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General Growth Properties, Inc. (NYSE: GGP) is pleased to present “America’s Premier Shopping Places”, the nation’s most unique collection of tourism-oriented shopping centers located throughout the U.S.A. These renowned centers draw millions of visitors from around the world each year to experience the unique culture, history, flavor and heritage of America’s metropolitan cities and vacation destinations, while enjoying the popular travel activities of shopping and dining.

Whether it’s Faneuil Hall Marketplace (Boston), Harborplace & The Gallery (Baltimore), The Grand Canal Shoppes and Fashion Show (Las Vegas), Ala Moana Center (Honolulu), Water Tower Place (Chicago), Festival Bay Mall (Orlando) or Riverwalk Marketplace (New Orleans), each of America’s Premier Shopping Places offer FIT and group visitors a fun and memorable shopping experience.

“General Growth Properties recognizes the importance of shopping and dining in today’s travel itineraries, both domestic and international,” said Kay Standon, vice president of strategic development for GGP.

“This collection of America’s Premier Shopping Places has been selected from over 200 centers throughout the United States that General Growth Properties owns and manages.” Standon added,

“The primary goal of the America’s Premier Shopping Places program is to provide the travel industry with convenient access to these centers through a single source, as well as to provide group and leisure visitors with a memorable shopping and dining experience during their travels.”

The stores and boutiques within all of America’s Premier Shopping Places represent the nation’s best in quality and variety. Travelers will discover an enticing array of colorful specialty shops, kiosks, and galleries featuring local craftsmen and artisans, gourmet food markets and well-known department and specialty stores.

Domestic travelers enjoy the variety of unique merchandise and crafts indicative of the destination, while international visitors delight in finding their favorite designer brands and popular labels not available at home. Both are certain to discover perfect treasures to take back to friends and loved ones.

The extraordinary experience continues in the vast array of cuisines and dining options available at America’s Premier Shopping Places.

Recent research released by the Travel Industry Association of America and The International Culinary Tourism Association reveals that over 27 million travelers have participated in some type of culinary-related activity during the past 3 years. 85% of travelers stated they like to try different restaurants and experience local cuisines.

At America’s Premier Shopping Places, travelers can sample the distinctive flavors of regional cuisines offered by local cafes and restaurants, or delight in finding their favorite national restaurants, many of which are home to some of the nation’s most renowned chefs and culinary artists.

America’s Premier Shopping Places cater to both domestic and international fly, drive and motorcoach travelers. All visitors to America’s Premier Shopping Places are eligible to receive a Premier Passport filled with thousands of dollars in shopping and dining savings, special offers and amenities.

Vouchers are provided in multiple languages by travel agents and tour operators, or may be downloaded and printed from America’s Premier Shopping Places’ website at www.AmericasShoppingPlaces.com. In addition, several centers offer travel trade professionals commissionable shopping packages, and assist group meeting planners with unique private events, pre-paid meal vouchers and group dining programs for food court cafes or full-service restaurants.

For more information on America’s Premier Shopping Places, please visit www.AmericasShoppingPlaces.com

General Growth Properties, Inc. currently has ownership interest in, or management responsibility for, over 200 regional shopping malls in 44 states, as well as ownership in master planned community developments and commercial office buildings. The Company’s portfolio totals approximately 200 million square feet of retail space and includes over 24,000 retail stores nationwide. GGP’s common stock is trading in the pink sheets under the symbol GGWPQ.

For more information, visit www.ggp.com

Are you ready for an adventure? Then it’s time to experience the unique Australian Surfing Lifestyle and become a surfer for a day! Imagine visiting the beautiful Gold Coast beaches voted amongst the best in the world and splashing into the waves for a thrilling learn to surf lesson.

The Gold Coast has fantastic weather and crystal clear blue oceans set along 40 kilometers of white sandy beaches and you will be a part of the beach culture and our surfing crew!

Your heart will be racing as we suit up in all the surf gear and grab your surfboard ready for the waves! This is the most fun you can have on holiday!

The surfing & bodyboard program is designed for all fitness levels and conducted in waste deep water. Safe soft surfboards are used for beginners and with instruction from our friendly staff you will progress to standing up and riding waves in your first session.

The tour operates all year round with surf rash-shirts used in summer and wetsuits provided in winter.

After surfing, the local thing to do is chill out and relax in the picturesque beachfront coastal nature with a light lunch included.

Photo’s of your adventure are taken so you can remember the day you were a part of the Australian Surfing lifestyle and surfed the perfect the waves.

Based in Surfers Paradise, the surf school holds an exclusive permit for the Gold Coast Beaches to conduct surfing lessons by professional surfing instructors who are also qualified lifeguards.

