Doral Golf Resort & Spa amateur summer tournaments
July 19, 2008 on 9:33 am | In Beachbooker, Florida, Golf Resorts, Hotels, Miami, Orlando, Spa Resorts, The Keys | Comments Off
MIAMI — Doral Golf Resort & Spa, a Marriott Resort, is offering golfers the opportunity to play against other amateurs in three summer tournaments on its two famed Miami golf courses, the Blue Monster and Great White. As regular golf fees on these courses start at $125 and $210 respectively, the summer tournaments offer golf aficionados (men and women) the chance to play like the pros and enjoy the festivities, including complimentary food and beverages, while saving over 50% on golf fees. Below are further details:
* Summer Solstice Slam - $175 per person*
On Wednesday, June 18, golfers will thank the grass gods with this golf-’til-you-drop event on the longest day of the summer. The 54-hole event spans dawn to dusk on the famous Blue Monster and Great White courses. For those brave enough to take on the marathon golf event, food and beverage will be provided. Golfers save over 50%!
* Blue/White Aggregate Tournament - $150 per person*
Offering the best of both worlds, this Thursday, August 28 event invites duffers to take on the Blue Monster Golf Course and the Great White for one low rate, which includes complimentary continental breakfast and lunch. Prizes include a three-day/two-night Championship Golf package for two and complimentary tee times for four on the Blue Monster and Great White courses. Gift certificates will also be awarded for Closest to the Pin, Longest Drive and Most Improved Score. Golfers save 60%!
* Blue Monster Day at Doral - $100 per person*
Take your TigerQ. Starting from the professional tees used at the 2008 World Golf Championship - CA Championship, golfers will compete on one of the PGA Tour’s most difficult courses on Monday, September 29. An additional challenge will be set up on the 9th hole: any duffer who can “Beat the Pro” will win a $50 gift certificate that can be used towards a relaxing massage at The Miami Spa at Doral, dinner at Champions Bar and Grill or at any of the resort’s retail shops. Golfers save over 50%!
Duffers can sign up for all three events for $400 per person*. Room rates start at $149 per night.** For reservations or additional information, please call golf sales office at (305) 591-6401.
About Doral Golf Resort & Spa, A Marriott Resort
Situated on 650 tropical acres, the award-winning Doral Golf Resort & Spa, a Marriott Resort is one of Miami’s premier resorts. All 693 luxuriously- appointed Miami accommodations, including 96 suites, boast individual balconies/patios, guest-controlled air conditioning, direct-dial telephone with two-lines for high-speed Internet or fax access, electronic safes with rechargeable capabilities for your laptop, and more.
Featuring five 18-hole championship golf courses, including the famed Blue Monster, the Doral is continuously ranked one of the country’s leading golf destinations. The European inspired Spa at Doral offers guests more than 100 spa services, 52 treatment rooms, an on-site registered dietician/nutritionist and state-of-the-art exercise center. For dining, guests can choose from five delectable restaurants in Miami, Florida including Windows on the Green, The Atrium, Terrazza Restaurant and Café, Champions Bar & Grill and Bungalou’s Bar & Grill. Located only seven miles from Miami International Airport, the hotel also features the acclaimed Arthur Ashe Tennis Center, Jim McLean Golf Center, The Blue Lagoon aquatic recreation area and nine retail shops.
For more information or to make a reservation, click the girl above with the sea shell for instant bookings in 12 languages.
*Rates are per person and do not include 7% sales tax.
**Based on availability, rate does not include tax or service charge.

Exclusive Concierge Service in Las Vegas
July 19, 2008 on 8:53 am | In Alaska, California, Chicago, East Coast, Festivals, Florida, Gaming Resorts, Golf Resorts, Great Lakes, Hawaiian Islands, Hotels, Las Vegas, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Midwest, New England, New York City, Orlando, Pacific Northwest, Plains States, Rockies, San Diego, San Francisco, Southwest, Spa Resorts, Sports Travel, Texas, The Keys, The South, USA, Webbandstand, Weddings Honeymoons | Comments Off
Affluent Lifestyle Concierge (ALC) is expanding their services to include Las Vegas visitors. Previously a service dedicated to a select, privileged few, ALC has recently begun offering the same access and luxury services to those visiting the Las Vegas area.
