Family and friends…what life is all about!
June 12, 2009 Comments Off on Family and friends…what life is all about!I love getting letters, pictures & video from our guests as it helps motivate me to keep on improving what we do for our guests. Further, it’s a great motivator for the staff at Florida Leisure as they can truly see the results of their efforts. OK, getting paid is important to any employee but […]
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It’s a MAGICal Time in Orlando … Let Dwight & Kobe pay for your vacation
June 2, 2009 Comments Off on It’s a MAGICal Time in Orlando … Let Dwight & Kobe pay for your vacationIt’s a MAGICal time to be in Orlando … the sky is blue, the sun is out and the Orlando Magic are in the NBA Finals. To celebrate this great achievement we are going to let Dwight & Kobe help you pay for your next Florida Leisure vacation … that’s right … we are going […]
Continue reading …Just occasionally you get a reminder about why you have been put on this planet and why it is your duty to serve others. Yesterday we were looking through the submissions to our “Friends Don’t Let Friends” competition and we found the story I’m going to share with you below. It’s the story of a […]
Continue reading …It’s the first week since the American Idol finale and it’s been a bit strange this past Tuesday and Wednesday night. American Idol has become a tradition in our house and we’ve really missed it this week. Normally we’d sit outside overlooking the pool and have our evening meal as a family and then we’d […]
Continue reading …Business & Marketing Legend Dan Kennedy visits Florida Leisure Vacation Homes
May 16, 2009 15 CommentsWe were honored and privileged to have business and marketing legend Dan Kennedy visit our offices yesterday. Over the last two days Dan has been in Orlando to talk to members of the GKIC Orlando chapter and also to make a visit behind the scenes at Walt Disney World. Florida Leisure Staff & Dan Kennedy visit Walt Disney […]
Continue reading …Apparently hotel occupancy levels in the Orlando area fell 26 percent during the final week of March compared to the same week in 2008 — the biggest drop among the nation’s top 25 markets. Smith Travel Research, which tracks hotel performance nationwide, also reported that Orlando’s revenue per available room, the key measure of hotels’ […]
Continue reading …I was reading an article by Jaclyn Smith called “The Blessings of Home” in Guideposts magazine and why Jaclyn says there’s no place she would rather be. In the article she talked how her home feels, how she enjoys being surrounded by things that mean something to her and how her home is always open […]
Continue reading …Brrr…it’s chilly round here. Here’s some things to do in Orlando on a cold day
February 5, 2009 1 CommentIf you’re currently staying in one our luxurious vacation homes in Orlando you’ll need something to do today because it’s very chilly out there. As I write this the temperature is 32 degrees and even though the sun is out it’s not going to get much over 54 degrees today. I know some people in […]
Continue reading …The problem with travelling or going on vacation is that very often one or two members of the family can’t come. Yes, I’m talking about pets. It’s a dilemma that a lot of people face and the fear of guilt and the fear of leaving a beloved member of the family behind often […]
Continue reading …Orlando…THE Place to Visit in 2009
January 18, 2009 Comments Off on Orlando…THE Place to Visit in 2009Some good news at last! Orlando is THE place to visit in 2009. While everyone else in the travel industry is in free fall, Orlando is bucking the trend. The first week of 2009 saw a 14.75% increase in hotel occupancy according to Smith Travel Research and here at Florida Leisure Vacation Homes we were […]
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