Top fall domestic destinations:

1. Las Vegas

2. Orlando

3. Honolulu

4. Kahului, Maui

5. New York City

6. San Francisco

7. Anchorage

8. Miami Beach-Phoenix/Scottsdale (tie)

9. Chicago-Washington, D.C. (tie)

SOURCE: Travel Leaders' 2008 Fall Travel Trends Survey

TRAVEL READING

The Navajo Nation: A Visitor's Guide

By Patrick and Joan Lavin,

283-page paperback,

$21.95, Hoppocrene Books

About the closest a traveler can get to visiting a foreign country without leaving the United States is on the expansive Navajo reservation in the Four Corners area, the largest reservation in America. The culture is fascinating, the views spectacular and the shopping for numerous American Indian crafts excellent. This guide includes listings for attractions, scenic routes, a guide to hiking and camping, driving directions, shopping, dining, accommodations, history and a short guide to the Navajo language. Particularly helpful are suggestions for side trips to areas near but not inside the reservation. Since traveling here can be challenging, suggestions on where to stay and eat makes this a valuable guide.

TRAVEL GEAR

Sony's new Walkman players compete with iPod

Long before the iPod, portable music lovers used Sony's Walkmans to play tapes or discs. So it was only a matter of time before that company came up with something small to compete with the

iPod. Sony recently unveiled three new Walkman players. S-series players are noise-canceling, work with audio-video in-flight entertainment, are the slimmest ever and are the first MP3 players with Sony's SensMe Channels function, which creates channels to match a user's mood. The E Series combines video and audio performance to help users enjoy photos and video clips in addition to music. And the entry-level B series offers sound but no video and connects to a PC's USB port for easy transfers. For details, visit www.sony.com or call 800-222-7669.

ON THE WEB

All about southwestern Utah

For all things southwestern Utah, visit www.scenicsouthernutah.com. The newest thing on this excellent Utah site is a fall color report on such areas as Brian Head, Panguitch Lake, Cedar Breaks, Duck Creek, Cedar City, Parowan Canyon, Zion National Park and other places in that part of the state. The site also has good information on a number of other activities and tourist spots in the region.

CURRENCY CHART

What your dollar buys

Rates paid domestically for each dollar changed. These figures are intended only as a guide. Rates may be more favorable abroad. (As of Sept. 18)

Argentina (peso) 3.1

Australia (dollar) 1.2

Brazil (real) 1.9

Canada (dollar) 1.1

Chile (peso) 548

China (yuan) ... 6.8

Denmark (krone) 5.2

Egypt (pound) 5.5

European (euro) 0.70

(Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain)

Great Britain (pound) 0.55

Hong Kong (dollar) 7.8

India (rupee) 46

Indonesia (rupiah) 9,360

Israel (shekel) 3.5

Japan (yen) 106

Mexico (peso) 10.7

New Zealand (dollar) 1.5

Norway (krone) 5.8

Philippines (peso) 47

Poland (zloty) 2.3

Russia (ruble) 25.4

Singapore (dollar) 1.4

South Africa (rand) 8.2

South Korea (won) 1,133

Sweden (krona) 6.7

Switzerland (franc) 1.1

Taiwan (dollar) 32

Thailand (baht) 34

Venezuela (bolivar) 2,147.5

Source: Yahoo! Finance