Evelyn Kanter Eco Report

More reasons to visit Indianapolis than Super Bowl XLVI and Indy 500

Evelyn Kanter — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:02:49 +0000

Indianapolis has a lot more to offer than the football and car racing. Sure, it’s world famous as the site of the Indianapolis 500, and getting worldwide attention as the site of Super Bowl XLVI between the New York Giants and New England Patriots, but that’s just for starters.

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Sweepstakes, contests to win trips to Utah ski resort featured on The Bachelor, Fiji islands, Napa, Paris, New York

Evelyn Kanter — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:35:10 +0000

There’s an interesting group of travel contests and sweepstakes to help save you the green in your wallet –

Sweepstakes to win trip to Utah ski resort featured in The Bachelor

Canyons Resort is making the most of its appearance on the current 16th season of ABC show The Bachelor. Canyons is offering fans of the show the opportunity to win four grand prizes, including a mountain getaway to Park City and Canyons Resort, which is Utah’s largest, with more than 4,000 acres of skiing and riding for all skill levels. My personal favorite run at Canyons is called Boa, a cruiser which snakes its way — pardon the pun — down more than two miles, for a fabulous warm-up or end-of-day run.

One of “The Bachelor Ultimate Getaway Sweepstakes” grand prize winners and a guest will enjoy a romantic retreat to Canyons Resort, which features 4,000 acres of what Utah markets as “the greatest snow on Earth.” Just 35 minutes from Salt Lake City Airport, Canyons features the first chairlift in North America that will keep your butt warm on the way up the mountain — the Orange Bubble Express has heated seats, much like the heated seats in your car.

Sweepstakes to win trip to Fiji Islands.

The grand prize winner and guest get three days of skiing or riding, including equipment, a private ski lesson, three nights at the Waldorf Astoria Park City, a couples spa treatment at Golden Door Spa, a horse-drawn sleigh ride through the Wasatch Mountains, and round-trip airfare. You can also zip down the mountain on the new zipline ZipTour Adventure, and the town of Park City has some interesting art galleries and restaurants. Be sure to stop in for a cold one at the Wasatch Brewpub on Main Street, which offers up some tasty microbrews, including one called Polygamy Porter.You have until March 19th to enter this free sweepstakes. Click here for sweepstakes details.

Fiji is a Polynesian paradise on everybody’s ‘bucket list’. I was lucky to visit last year, for scuba diving in Fiji’s pristine coral reefs, dolphin watching cruises, and visits to local villages which welcome you with a traditional welcome of songs, prayers and a ceremonial drink of kava, a fermented beverage made of the root of a local plant. Enter Dole’s “Warm Up & Win” sweepstakes by March 31 for a chance to win a trip for four to Fiji, including air, six nights’ hotel, and $500-per-day spending money. Unlike many other sweepstakes and contests, you can enter this one more than once — Dole invites you to enter daily — but the registration won’t go through unless you agree to receive Dole’s quarterly newsletter with recipes, coupons and other company news. Runner-up prizes include warm down comforters, slippers, winter coats, and coffee makers. Approximate value of the grand prize is $18,000.

See the next page for news about sweepstakes to win vacations in Napa, Paris and New York City.

US travel to Cuba is easier than you think

Evelyn Kanter — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:14:13 +0000

Cuba: colorful vintage cars and vintage buildings

Cuba has been forbidden fruit for most Americans since the 1960s. But it’s easier to visit Cuba — legally — with a US Passport than you think, and part of the reason the New York Times names Cuba, especially Havana, one of the 45 places to [...]

2012 Detroit Auto Show: hits and misses among new model intros

Evelyn Kanter — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:02:40 +0000

The North American International Auto Show — better known as the Detroit Auto Show — is underway now, with more new model introductions, including concept vehicles, than the public has seen in years. The auto industry is bouncing back, but even so, not everything is a hit. There are some misses. Here’s what the [...]

Top ten worst selling vehicles of 2011

Evelyn Kanter — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:35:14 +0000

While all the news about the shiny new toys being introduced at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, let’s look at the flip side, at the ten cars that barely made a blip on the sales screen in 2011. All are great cars, many with top safety ratings. They just suffer from [...]

January 2012 Car of the Month: 2012 Acura TL sport sedan

Evelyn Kanter — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:12:11 +0000

2012 Acura TL: January Car of the Mnth

The 2012 Acura TL is the January Car of the Month, named by NADA for its updated styling, improved performance, fuel economy and upgraded technology. If you are in the market for an affordable performance sport sedan, the 2012 Acura TL holds up well against [...]

Thanks to corporate good guys and their employees for charity contributions, volunteer work

Evelyn Kanter — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:55:42 +0000

Large corporations, and their employees, do a lot all year to support local and national charities. Let’s give them some credit during this holiday season –

MGM Resorts — Employees of MGM Resorts International raised $4.6 million in 2011 to support more than 1,000 community-based nonprofit organizations that meet the needs of the communities [...]

What Should Santa Drive on Christmas Eve 2011?

Evelyn Kanter — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 14:04:39 +0000

Rudolf and the reindeer are on strike – they want more work than just one day a year. Santa needs wheels to deliver millions of toys, games and electronics to little little boys and girls, and to grown-up kids around the world. So what should Santa drive?

2012 Lexus CT 200h: Consumer Reports [...]

2012 cars with best resale value: top rated brands are Toyota, Lexus

Evelyn Kanter — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:41:21 +0000

Toyota and Lexus brands offer best resale value according to KBB

How much a vehicle costs when you buy it or lease it is just one part of the equasion. You also need to factor in how that vehicle rates for operating costs, maintenance costs and resale value. Since depreciation – or loss [...]

Sweepstakes to win free vacations in 2012 to Japan, Galapagos, Mexican Riviera

Evelyn Kanter — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:43:23 +0000

There are plenty of year-end vacation package deals you can grab now to the Caribbean and elsewhere, but nothing beats free. So here are some free vacations for 2012 that cost nothing more than the time and effort it takes to enter a sweepstakes or contest, and hope you win the grand prize. Remember [...]