Las Vegas based Affluent Lifestyle Concierge (ALC) is pleased to announce the expansion of their services to include Las Vegas visitors. Previously a service dedicated to a select, privileged few, ALC has recently begun offering the same access and luxury services to those visiting the Las Vegas area.
“The creation of our visitor’s package stems from the requests of our members. Quite often our members will notify us that they have friends, extended family, or colleagues in town that they would like to ensure have a great visit. Although they aren’t members of ALC, they deserve the same exceptional service, discretion, and respect that our full-fledged members receive”, says proprietors Ch-a Mosley and Nana Rush.
Visitors can take advantage of all that ALC has to offer, including: charter jet coordination, limo transportation, deluxe hotel accommodations, private gaming tables, exclusive, no-wait nightclub and private lounge access, special event arrangements, as well as a host of additional services. Packages are customized to meet the needs and wants of their clients. A personalized itinerary is created for each visiting client and all arrangements are in place before the client arrives in Las Vegas.
“We keep track of the latest trends, the hottest nightclubs, the most private lounges, the best golf courses, and the swankiest cognac and cigar bars in order to provide our clients and members with the very best and the most fun that Las Vegas has to offer. Getting our guests across the velvet rope is only the beginning. We give our clients the Las Vegas experience that they have wanted but could never have until now. We strive to elevate their status, if only for the weekend. We want to help them create their own Las Vegas story.”
ALC caters to the most upscale, time-starved individuals. Founders Ch-a Mosley, daughter of acclaimed actor Roger E. Mosley, and Nana Rush, daughter of veteran NBA Referee Eddie F. Rush, were both raised in a life of privilege, frequently surrounded by top athletes and entertainers. Additionally, the two are hospitality experts - Mosley has a Masters in Hospitality Administration from the University of Nevada Las Vegas, while Rush is a Casino Host for the world’s largest gaming company.
With its home in Las Vegas, the adult playground of the world, ALC sits on the pulse of all that is new, exciting, and relevant to today’s affluent consumer. “We take pride in providing personalized attention. We work hand-in-hand with some of the most prestigious names in luxury and entertainment. These relationships allow us to confidently ensure that our clients always have access to the best.”
To learn more about ALC, please contact an ALC representative at 888-379-6329 or via the web at http://www.liveALC.com
For more information on Affluent Lifestyle Concierge, visit http://www.liveALC.com
South Florida Golf Courses Guide
July 19, 2008 on 8:11 am | In Beachbooker, Florida, Golf Resorts, Hotels, Miami, Orlando, Sports Travel, Tennis, The Keys | Comments Off
One of the nation’s most popular golf course scoring systems, the Caddy Card has arrived in Palm Beach, Martin and St. Lucie counties. The dynamic, high-quality course guides are distributed free to clubs saving them an estimated, One Thousand Dollars per year.
West Palm Beach, Florida, - Golf Course Media Concepts, LLC of West Palm Beach, Florida, holds exclusive rights to distribution of New Pro Publication’s, Caddy Card scoring system to Golf Courses in the tri-county area. These high quality interactive guides are offered free to courses and golfers alike. Caddy Card’s upscale look and feel combined with its unbeatable value to Courses, will soon make it a course staple in the Greater Palm Beach area.
As the official scoring system of hundreds of clubs across the America, Caddy Card has been delighting course owners and golfers alike for nearly 15 years. The Caddy Card course guides include, hole-by-hole yardage information and general play strategy. Guests often have a difficult time believing the books are free of cost. “When our guests see the Caddy Card in the pro shop they can’t believe it’s free!”, said Ed Banyan of Hyperion Field Club
Hector V. Herrera, President of Golf Course Media Concepts said, “We saw a need in the tri-county Florida area for a high quality, advertiser supported, course guide that offered real value to the Golfer. Caddy Card was a perfect fit for our 360 degree golf course media program”. The company will be rolling out a host of other innovative Golf Course Media programs later this quarter, including, an In-Cart media network and an online web application and video web portal. “The reception to our programs among the Palm Beach Golfing community has been very warm!”, said Herrera.
