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Jazz Aspen Snowmass Labor Day Festival – Snowmass Village, CO: Three days of music will fill the air at the Snowmass Town Park in Snowmass Village as world- renowned acts including Thievery Corporation, Girl Talk, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Steely Dan, Michael Franti & Spearhead and Zac Brown Band take the stage.

In addition to these headliners, diverse live music can be enjoyed on two side stages and during the JAS After Dark performances each night. Festival goers will also be able to wander through the JAS Village, which will host an international bazaar of exotic food, drink and crafts.

Telluride Film Festival – Telluride, CO: Swells of passionate film enthusiasts flood the town for four days of total cinematic immersion, embarking on a viewing odyssey, blissfully spending entire days in flickering dark rooms.

The Telluride Film Festival doesn’t reveal the program until everyone lands in town, yet attendees trust that a unique experience will unfold. The top- secret program features premieres, classics, seminars and discussions with the world’s leading filmmakers and stars.

7th Annual Wild West Air Fest and Labor Day Weekend Celebration – Steamboat Springs, CO: Labor Day weekend in Steamboat provides fun for the whole family!

An assortment of activities and events take place including the Wild West Air Fest, the semi-annual downtown sidewalk sale, the Rocky Mountain Bull Bash PBR, The Steamboat Springs Stage Race, the Steamboat Stockdog Challenge and more!

Northstar Arts & Crafts Festival – Northstar, Lake Tahoe, CA: This free event brings together an exciting group of more than 50 artists showcasing their assortment of collectable arts and crafts in a variety of mediums including paintings, ceramics, jewelry, sculpture, photography and much more!

Start planning your Labor Day escape to the mountains by visiting www.SummerMountainTravel.com  or by calling one of our experienced Mountain Vacation Specialists at 800-548-3226. At Summer Mountain Travel, we can customize your complete summer escape to include everything from lodging, airline tickets, car rentals and ground transfers to an array of outdoor activities such as bike rentals, rafting and ATV tours.

Free Concert by Loverboy Saturday, Aug. 6

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Quit Working for the Weekend and head on down to Fremont Street Experience for “Nina Blackwood’s Absolutely 80s” music festival featuring a free concert by Loverboy, Saturday, Aug. 6 at 9 p.m. on the 1st Street Stage.

Loverboy
After countless sellout stadium tours, three multi-platinum albums and a string of hit singles that have since become the party anthems of an entire generation, Alberta, Canada’s Loverboy stands today as one of the most beloved rock acts in modern history. The band was formed in Calgary in 1980 and is comprised of vocalist Mike Reno, guitarist Paul Dean, keyboardist Doug Johnson, drummer Matt Frenette and bassist Ken “Spider” Sinnaeve (who replaced original bassist Scott Smith after a tragic boating accident in 2000 claimed his life.) The group’s 1980 eponymous debut featured the rock singles “Turn Me Loose” and “The Kid Is Hot Tonite,” collectively propelling the release to gold status in both the band’s native Canada and the United States. It was the anthemic “Working for the Weekend” (from 1981’s Get Lucky) however which truly delivered Loverboy mega-rock attention, earning the group a staggering eight Juno Awards by the end of the year, the most received by a single group or individual to this day. With the momentum of such a feat, the group continued their success with 1983’s Keep It Up (featuring the smash hit “Hot Girls in Love”,) 1985’s Lovin’ Every Minute of It (whose title track and follow-up single, “This Could Be the Night,” led to the album’s double-platinum status) and 1987’s gold-certified Wildside. Loverboy embarked on several successful Canadian and American tours and released several hit albums throughout the 1990s (including 1998’s gold-certified Loverboy Classics,) and their first live album, Love, Loud and Loose, was released in 2001. The band continues to tour extensively.

About “Nina Blackwood’s Absolutely 80s”
Fremont Street Experience’s “Nina Blackwood’s Absolutely 80s” highlights the music and culture of the 1980s with free headliner concerts. Throughout the summer visitors can also enjoy a stage extravaganza The Nancy Rayguns, an original production show, “VJ Invasion: Launch Date 8.1.81,” Las Vegas based premiere cover band Venus Rising, Blackwood’s countdown of her 100 greatest songs of the 80s on Viva Vision and a chance to travel Back to the Future with a rare 80s icon, a DeLorean DMC-12.

Blackwood, an original MTV VJ, is synonymous with ‘80s music, helping to set the musical tastes and trends still celebrated today. She continues to highlight the era that changed music forever with her radio shows on Sirius XM channel “80s on 8” and on syndicated radio shows “Nina Blackwood’s Absolutely 80s” and “Nina Blackwood’s New Wave Nation.” Blackwood is also revealing her personal 100 greatest songs of the ‘80s over the course of the 100-day celebration with one selection revealed every night on Viva Vision.

