| 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
Bluegreen Corporation Signs $75 Million Vacation Ownership Credit Facility with Textron Financial Corporation
Bluegreen Corporation (NYSE: BXG) ("Bluegreen"), a leading provider of Colorful Places to Live and Play(R), today announced that on April 17, 2008 it signed a new, $75 million revolving acquisition, development, and construction ("AD&C") credit facility with Textron Financial Corporation, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company. Bluegreen(R) intends to utilize this new facility to fund its vacation ownership expansion initiatives utilizing project-specific loans under this master facility. The facility expires in April 2010. Certain existing Bluegreen obligations to Textron Financial and its affiliates count against the facility capacity, with current availability totaling approximately $37.0 million, subject to customary terms and available collateral. .
Disney Deluxe '08
For families planning an upscale vacation, amusement parks don't generally top the list. But Disney delivers the luxury goods. See our slideshow of Insider's Deluxe: Disney World. "Disney is the only brand of theme parks that live up to the five-star service experience," says Hiapo Cockett of McCoy Custom Travel. With the kids clamoring to try new rides like Toy Story Mania at Disney World and the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage at Disneyland, there's no reason that the adults in a family shouldn't have their own vacation indulgences as well.
And, unlike at some resorts, there are plenty of options. "Disney offers something for every vacation type," says Disney spokesman Charles Stovall. "Guests wanting to indulge will find lots of opportunities, including one-of-a-kind experiences that only Disney could create."
While the children enjoy a supervised kids-only pirate cruise, or having tea with Cinderella and the princesses, or just being entertained by a Disney babysitter, parents can plan their own itineraries - including spas, horse-drawn carriage ride and championship-caliber golf courses. Orlando vacation resorts
Hyatt Place(R) Opens Fifth Nashville Area Hotel (2ยบ)
23/04/2008 20:28:00 Business Wire US6821891057 open by year-end 2008, including locations in Dallas, Orlando and Detroit, in addition to other key business and leisure markets throughout the country.
About Hyatt Place Hyatt Place, a new kind of Hyatt for today s relaxed lifestyle, combines The Hyatt Touch(R) with stylish design, purposeful amenities and forward-thinking technology.
Catering to today s discerning travelers, 130 Hyatt Place hotels are to open across the U.S.
by year-end 2008.
Hyatt Place is a newly developed brand of Global Hyatt Corporation.
For Hyatt Place information or to make a reservation, call 1-888-HYATT-HP (888-492-8847) or visit www.hyattplace.com.
From the U.S.
and Canada, reservations for Hyatt Hotels & Resorts worldwide may be obtained by calling 1-800-233-1234 or logging onto www.hyatt.com.
Up To $125 Off Vegas Vacations
It's the perfect deal for those in need of a quick, affordable getaway -- and a healthy dose of excitement too. United Vacations' new deal for Vegas vacations will have travelers channeling Elvis with a great big 'thank you very muuuuuuuch'. Up to $125 off per reservation represents the largest savings amount offered by United Vacations this year to the City of Excitement. And with new resorts including Palazzo and Trump International, incredible shopping from designer splurges to bargain deals, world-renowned dining, and exciting new headliners such as Bette Midler, Jersey Boys and Cher, there's never been a better time to visit Las Vegas than right now. On to the deal: the savings amount you receive depends on the hotel you select. The higher you go on the star-rating scale, the more money you save.
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