Dr. Stephen Leatherman, professor and director of the Laboratory for Coastal Research at the University of Maryland, College Park, has released his annual list of America's best beaches. "Dr. Beach" considered fifty different factors, including current, wave size, smell, views and vistas, and intensity of beach use, to rate the twenty finest public beaches of 650 nation wide. This site features...

Highlights from the latest issue of Conde Nast Traveler are just one part of the popular magazine's website. Photography is a big part of the print edition, and it has transferred well to the Web. The Conde Nast Traveler is part of the Concierge.com site, which is "devoted to helping you find the best places to go, the smartest ways to go there, and the best things to do when you get there."

Part of the Issues in Labor Statistics series, this report details consumer spending for vacation traveling. According to this study based on data gathered in 1997, Americans take more expensive trips in the summer months than during the winter, spending, on average, $776 during the summer and $692 during the winter. Vacationers also spend more on food and alcohol during the summer. Pleasure trips...