The summer is around the corner and the vacation season is upon us. Many of the readers will be faced with question of where to stay when taking a vacation on the beach or going up to the mountains. Should one choose a hotel for an extended stay or a condo?

Why does foreign money often feel like play money to travelers" Just in time for summer vacation season, an important new study from the June issue of the Journal of Consumer Research examines why spending patterns abroad deviate so much from what we spend at home.