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National Parks Service, the National Parks of New York Harbor Conservancy and the Henry Hudson 400 Foundation will launch The New Amsterdam Trail, a free downloadable audio walking tour.

It is the first of three in a series featuring the National Park Service rangers and an expert cast of historians, scientists, and other great storytellers. Using a backdrop of period music and special sound effects, the audio with map can be downloaded from the Harbor Conservancy’s website or on the Henry Hudson 400 website.

Visitors travel through the streets of downtown Manhattan to 10 historically significant locations, cueing commentary from their mobile phone, mp3 player or iPod.

The New Amsterdam Trail features Steve Laise, chief of cultural resources for Manhattan’s National Parks; Eric Sanderson, author of “Mannahatta, Natural History of New York City”; Andrew Smith, editor of The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America; and Russell Shorto, author of “Island at the Center of the World.”

For more details and to download the free tour, visit www.nyharborparks.org  or www.henryhudson400.com

The $1.4 billion luxury resort Mardan Palace was unveiled in Antalya, Turkey.

An audience of 600 international dignitaries and celebrities dined on top of the Mediterranean’s largest swimming pool, with performances from Mariah Carey and Tom Jones.

Guests included Sharon Stone, Richard Gere, Paris Hilton, Seal and Monica Bellucci.

Laser light shows and fireworks lit up the hotel and surrounding Taurus Mountains. Mardan Palace is Turkey’s first five-star destination resort. Surrounded by the Taurus Mountain range, the palatial resort comprises 560 rooms, including two Royal Suites with private pools.

With Turkish heritage in mind, the architecture reflects distinctive landmarks of Istanbul — the main hotel resembles the Dolmabahce Palace and bridges across the pool are based on original designs of the Da Vinci Bridge.

Gondolas will sail guests around the Mediterranean’s largest swimming pool, five giant aquariums reflect the Earth’s oceans in the hotel’s restaurants and spa,

Europe’s only swimming reef provides a haven for aquatic enthusiasts to explore and a dramatic amphitheatre seating 900 will host entertainment and light shows.

The resort also boasts the Mardan Spa, 17 bars and 10 a la carte restaurants including French, Japanese, Russian, Thai and traditional Turkish cuisine. Rooms range from 360 euros ($504) per night for a Superior Room in low season to 14,000 euros ($19,490) per night for a Royal Suite with private pool in high season.

For more information, call 011-90-242-431-2680, email info@mardanpalace.com  or visit www.mardanpalace.com

Mamilla Hotel, a luxury lifestyle hotel, is opening in Jerusalem in the city center with views of the Old City walls, the Tower of David and Jaffa Gate. The property juxtaposes the sights and enjoyments of the ancient city with a fresh approach to hospitality that reflects and anticipates the expectations and needs of a well-travelled clientele, combining the warmth of local Jerusalemite culture and customs with a working knowledge of leading-edge contemporary luxury trends, products and services.

The hotel aims to go above and beyond simple lodging to deliver to guests a genuine lifestyle experience that delights and inspires through numerous aesthetic, emotional and sensory touch points.

This is borne out through architecture by Moshe Safdie, contemporary design by Piero Lissoni, multiple restaurants and bar venues offering a range of both local and international cuisine, a Mirror bar, a terrazzo-style rooftop brasserie with uninterrupted views of the Old City, a holistic well-being spa and gym, various events and banqueting spaces, and gracious service.

Mamilla Hotel has 194 guest rooms, including 131 well-appointed Studios, 30 spacious Executive Rooms, 25 Mamilla Suites with separate living space, seven Residence Suites featuring oversized bedroom and living spaces and the Presidential Suite with bedroom, living room, dinning/study area and kitchen.

All rooms feature dark wooden floors, bedside walls of exposed large Jerusalem Stone blocks, large metal headboards, bespoke furniture and sleek and luxuriously simple Piero Lissoni bathrooms with deep, cascading rectangular bathtubs and all featuring liquid-crystal bathroom walls that frost over, creating combined or segmented spaces at the touch of a button.

Guests, visitors and locals can get the finest coffee, teas and cakes from the Espresso Bar in the lobby.

In addition to the main hotel dining room, which serves the Israeli breakfast daily, and the Lobby Café, serving all-day dairy specialties in a historical indoor/outdoor annex to the main lobby, the hotel offers the Mamilla Rooftop — an outdoor brasserie with fine views, serving Italian style chiccetti, salads, meat and fish.

For drinks, the Mirror Bar is the destination, with an international drinks list, resident DJ, local live jazz and a separate enclosed Cigar Lounge.