If the team at Golf Course Media Concepts has anything to say about it, the game of Golf in Palm Beach County is about to change drastically, for the better that it is. This innovative local company has lofty Golf ambitions and the energy to make the necessary Link!. As for the general Golf community there are some certain benefits on the way, stay tuned…
Southwest Airlines Vacations Disney Discounts
July 18, 2008 on 8:48 am | In Airlines, California, Chicago, East Coast, Florida, Great Lakes, Los Angeles, Miami, Midwest, New England, New York City, Orlando, Pacific Northwest, Plains States, Rockies, San Diego, San Francisco, Southwest, Texas, The Keys, The South, Theme Parks Zoos Aquariums | Comments Off
Southwest Airlines Vacations is giving a discount of up to $570 off the hotel room portion $125 off air portions of complete vacation packages of five nights or longer that include roundtrip flight plus a Walt Disney World Resort stay, representing $695 in savings. Packages must be booked by July 27, five days before travel Aug. 3-Sept. 27. Sample prices listed below are for a five-night package that reflects these savings and include: r
oundtrip flight via Southwest Airlines into Orlando; five-night hotel accommodations & hotel taxes; Disney Theme Park Tickets are also available for purchase; Disney Resort Benefits; Disney’s Magical Express Roundtrip airport/hotel transportation; Extra Magic Hours; Rapid Rewards credit on flight portion; 24-hour traveler assistance.
Sample prices per person double are: Disney’s Pop Century Resort from Nashville, $374; Baltimore/Washington D.C. (BWI), $409; Chicago (Midway), $449. Disney’s Polynesian Resort from Nashville, $894; Baltimore/Washington D.C. (BWI) $929; Chicago (Midway), $969. Disney’s Port Orleans Resort - Riverside from Nashville, $469; Baltimore/Washington D.C. (BWI), $504; Chicago (Midway), $544.
Elite Islands Caribbean Island Sale
July 18, 2008 on 8:35 am | In Airlines, Antigua Barbuda Anquilla, Beachbooker, California, Caribbean, Chicago, Dine Drink, East Coast, Festivals, Florida, Gaming Resorts, Golf Resorts, Great Lakes, Grenada, Hotels, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Midwest, New England, New York City, Ontario, Orlando, Plains States, Rockies, Sailing, San Diego, San Francisco, Scuba Diving, Shopping, Southwest, Spa Resorts, Sports Travel, St. Lucia, Surfing Resorts, Tennis, Texas, The Keys, The South, Toronto, United Kingdom, Virgin Islands, Weddings Honeymoons | Comments Off
When vacationers book all-inclusive Caribbean escapes by Aug. 15 they will save as much as 50 percent with Elite Island Resorts’ new “$299 Island Sale.”
The all-inclusive nightly rate is valid for two adults per room ($60 per child sharing the same room up to two children per room).
The Caribbean sale is valid for travel now through Dec. 21 and requires a three night minimum stay. For those wishing to upgrade, they can do so for the price of $40 a night.
Elite Island Resorts’ $299 Island Sale is available for the following six Caribbean resorts:
the Windjammer Landing Villa Beach Resort on St. Lucia, which just debuted 12 new luxury Hibiscus Suites; Antigua’s new eco-friendly resort, The Verandah Resort & Spa; St. James’s Club & Villas, with its new scuba center on Antigua; Long Bay Beach Resort & Villas, Tortola; Palm Island, a secluded private-island hideaway in The Grenadines; and the Village Inn & Spa on St. Lucia.
The all-inclusive rate includes accommodations, three meals a day, all beverages, land and water sports, hotel taxes and service charges, except at Long Bay and Windjammer Landing where a M.A.P. dining plan (breakfast and dinner) is offered.
Call 800-345-0356 or visit www.eliteislandresorts.com/site/299.html
No Passport Required to USVI
July 17, 2008 on 9:30 am | In Airlines, Beachbooker, California, Caribbean, Chicago, Cruise Boats, East Coast, Florida, Golf Resorts, Great Lakes, Miami, Midwest, New England, New York City, Orlando, Pacific Northwest, Plains States, Rockies, Southwest, Texas, The Keys, The South, Virgin Islands | Comments Off
Travelers are reminded that travel to America’s Caribbean is as easy as ever ~
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands – As the State Department begins to produce new passport cards, travelers are reminded that no passport is required to travel to the U.S. Virgin Islands. The cards are being issued by the State Department as an alternative to the traditional passport books in an effort to simplify travel for U.S. citizens since more rigid travel requirements have come into effect with the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative.