Free Headliner Concerts
Blackwood guest hosts a series of free headliner concerts throughout the summer that includes ‘80s artists: Terri Nunn & Berlin on May 28; Missing Persons with Warren Cuccurullo & Dale Bozzio on June 4; ABC on June 18; Colin Hay of Men at Work on July 2; Wang Chung with Naked Eyes on July 23; Loverboy on Aug. 6; Tony Hadley of Spandau Ballet with Men Without Hats on Aug. 20 and Howard Jones on Sept. 3. All concerts start at 9 p.m.

The Nancy Rayguns
The Nancy Rayguns are more than just a cover band; they are a complete show with stage sets, music videos, comedy and of course, the VAL-2600, 1985’s most powerful interactive supercomputer. Their mission is to rid the world of bogus music and to help the audience relive the 1980s with the best jams of that era. The band, which consists of Kim Gone Wild, Iceman, Dig Dug, Howard Joneson and The Noid, will bring audiences back to the days of leg warmers and scrunchies with spot-on renditions of such classic hits like “Hungry Like the Wolf,” “Kids in America,” “My Sharona,” “Safety Dance,” “Lucky Star,” “Electric Avenue,” “Its Tricky” and many more. The Nancy Rayguns will perform Tuesdays through Fridays with three 45-minute sets starting at 9, 10 and 11 p.m. on the 3rd Street Stage.

“VJ Invasion: Launch Date 8.1.81”
Fremont Street Experience’s “VJ Invasion: Launch Date 8.1.81” is an homage to the video music generation that began Aug. 1, 1981 with the birth of MTV. This original production is a 35-minute show full of high energy singing and dancing featuring classic hits from the 80s such as “Video Killed the Radio Star,” “We Got the Beat,” “Tainted Love,” “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,” “Walk Like an Egyptian,” “Whip It,” “Sweet Dreams” and many more. Visitors can enjoy this blast from the past Thursdays through Tuesdays with three shows a night at 8, 9 and 10 p.m. on 1st Street Stage with the first performance starting on Sunday, May 29.

Venus Rising
Venus Rising is a well-known Las Vegas-based premiere cover band with a huge song list that covers everything from the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, to current top 40 music. Venus Rising features Miss Heather Riggi on lead vocals, Eden Stollman on guitars, Mark Sidener on drums and David Mark Miller on keyboards and bass. Heather puts on quite the stage show, her dynamic singing and performing is not to be missed. Eden has played with Vixen and Bob Seger, Mark is highly regarded as a veteran of the Vegas music scene and David is a well-known TV composer. Venus Rising has opened for Jefferson Airplane/Starship, The Fifth Dimension, Rare Earth, The Grass Roots and Canned Heat. For complete band bio and information visit their website at venusrisinglv.com.
Venus Rising will be playing the 3rd Street Stage at 9:10 p.m., 10:10 p.m. and 11:10 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays throughout Nina Blackwood’s Absolutely 80s (except headliner Saturdays on  Aug. 20).

Fremont Street Experience’s three stages will be active every night as the 100-day flashback to the 80s takes over downtown through Labor Day Weekend.

The nightly lineup of Viva Vision shows will include custom productions remembering the decade of the ‘80s. Also featured on Viva Vision during “Nina Blackwood’s Absolutely 80s” will be “KISS Over Vegas” highlighting 1983 hit “Lick it Up,” “George Thorogood & the Destroyer’s Bad to the Bone” and a 1980’s chart toppers Queen with “A Tribute to Queen.”

For complete information on the headliner concerts and nightly entertainment, visit www.vegasexperience.com to plan an awesome experience that will take you back to the ‘80s. You can also become a Facebook fan of Fremont Street Experience to get the latest insight and buzz about “Nina Blackwood’s Absolutely 80s.”

About Fremont Street Experience
Fremont Street Experience is a five-block entertainment complex located in historic downtown Las Vegas. Fremont Street Experience features Viva Vision, the world’s largest video screen which is 1,500 feet long, 90 feet wide and suspended 90 feet above the urban pedestrian mall. Viva Vision features nightly spectacular light and sounds shows with 12.5 million LED lights and a 550,000-watt sound system. Fremont Street Experience is a one-of-a-kind venue which includes free nightly concerts and entertainment on two stages. With direct pedestrian access to 10 casinos, more than 60 restaurants and specialty retail kiosks, Fremont Street Experience attracts over 17 million annual visitors. Fremont Street Experience can be found online at www.vegasexperience.com

Las Vegas—Multi-talented entertainer and showman Earl Turner returns to the Suncoast Showroom for Labor Day weekend, September 3 and 4, each evening at 7:30 p.m.

