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Officials representing Colorado towns with elite ski resorts are worried they may be the next spot where Republican governors bus or fly border crossers and illegal aliens. For months, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) have been busing thousands of border crossers and illegal aliens to sanctuary cities like New York City, New York, Washington, D.C., and Chicago, Illinois.

TOURISTS escaping Covid lockdowns for drug-fuelled "plague raves" in Mexico are driving a bloody new cartel war that has left hundreds dead, experts say. Holidaymakers from the US and UK have been warned they could be caught in the crossfire on the beaches of Cancun and Playa del Carmen after a shocking spike in violence. Mobsters have previously kept their gun battles well away from the hotels on Mexico's sun-soaked Mayan Riviera, fearing it would be "bad for business". But bloodthirsty kidnap and torture gangs of the ultra-violent Jalisco New Generation Cartel are said to have ripped up the code...

A high-speed transit system through the mountain corridor could serve as a major economic boon to communities on the Western Slope, according to a new study recently published by Development Research Partners. A high-speed transit system — likely in the form of a train that would carry passengers and light freight between Denver International Airport and Eagle County Regional Airport — was listed in the 2011 Record of Decision issued by the Colorado Department of Transportation and the Federal Highways Administration as a potential long-term solution to dealing with congestion on Interstate 70. Late last year, stakeholders — including the...

Phones on desks, linens on beds, catalog cards spilling out of the filing cabinets—all covered with a fine patina of dust. Neglected for years, and abandoned in seconds, it’s like a modern-day Pompeii in which the earth suddenly reclaimed its souls as they went about their daily business. But this isn’t fodder for the next Dean Koontz thriller; it’s real, and its 100 miles north of New York City. Sullivan County once boasted 538 hotels and over 50,000 bungalows, but today practically nothing remains of this illustrious, vacationing era, save crumbling towers and abandoned estates. Walking through the haunting wreckage—thirsty...

Rights campaigners and politicians Wednesday condemned a video showing women from a protected and primitive tribe dancing for tourists reportedly in exchange for food on India's Andaman Islands. British newspaper The Observer released the undated video showing Jarawa tribal women -- some of them naked -- being lured to dance and sing after a bribe was allegedly paid to a policeman to produce them. Under Indian laws designed to protect ancient tribal groups susceptible to outside influence and disease, photographing or coming into contact with the Jarawa and some of the Andaman aborigines is banned. The tribe, thought to have...

Many Greeks are draining their savings accounts because they are out of work, face rising taxes or are afraid the country will be forced to leave the euro zone. By withdrawing money, they are forcing banks to scale back their lending -- and are inadvertently making the recession even worse. Georgios Provopoulos, the governor of the central bank of Greece, is a man of statistics, and they speak a clear language. "In September and October, savings and time deposits fell by a further 13 to 14 billion euros. In the first 10 days of November the decline continued on a...

A nonprofit backed by U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah (D., Pa.) spent more than $2 million in federal funds to provide environmental education to Philadelphia high school students - including trips to a resort in the U.S. Virgin Islands. For three years, the Caribbean-American Mission for Research, Education, and Action ran an exchange program for students at Overbrook High School and two island high schools. The Philadelphia students and their adult chaperones stayed at the Marriott Frenchman's Reef beachfront resort, on what the hotel website calls a "luminous white sand beach framed with the majestic turquoise waters of the Caribbean." Fattah's...

The premiere city of Southern Appalachia is without doubt Asheville, North Carolina. It has to be -- it's the one with the palace, Biltmore House. Since the late 19th century, Asheville has been a travel and resort destination without peer in the region. [Vintage pictures]

The resort collections have previously been regarded as a luxurious collection created for those who spend Christmas in Buenos Aires or the French Riviera. More and more, the resort and pre-fall collections have become increasingly more important. They act as a bridge for collections from fall to spring, and these collections tend to be less expensive (gasp!) and often more wearable! With the future of runway uncertain in these tough economic times the spotlight is on resort. Below are the top 5 resort/cruise collections. CHANELThe Kaiser Karl always knows how to make an impact and this collection was no exception....

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Americans visiting violence-wracked Mexico this month for annual "spring break" vacations should be safe as long as they don't stray from tourist resorts, a Republican lawmaker from Texas said Monday. Mexico's escalating drug feuds and mounting murders have worried some American students considering spending the customary spring exodus south of the border. "Many places in Mexico are basically self-contained resort areas, where, frankly, you are not going to have a lot of interaction with people from the outside," Senator John Cornyn told Fox News. "My guess is, (the resorts) are probably a safer bet than some of...

U.S. man accused of plot to bomb resorts By MATT LEINGANG, Associated Press Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio - A federal grand jury indicted a U.S. citizen on charges of joining al-Qaida and conspiring to bomb European tourist resorts and U.S. government facilities and military bases overseas. Christopher Paul, 43, of Columbus, trained with al-Qaida in the early 1990s, the indictment issued Wednesday says. The indictment says he told al-Qaida members in Pakistan and Afghanistan that he was dedicated to committing violent jihad. Paul is charged with providing material support to terrorists, conspiracy to provide support to terrorists and conspiracy to use...

We are planning a vacation in the Caribbean this January or February. Prices in Mexico for the all-inclusives are so expensive, we started looking at Punta Cana or Puerto Plata in the DR.If you have been there, which one? What we enjoy most is laying around a pool or beach and snorkeling, sailing, etc. The place needs to be clean and the food safe, good quality and variety. We do not want to go to a fancy place. A couple of the places we are looking at are the Gran Ventana Resort and the Riu Bachata, both in PP. Any...

Seven soldiers who lost legs during incidents in Iraq will get the chance this weekend to schuss down the slopes of Vail, Colo. Vail Ski Association, with support from a broad range of local and national donors, is providing the soldiers, their wives or girlfriends and their children an all-expense-paid visit to one of the world's premier ski resorts. The Vail community and corporate sponsors will roll out the red carpet with free lodging, meals, lift tickets, ski equipment and lessons. Cheryl Jensen from the Vail Ski Association said the weekend will allow soldiers to enjoy the exhilaration of skiing...

"Thou shalt not place Bibles in our casino hotel rooms." Such is the commandment from the flashy, new Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, home of the Borgata Babe cocktail waitress and shower-stall-for-two. Borgata Casino in Atlantic City, N.J. The Press of Atlantic City reports the $1.1 billion resort opening this summer is breaking ranks with all other casinos, and is refusing to allow the Gideons to place a Bible in any of its 2,002 hotel rooms. "What we've found is there's such a diversity of gaming customers that visit Atlantic City, by putting one generic publication in there you're not...

Resort's attempt to ship homeless upstate is foiled By Andrew Gumbel in Los Angeles 17 January 2003 This is high tourist season in Key West, the Florida town celebrated for its connections to Ernest Hemingway and Key lime pie, which explains why the authorities are keen to get rid of the biggest eyesore in the place: its burgeoning homeless population. Fed up with the sight of down-and-outs sleeping under bridges and urinating on the beach, the town authorities have come up with a novel solution. They are offering to ship the homeless population upstate to Miami and pay shelters and...