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0New Year’s resolutions are hard to keep. We have the best intentions when we pledge to drop the extra weight, exercise more and kick our bad habits.
Weak dollar, Route 66 lure foreign tourists
MIAMI, OK — The lure of the legendary stretch of highway from Chicago to Los Angeles is bringing foreign motorcyclists and other tourists and their money to local businesses.
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Top 10 ski resorts
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SKI RESORTS The Top 10 ski resorts in the U.S. and Canada from the 2008 Conde Nast Traveler reader’s poll: 1. Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia. 2. Telluride, Colo. 3. Deer Valley, Utah....
Oklahoma travel guide can help with ’09 goals
Mon, Jan 5, 2009
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New Year’s resolutions are hard to keep. We have the best intentions when we pledge to drop the extra weight, exercise more and kick our bad habits. But often we tend to lose track of those...
Route 66 lures foreign tourists to Oklahoma
Sun, Jan 4, 2009
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MIAMI, Okla. (AP) — Foreign motorcyclists and other tourists are cruising along Oklahoma's Route 66, drawn by the lure of the legendary stretch of highway from Chicago to Los Angeles.
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Las Vegas endures mirage of tourists
Sat, Jan 3, 2009
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LAS VEGAS — This is not just a place where people are born and live. Las Vegas is an enterprise. To live in Las Vegas is to stake your future on this enterprise — for better or worse....
N.Y. hot spot falls victim to economy, lease woes
Sat, Jan 3, 2009
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NEW YORK — The recession has reached the ritzy Rainbow Room, the special-occasion spot that overlooks midtown Manhattan from high above the tourist-attracting Rockefeller Center skating rink....
Weak dollar, Route 66 lure foreign tourists to Oklahoma
Sat, Jan 3, 2009
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MIAMI, OK — The lure of the legendary stretch of highway from Chicago to Los Angeles is bringing foreign motorcyclists and other tourists and their money to local businesses. Route 66 is not...
Boeing 747 is being converted to Jumbo Hostel
Sat, Jan 3, 2009
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden — When exiting Arlanda Airport on the highway toward Stockholm, you’ll see a Boeing 747 that looks curiously out of place. The plane sits idle and lonely on a...
Alaskan trip offers Northern Lights, more
Sat, Jan 3, 2009
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FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Last winter, my 10-year-old son and I headed to a destination that had friends and family wondering if we’d lost our minds. We went to Fairbanks — in February....
Golf resorts tee off in Puerto Rico
Sat, Jan 3, 2009
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RIO GRANDE, P.R. — This seaside stretch, a half-hour’s drive east of the airport in San Juan, is not placid in midday. Construction equipment rumbles through the beachfront while...
Odd accommodations found worldwide
Tue, Dec 30, 2008
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NEW YORK — What do treehouses, prisons, igloos, lighthouses, yurts and castles all have in common? According to Unusual Hotels of the World, accommodations of one sort or another can be found...
Cars crowd parking lots at Will Rogers over holiday
Mon, Dec 29, 2008
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The parking lots at Will Rogers World Airport were packed with the cars of holiday travelers and Cowboys fans this weekend, causing some travelers to park creatively. Traffic at the airport was...
Traveling may cause back pain
Mon, Dec 29, 2008
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Dragging around heavy luggage, slouching in airport chairs and sitting for long flights can make this time of year into a pain in the back. The human spine was designed to move, not sit still for...
Airline bag fees remain after oil price drop
Fri, Dec 26, 2008
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ATLANTA — When airlines started charging some passengers $15 or more earlier this year to check their bags, they blamed soaring fuel costs. Since then, the oil price has plummeted. Yet the...
Hostels becoming popular
Fri, Dec 26, 2008
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NEW YORK — Hostel bookings by North Americans increased 20 percent in 2008 on the Hostel world.com, the Web site reported. One factor in the increase is the economy, as hostels typically...
Lincoln legacy, effect on Oklahoma celebrated
Fri, Dec 26, 2008
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Many people may be surprised that the legacy of President Abraham Lincoln was critical to the historical development of Oklahoma. That legacy, and his effect on our history, will be celebrated as...
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