Turner began performing at the age of 13, and by age 19, he was traveling the U.S. as a frontman with various show bands. Trying his hand as a solo artist, Turner scored a Top 40 dance hit in Europe in the mid-1980s, “Love Caught You By Surprise.”

Turner is a renowned Las Vegas performer, having appeared at numerous resorts and showrooms on and off the Las Vegas Strip. In 2004, Harrah’s New Orleans transformed the Mansion Ballroom into The Earl Turner Theatre, where he performed for 2 years.

Turner has received numerous awards, including being named “Male Vocalist of the Year” by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

In 2005, Turner was voted as one of the “People To Watch” by New Orleans Magazine and was inducted into the New Orleans Music Hall of Fame.

He works closely with a number of prominent charities, including The Special Olympics, Opportunity Village of Las Vegas and The Blood Center of Louisiana

Showtime is 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are available from $15.95, plus tax and convenience fees. Tickets can be purchased at any Coast Casinos box office, by calling 702.636.7075 or visiting www.suncoastcasino.com

About Suncoast Hotel and Casino

Suncoast Hotel and Casino is a property of Boyd Gaming. Located at the corner of Alta Drive and South Rampart Boulevard, Suncoast Hotel and Casino features eight restaurants, a 16-screen movie theater, a 600-seat bingo room, a newly renovated 500-seat state-of-the-art showroom and an 80,000-square foot casino. For further information, visit www.suncoastcasino.com

Las Vegas – Experience tranquility and luxury starting this summer with poolside pampering from the city’s top spas. Spa-lovers can soak in the sun and enjoy the relaxing pool atmosphere in tandem with refreshing spa services poolside at Caesars Palace, Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino or Flamingo Las Vegas.

Guests will feel divine at Caesars Palace with luxurious spa treatments in a private cabana next to the intimate and secluded Jupiter pool. Qua Baths & Spa’s Garden of the Gods poolside menu includes a full-body Swedish massage ($140, 50 minutes) to relax and improve circulation, or a deep tissue massage ($160, 50 minutes) to further release tension and stress. Complete customizations of services are also available with additions of ala carte items such as exotic body scrubs, tropical body mists, hair conditioning treatments and chilled marble stones applied to pressure points to relax and cool the body. Qua also offers In-Water Qigong, a slow moving meditative practice that uses controlled breathing techniques to promote the circulation of Qi within the human body. The 60-minute class is offered poolside Mondays at 2 p.m. ($15).

Voo Pool and Voodoo Beach are the exotic backgrounds for Rio Spa’s poolside pleasures. Guests can indulge in the simple luxury of a foot massage ($20, 20 minutes) or relax with a traditional full-body Swedish massage in a poolside chaise lounge ($100, 50 minutes).

Spa-goers can turn their soothing treatment into something more sensual with a romantic couples’ massage in a private cabana ($100 per person, 50 minutes).

Guests who purchase any spa service over $35 will receive a complimentary day spa pass with access to the spa’s lavish amenities. A poolside Zumba class is also offered Monday through Thursday at 9 a.m. ($15).

Revitalizing treatments from The Spa at Flamingo Las Vegas are available to guests as they enjoy the scene from the tropical GO Pool. The classic pool massage ($65, 25 minutes; $110, 50 minutes; or $165, 80 minutes) incorporates classic Swedish techniques with cool-compresses for an invigorating experience while the Chill Out Massage ($65, 25 minutes), a head, neck and shoulder massage using cooling gels to work tired muscles and dissolve aches and pains, is the perfect way to beat the summer heat. For ultimate spa relaxation and protection sunscreen applications are also available ($10).

The GO Pool is offered to guests ages 21 and over.

About Qua Baths & Spa

Opened in 2006 and located inside the Augustus Tower at Caesars Palace, the stylish 50,000-square-foot Qua Baths & Spa taps into the natural healing powers of hot and cold water therapy featuring Roman Baths, an ancient bathing ritual featuring three pools of varying temperatures.

Amenities also include an Arctic Ice Room, Laconium Room, Herbal Steam Room, Cedar Wood Sauna and whirlpool. Offering 51 treatment rooms including three deluxe couples’ studios and seven facial rooms, highly trained Artisans perform a full range of treatments and wellness rituals from massages, to Ayurvedic treatments, to hypnotherapy and chakra balancing.

