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Travelocity names top fall hot spots

September 25, 2010 The Travel Trolley

Travelocity has named its top fall hot spots. Travelocity’s most recent fall data report shows that while certain cities like Las Vegas, Orlando and New York are perennial customer favorites, other destinations are jumping in the ranks and headed up the “most popular” list. Many of these destinations are also offering great travel deals, making an autumn getaway affordable. “With autumn officially here, we thought it was time to take a look at the destinations

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Asheville offers leaf peepers opportunity to scope ‘brilliant’ fall colors

September 18, 2010 The Travel Trolley

Asheville, N.C., officials are making their pitch for leaf peepers looking for brilliant colors this fall. “A long spell of dry weather during the spring and summer could provide some of the most brilliant colors seen in several years for leaf-lookers headed to the mountains of Western North Carolina this autumn,” Katherine Mathews, an assistant professor of biology specializing in plant systematic at Western Carolina University, said in a news release. Because of its location