Have a cheaper road trip: 6 tips on how you can save money as you set out this summerNEW YORK — Finances are weighing heavily on the minds of Americans as they consider whether to take a roadtrip this summer. An AP-Gfk poll found that 56 percent of Americans don’t plan to take a leisure trip this summer. A majority of those people said they cancelled a trip for financial reasons. Provence enchants with sensory delights: sun, lavender scents and glorious foodMONIEUX, France — On a road trip through the south of France last summer, I hoped to find the place I’d come to love from reading Peter Mayle’s “A Year in Provence” and his other books. But I worried that the Provence of my dreams might be over-commercialized and overrun by tourists. Visitors to southwestern Michigan’s Harbor Country savor relaxing, leisurely wanderingNEW BUFFALO, Mich. — The hectic pace of modern life slows to a leisurely crawl in southwestern Michigan’s Harbor Country, where travelers can relax and unwind for a few hours — or while away an entire summer. Battle to ban bikers in South Carolina beach town comes during tough economic timesMYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — In the midst of a recession and with loads of empty hotel rooms, South Carolina’s vacation hot spot is hanging a “No Vacancy” sign for hundreds of thousands of motorcycle riders who have come here each May. Hong Kong lifts quarantine of hotel where flu reported, as Mexico’s reopening hits snagsHONG KONG — Hong Kong lifted a weeklong quarantine Friday of an upscale hotel where Asia’s first swine flu case was traced, allowing 280 guests and workers to end an isolation that was criticized as overkill by some but a medical necessity by authorities. Tourism makes strange bedfellows: Cuba and Qatar team up to to build $750 million beach resortHAVANA — Cuba and Qatar signed an agreement Wednesday to build a $75 million, 450-room resort on a cay south of the island. Mexican health officials say swine flu death toll rises to 42MEXICO CITY — Mexican health officials say that testing of backlogged cases has increased the confirmed swine flu death toll from 31 to 42. That includes three new deaths in the past two days. Quarantined Mexicans arrive home as country begins to emerge from swine flu lockdownMEXICO CITY — Dozens of Mexican nationals quarantined in China despite having no swine flu symptoms arrived home Wednesday on a government-chartered jet, some complaining of “humiliation and discrimination” by the Chinese. But as Mexicans emerged from their own five-day swine flu shutdown, the death toll rose and many remained fearful. Montana hotel guests invited to give dollar or 2 for land conservationHELENA, Mont. — People checking in at some Montana hotels and other lodging establishments will be asked whether they care to contribute a dollar or two to help conserve part of the landscape that draws tourists here by the millions. China defends tough swine flu quarantines, New Zealand reports new caseHONG KONG — China on Monday defended its tough quarantine measures against Mexican tourists after a visitor from the Latin American country became Asia’s first swine flu case, while New Zealand recorded its sixth case of the disease. China denies singling out Mexicans for quarantine after complaints of discriminationBEIJING — Beijing on Monday denied discriminating against Mexicans by quarantining them as a safeguard against swine flu, while the Latin American country said it was sending a plane to China to bring back its citizens. No new Asian swine flu cases, experts say too early to see how widely it has spread in regionHONG KONG — Asia reported no new confirmed cases of swine flu on Sunday, indicating the virus’s spread may be slowing, but 350 people remained under quarantine in a downtown Hong Kong hotel as a precaution. No new Asian swine flu cases, experts say too early to tell disease’s spread in regionHONG KONG — Asia reported no new confirmed cases of swine flu on Sunday, indicating the virus’s spread may be slowing, but 350 people remained under quarantine in a downtown Hong Kong hotel as a precaution. Beach blues: Acapulco residents stone tourist cars, Cancun pleads for visitors amid swine fluACAPULCO, Mexico — Acapulco’s mayor is telling tourists from Mexico City to go home, and residents are stoning their cars. Cancun’s hotels are pleading for visitors to fill their empty rooms. The swine flu outbreak is remaking tourism in strange ways in a country heavily dependent on it. Running a bed and breakfast: Reality v. fantasyHOBOKEN, N.J. — It sounds like a dream job: You have a beautiful old home with extra bedrooms in a location with lots of tourists. You’re a great cook and a people-person. Why not open a bed-and-breakfast? Home swaps: A tempting idea in a recession, but what are the risks?NEW YORK — It’s an alluring vacation idea in a recession: To beat pricey hotel rates, you swap homes with a family in the city you want to visit. |
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