“The new passport cards have caused a bit of confusion in regards to what is required of U.S. citizens when traveling to America’s Caribbean,” says Commissioner of Tourism Beverly Nicholson-Doty. “The cards are meant to be a simple and convenient alternative to the larger passport books, but they are not required for travel to the Territory. U.S. citizens do not need a passport of any kind when visiting St. Croix, St. John and St. Thomas from Puerto Rico and the mainland U.S.”
The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative passed by U.S. Congress requires that travelers, including U.S. citizens who travel via air to and from the Americas, the Caribbean and Bermuda must travel with a passport in order to enter or re-enter the United States. Being that the U.S. Virgin Islands is a United States Territory, American citizens traveling to or from St. Croix, St. John and St. Thomas are considered not to have left the U.S., and thus do not need to present a passport.
For information about the new passport cards, visit this link. Additional information can be found on the State Department’s travel website, www.travel.state.gov, or by calling the U.S. National Passport Information Center: 1-877-4USA-PPT; TDD/TTY: 1-888-874-7793.
For more information about the United States Virgin Islands, visit usvitourism.vi
When traveling to the U.S. Virgin Islands, U.S. citizens enjoy all the conveniences of domestic travel – including on-line check-in – making travel to the U.S. Virgin Islands easier than ever. As a United States Territory, travel to the U.S. Virgin Islands does not require a passport from U.S. citizens arriving from Puerto Rico or the U.S. mainland. Entry requirements for non-U.S. citizens are the same as for entering the United States from any foreign destination.
Upon departure, a passport is required for all but U.S. citizens.
Disney World Annual Food & Wine Fest
July 17, 2008 on 8:38 am | In Chicago, Florida, Great Lakes, Miami, Midwest, Orlando, Plains States, Rockies, Southwest, The Keys, The South, Theme Parks Zoos Aquariums | Comments Off
The 13th annual Epcot International Food & Wine Festival is set to take place Sept. 26 through Nov. 9 at Walt Disney World Resort.
Epcot clients can explore these “Cities in Wonderland” — from Cork, Ireland to Cape Town, South Africa — around the World Showcase promenade while also discovering cuisine at international and regional marketplaces brimming.
The six-week festival will showcase tastes from countries on six continents. More than 25 international marketplaces will serve tapas-sized portions of regional specialties at $2-to-$5 each, and recommended wines and beers make perfect pairings at each kiosk. New festival flavors explore the culinary wonders of Lyon, France;
Marrakesh, Morocco; Shanghai, China; Bologna, Italy; Tokyo and Mexico City. Exhibits along the promenade also will showcase entertainment and traditional crafts of several countries. Daily complimentary wine and beer tastings serve up sips from around the world, and culinary demonstrations dish up featured taste treats.
A series of special culinary programs features a lineup of renowned winemakers, guest chefs and speakers participating in elegant dinners, luncheons, seminars and wine schools. The event also features the nightly Eat to the Beat! concert series featuring a varied lineup of classic rock, soul, R&B, oldies, jazz and funk hit-makers. Concerts are performed three times each evening at America Gardens Theatre along the World Showcase lagoon. New acts to appear include Kool &
The Gang, Spyro Gyra, En Vogue and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. David Sanborn, Jon Secada and Otis Day and the Knights are among returning crowd-pleasing acts. Clients can call 407-WDW-FEST for information and to make reservations for special events and programs.
