4 Places To Be A Snowbird In Style

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (MainStreet) -- While curmudgeons in America's cold-weather regions worry about how soon Christmas trees will supplant Thanksgiving turkeys, a loud, flightless bird of a different sort is just settling in for the season in sunny southern states.

Unlike the turkeys, the frost-fleeing snowbirds that inundate trailer parks, campsites and condo complexes in California, Florida, Arizona, the Carolinas and even Hawaii each year are staying for the long haul. The Center For Business Research at Arizona State University estimates that more than 300,000 flock to the state during the winter and spend $350 million on lodging and $280 million on consumer goods.