Australian Surfer International is the original Gold Coast Surfing School providing learn to surf lessons, surfing half day tours and study abroad programs (NEW 2010.) We cater for tour groups, FIT individuals, conference delegates, sporting teams, schools, universities and study abroad students. Our Company is insured ($20,000,000 Public Liability Cover) and accredited with Surfing Australia and the local City Council. We can provide tour guides in many languages and offer a true Aussie Surfing Lifestyle Experience where you will hang out with local surfers.

CompleteSailor.com aims to provide the best content, community, and e-commerce shopping for its growing number of users

Complete Sailor announced the launch of CompleteSailor.com. CompleteSailor.com pledges to become the sailing community’s #1 resource for content and e-commerce shopping. The company was created by a group of passionate sailboat racers and cruisers from New Jersey interested in creating the Internet’s first comprehensive online destination for sailors of all types - from beginners to experienced cruisers and ocean racers.

“We are thrilled about the launch of our website, which will fill a gap in the online market for sailors throughout the United States and the world,” stated Brian Beck, CEO of Complete Sailor.

“Being experienced sailors and Internet professionals ourselves, we saw the need to bring together shopping, education, and community in one web site for sailors of all levels.”

CompleteSailor.com is more than just an online store or a message board about sailing- the site provides visitors with the content, community, and e-commerce shopping unavailable anywhere else on the web. Visitors to the new website will be able to shop for the best brands in sailing gear, electronics, line, and hardware - Harken, Ronstan, Forespar, Tacktick, and many more - learn about the fundamentals of sailing in the Education section, and will soon be able to interact with other sailors through the Community section (forums, blogs, personalized MyCompleteSailor pages, and more).

The site also contains directories of yacht clubs, sailing schools, sailing events, and links to other sailing resources online.

Complete Sailor’s founders have more than 30 years of collective sailing experience and over 20 years in the Internet and eCommerce industry, positioning them perfectly to understand the needs of the sailing community and how to deliver a great online experience for this market.

About Complete Sailor

CompleteSailor.com is the Internet’s only web site dedicated to bringing shopping, community, and education together in one destination for sailors of all levels.

The Company was founded by a group of avid sailors and Internet professionals in 2008, and is rapidly evolving to be the #1 web site for all things sailing. The site features online shopping for sailing’s best brands, community forums and blogs, and sailing education for new sailors.

For more information, please visit http://www.completesailor.com  or call 732-208-2763.

Alaska Airlines will offer four flights a week from Oakland, California, to Maui’s Kahului airport starting November 9. Three weekly flights to Kona from Oakland will also be added. Starting in July, additional flights from Portland to Maui and from Seattle to Honolulu will also be available.

The Playboy Golf Scramble was created 10 years ago and has grown into an exclusive grassroots tournament hitting more than 20 cities across the United States, Canada and Australia.

Each local event features a VIP pre-party followed by a unique day of golf on a specially selected golf course with Playboy Playmates and Girls of Playboy Golf hosting all events.

Playboy Golf is currently accepting local sponsorship requests and golfer registrations for all events of the 2009 season online at www.playboygolf.com

“The Playboy Golf Scramble combines the fun and sexiness of the Playboy brand with parties and golf in each city, creating a truly memorable experience for all attendees,” said Playboy Playmate Pilar Lastra, Miss August 2004, who has worked at many Playboy Golf Events. ”

We bring together golfers of all ability and mix them with sun, music, food, cocktails, Playmates and Girls of Playboy Golf! It always turns into quite a party on the golf course and I’m looking forward to seeing old friends as well as meeting many new golfers this season!”

Remaining 2009 Season Schedule:

July 9 & 10: Pittsburgh, PA
July 15 & 16: Vancouver, BC
July 23 & 24: San Diego, CA
July 29 & 30: Toronto, ONT
August 6 & 7: Indianapolis, IN
August 9 & 10: Chicago, IL
August 15 & 17: San Francisco, CA
August 19 & 20: Edmonton, AB
August 22 & 24: Los Angeles, CA
August 27 & 28: Des Moines, IA
September 16 & 17: New York, NY
September 20 & 21: Boston, MA
September 24 & 25: Scottsdale, AZ
September 27 & 28: Austin, TX
October 3 & 5: Miami, FL
October 23 & 25: Las Vegas, NV
November 19 & 21: Gold Coast, Australia

The Playboy Golf Scramble, a licensee of Playboy Enterprises International Inc. and produced by TAJ Entertainment, takes place annually and is one of the most unique golfing events in the world.

