktail Classic celebrates the union of upbeat après-ski culture and craft cocktails March 14 to 17, 2013. With grand tastings of everything from hot toddies to [Read more]
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January 30, 2013 | Author: Kara Williams
I love this new family event at Snowmass this winter: Ullr Nights! Activities for the whole family take place at the top of the Elk Camp gondola Friday nights from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. For a $10 evening gondola lift ticket ($5 for children or season pass [Read more]
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January 28, 2013 | Author: Jennifer Miner
There's such an overwhelming amount of travel information in the world, it's beneficial to be able to narrow down your sources to solidly reliably ones. For parents planning family vacations, a new contender, MiniTime, is sure to come to the head of the pack. [Read more]
Posted in: Family Travel, Hotels, Travel News | 8 comments
January 18, 2013 | Author: Jennifer Miner
It's Super Bowl season! The 47th Super Bowl is less than a month away, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. Now, I'm not the biggest sports fan…or even the medium-ist sports fan…but my family and I have gone to the same Super Bowl [Read more]
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January 16, 2013 | Author: Kara Williams
While we don't solely focus on budget travel here at The Vacation Gals (we d0 like our all-inclusive resorts, 5-star dining and private excursions!), we can certainly appreciate that many travelers -- including traveling families -- want to get as much bang [Read more]
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January 4, 2013 | Author: Beth Blair
2012 was a very good year for The Vacation Gals and 2013 is already looking to be pretty fantastic, too. If there's something else that I enjoy besides travel, it's health and fitness. Why? Because if you don't feel your best, you can't enjoy life. And yet [Read more]
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