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nytimes.com - 12/10/2008
Swap Stocks for a Week at the Beach
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Need a vacation from watching your stocks drop? Hoping to lure travelers as the economy slumps, a resort chain in the Caribbean is offering to trade rooms for depressed stock. Elite Island Resorts, a chain of upscale hotels — including the St. James’s Club on Antigua and the Palm Island Resort ...

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If you're feeling pessimistic, you can swap ... [Investing]
Consumerist — next By Meg Marco , 12:46 PM on Wed Dec 10 2008, 89 views [image] [image] If you're feeling pessimistic, you can swap your depressed stock for a week at the beach. [ NYT ] (Thanks, handsatlanta!) [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] Loading comments ... [image] In order to view comments on consumerist.com you need to enable JavaScript. If you are using Firefox and NoScript addon, please mark consumerist.com as trusted. ...

Swap Your Crappy Stock For A Day At The Beach [Investing]
Consumerist — ... , 12:46 PM on Wed Dec 10 2008, 1,043 views [image] If you're feeling pessimistic, you can swap your depressed stock for a week at the beach. [ NYT ] (Thanks, handsatlanta!) Read More: ...

Be broke now and in the future by trading stocks for vacations
Gadling — Filed under: Business, Hotels and Accommodations, Travel Deals Suppose you want to go on vacation but you also want to be able to pay your bills. What do you do? Well, you could mortgage your financial future by paying for your trip with stocks that you own. I'm not suggesting cashing out your stocks, making yourself liquid and then purchasing the trip. I mean actually paying for your vacation with stocks. Nonsense? Well, according to a New York Times article, one tropical resort chain will allow you to do just that. Elite Island Resorts, a chain of luxury hotels with ...

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