Festival details are available at www.disneyworld.com/food
SPA Oasis at the Ocean in Panama City Beach
July 17, 2008 on 8:03 am | In Beachbooker, East Coast, Florida, Miami, New York City, Orlando, Road Trips, Sailing, Scuba Diving, Spa Resorts, Sports Travel, Surfing Resorts, Tennis, The Keys, The South | Comments Off
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. – Spa lovers discover an oceanfront oasis for mind, body and spirit at one of “America’s Most Beautiful Beaches” — Panama City Beach, Fla. This summer, the destination beckons with spectacular new and refurbished spas overlooking the soothing, emerald-green waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
Spas are quickly gaining popularity. Two million Americans visited them in 2006, according to a survey by the International Spa Association. There are nearly 14,000 facilities in the U.S. today, up approximately 16% from 2004, the survey shows.
Panama City Beach answers the call for rest and rejuvenation with luxurious, new spas at premier hotels and resorts. Travelers can relax and rejuvenate, while taking in glorious views of white-sand beaches edged with gently lapping Gulf waters.
Now Open: Serenity at Bay Point
Marriott Bay Point Resort unveils The Serenity at Bay Point, a 12,025 square-foot spa, salon and fitness center, now open. The Serenity offers the latest techniques in rejuvenating spa therapy from 11 treatment rooms, two salon stations, five manicure and five pedicure stations, and a state-of-the-art fitness center. While taking in calming views of the Grand Lagoon, guests indulge in Swedish deep-tissue and Vichy water massages, oxygenating facials and aromatherapy, as well as custom manicures and pedicures.
Bay Point Marriott is situated on a 1,100-acre wildlife sanctuary approximately 15 minutes from the Panama City Airport. This premier Gulf Coast resort houses 356 guest rooms, including 78 one and two-bedroom golf villas. Bay Point Marriott offers a Kid’s Club, two 18-hole PGA Championship golf courses, jogging and biking trails, on-property boat slips, restaurants, event space, and recreational activities.
For more information on The Serenity at Bay Point, call toll-free at 800-644-2650 or visit www.marriottbaypoint.com
Now Open: The Spa at Majestic Beach Resort
Indulge in natural treatments at The Spa at Majestic Beach Resort. Specialties include the hydrating Paraffin Body Treatment, heated Basalt Stone Massage and the Ocean Breeze Body Glow exfoliation treatment using ancient sea salts. For the ultimate pampering experience, The Spa offers the two-hour Sea Escape. The treatment begins with a detoxifying wrap of natural sea algae, clay and sea salts, followed by a full body massage. Spa guests receive all-day access to the Majestic’s state-of-the-art fitness center, with spacious sauna and steam room. There, guests can get a complete workout with enough modern equipment to rival any stand-alone fitness club or gym.
The Majestic Beach Resort offers upscale accommodations in two beachfront towers; two dining choices, H2O Grill and Majestic Market; Visions Martini Bar; a large pool, and access to 650 feet of private beach.
To experience The Spa at Majestic Beach Resort, call toll-free at 866-494-3364 or visit www.majesticbeachresort.com
Now Open: The Spa at the Edgewater Beach and Golf Resort
The Spa at the Edgewater Beach and Golf Resort offers a full range of specialized services for mind and body with its luxurious Spa and Fitness Center. The Spa features exotic treatments designed to refresh and rejuvenate, including the Herbal Essence Body Cocoon, Parisian Body-Polish, and the invigorating Sea Salt Body Glow exfoliation. Soothe tense muscles with a Hot Stone or Traditional Swedish massage, or learn at-home massage techniques during a private Massage for Partners lesson. The Spa also specializes in facial treatments to restore youthful-looking skin, as well as, pulse point therapy for hands and feet.
For bodies in motion, The Club’s Fitness Center offers a variety of classes in its spacious aerobic studio. Tone muscles with high-energy cardio workouts, modern yoga and pilates. Water aerobics classes take place in the Edgewater Beach and Golf Resort’s Lagoon Pool. Also available: personal trainers for one-on-one fitness instruction.
Spanning 110 acres, the beachfront Edgewater Beach and Golf Resort houses 525 full-service one, two and three-bedroom suites. Visitors have access to a half-mile of private beach and 12 pools, including the 11,000 square-foot Lagoon Pool with waterfalls. Additional amenities include: a nine-hole executive golf course, spa and fitness center, as well as Hombre Golf Club’s 27 holes of championship golf. The resort also offers a Starbucks Coffee® shop and The Shoppes at Edgewater, with an ice cream parlor, Mediterranean deli, surf shop and Internet café.
