News tagged with 'vacation'. Found 5 tagged news.

Voters: Snow, not election, will drive Vail's ski season

Vail :: CO :: USA | 26 days ago

Locals say that this winter season's success will be affected more by the snow than who will be elected president. While many voters are fearful of the tumbling economy and drops in ski vacation bookings to support local businesses, most say that neither...

Tags: snow, economy, voter, election, vacation, john mccain, elections, barack obama, obama, politics

Disney unveils plans for Hawaii resort hotel

Honolulu :: HI :: USA | about 1 month ago

Hawaii — Seventy years after his first ride on Hawaii surf, Mickey Mouse is finally coming back to the islands. Disney's plans for a Hawaii hotel complex are far from another Disneyland, both in distance and concept. But Walt Disney Parks & Resorts first...

Tags: hawaii, vacation, oahu, Hawaiian, West Oahu, Disney Vacation Club

Trash to Become Hawaii's Biggest Export

Honolulu :: HI :: USA | 4 months ago

Posted by LauraLS

With sugar cane and pineapples fading, Hawaii's next big export to the U.S. mainland could be less sweet-100,000 tons of trash a year. In one of the most ambitious municipal disposal plans yet, Oahu, Hawaii's most populous island, is looking to send some...

Tags: oahu, hawaii, trash, exports, imports, waste, environment, aloha, pacific ocean, travel, vacation, tourists, recycling

Pedestrian Party Zone in San Francisco

San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 4 months ago

Posted by LauraLS

San Francisco plans to turn six miles of city streets into a pedestrian-only party zone on two Sundays later this summer. Mayor Gavin Newsom's office has obtained permits to close the area to traffic from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Aug. 31 and Sept. 14. On...

Tags: San Francisco, party, vacation, leisure, food and drinks, travel

CA Ski Resort to Use Wind Power

Kirkwood :: CA :: USA | 4 months ago

Posted by Urbsls

The Kirkwood ski area plans to install 20 wind turbines to provide the resort with pollution-free power. Kirkwood chief executive Dave Likins says the windmills should generate enough electricity to end the resort's need to use fossil fuels during the...

Tags: green, power, turbines, wind power, energy, oil prices, ski Resort, vacation, leisure, snow, snow sports