Named as one of Spa Magazine’s “Favorite Las Vegas Spas” and voted the Readers’ Choice Award for favorite spa by SpaFinder magazine, Qua has been named among the nation’s best spas in Condé Nast Traveler magazine’s “Hot List,” “Best of the Best” in Robb Report, received the “Award of Distinction” by Affluent Traveler and was featured in SpaFinder magazine’s Top 10 for “Interior Design.”

Qua is open daily from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

More information can be found at www.quabathsandspa.com

About Rio Spa & Salon

The Rio Spa offers the latest in massage, body, facial and salon services by a team of qualified service providers.

Amenities include a whirl pool, steam room, sauna. Rio Spa & Salon is open daily from 6 a.m. until 7 p.m. Las Vegas locals receive a 20% discount on all services, seven days a week. For more information or to book an appointment call 702-777-7779 or visit www.riolasvegas.com.

About The Spa at Flamingo Las Vegas

The Spa at the Flamingo Las Vegas offers a full range of spa and salon services. Amenities include multi-temperature whirlpool tubs, wet and dry saunas, eucalyptus steam rooms, showers and lockers. The 2,400-square-foot co-ed fitness center features state-of-the-art equipment including free weights, resistance machines, treadmills climbers. The spa is open daily from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information or to make a reservation call 702-733-3535
Or visit www.flamingolasvegas.com

Las Vegas—Australian soft-rock group Air Supply quickly became a staple of early ‘80s radio after their first smash hit, “Lost in Love.” Performing together for more than 30 years, Air Supply returns to The Orleans Showroom for three shows Labor Day weekend, September 2, 3 and 4, each evening at 8 p.m.

Englishman Graham Russell and Australian Russell Hitchcock met in 1975 while performing in the Australian production of “Jesus Christ Superstar.”

Later that year, the duo formed Air Supply and released their first smash hit and self-titled debut album, reaching gold in Australia. After opening for Rod Stewart’s tour in the United States in the late ‘70s, Air Supply had an international breakthrough and signed a distribution deal with Artista Records in 1980.

Their album, “Lost in Love,” featured three U.S. top five singles, including the title track, which was the fastest-selling single in the world; “Every Woman in the World”; and “All Out of Love,” which hit No. 11 in the United Kingdom’s Top 40 charts.

Throughout the next three years, Air Supply produced hit after hit, including “Just Another Woman,” “The One That You Love,” “Here I Am,” “Sweet Dreams,” “Even The Nights Are Better” and “Making Love Out Of Nothing At All,” which reached No. 2 on the Billboard charts in 1983. Their current album, “Mumbo Jumbo,” was released in May 2010.

Producing 30 albums and more than 15 hit singles, Air Supply is renowned around the world, touring in Australia, Asia, India, the United States and the Caribbean.

In 2008, Air Supply was named No. 83 on Billboard’s top 100 musical acts of all time – the only Australian band on the list.

Showtime is 8 p.m. Tickets are available starting from $39.95 plus tax and convenience fees. Tickets can be purchased at any Coast Casinos Box Office, by calling 702.365.7075, or by visiting www.orleanscasino.com

About The Orleans Hotel and Casino

Located at 4500 W. Tropicana Ave., The Orleans includes more than a dozen restaurants, an 18-screen movie theater, 70-lane bowling center, 827-seat showroom featuring theater-style seating, and a 9,500-seat Orleans Arena. The property has a 135,000-square foot casino with 60 table games including Blackjack-21, Roulette, Baccarat, Craps and Pai Gow. Guests will also find more than 2,800 slot and video poker machines. Additionally, The Orleans includes a bingo parlor, keno lounge and race and sports book. More information on The Orleans Hotel and Casino can be found at www.orleanscasino.com. The Orleans Hotel and Casino is a property of Boyd Gaming. Headquartered in Las Vegas, Boyd Gaming is a leading diversified owner and operator of 16 gaming entertainment properties located in Nevada, New Jersey, Mississippi, Illinois, Indiana and Louisiana. Additional news and information on Boyd Gaming can be found at www.boydgaming.com

BUFFALO CHIP, S.D. – For 30 years the Sturgis Buffalo Chip has been “The Best Party Anywhere,” to celebrate they are throwing the biggest and best party in three decades. The party rocks hard from August 5-13.

The Buffalo Chip rocks hard for a non-stop week of partying with some of the most legendary bands of all time with Stevie Nicks, Toby Keith, Lynyrd Skynyrd, STYX, Poison, Def Leppard, John Fogerty, Alice Cooper, Jeff Bridges and friends, Tesla, Pop Evil, Puddle of Mudd and many, many more.