Call toll-free 800-874-8686 or visit www.edgewaterbeachresort.com
Indulgences Soon-To-Come
Growth in Panama City Beach continues, with more spas in the works.
Opening This Summer: Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort
Enjoy cool ocean breezes and panoramic Gulf views at Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort’s SeaWatch Spa, opening late this summer, 2007. The oceanfront spa overlooks sparkling Gulf waters and will feature floor-to-ceiling, sliding glass walls. Guests will take in the views during rejuvenating facials, deep tissue massages, manicures and pedicures.

The SunSpree’s spa is part of the SunSpree’s new SeaWatch Conference and Entertainment Center. The three-story complex also will house the SeaWatch Martini Bar and more than 4,000 square feet of meeting space equipped with high-quality Polycom technology providing video and teleconferencing capabilities. During breaks, meeting attendees will be able to relax and refresh with treatments at the spa.
All rooms at the gulf-front Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort feature two queen-size beds, a full-sized fridge, microwave and private balcony overlooking the Gulf of Mexico. The resort boasts two restaurants, a fitness center featuring a steam room and sauna, indoor game room, on-site shopping and private beach walkway. Guests can take a dip in the Polynesian-style pool with cascading waterfalls or relax in the hot tub. Little ones stay busy with the Splash Around Kids’ Club and the new Lil’ Squirts Aqualand water play area. The SunSpree also offers seasonal, live entertainment by the pool deck and a nightly torch-lighting ceremony.
Sneak a peek at all the SunSpree offers with the resort’s webcams at www.hipcbeach.com/bch_cams.htm or call toll-free 800-633-0266 for more information.
Opening This Summer: Shores of Panama
More pampering awaits when the Shores of Panama opens later this summer, 2007, with stylish spa and fitness center, complete with a private sauna and steam room.
The luxurious Shores of Panama will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom accommodations with full kitchens and contemporary designer décor. As its most spectacular feature, the resort will have an 18,000 square-foot, free-form pool overlooking the Gulf of Mexico. The complimentary Sterling Club at Bay Point will provide guests with exclusive access to championship golf, dining, tennis and more at Bay Point Marriott Resort. Among the Shores of Panama’s other amenities: a family game room and on-site bar and grill.
To learn more, call toll-free 866-5RESORT or visit www.SterlingResorts.com
Future Summers: Emerald Beach Resort and Spa
Future summers will see the opening of a 10,000 square-foot spa and fitness center at the Emerald Beach Resort and Spa.
This winter, the $250 million resort and residential community opened the first of what will eventually be four beachfront towers. Each tower will house 260 oversized guest suites.
Emerald Beach will offer several specialty dining venues, including the upscale Garden Market with butler’s pantry offering a wine and cheese section and the stylish SkyBar in the resort’s sky bridge. Here, guests will be able to relax and enjoy spectacular Gulf sunsets. Other amenities will include a grand lagoon pool featuring “dive-in” movies, a rooftop pool, lazy river, 27 holes of championship golf at Hombre Golf Club, “Kids’ Krew” activities programs and VIP check-in and valet service. More than 60,000 square feet of first-class meeting space will provide an ideal setting for innovative events, corporate meetings and conventions.
For more information on Emerald Beach Resort and Spa, call toll-free 800- 528-6174 or visit www.emeraldbeachresort.com
In the Works: Carillon Beach Resort & Spa
Currently under construction, Carillon Beach Resort and Spa is a new luxury resort opening this summer, 2007, that showcases the beauty of the Emerald Coast. The property’s 7,500 square-foot, state-of-the art spa and fitness center is slated to open in 2008.
The Inn at the Resort houses 67 well appointed one-bedroom suites as well as three multi-level two- and three-bedroom suites. The property also includes 25 one-, two- and three-bedroom condominium suites with spectacular views of Lake Carillon and the Gulf of Mexico. This luxurious resort is steps away from 3,900 feet of stunning white-sand beachfront accessed by seven beach walkovers, four swimming pools, tennis courts, a playground, restaurants and shops.
