Are travelers becoming more wary of hotels as the swine flu outbreak worsens? Hotels are being eyed suspiciously by travelers as harbingers of the swine flu and internet discussion boards are buzzing about the fears of transmission and whether some people are putting their fellow vacationers at risk. Hotels like are just the latest high-traffic […]
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This week Orlando / Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc (Orlando CVB) unveiled a Canadian specific savings program on their web site this week. Interestingly, Canada is set to overtake the UK as the top international market and that’s why the OCCVB decided to do this. The OCCVB has teamed up with local Orlando […]
Continue reading …Vacation Rentals – The New Meeting Place
October 29, 2009 Comments Off on Vacation Rentals – The New Meeting PlaceA new trend is emerging that is taking the meeting place of the small and big business world to new levels. CEO’s, Presidents and top level managers are now beginning to see the advantages of hiring a vacation rental property to host their meetings. Of course, the biggest attraction in this day and age is […]
Continue reading …According to Smith Travel Research, Orlando’s hotel occupancy rate was 57.9 percent for the week ending Oct. 17, 2009 — a drop of 7.8 percent from the same period a year ago. Revenue per available room, an indicator of a hotel’s business, was $54.90, which was down 16.7 percent from the same period a year […]
Continue reading …Congratulations are in order to Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner who are getting married today, 25th October, at Trump National Golf Club in New Jersey. Five hundred guests are expected and among them is Regis Philbin, who will serenade the bride and groom, according to several reports Ivanka, who turns 28 on Oct. 30, and […]
Continue reading …True Story – Don’t mess with old people
October 25, 2009 Comments Off on True Story – Don’t mess with old peopleHOW TO CALL THE POLICE WHEN YOU’RE OLD AND DON’T MOVE SO FAST ANYMORE. George Phillips , an elderly man, from Meridian, Mississippi, was going up to bed, when his wife told him that he’d left the light on in the garden shed, which she could see from the bedroom window. George opened the back […]
Continue reading …Downtown Disney is a great place to visit if you fancy a change of pace from all the Orlando theme parks. The Downtown Disney area is constantly changing and has more than 70 shopping, entertainment and dining options. Downtown Disney is divided into three sections; West Side, Marketplace and Pleasure Island. On the West Side […]
Continue reading …Jenson Button wins F1 World Championship
October 18, 2009 Comments Off on Jenson Button wins F1 World ChampionshipCongratulations to Jenson Button,29, who wrapped up the World Driver’s Championship in Brazil today. It’s been a great season for Jenson as he won 6 of the first 7 races and now becomes the 10th British Formula One world champion. He joins an illustrious list: Mike Hawthorn 1958 World Champion, aged 29 Graham Hill 1962 […]
Continue reading …Pointe Orlando, International Drive, Orlando
October 16, 2009 Comments Off on Pointe Orlando, International Drive, OrlandoYesterday I was at Pointe Orlando for a meeting and as soon as that finished I took a look around. I’ve always known it as a great place to go and eat, as there are some 13 restaurants to suit every palate there, but I didn’t realize that there was much more to the place. […]
Continue reading …Congratulations to us oldies who were brought up proper !
October 15, 2009 Comments Off on Congratulations to us oldies who were brought up proper !CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL MY FRIENDS WHO WERE BORN IN THE 1930’s, 1940’s, 50’s, 60’s and early 70’s! First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us and lived in houses made of asbestos. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese, raw egg products, loads of bacon and processed meat, tuna […]
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