For wine lovers, The Winery offers one of the largest selections of Israeli kosher wines in the country, served upon fine robust antique wooden counters, set amidst a modern 300-bottle contemporary wine rack.

Chef Roi Antebi heads up the hotel’s food and beverage outlets, having come from celebrated Tel Aviv restaurant, Catit.

Mamilla Hotel features a 1,000-square-meter Holistic Wellbeing Centre, a separate gym, spa and wellness space designed to encourage visitors to achieve greater balance, mindfulness and inner harmony through a truly holistic approach that supports all aspects of a more healthful life.

The hotel offers extensive meeting and events capabilities with its 430-square-foot Ballroom for up to 300 people and flexible meeting rooms which can accommodate a maximum total of 190 people.

The property is part of Alrov Luxury Hotels — the hotel and hospitality subsidiary of Tel Aviv-based real estate company Alrov, founded in 1978 by Chairman Alfred Akirov and overseen by Managing Director Georgi Akirov. Alrov has more than 30 years’ experience developing, operating and investing in landmark buildings, developments and projects.

Moshe Safdie, the project architect, is known outside Israel for buildings such as the Columbus Center in New York, the Shenzhen Cultural Center in China and Montreal’s Habitat 67 residential community (which has just been awarded historical status by the Government of Québec) and inside Israel for Ben Gurion airport’s new Terminal 3 building, the new Yad VaShem holocaust memorial in Jerusalem and the Alrov Mamilla Avenue, a shopping and entertainment experience overlooking the Old City, alongside the hotel. Safdie’s appointment as project architect places the Mamilla among some of the most important and visually arresting buildings in the world.

Piero Lissoni, the interior designer, brings to the Mamilla a wealth of product and furniture design, interiors and architectural experience, all of which have firmly positioned him as one of the most globally respected and in-demand designers currently working.

Lissoni has designed for a list of brands including Boffi, Cassina, Kartell, Alessi and Poltrona Frau.

For more information, visit www.mamillahotel.com

Six Flags Magic Mountain unveiled its newest roller coaster, “Terminator Salvation: The Ride.”

The attraction opened to the public combining thrill technology with the signature science fiction punch of the Terminator Salvation brand.

The newest addition to the park’s coaster collection coincides with the release of the McG directed film, “Terminator Salvation,” and introduces fans to an entirely new universe inspired by the film’s post-apocalyptic setting.

Developed by the same team that produced last year’s new X2 experience, “Terminator Salvation: The Ride” will feature synchronized on-board audio, a loading station “fly-thru,” two tunnels and fire and fog special effects.

There is also a pre-show featuring stars Common and Moon Bloodgood that was produced exclusively for the ride and shot by the director of photography for “Terminator Salvation,” Shane Hurlbut.

The $10 million coaster, engineered exclusively for the Valencia theme park by Great Coasters International Inc., “Terminator Salvation:

The Ride” will feature Millennium Flyer coaster trains that zip through five belly-flopping hills and six high-speed banked turns over 2,850 feet of track to create a ride that delivers the acrobatic thrills of a modern roller coaster while retaining the nostalgic look and feel of a classic “woodie.”

“Terminator Salvation” is the fourth installment in the series and stars Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Moon Bloodgood, Bryce Dallas Howard, Common and Helena Bonham Carter.

For more information or ticket purchases, call 661-255-4111 or visit www.sixflags.com

Disneyland Park on the iPhone & iPod touch

Now guests of Disneyland Park can access a powerful new vacation planning and in-park guide on their iPhone or iPod touch. At over 120 pages of information with rich in-depth content, they now can have all of Disneyland Park in the palm of their hand wherever they go and whenever they want.

TimeStream Software announces the release of the powerful new “Disneyland Park Guide” Notescast for the iPhone and iPod touch.

With over 120 pages of information with rich in-depth content, the new Disneyland Park Notescast is a comprehensive vacation planner and in-park guide covering nearly every aspect of the entire theme park.

• Welcome to Disneyland Park
• 55 Disneyland Park Attractions
• Disneyland Resort Hotels
• Disneyland Park Tickets
• Disneyland Park FAQs
• Disneyland Park Phone Numbers
• Disneyland Park Tips
• Disneyland Park Tours
• Disneyland Resort Hotels FAQs
• How to Find Disney Characters
• Disneyland Park “Must Do’s”
• Disneyland Park Shows & Parades
• Disneyland Park Hours
• Disneyland Park – What’s New
• Disneyland Park – Parking
• Disneyland Park Toddler Tips
• Disneyland Park Photo Tips
• Disney’s FASTPASS
• Vacation Reservations FAQs
• Countless sub-categories for each of the above
• Bookmark your favorite pages
• No Internet access required
• And so much more!