For more information on Carillon Beach Resort & Spa, call toll free 866-668-7803 or visit www.CarillonBeachResort.com
Panama City Beach boasts 27 miles of sugar-white sand beaches bordering the clear, emerald-green waters of the Gulf of Mexico and St. Andrews Bay. The Northwest Florida destination was cited as one of America’s Most Beautiful Beaches by Condé Nast Traveler, 2006. Additional recognition as a top beach destination comes from The Travel Channel, USA Today, Southern Living, Dr. Beach and the Clean Beaches Council. Family attractions, championship golf courses, sporting events, delectable dining, predictably sunny weather and a vast number of recreational activities draw visitors to this seaside destination annually.
For more information, call 1-800-PCBEACH (850-233-5070) or visit http://www.thebeachloversbeach.com
Puerto Rico Attracts New Air Service
July 17, 2008 on 7:16 am | In Airlines, Beachbooker, Caribbean, Chicago, East Coast, Florida, Great Lakes, Los Angeles, Miami, Midwest, New England, New York City, Orlando, Pacific Northwest, Plains States, Puerto Rico, Rockies, Southwest, Texas, The Keys, The South | Comments Off
In response to the recent announcement of decreasing flights to the Caribbean region by American Airlines and American Eagle, the Puerto Rico Tourism Company has been working to ensure that the Island continues to grow in air access.
Working along with the Puerto Rico Ports Authority, PRTC is further promoting tourism to not only the island, but to the entire Caribbean region. As the Caribbean’s main hub, San Juan’s Luis Marin Muñoz International Airport (LMM) handled over 10.4 million passengers in 2007.
To maintain and increase that figure in 2008, the Puerto Rico Port Authority has decided to increase their marketing and sales efforts with a series of ongoing meetings with the airlines as well as by creating incentives for carriers to maintain the presence at LMM.
These incentives include a discount between 15 and 45 percent for gate rentals, landing fees as well as passenger fees when airlines increase passenger traffic numbers for slow months such as September, October and February. Furthermore, the Ports Authority has agreed to not increase airport fees for the upcoming year.
Delta and Jet Blue will feature four weekly roundtrips from JFK to San Juan beginning in September.
Jet Blue will add a fifth JFK to San Juan beginning in November. Between Boston and San Juan, Jet Blue will feature twice-weekly roundtrips, beginning in September; three weekly roundtrips, beginning in October; a daily roundtrip, beginning in November and a second daily roundtrip, beginning in December. Continental will begin a daily roundtrip between Newark and San Juan beginning in September.
Air Tranwill run Baltimore to San Juan twice-weekly roundtrips, beginning in September as well as two daily roundtrips between Orlando and San Juan beginning in November and two daily roundtrips between Atlanta and San Juan beginning in December. Call 800-866-7827 or visit www.GoToPuertoRico.com
Frontier Debuts Upgraded DIRECTV Lineup
July 17, 2008 on 7:01 am | In Airlines, Cabo, California, Cancun Cozumel Yucatan, Chicago, East Coast, Florida, Great Lakes, Hawaiian Islands, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Mexico, Miami, Midwest, New England, New York City, Orlando, Pacific Northwest, Plains States, Rockies, San Diego, San Francisco, Southwest, Texas, The Keys, The South, USA | Comments Off
Frontier Airlines upgraded its DIRECTV channel lineup to include seven new networks. The 24-channel lineup will now feature MTV, CBS, FOX, USA, Comedy Central, ESPNU and the CW.
The new channels are now available in all of Frontier’s mainline aircraft. Last month, Frontier also introduced new variable pricing for access to its in-flight entertainment and information system. Customers can now expect to pay a $3.99 or $5.99 basic access fee, depending on the length or type of the flight.
Destinations included in the $3.99 pricing are: Albuquerque, Anchorage, Boise, Billings, Cabo San Lucas, Cancun, Cozumel, Dallas, El Paso, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Mazatlan, Minneapolis, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Phoenix, Puerto Vallarta, Salt Lake City, San Jose (Costa Rica) and Tucson.
Basic access fees for all other destinations will be $5.99. The price for pay-per-view movies will remain at $8 for all flights.
For more information, visit www.airtran.com







































