| Explosion in the number of inexpensive vacation home and apartment rentals
With even modest hotels charging from $200 to $300 a room all over the world (and sometimes more), the smart traveler is frequently turning to the rental of lower-cost vacation homes or apartments. We have learned that it is rather easy to find, say, a perfectly acceptable $139-a-night apartment in Manhattan to substitute for a Manhattan hotel room costing -- according to American Express -- an average of $325 a night in 2007. So many large new companies now offer the rental of vacation homes and apartments worldwide that it's hard to keep up. Starting some 12 years ago, there was VRBO.com (Vacation Rental by Owner), followed by several similar but smaller firms, then followed last year by the big EVRentals.com (owned by the immense Wyndham Hotels corporation) and then Rentalo.com.Orlando vacation resorts
The Wildwoods: New Jersey's Fantasyland of Fun for Family & Friends
With New Jersey's best beach and Boardwalk and an amazing selection of fun things to see and do amidst a resort delighting the eyes with whimsical aqua, pink and orange "Doo-Wop" architecture, the Wildwoods have become renowned as the gem of vacation destinations of the Jersey Shore. .
Star Resorts Shareholder Update
Star Resorts Development, Inc., (OTCBB:SRDP), is a publicly traded U.S. company with headquarters in Miami, Florida. Star Resorts is focused on emerging growth property markets and aims to secure and develop a portfolio of real estate projects in association with proven high-end developers. We intend to take most projects to the point of operation, then sell or lease them. .
Terrapins to Participate in 2008 Old Spice Classic
ORLANDO, Fla. - ESPN Regional Television, Inc. (ERT), a subsidiary of ESPN, announced today the field for the 2008 Old Spice Classic, to be held on Thanksgiving weekend at the Milk House at Disney's Wide World of Sports® Complex near Orlando, Fla.
The field for the third annual Old Spice Classic is loaded with current and traditional college basketball powerhouses. The teams will include Maryland, Georgetown, Gonzaga, Michigan State, Oklahoma State, Siena, Tennessee and Wichita State.
Seven of those eight teams qualified for postseason play in 2007-08, including five in the NCAA Tournament and two in the Sweet 16. Michigan State and Tennessee advanced to the Sweet 16, Siena and Georgetown advanced to the second round and Gonzaga also made the NCAA Tournament.Orlando vacation resorts
State Tourism Slow Because of Flooding
This severe weather and storm damage here in the natural state has folks who rely on tourism dollars looking closely at their bottom lines. The state's five billion dollar a year tourism industry is off to a slow start. Tourism officials are getting the word out that Arkansas is open for business.They're being proactive, getting the word out and gearing up for public service announcements. Storms have caused some delay in the kick off for other tourist hot spots and tourism officials have a message, you're vacation plans might not be washed out. "We want to get the word out that Arkansas is open for business," says Joe David Rice.That's the message the Arkansas Department of Tourism wants to get out to you. But severe weather has made for a sluggish start for vacation destinations around the state."It's been a disappointing season.
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