The Annual Legends Ride, the Ride that Rocks, will take place on August 8th. The Official Buffalo Chip Challenge Bike will lead the charge in the Annual Legends Ride. The bike was custom built by Western Dakota Tech students with the help of master builder Mike Prugh and will be auctioned off to the highest bidder. Proceeds from the bike sale and donations garnered from the Legends Ride go to local charities, making this event a feel-good ride all the way around.

This year’s 11th Annual Motorcycle as Art exhibition, “Slant Artist-An Eccentric View on Motorcycles and Art” will focus on avant-garde artist, Jeff Decker. Assembled by world-famous motorcycle photographer Michael Lichter, the exhibition captures the personal expression, creativity and spirit that permeate the history and culture of motorcycling. In addition to Decker’s ten beautiful bronze sculptures, there will be a large and eclectic display of motorcycles and wall art culled from his personal collection, friends and other artists filling the 7,000 square foot gallery.

Decker will be working on a new sculpture in the exhibit area.

Fans have likened the Sturgis Rat’s Hole Custom Bike Show to the Grammy’s, as it comes around once a year and it recognizes the best of the best custom builders bringing their amazing bikes for show, hoping to win one of the prestigious titles.

There will be other spectacular bike shows you won’t want to miss. The Chip will be hosting the First Annual Buffalo Chip Badlands Victory Bike Show. The show will be held on August 10 from 4 to 8 pm. The winner will be awarded a trophy on the Wolfman Jack Stage during a set break between Lukas Nelson, Gregg Allman and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Also, The Legendary Buffalo Chip will host the first and only LED Bike Show and Parade in the history of the motorcycle industry during the 2011 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.

Sturgis Motorcycle Rally enthusiasts will light up the night in a showcase of custom dynamics. After the show, stick around as the owner of the most spectacular display is crowned champion on the Legendary Buffalo Chip main stage.

Lingerie for Life is an event in which lovely ladies wear 27 unique, one-of-a-kind bras to be auctioned with proceeds going to The American Cancer Society.

The beautiful Budweiser Roadhouse bartenders will model the bras throughout the night and one will be auctioned at 8:15 p.m. and two more at 10 p.m. nightly. The bras will be delivered immediately after a bidder wins.

The Biker Belles festivities begin in the historic town of Deadwood at The Lodge of Deadwood followed by a beautiful, women’s-only ride to the Buffalo Chip for a reception on August 10. Attending will be renowned builder and land speed record holder Laura Klock, who will be selling raffle tickets for “SALT,” a special bike she built alongside the girls and young women of the Abbott House. Biker Belles was created to raise funds for Helping with Horsepower and the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame.

The Limpnickie Lot will be set up at the West Gate.

There are sure to be lot’s of burnouts and mayhem when these up and coming builders get together. They will have a ride in night time chopper show on Friday night followed by The Limpnickie Night in the main ampitheatre at the Chip that will feature Saving Abel, Puddle of Mudd and Tesla.

What do you get when you combine Buffalo Chip Swimsuit Models, KSKY’s Jersey Steve, Punchlinecomedy.com and the Buffalo Chip Comedy Club?

The Best Comedy Club Anywhere at The Best Party Anywhere! Amateur comedians and Buffalo Chip Swimsuit Models will take their place at the mic August 7-11 to do their damnedest to tell the funniest joke of bike week for a chance to win stellar prizes. Nightly winners will be uploaded to the Chip’s “Morning After Daily Funny Videos” so all their friends and family can check out their performances.

Whoever gets the most likes or votes on YouTube will be The Grand Prize Winner.

The Legendary Buffalo Chip has teamed up with GEICO for a special “30 Years Strong- Sturgis Buffalo Chip” bike giveaway. Fans of the Legendary Buffalo Chip can register to win the Klock Werks customized Victory Kingpin 8-Ball by filling out the contest HYPERLINK 

form, or by registering at the Buffalo Chip Campground from August 5-10.

One lucky winner will be chosen from a group of eight finalists, “live” on the Buffalo Chip’s main stage Friday, August 12. Fans can also register to win a host of other sponsor prizes to be given away the same night.

The new Buffalo Chip Tattoo Cafe will be a unique experience for tattoo enthusiasts. The Tattoo Café presents a group of hand-picked, world-class tattoo artists.
The host tattoo shops are Asylum Tattoo out of Spearfish, SD and Trusted Tattoo of Corona, CA.

For the tattoo collector, this will be the opportunity of a lifetime to get custom work from some of the top artists in the country during the 71st Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.

