Have you ever been asked where you have been? Who have you met? What did you learn? Why did you go? No… time to get a life. Yes… Good you have a life. Over the last two weeks I’ve been out of the office quite a bit and my staff were beginning to wonder if I […]
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Atlanta 11-13 April 2008 This weekend saw us visit the great city of Atlanta as we attended the Vacation Home Expo. The organisers haven’t given us the exact attendance figures as yet but we had a rip roaring time and met some great people. The show was presented by Atlanta Journal – Constituation and is […]
Continue reading …Can Banks Get Any More Ridiculous … Or Desperate?
March 10, 2008 Comments Off on Can Banks Get Any More Ridiculous … Or Desperate?I just read this article and realized that banks are stupid. What is more worrying is that the authorities allowed this to happen … old boy’s network or sheer incompetence? A Kissimmee homeowner was in England when he learned a Florida bank had mistakenly started foreclosure proceedings on his house. As it turns out, Denroy […]
Continue reading …Florida Leisure Buck Trend, Break All Records for February
March 9, 2008 Comments Off on Florida Leisure Buck Trend, Break All Records for FebruaryDuring this difficult economic period for the travel industry, Florida Leisure Vacation Homes broke their records for February. The most amazing fact was the percentage level of returning customers. Kissimmee, FL (PRWEB) March 9, 2008 – Florida Leisure Vacation Homes announced this week that they smashed all their occupancy and financial records for the month […]
Continue reading …I always thought the richest man in the world was the Sultan of Brunei, followed by the Saudi royals and a bunch of oil barons. How the times they are a changing. Let’s take a look at how the world’s wealth is being shared. And in case anyone cares … Roman Abramovich the owner of […]
Continue reading …Where Are Americans Headed for Summer Vacation?
March 3, 2008 Comments Off on Where Are Americans Headed for Summer Vacation?ASTA’s 2008 Summer Hot Spots Survey Reveals Top 10 Choices Alexandria, Va., Feb. 12, 2008– For the sixth year running, Orlando (17.5%) and Las Vegas (15.4%) were named the most popular domestic summer travel destinations booked by travel agents, according to ASTA’s 2008 Hot Spots for Summer survey. Overseas, the top four international destination cities […]
Continue reading …So SeaWorld and Busch Gardens are expanding eastward — to Dubai. Dubai intrigues me, I haven’t been there yet but several people I know have and all of them love it. This news, released yesterday by the Anheuser-Busch Companies and Nakheel, a major Dubai real estate developer, is sure to send shockwaves around Central Florida, San […]
Continue reading …$20 Million…what price a reputation?
February 27, 2008 Comments Off on $20 Million…what price a reputation?MANAGER Leonard Ellerbe has defended a decision to have his unbeaten boxer, Floyd Mayweather, take part in a professional wrestling program in Florida next month. Mayweather, considered by some to be the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, claims to have been offered $US20 million ($21.45 million) to take part in Wrestlemania XXIV on March […]
Continue reading …Mercantile Commercial Credit scores for charity
February 23, 2008 Comments Off on Mercantile Commercial Credit scores for charityOn yesterday’s blog I promised to tell you more about a party I went to before the Rascal Flatts concert… it was a blast! Even the President came… And then we had a few other celebs that MCC dug up from the past ! Over 400 people attended the event and the real winner was […]
Continue reading …Facts about the 2008 Stimulus Payments-Who gets a rebate?
February 18, 2008 Comments Off on Facts about the 2008 Stimulus Payments-Who gets a rebate?FS-2008-15, February 2008 Starting in May, the Treasury will begin sending economic stimulus payments to more than 130 million individuals. The stimulus payments will go out through the late spring and summer. The vast majority of Americans who qualify for an economic stimulus payment will not have to do anything other than file their 2007 […]
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