In these difficult economic times, the Hotwire list of has published a list of “Best Places for Value Vacations” may come in handy. Affordability was the primary criteria used to create the list. Phoenix tops the list. Nearby Old Town Scottsdale, Desert Botanical Gardens, the Phoenix Museum of History, and the winter residence of Frank Llyoyd Wright were the highlighted attractions. Of course affordable air travel to these cities was a major available. I am sure there are less expansive alternatives, but the cities with highly competitive routes (and low rates) won out. Here is the full list:
Phoenix
Dallas-Fort Worth
Orlando
Denver
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Washington D.C.
Kansas City
Miami
Milwaukee
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Categories: Affordable Vacation Cities
Tagged: Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, Denver, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, Milwaukee, Orlando, Phoenix, Washington DC
KPMG has just released a report that rates cites based on their tax-friendliness to business. The analysis included cities in 10 countries. The results are broken out by small, medium and large cities. Here is the list for cities of 2 million or more in populations:
1.) San Juan, Puerto Rico
2.) Baltimore
3.) Atlanta
4.) Tampa
5.) Detroit
6.) Phoenix
7.) Minneapolis
8.) Northern Virginia
9.) Denver
10.) Philadelphia
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Categories: Cities with Low Business Taxes
Tagged: Atlanta, Baltimore, Detroit, KPMG, Minneapolis, Northern Virginia, Phoenix, Puerto Rico, San Juan, Tampa, Taxes