For thirty years the Legendary Buffalo Chip has proven itself as the heart of Sturgis Rally Week.

Poised and ready to once again offer their visitors the complete biker experience, the Legendary Buffalo Chip has rounded up an enormous selection of biker-centric fun and festivities in addition to offering the summer’s biggest and most authentic music experience of Rally Week. Reservations for multi-day passes or daily admissions available online at  http://BuffaloChip.com   or by calling 605-347-9000 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. (MST) Monday through Friday.

Tickets On Sale – Saturday, July 30

Featuring: Exposé, Lisa Lisa, The Cover Girls, Shannon, Debbie Deb, Johnny O, Cynthia and Nice and Wild

What:
A night filled with music – KLUC’s Freestyle Explosion – returns to the Orleans Arena for one night only – Saturday, September 24. Acts performing in this year’s lineup are:

Exposé – “Point of No Return,” “Come Go With Me,” “Let Me Be the One,” “Seasons Change”
Lisa Lisa – “Can You Feel the Beat,” “I Wonder,” “If I Take You Home,” “All Cried Out”
The Cover Girls – “Show Me,” “Because of You,” “My Heart Skips a Beat”
Shannon – “”Let the Music Play,” “Give Me Tonight”
Debbie Deb – “When I Hear the Music,” “Lookout Weekend”
Johnny O – “Fantasy Girl,” “Highways of Love,” “Dream Boy Dream Girl”
Cynthia – “Change on Me,” “Endless Nights”
Nice and Wild – “Diamond Girl”

Where:
Orleans Arena
4500 West Tropicana Avenue, Las Vegas

When:
Tickets On Sale: Saturday, July 30, 2011
Event: Saturday, September 24, 2011 at 7:30 p.m., doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Tickets:
Reserved seating priced at $30, $45 and $75. Prices include tax.
Tickets will be available online at www.orleansarena.com,  by calling 702.284.7777, or by visiting any Coast Casinos Box Office or the Galleria Mall ticket outlets.

ST. AUGUSTINE, FL – If you like to shop, you should consider taking advantage of one of the two appealing shopping packages that are being offered by The Renaissance World Golf Village Resort in St. Augustine, Florida. Located just minutes from two of the country’s largest outlet malls, the AAA Four-Diamond resort is offering the “St. Augustine Outlets Shop and Stay Package,” as well as the “Premium Outlets Shop and Stay Package.” So you can choose the outlet mall that best suits your shopping needs.

The “St. Augustine Outlets Shop and Stay Package” includes: deluxe room accommodations; breakfast for two daily in the resort’s 500 South Restaurant; a voucher to be redeemed at the St. Augustine Outlets for a $100 center-wide gift card, to be used at any of the 75 name brand and designer outlet stores; and a St. Augustine Outlets VIP coupon book worth hundreds of dollars of additional savings at participating stores. Recently renovated and expanded, The St. Augustine Outlets features such popular outlet stores as Gucci, Juicy Couture, Cole Haan, Michael Kors, GUESS, Hugo Boss Factory Store, kate spade, Kenneth Cole Outlet Store, and Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5th. The outlet mall is just 10 minutes south of the resort, and the package starts at $209 per room, per night (plus tax).

The package is available through October 16, 2011, based on availability, and is not available to groups of 10 or more rooms, and cannot be combined with any other promotion. When making a reservation, reference promotional code ZH5.

The “Premium Outlets Shop & Stay Package” is an alternative package that includes a $100 center-wide gift card at the St. Augustine Premium Outlets, which boasts 85 name brand and designer outlet stores. Offerings include Ann Taylor Factory Store, Banana Republic, Coach, J Crew, Tommy Bahama, Brooks Brothers Factory Store, Calvin Klein, Nike Factory Store, Polo Ralph Lauren, Reebok, and Tommy Hilfiger. The “Premium Outlets Shop & Stay Package” includes: deluxe room accommodations; breakfast for two daily in the 500 South Restaurant; the voucher for a $100 gift card to be used at any of the 85 name brand and designer outlets; a free VIP gift from St. Augustine Premium Outlets; and a St. Augustine Premium Outlets VIP coupon book good at participating stores. The St. Augustine Premium Outlets are located just one exit south of The Renaissance Resort, a 10-minute drive.

The package is from $209 per room, per night (plus tax), and is available through October 16, 2011, based on space availability. The package is not available to groups of 10 or more rooms, and cannot be combined with any other promotion.

When making a reservation, reference promotional code ZH4.

