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Vacations
Americans cannot wait to get the heck out of their homes and go on vacation
Apr 16, 2021
To wit: "Plan a trip to Disney World” Google searches increased 2600% between March and April.
What happens to Thomas Cook customers now?
Sep 24, 2019
The British government has repatriated about 8% of the 155,000 UK citizens who were abroad on vacations when the 178-year old travel-booking company went bust.
Vacation rental sites are helping to save French châteaux
Jan 9, 2018
Vacation rental websites like Airbnb are providing much needed renovation funds for owners of historic châteaux.
The middle-class American vacation: a history
Jul 22, 2016
A Marketplace-Edison Research Poll finds that nearly 1 in 4 Americans haven't taken a vacation in more than 5 years.
The middle class vacation squeeze
Jul 14, 2016
Taking an annual out-of-town vacation is a mark of middle-class attainment in the U.S. But about 1 in 4 households haven't managed to get away for a week or more — in five years.
Cruise ships: A luxury for the rest of us
Jan 25, 2013
Royal Caribbean president and CEO Adam Goldstein tells Marketplace who's taking cruise vacations and why.