Fun can still be found in summer at Vail

Vail, Colo. — Many people think of Vail as a winter vacation destination. But there’s plenty to do there in the warm weather months.

Three festivals will showcase nearly 60 performances this summer. The New York Philharmonic performs July 23-30, the Beaver Creek Theatre Festival is June 23-26 and the Vail International Dance Festival will run Aug. 6-15.

The Vail Arts and Wine Faire takes place Saturdays in July, plus Aug. 7 and 14. The Vail Arts Festival will be June 25-27.

For more information, visit www.vailsummer.net or call (877) 750-8245.

Mobile PC magazine ranks wired hotels

New York — Need a hotel that’s as technologically up-to-date as you are?

Mobile PC magazine has compiled a list of the 10 “most wired hotels in America,” based on Internet connectivity, well-equipped business centers and well-wired meeting rooms.

The hotels are Wyndham Hotel in Atlanta; the Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston; the Omni in Chicago; Adam’s Mark Hotel in Dallas; Hilton Americas in Houston; the Four Seasons Hotel in Las Vegas; the W in Los Angeles; the Holiday Inn Wall Street in New York; the Hotel Valencia San Jose in the San Francisco Bay area; and the Hilton Embassy Row in Washington, D.C.

Survey shows changes in U.S. travel plans

New York — Eight out of 10 Americans plan to spend as much or more on vacations this year as they did last year, according to a new survey from Roper Reports.

And 58 percent plan to take a leisure trip in the next six months. While that’s only 1 point higher than the percentage who made leisure trips last year, the telephone survey of 1,000 Americans found differences in this year’s destinations and motivations.

Those planning a trip more than 500 miles from home, but still within the continental United States, make up 44 percent of the total, 3 points less than last year.

Six percent of those planning a trip are going to Europe, 3 points more than last year.