For reservations for either package, call 888-740-7020 or 904-940-8000, or visit www.WorldGolfRenaissance.com

“Both are great packages for anyone who likes to shop, or for anyone who simply likes to make their dollars go very far when shopping,” said Jeffrey Oliasami, general manager of The Renaissance World Golf Village Resort. “These two packages provide a great option to choose which outlet mall works best for you, or you can take advantage of one package one night, and the other package another night, to truly stretch your shopping dollars.”

Located within the lush 6,300-acre World Golf Village, the resort is the only Northeast Florida resort and convention center to receive the prestigious AAA Four Diamond rating. The honor is achieved by less than 4% of the AAA approved properties.

Situated adjacent to the impressive World Golf Hall of Fame, the resort completed a $10 million resort-wide renovation in 2008, which included the complete remodeling of guest rooms and suites, a dramatically-renovated lobby, newly-remodeled guest room corridors, an expanded fitness center with state-of-the-art equipment, enhanced meeting space, and the opening of 500 South Restaurant & Bar.

As part of the renovation guest rooms and suites received new furniture, soft goods, window treatments, lighting, 37” flat-panel screen LCD HDTV televisions, and the Marriott JackPack, which provides complete connectivity to the guests for laptops, MP3 players, digital cameras, and video game players. The rooms and suites feature a contemporary design with an Asian feel, which includes rich red bed coverings, crisp white linens, along with a color scheme of warm neutral gold. In-room offerings also include high-speed Internet access, two telephones with data ports, a wet bar and refrigerator, an in-room safe, and in-room coffee.

The resort also boasts a dramatically remodeled nine-story atrium lobby, featuring a Colonial/Asian theme with lush foliage and a colorful 7-story modern hanging sculpture that is reminiscent of open Florida skies.

Recreational offerings at the resort include two championship golf courses, the popular Slammer & Squire (just steps from The Renaissance Resort), and the renowned King & Bear (co-designed by Arnold “The King” Palmer and Jack “The Bear” Nicklaus).

Guests also have access to four additional golf courses within 15 minutes of the resort, for a total of 108 holes of golf. Additional offerings at the resort include a sauna, pool, hot tub, and full-service concierge.

Guests also are an easy walk to The World Golf Hall of Fame’s 18-hole real grass putting course, a 132-yard Island Challenge Hole, an IMAX® 3D Theater, and the Walk of Champions. In addition, guests can take golf lessons at the renowned PGA TOUR Golf Academy.

When visiting the resort, guests have the opportunity to visit nearby pristine Atlantic beaches, take fun eco-tours and chartered fishing trips, and explore historic St. Augustine.

To make it easy for its guests to enjoy area offerings, The Renaissance World Golf Village Resort is now offering a complimentary shuttle for individual guests (based on availability) to and from historic downtown St. Augustine. This new service enables guests to easily visit such sites in St. Augustine, which was founded in 1565, as the historic Castillo de San Marcos fort, The Fountain of Youth, and shopping on the charming, brick-paved St. George Street. Additional options in downtown St. Augustine include the Old Town Trolley Tour, The Old Jail, The St. Augustine History Museum, The Spanish Quarter, The Oldest Wooden Schoolhouse, Ripley’s Believe It Or Not, Carriage Rides, Whetstone’s Chocolate Factory, Lightner Museum, Flagler College, and a variety of water activities.

For information on The Renaissance World Golf Village Resort, call 888-740-7020 or 904-940-8000, or visit www.WorldGolfRenaissance.com

Looking for the perfect holiday gift that won’t get returned or put in a closet? With an Insight Vacation you can give an unforgettable gift that will last a lifetime! Insight Vacations has many great vacations to choose from, and if you’re looking to travel for the holidays, the charm and magic of Europe is an experience that is not to be missed. In addition to the grandeur of the great cities you’ll visit, every itinerary makes time to shop at the famous Christmas markets.

With homemade goodies, handmade crafts, and lots of local color, the bustle and lights of these Old World holiday markets will be something you’ll never forget.

“For a real treat,” says Marc Kazlauskas, President of Insight Vacations, “travelers are invited to share Christmas or the New Year with Insight, with an included Festive Celebration dinner.”

Winter vacations are typically 20% less than summer prices, so with fewer crowds and these great Christmas markets, this is the perfect time to make this holiday gift the best one ever!

German Christmas Market—9 days.

Fill your heart with Christmas cheer as the aroma of roasted chestnuts and hot spiced wine surround you in these charming markets. Spend as much time as you wish at the Christmas markets in Berlin, Leipzig, Dresden, Nuremberg, Rothenburg and Munich.

