Word: holidaying
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...Number of pounds the average American gains during the holiday season--a contrast to the 5-to-10-lb. gain of popular belief...
...relaxing than taking a luxury train ride in the newly proclaimed safest country in Asia? In these troubled times, few want to leave home. And many of those who do are avoiding the punishing, extreme adventure packages so popular in recent years. Instead, traumatized travelers are looking for the holiday equivalent of comfort food. And in Vietnam's overnight train from Hanoi to the northern town of Sapa, they've found it. The express, launched two years ago by the Paris-based Victoria hotel chain, is really three specially outfitted carriages added to the regular night train from Hanoi...
...governing coalition. The blast went off outside the office of the E.U.'s monitoring mission on the eve of excavations of suspected mass graves. Inspectors later found human remains thought to belong to six of 12 Macedonian civilians who disappeared during a rebellion by ethnic Albanians in July. GREECE Holiday Snaps A hobby practiced by a group of British and Dutch tourists in Greece grew into a diplomatic incident after they were arrested and charged with espionage. Lawyers said 14 aviation enthusiasts, or "plane spotters," would be charged with offenses that carry a maximum 20-year jail sentence, including taking...
...which rising stock markets make people feel richer, and therefore spend more, which in turn drives markets still higher. With stock markets around the globe up 15% and even close to 30% from those September lows, all of us may feel a little more inclined to do some serious holiday shopping - which is just what the economy needs...
Like airlines, the travel industry has been devastated by the terror threat. Worldwide, reservations for flights and hotels have declined at least 12%. New statistics from the World Tourism Organization show how bad things are for many holiday hot spots...