Vacation and Timeshares

Mexico: Bing and the Duke's Cabo San Lucas hangout

2013-03-19 07:15:00

Celebrating your 50th? So is Hacienda Beach Club & Residences, a Cabo San Lucas landmark that once catered to Hollywood stars such as Bing Crosby, John Wayne and Desi Arnaz. The Hacienda’s management is inviting others celebrating the half-century...

Head in the clouds in the Southland's Mountains

2012-12-23 00:00:00

Where is the John Muir of the San Gabriel Mountains? The Ansel Adams of the San Bernardinos? The Donner Party of the San Jacintos? All right, maybe one Donner Party was enough. But Muir, Adams and company are among the reasons the inland mountains of...

Big Bear area hotels, vacation rentals info box

2012-12-23 00:00:00

Pali Mountain Retreat & Conference Center, 30778 State Route 18, Running Springs; (909) 867-5743, http://www.paliretreat.com. Retreat packages (open to groups of 25 or more) range from about $70 to $120 per person per night (including bunkhouse bed and...

Once-hot rental market for luxe Malibu homes cools

2012-09-08 00:00:00

Being super-rich just isn't what it used to be. As the summer leasing scene in Malibu wraps up, real estate experts report that for homeowners the rental season smelled worse than a red tide at morning. "It was a disastrous leasing season," said Michael...

Put your stress on vacation

2011-05-30 00:00:00

Got stress? If you answered no, hooray for you! (And, by the way, what planet are you from?) But if you answered yes (like any normal member of the human race), you're likely heartened by the arrival of vacation season. Just the ticket for a little...

Travel experts share bargain-hunting tips

2012-02-05 00:00:00

If you don't know where you're going on vacation this year, you may not be indecisive. You might just be a bargain hunter. Increasingly, travelers are trading the certainty of the destination for savings, Peter Yesawich, vice chairman of MMGY Global, a...

San Francisco's over-the-top underground

2011-11-13 00:00:00

San Francisco isn't really an underground kind of place. We don't go in for noir the way L.A. does. And unlike New York, we don't require a lot of insider knowledge to make it here. Truth be told, we San Franciscans prefer keeping our underground...

Know your rental car insurance coverage

2011-06-26 00:00:00

As the owner of a communications agency in Del Mar, Calif., Andy Abramson travels often. In fact, he's had two accidents in the last two years while he was driving rental cars. In the first case, a car collided with Abramson's rental. His insurance...

Hot Property: Ryan Seacrest is done playing host at Hollywood Hills estate

2010-10-23 00:00:00

"American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest has listed his gated Hollywood Hills estate for $14.95 million. The 10,000-square-foot Mediterranean, built in 1974, sits on nearly an acre of hilltop with canyon and city views. Remodeled during Seacrest's ownership,...

Exhibitors

2011-03-13 00:00:00

AAA Vacations� www.calif.aaa.com AAST Inc. - Asia Adventures and Study Tours www.aast-journeys.com Access China Tours www.accesschinatours.com The expert in customized travel to China. Acura [CS] www.acura.com Introducing the Acura TSX Sport Wagon....

A presidential retreat in Kailua, Hawaii

2010-11-07 00:00:00

This laid-back beach town 12 miles northeast of Honolulu on windward Oahu has no hotels — which is just fine with the locals — but it can boast of being home to what some call the "winter White House." Kailua hosted the vacationing Obamas in...

L.A. Unheard: Young Hunting [Updated]

2010-09-29 16:35:49

Start searching online well in advance. There are hundreds of listing sites, many of them focusing on specific cities or countries. So hunt around for options specific to your destination. We used the Amsterdam-only listing service http://www.apartments-unlimited.

2011-06-20 10:55:20

near Gualala, has been a utopian experiment: top-drawer architects building low-key homes -- and a 20-room lodge -- in harmony with a stretch of rugged Northern California coast.

2009-02-12 14:06:53

Consider renting if ... - You're flying someplace for vacation. Almost anywhere you'd be tempted to hop on a bike, you'll be able to rent, often on a daily or even hourly basis.

2008-12-20 00:00:00