Visit Rothenburg-ob-der-Tauber, Germany’s best preserved medieval town. See Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate, the State Opera House, Berlin Wall, Unter den Linden, Potsdamer Platz and Reichstag Building. Visit Leipzig’s Thomas-Kirche. See Dresden’s Frauenkirche, mosaic mural, Cathedral, Opera House and Zwinger Palace.

See the city walls and Old Town of Nuremberg. See Munich’s Olympic Stadium, Victory Arch, Town Hall and Glockenspiel in the Marienplatz. Priced from $1925 land only, based on double occupancy.

Winter Wonderland with Christmas Markets—10 days. This is a well paced tour with two night stays in Munich and Lucerne, allowing plenty of time to explore the Christmas Markets in each of these towns.

Visit Rothenburg to see its animated town clock and enjoy an exhilarating ride by cable-car to the summit of a Swiss mountain for stunning views over Lucerne. You’ll also drive along part of Germany’s Romantic Road, visit Munich’s Marienplatz and see the Olympic Stadium, Victory Arch and university. Visit Salzburg’s Old Town and see Mozart’s birthplace. Visit Innsbruck’s Wilten Basilica and see the Golden Roof. Drive through the Arlberg Tunnel and stop in Vaduz to see the Castle.

View the Jesuit Church and Chapel Bridge in Lucerne, visit the Rhine Falls and enjoy a scenic Black Forest drive. See Heidelberg’s ruined castle and visit the Old Town. Priced from $1825 land only, based on double occupancy.

Vienna, Prague & Budapest with Christmas Markets—8 days. These are three of the loveliest cities in the world: each has its own story to tell, yet their history and culture are intertwined by the ubiquitous Hapsburgs and waters of the blue Danube.

Explore the cobbled streets of Cesky Krumlov and see the medieval castle. In Vienna enjoy a guided visit to magnificent Schönbrunn Palace and garden. Learn about the legendary meeting between Mozart and Marie Antoinette in Schönbrunn Palace. See the Opera House, Parliament building and St. Charles’ Church.

Walk within the walls of Prague Castle to visit St. Vitus Cathedral. See the beautiful Astronomical Clock in Prague’s Old Town Square. Look out over Budapest from the lofty heights of Gellert Hill. See the beautiful Parliament Building and visit Heroes’ Square in Pest.

Visit the Matthias Church and enjoy views from Fisherman’s Bastion in Buda. Priced from $1435 land only, based on double occupancy.

Insight guests enjoy more intimate groups, limited to just 40 passengers, the services of an experienced tour director and the assurance of staying in top selected hotels which are centrally or scenically located.

Travel in style on Insight’s luxury reconfigured coaches with more legroom so the journey is as enjoyable as the destination.

Take advantage of the included sightseeing worth hundreds of dollars, ensuring your holiday budget goes further. With so many included meals, quality hotels and sightseeing experiences, you’ll be astounded at the value of an Insight Vacation.

Insight Vacations has accumulated an international following by providing outstanding service and quality tour packages to the savvy traveler who seeks better accommodations, choices in dining, and smaller group sizes all while staying in the most desirable locations. For over 30 years, Insight Vacations has been the leader in premium escorted tours and cruises to Europe, the Eastern Mediterranean, Mexico, Canada and the United States.

Book now! For more information or reservations, please contact your local travel agent or call Insight Vacations at (888) 680-1241 .To order brochures or for more information visit Insight Vacations’ web site at www.insightvacations.com

Virgin Atlantic Airways is the partner airline of this year’s Telluride Film Festival taking place in Telluride, Colo., Sept. 2 to 5, 2011.

This is the first year that Virgin Atlantic has participated in the festival, which was founded in 1974 by Tom Luddy, James Card, and Bill and Stella Pence.

As part of this year’s festival, Virgin Atlantic will host one of the much-anticipated tributes, which honors a distinguished artist. Past recipients have included Colin Firth, Viggo Mortensen, Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood, among others.

To celebrate Virgin Atlantic’s support of the festival and the film industry, the airline will offer movie fans two chances to attend this year’s event as a guest of the airline via an exclusive Two to Telluride Giveaway on Facebook from July 21 to Aug. 7.

Winners will receive two exclusive Patron Passes, roundtrip airfare from anywhere within the 48 contiguous United States to and from the festival, and hotel accommodation for the duration of the festival. Individuals 18 and older can enter by first “liking” the Virgin Atlantic Facebook page at www.facebook.com/virginatlantic  then filling out an online entry form.

Entrants can increase their chances to win by inviting friends to enter in the draw.

For more information, visit www.virgin-atlantic.com