NEW YORK - If the word "staycation" makes you want to run screaming to the nearest travel agent, here are a couple of websites to help you get out of the house for a few days away without spending a bundle.

LOS ANGELES When Gloria Robbins left Walt Disney Co. as director of sales and marketing for the Queen Mary and the Spruce Goose attractions to start her own direct response marketing shop in 1988, direct mail was even less glamorous -- and less profitable

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RICHMOND, Va. — Bustling textile and furniture factories that used to churn out blankets and beds have moved out of southwest Virginia, taking jobs overseas.

In a soft economy amid soaring gasoline prices, the nation's tourism industry is starting to feel the pinch. From the nation's capital to West Coast amusement parks, attractions are drawing fewer visitors.