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Family Tours Are Focusing On Adventure
Remember when vacationing families were thankful to find a resortwith a pool, baby-sitting, and a stash of cribs and high chairs?
Families have become a lot more demanding since those simplerdays, and the travel industry has responded with not only moreamenities at traditional resorts but also an innovative range oforganized adventures that expand the notion of a family vacation.Kid-friendly dude ranches, mountain lodges, and beach resorts stillabound. But now the brood also can cycle the Pacific Northwest orMaine Coast, raft through rapids in Utah, hike the Canadian rockies,or dig into history at a Colorado archeological site.
Every branch of the travel …
Summary Box: Service sector expands in May
SERVICES GROW: The service sector, which employs 90 percent of the nation's work force, grew for an 18th straight month in May.
INDEX UP: The Institute for Supply Management's index tracking the health of service industries increased to 54.6 in May compared …