“It’s exciting to bring this wealth of information about Disneyland Park to the iPhone.” said Mike Westby of TimeStream Software. “With just a tap of their finger, users can now view Attraction Information, Disneyland Park Tips, dial a phone number to make reservations, even learn where to find their favorite Disney characters within the park.”

The Disneyland Park Guide Notescast for the iPhone and iPod touch is available at the App Store.

The Disneyland Park Guide Notescast is also available for the iPod Classic, iPod 5th Generation and iPod nano at http://www.Notescasts.com .

Additional Notescast titles for the iPhone and iPod include “Walt Disney World”, “Walt Disney World Secrets” and “Disney’s Animal Kingdom Hidden Mickeys.”

ABOUT TIMESTREAM SOFTWARE

TimeStream Software is the leader in the development of iPhone and iPod Notescast titles for both businesses and individual users.

Today global brands have discovered using TimeStream Software’s Notescasts as mobile marketing tools to extend their marketing and sales message, as well as web site content, beyond the PC and out into the mobile lives of an all new customer channel of over 135 million iPhone and iPod users.

Learn more about mobile marketing with Notescasts at http://www.TimeStream-Software.com

ABOUT NOTESCASTS

What the App Store is for the iPhone, http://www.Notescasts.com  is to the iPod Classic and iPod nano.

Individual Notescast titles are available for posting, as well as downloading at http://www.Notescasts.com. iPod Classic and iPod nano owners will find such Notescast titles as Walt Disney World Notescast, Walt Disney World Secrets Notescast, Disney’s Animal Kingdom Hidden Mickeys Notescast, Disneyland Park Notescast, Glacier National Park Notecast, Sheraton Maui Resort Notescast and more.

To learn more, visit http://www.Notescasts.com

Northern Outdoors VP and brewery founder Jim Yearwood with a display of Kennebec River Brewery beers.

THE FORKS, ME – “Maine is well known for great, handcrafted beer.” says Jim Yearwood, Vice-President of Northern Outdoors and founder of the Kennebec River Brewery. “Here at Northern Outdoors we are fortunate to have an exceptional region to produce the best quality beer, with premium ingredients and pure Kennebec Valley water.”

The Maine Beer Trail spotlights the high quality and creative diversity of fresh, hand-crafted, Maine-made beer. The purpose of the Trail is to attract visitors to Maine to enjoy the vibrant micro and craft brewing industry found throughout the state. The Maine Beer Trail brochure, with a map of the state’s breweries and brew pubs, is available at The Kennebec River Pub & Brewery, as well as at Maine Visitor Centers and participating breweries and brew pubs. Downloadable brochures are available from Northern Outdoors’ website and from the Maine Brewers’ Guild website.

Maine is widely known for its award-winning craft beer. According to the Brewers Association, Maine ranks fourth in the nation for the number of breweries per capita, with one brewery for every 42,000 residents. Maine is home to New England’s first microbrewery, and the state has been at the forefront of the craft brew movement.

Founded in 1976, Northern Outdoors’ Maine brew pub, the Kennebec River Pub & Brewery has been a favorite of guests and area residents since it first opened in 1997.

Fresh beers are handcrafted year-round at the onsite microbrewery, and are available on tap at the resort’s brew pub.

Northern Outdoors’ Maine brew pub aims to keep six beers on tap at all times.

They include these favorites, with several beers named after exciting rapids on the three rivers Northern Outdoors rafts:

Northern Lights, Kennebec Summer Ale, Kennebec Logger, Ripogenus Red, Class V Stout, and Magic Hole I.P.A. The Magic Hole I.P.A. is also available in sixpack bottle cases throughout the state of Maine.

Northern Outdoors is offering several Maine Brew Pub events this season, including the first ever Raft ‘n Draft ‘n Mud Run May 30th- a beer tasting, rafting, and running event, and an Octoberfest celebration in early October.

For more information on the Northern’ Outdoors’ Kennebec River Pub & Brewery and brew pub events call 800-765-7238 or visit http://www.NorthernOutdoors.com

About Northern Outdoors

Northern Outdoors is Maine’s Premier Adventure Resort and winner of Yankee Magazine’s 2008 Editor’s Choice Award. Established in 1976, Northern Outdoors offers year-round affordable, Maine adventure vacations and is the first and most experienced rafting adventure company in Maine.

