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Question: My husband and I own four time shares that we use frequently but have never had this problem until recently. We stayed at an RCI property that was billed as a five-star resort. We had to change the bed linens and bath towels ourselves by taking them to the laundry room to exchange, and [...]

When not in Vegas, 1.5-million lights can only mean someone’s putting on one heck of a holiday party. Northern Idaho’s Coeur d’Alene Resort, which claims to hold the world’s tallest living Christmas tree, puts on a family-friendly Holiday Light Show annually on the shores of Lake Coeur d’Alene. This year, the event runs Nov. 27 [...]

Whether you’re on the ice to pirouette, or to practice skating in a straight line without causing any harm, you can’t have less than an awe-inspiring time at an outdoor rink in Yosemite. The national park’s ice-skating venue, which sits below Glacier Point’s cliffs, is naturally blessed with good views of popular landmarks like Tenaya [...]

The recently opened SeaWorld Aquatica water park in Orlando, Fla. will add four first-of-a-kind water slides in 2010, including a pair of inner-tube rides that go uphill with the help of a hydro-magnetic launch. The twin Tornado Walls are V-shaped slides that start with a magnetic launch that shoots a six-person inflatable raft up the face [...]

Here we go. Today begins the 10-day stretch known in some circles as the “Thanksgiving holiday travel period,” so brace yourselves for lines, lines, lines. At Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), passenger volumes between today and Nov. 29 are predicted to be 1.1% higher than they were in 2008. Airport officials expect to see 1.49 million [...]

If you’re heading to Vancouver, B.C. for the 2010 Olympic Games, you’ve probably (hopefully) got your travel plans in place. But if you’d prefer a quieter visit, get there well before Feb. 12, which is when the Games begin and crowds descend. Amtrak’s Cascades service provides an especially enjoyable means for pre-Olympics travelers to reach this “freewheeling [...]

Roller-coaster and thrill-ride manufacturers from around the world descended on Las Vegas this week for the annual amusement park convention, offering a sneak peek at what we can expect to see in 2010 and beyond. In my conversations with show exhibitors, I came away with one overarching message as I toured the massive International Assn. of [...]

They’re still more than a year away from sailing their next new ship, but the Disney cruise people want you to know they’ve come up with a cure for the common inside cabin. Just about every ship has them. They’re the cheapest units on board, those rooms in the middle of the vessel, closest to the [...]

Sorensen’s is one of those little Tahoe resorts that seems right out of a snow globe. The historic cottages, just east of Kirkwood Mountain Resort on Highway 88, are a perfect backdrop for a two-day workshop on gingerbread houses. The workshop, Dec. 5 and 6, offers step-by-step instructions on how to bake, build and decorate the creations. [...]

Flying today? Prepare yourself for possible major delays or even cancellations. A computer system malfunction earlier this morning adversely affected flight schedules throughout the U.S. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is among the major hubs that have been especially affected, and AirTran and Delta Air Lines are among carriers affected. Minor delays have been reported at airports [...]