Sure, we have a couple of months of fair weather yet, and several more weeks of summer, but Labor Day is the last major summer holiday when friends and family gather around the hibachi, kettle grill, or gas grill, or whatever it is you cook on.

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Washington (CNN) -- Despite the recent uptick in gas prices, the last major travel holiday of the summer is expected to be busier.

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You might tuck into some of those as you sit back and begin enjoying the last holiday weekend of summer.

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Or they're performing on platforms behind the set (last summer's "Death Takes a Holiday") or in the boxes on either side of the stage (last season's "The People in the Picture") or, as in the case of the recent revival of "Godspell, " scattered in the seats throughout the theater's how appropriate orchestra section.

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Darren Lewis, RNLI lifeguard inspector for the east of England, said that despite last summer's poor weather, the beaches were still busy with day trippers and holiday makers.

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And, finally, the summer begins on Memorial Day, a US public holiday which falls on the last Monday in May (after which it is socially acceptable to wear white), and ends on Labor Day, the first Monday in September.

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Ryanair's new strategy is to use the Ayrshire airport more for outbound summer holiday flights, though with this year's capacity down on last year by about 15%.

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Last week, I was sent a photograph of the village in Dorset where my family and I spend our summer holiday.

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