It’s onsite Maine brew pub, called the Kennebec River Brewery, produces six custom ales and lagers; its popular Magic Hole I.P.A. is available in stores throughout New England. Northern Outdoors is located 4 hours from Boston, on Route 201,

The Old Canada Road National Scenic Byway.
http://www.NorthernOutdoors.com

The Maine Brewers’ Guild is a non-profit corporation dedicated to promoting the craft brewed industry in Maine.
http://www.mainebrewersguild.org

New Todotulum Website Launched to Drive Tourism in Tulum, Mexico

Recent launch of Todotulum.com provides tourists with free access to information about the town of Tulum in Mexico. Complete details about local happenings, from Tulum hotels to activities and tours, can now be obtained online.

QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO – The quiet town of Tulum is getting a big boost in its tourism initiatives with the recent launch of the new Todotulum website.

Now, visitors to this town can get instant and complete information about the goings-on in the site. Long treasured for its ancient Mayan ruins and white powdery shoreline that hugs the Caribbean, Tulum is increasingly becoming a popular tourist destination. But the lack of inside story material makes it less known compared to other resort locations within Quintana Roo, such as Cancun for instance.

The new website on Tulum offers more than just information about the community. It has also gathered a long list of accommodation providers where visitors can stay when they are in town.

And with that catalog, guests can directly book their stay in any of the Tulum hotels. “Now, people who plan to spend their holidays in Tulum can conveniently reserve accommodation in any of the hotels with just a click of the mouse”, says one spokesperson for the new website.

Apart from that, all promos offered by any of the local resorts will also be posted on the site. Thus, guests will be able to compare the prices and amenities being offered by accommodation providers.

With an integrated website that focuses on everything about Tulum, tour operators in the town are also able to offer their services to a wider audience.

Tours around the area are very important in introducing the whole place to first time tourists.

Before, the town was only famous for its Mayan archeological sites, but today a whole new generation of holidaymakers is coming to town.

“This new website about Tulum allows us to connect with tourists, thereby opening up a fresh outlook about the place itself”, quipped one tour operator.

That’s not all. By effectively gaining momentum online, Todotulum.com  is now playing a big role in inviting countless couples to hold their Tulum weddings and not just honeymoons.

Truly, the new website allows visitors to learn about the cultural and geographical diversity that can only be found in Tulum.

For more information about the subject of this release, contact Todotulum via http://www.todotulum.com .

About Todotulum.com:

This website aims to provide free information about Tulum. It focuses on activities, sights, promos and accommodation for potential visitors of the town.

Contact:

http://www.todotulum.com

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – See Jane Fly (www.seejanefly.com) , a new travel website for today’s multi-tasking woman looking to simplify and enhance her travel experience, announced today the launch of its San Francisco SJF Guides and SJF Everywhere e-mail newsletter.

Now savvy travelers have access to free travel guides designed to match specific trip type and individual travel preferences.

The site also features a fun SJF Everywhere e-mail newsletter featuring the latest travel news, time-saving tips and resources, and trip-enhancing exclusives, all delivered in a bite-sized, easy-to-use format that ensures glam travel from start to finish.

“After wasted hours spent scouring the web planning for my next trip and countless ‘what went wrong’ stories shared with fellow co-workers and friends, I noticed that the travel industry’s ‘more is better’ and ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach wasn’t cutting it for today’s time-constrained woman,” said Erica Dublin, CEO and founder of See Jane Fly, Inc.

“See Jane Fly addresses this need, providing female travelers convenient access to exactly what they need, when they need it. It’s like the local, hip concierge every Jane always dreamed of.”

See Jane Simplify – Recognizing that today’s Janes are often frustrated with standardized guidebooks, unused travel articles, and aggregated websites that provide excessive and irrelevant information,

See Jane Fly sets itself apart from both online and print travel resources by offering customizable guides filled with expert recommendations that are original (never aggregated) and collected by in-the-know SJF City Insiders, who know exactly what Janes want.

These experts personally test every place that appears in the personalized guide to make sure it’s a perfect fit. Travelers are invited to enter a specific trip type, with options that include Biz Meeting, Romantic Escape, Girls Getaway and Tots In Tow, as well as personal preferences for budget, preferred activities and interests.

Guides are free, always up-to-date, and instantly delivered online in a printable, pocket-ready format. In addition, SJF Guides always include handy, at-your-fingertips information on essential resources including nearby tech support, malls/shopping, drugstores, transport, as well as weather guides and city-specific style tips. With listings changing based upon trip type, the Tots in Tow guide might include babysitting services, while the Girlfriends Getaway guide may feature “plenty of men” cocktail hotspots and top mani-pedi parlors.

Watch Jane Grow – Following the launch of San Francisco SJF Guides in May, See Jane Fly will introduce guides for Los Angeles, San Diego and Las Vegas this summer.

