Anywhere But Home for the Holidays - Hopper

Posted on Dec 7, 2012 in In The News |

CNN reports that more and more Americans are ?Abandoning the Hearth for Christmas??and taking family vacations instead. An Amex survey suggests about 84 million Americans plan on traveling over the holidays. Where Thanksgiving is the major travel holiday for ?going home? or visiting other family members, the Christmas holidays are increasingly about ?getting away? to, as CNN terms it , ?neutral territory.?

The goal of these vacations? To escape the stress and mess of traditional holiday celebrations. Why agonize over Christmas dinner when you can enjoy a Holiday buffet on board a cruise ship bound for Aruba? Why squabble with Uncle Larry over politics when you can relax on a beach and sip a mojito?

Ready to flee, with or without the family??Here are 3 options for last-minute Christmas vacations:

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1. Catch a Cruise:?It?s not to late to book a cruise for the Holidays: an inside cabin on Norwegian Cruise Line?s Norwegian Epic 7 day Eastern Caribbean tour will run you $679. Departing from Miami on December 22nd, the ship visits the white sand beaches of St.Maarten, St. Thomas & Nassau.

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2. White Christmas: There?s nothing like adrenaline to shake away the Christmas blues. Rooms are still available at the Stowe Mountain Lodge for Christmas Eve and Day. ?Instead of waking up early for presents (or to put the turkey in the oven) walk out the door and get first tracks in on the slopes of Mt. Mansfield (VT?s highest peak!). Out West, rooms are available at the?The Lodge at the Mountain Village in Park City, Utah for those desperate to spend Christmas day knee-deep in powder.

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3. It?s Christmas Time in the City: There?s no place like New York at Christmas time and rooms are open near some of the cities most beloved Holiday destinations. Treat yourself to 2 nights at the iconic Waldorf Astoria ($299/ a night for a deluxe queen) and walk steps to Rockefeller Center ?s Christmas Tree or over the 5th Ave to check out Barney?s incredible fashion holiday windows.

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