Thursday, June 29, 2006

10 summer bargains for families 



Taking the kids doesn't have to mean breaking the bank. We've rounded up 10 summer bargains for families who want to get away for some quality time.
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

Raising the ante on T's fare hike 
Several Boston-area bloggers attended last week's MBTA fare-hike hearing at the BPL in Copley Square. Chris Cagle of Jamaica Plain writes on his Left Center Left that the hearings -- and a protest organized by Dorchester blogger Mike Mennonno -- might just spur action:
Source: www.boston.com

More travel firms offer hurricane 'guarantees' 
Amid this week's kickoff of the Atlantic hurricane season and predictions of another unusually active year, more travel companies are trying to reassure skittish vacationers by launching storm-related guarantees or waivers that let them change plans without penalty.
Source: biz.yahoo.com

Trip down aisle heads to paradise 
Its June, and that means peak wedding season. Got your bags packed? Odds are, if you havent already been invited to a destination wedding, there might be one in your future. The idea was foreign to me when I got word that a nephew planned to be married this spring in St. Thomas, some 2,000 miles from the familys home base in suburban Detroit.
Source: www.fortwayne.com