America stays at home for Thanksgiving

Economic factors are perceived to be at the root of a tendency not to travel this year compared to previous years for the same period, roads rail and airports normally busy at his time are showing few signs of holiday traffic despite fuel prices coming down and some tempting last minute deals being offered.
Travelers were not greeted with the usual queues and hold-up and were able to freely move through even the busiest of airports. there were security concerns in New York following the belief that an Al Qaida plot might be in the offing timed to coincide with Thanksgiving.
Air travel was hit hardest with a drop of around 7% compared with last year, road travel has dropped by just 1%. Many people are counting the cost of these trips and deciding to stay at home and keep the extra cash in their pockets or bank account.

Panama City Beach condo rentals for fun in the sun

If you want sun, you can do little better than a holiday in Florida and the advantages of Florida don't stop there. Florida offers not only great weather, but a ready-made holiday destination with great beaches, Miami, Walt Disney World, Universal studios and Kennedy Space Center.
The problem is with a destination that is packed with so much to see, getting around all these places can cost a fortune, so how can you get to do Florida on the cheap?

Well avoid expensive package deals and look into Panama City Beach condo rentals offering a high standard of accommodation for a fraction of the cost of a hotel. Rentals have all the advantages of home, the security and privacy along with the ability to really relax and do your own thing. Rentals in larger accommodation also allow you to go on holiday with family and friends in fact the more of you going the more cost-effective it becomes.

A rental home provides the perfect base to get around all the sights in Florida, and also affords you a space of your own to relax in the sun. Coupled with a rented car, you can have complete autonomy in the complete holiday destination. Rental homes often include added facilities such as private pools and a games room along with a fully-stocked kitchen
How about this place for $175 a night with a totally private pool and fantastic views over Miami beach. This apartment is actually in a hotel, and the private owners offer it out at half of the price that the hotel charges. Discounts available for a weeks rental.

New York, New York

So good they named it twice, and who could argue? I am a great fan of New York and all that it stands for. There is so much to see and do that it's impossible to talk about this city in just a few lines. Here is all life from the grandeur of the big stores and enormous buildings, to bums, entertainers and 'ladies of the night' in the streets, you never know quite what you will see around the next corner. Central Park pictured below is an oasis of green and (mostly) genteel tranquility amongst the bustle and busy-ness of the great City. Amongst the undergrowth of Central Park was a sight I was not expecting, a rat and a squirrel playing together!! Hey, we all get on in NYC! Home of great wealth and poverty, grand hotels and two-dollar breakfasts, all the nations of the world under one flag, New York is virtually indescribable.. From Battery Park on the southernmost tip of Manhatten, you can get a ferry to Liberty, or you can blow a whole load of bucks (saving a lot of time) by taking a helicopter trip instead. The helicopter can't land on liberty Island so the experience is not the same, but if you're short of time and don't fancy the ferry....
I have been to NY twice, so I am sure that I will take the opportunity to write more about this King amongst cities, New York.