Orlando

When it's time for some R&R in the sun, Americans have a wealth of options. But based on summertime hotel room rentals, which one takes the crown? Orlando with its theme parks? New York with its culture? Washington with it's history? L.A. with its beaches? None of the above. Curious? Read on ...

Nearly 60 million foreigners visited the U.S. in 2010. Where did they go? The most popular destinations included New York, Orlando, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago. The Big Apple is particularly appealing, drawing a record 48.7 million big-spending foreign travelers.

For the second year in a row, using exclusive data developed by Dr. Andrew Schiller's team at NeighborhoodScout.com, and based on FBI data from all 17,000 local law enforcement agencies, WalletPop reveals the top 25 most dangerous neighborhoods with the highest predicted rates of violent crime in...

The Walt Disney Co.'s luxury real estate venture, the Golden Oak Residential Resort Community, may actually stand a chance -- even in Florida's depressed real estate market.

I'm in Orlando for the grand opening of Universal's Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Islands of Adventure theme park. There's a heat wave on in Central Florida, and it's an oppressively humid 95 degrees, but you wouldn't know it from the snow on the roof at Hogsmeade. The new theme park addition...

UPDATE: See our coverage with exclusive pics and video of the opening of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, with picture of Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and JK Rowling herself and see our video tour of the Harry Potter world at the Orlando theme park! This week at Universal's Islands of...

School's out, but what's in -- your wallet, that is? We asked Money College blogger Jennifer Larson to find resources for 10 summer jobs that will get you working quick ... and put cash in your pocket quicker. Now that you've finished finals and relaxed for a few days, you're probably on the hunt...

Remember Kyle Post and Stacey Doornbos, those childhood friends who won the search to get paid $25,000 to see and ride everything there is to do in Orlando over 67 days? That gig was pretty sweet, and WalletPop followed them around for a day when they punched the clock at SeaWorld, getting paid to...

UPDATE: See our coverage with exclusive pics and video of the opening of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, with picture of Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and JK Rowling herself and see our video tour of the Harry Potter world at the Orlando theme park! Universal Orlando Resort has finally...

Disney Parks has announced that it has met its promised goal of giving away 1 million free passes to people who donate a day of volunteering. Now that the target has been reached, the program will end. And what a massively successful program it was. As our incisive sister site Gadling pointed out,...