By the end of 2009, See Jane Fly will boast 10 major domestic destinations including New York, Chicago, and Miami.

See Jane Make Travel Gorgeous – See Jane Fly ensures glam travel on any budget.

A free, opt-in feature of the site, SJF’s twice-weekly SJF Everywhere e-mail newsletter delivers the latest travel news from across the country, including on-the-go beauty, health, gadgets and more.

Offering updates on everything from expert in-flight fitness tips and cutting-edge airport amenities in cities across the nation, to exclusive product deals and discounts, the SJF

Everywhere newsletter provides succinct, useful information and new ways to improve and enhance the travel experience.

For more information regarding See Jane Fly, visit www.seejanefly.com

About See Jane Fly

See Jane Fly, Inc. (seejanefly.com)  is the ultimate travel planning guide for today’s multi-tasking woman. Delivering free customized travel guides, the latest in on-the-go beauty, health, and gadgets, and loads of exclusive deals and discounts, See Jane Fly is the definitive online resource for the woman who wants to simplify and enhance her travel experience from start to finish. Founded in 2008 by real-life Jane Erica Dublin, See Jane Fly’s first products, SJF Guides and SJF Everywhere, offer women travelers original (never aggregated) recommendations and tips that are personally researched and tested by in-the-know City Insiders and travel experts. For the first time ever, users get only what they need – and nothing that they don’t.

For more information please visit www.seejanefly.com

Smart shoppers have found the best deals using money saving voucher codes when shopping online and searching for printable vouchers for high-street shopping.

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND,- Over the past few months, money saving website WebCodes.net (http://www.webcodes.net) has experienced a huge increase in visitors. All in all WebCodes.net has enjoyed a massive increase in people looking for online voucher codes and deals to save money this year.

www.WebCodes.net notes:

‘This year online voucher codes and printable discount vouchers have proven to be a lifeline for shoppers who are starting to feel the pinch. As retailers struggle to woo price-conscious shoppers.’

WebCodes.net launched in January 2009 to help people save money and is quickly becoming the UK’s favourite place to find the best voucher codes and deals online significantly contributing to the popularity of money saving websites online.

WebCodes.net is constantly updated with the latest codes and deals for all of the UK’s biggest stores. Savvy shoppers can also sign up to receive daily personalised email code alerts for their favourite stores.

For more information please contact WebCodes.net at: support@webcodes.net   or visit: http://www.webcodes.net

Discovery Bus tours launches brand new, environmentally friendly Stockholm sightseeing with live commentary!

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN — Discovery Bus tours launches brand new, environmentally friendly Stockholm sightseeing with live commentary!

The Swedish tour operator Discovery Bus Tours launches the first environmentally friendly, live guided bus sightseeing experience in Stockholm.

“Our Stockholm guests lacked a high quality, environmentally friendly sightseeing product. We want to offer people the option of caring about the environment while at the same time enjoying a superb sightseeing. We work with the best guides Stockholm can offer.” DBT co-founder Marco Giertz explains enthusiastically.

“Discovery Bus Tours offers the only bus sightseeing in Stockholm only using professional guides. By using live guides, our guests enjoy a more flexible, personal and interactive tour experience. Guests are invited to ask questions and always get the most recent and accurate information. We only use top quality guides licensed by Stockholm Visitor’s Board, in order to satisfy our customers’ high demands.

Furthermore, our modern tourist coaches run on locally produced bio fuels from fields outside the City of Enköping, which reduce the levels of nitrogen oxides with 80% compared to regular tour buses. We think that our guests appreciate our approach towards quality and the environment as something new and exciting.”

Discovery Bus tours incorporate the central parts of Stockholm and cover all main points of interest.

Tours depart four times a day from Vasagatan 16 across the Central Station entrance and from Hamngatan just outside the Sweden House. DBT will be launched on June 3rd.

“We also cater to whole groups who are interested in a personal tour experience; We offer anything from a short panoramic tour to full day tours, including entrances and lunch. Our ambition is to be the most quality oriented tour operator on the market.”
Tours run two times a day four days a week – June-Sept.
Sights along the way: The Old Town, Tivoli Gröna Lund, Skansen open-air museum, The City Hall and The Vasa Museum.
Buy tickets at http://www.bustours.se, at the Stockholm Tourist Center, the Arlanda Visitor Center, the City Terminal and centrally located hotels.
Discovery Bus Tours is a joint venture between Stockholm Guide & Cruise Services AB and Flygbussarna Charter.

Discovery Bus Tours launches the first environmentally friendly, live guided bus sightseeing experience in Stockholm. For further information, please contact us at: info@bustours.se  or http://www.bustours.se