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Washington DC: Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle


The 23rd annual event is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, June 27-28, along historic Pennsylvania Avenue. Sponsored by Safeway, it benefits DC Children’s Charities, The Capital Area Food Bank and USO of Metropolitan Washington.

The program includes outdoor BBQ demos by celeb and military chefs, plus cash-award cooking competitions. Also delicious free samples, food and wine for sale, music, interactive exhibits and lots of other fun events. For more info and ticket prices, go to www.eventbrite.com

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Grabs More Tourist Money PDF Print E-mail


Will it be Double Dutch? Next time you visit this favorite foreign city of your travel4seniors.com editor, be aware. Politicians there will be taking more cash out of your travel pocket.

The charming city already has the highest hotel tax rates in Europe. And they will go higher. Of course, as in many world cities, that’s just the tip of the extra charges. So, when you see ads touting hotels for $99.99 a night, whether in the Dutch or other tourist city, that’s just the start of the real cost. With add-ons of local taxes, resort fees and other hits, consider your advertised room rate may be actually only about half of what you’ll really have to pay. www.cnn.com/travel/article/amsterdam-tourist-tax-increase

 
 
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