Golf participants compete at the local and semi-final levels for the honor of reaching the national finals tournament in Southern California.

The Playboy Golf Scramble Finals take place at a world-class golf venue and features celebrity and athlete participants, Playboy Playmates, Girls of Playboy Golf and a once-in-a-lifetime VIP Player’s Pajama and Lingerie party at the Playboy Mansion, making it a truly memorable life experience for any golfer.

Additionally, Playboy Golf raises money for charity at all events.

Trafalgar expanded its Last-Minute Deals program to include tours of California, Hawaii, the Southwestern and Eastern U.S., and Western and Eastern Canada, including the Canadian Rockies.

All fully escorted departures feature additional discounts of approximately 10 percent for a savings up to $420 per person off Trafalgar’s published rates.

Selected departures are only on sale for a two-week period, with new departure dates being made available every two weeks in summer.

All of the dates offered are definite departures, departing within eight weeks of listing.

In addition to the newly added U.S. and Canada departures, Trafalgar’s Last-Minute Deals program features expertly designed European vacations to Italy, France, Spain, Britain and Ireland.

Trafalgar’s Europe vacations always include first-class hotel accommodations; luxury transportation by motor coach, rail or cruise ship; outstanding cuisine; daily sightseeing and optional excursions with expert local guides; and personal concierge services of professional, knowledgeable tour directors. For a full list of all departures, special promotion codes and rates, visit www.trafalgartours.com/lastminute

For more information, call 800-854-0103 or visit www.trafalgartours.com

Extraordinary Resorts in Legendary Destinations

Welcome to Shell Vacations Hospitality, where a collection of 23 one-of-a-kind resorts provide you with just the right place to experience the vacation of a lifetime.

Choose from a variety of popular vacation destinations in North America and Canada including Whistler, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Napa Valley, Las Vegas, San Antonio, San Diego, Kauai, Kona, and Waikiki.

Shell Vacations Hospitality brings you friendly service, superior settings, and an array of year round activities to experience whether you are on a family vacation, a business trip, or on a romantic getaway.

At all of our resorts, guests can enjoy an impressive selection of spacious suites, some with one or two bedrooms, multiple baths and plush living areas. Many have fireplaces, jetted tubs, full kitchens or sleek kitchen-bars and oversized TVs.

Choose from an exciting array of vacation options:

Beach and Water Sport Resorts:

Enjoy the best Hawaiian beaches in Waikiki-Oahu, Kapaa-Kauai, and Kona and Waikoloa-Big Island, or relax on a floating villa in San Diego.

Golf Resorts: Tee off on some of the nation’s most beautiful and challenging golf courses in Phoenix, Tucson, Scottsdale, Napa Valley, Kapaa-Kauai, Kona and Waikoloa on the Big Island, Las Vegas, Mt. Hood in Oregon, Whistler and Northern Ontario in Canada.

Ski & Snow Resorts: Gracefully glide on cross-country Nordic tracks or ride hard freestyle on snowboard in Whistler and Northern Ontario in Canada, Mount Hood in Oregon, and Door County in Wisconsin.

Cultural Pursuits: Sample wines, stroll art galleries and museums, and fully experience the finer points of trendy travel destinations including Napa Valley, San Francisco, Las Vegas and San Antonio.

Family Friendly Resorts: At many of our resorts, enjoy spacious accommodations well suited for families. Close to family-friendly theme parks and cultural centers in Anaheim, San Antonio, Whistler, & Northern Ontario in Canada.

From European style living in the heart of San Francisco’s cultural arts district, to Mountain Lodge living in Whistler, to Southwest style casitas along the fairways of Arizona’s top-rated golf courses, to beach-front lanais overlooking the eastern shore of Kauai, you will always find more than just an ordinary hotel room waiting for you.

http://www.shellhospitality.com

Virgin America has teamed up with Google to take cloud computing to new heights with the Day in the Cloud Challenge — the first-ever online puzzle challenge that can be played in the air and on the ground.

Vrigin filed a release about the event from 35,000 feet from one of Virgin America’s Wi-Fi-enabled planes.

Thousands of people flying and on the ground went online to compete in the unique 24-hour challenge. Virgin America is the first and only airline to offer Gogo In-flight Internet on every flight.

The all-day gamer challenge showcases how people are increasingly using web-based services like Google Apps to connect and work together “in the cloud,” wherever they have access to the Internet — even on a Virgin America flight at 35,000 feet.

With the “Stay & Play” package at Colorado’s Keystone Resort, guests receive two rounds of golf at Keystone’s acclaimed Ranch Course free with their hotel stay.

Rates for the “Stay & Play” package start at $143 per night based on double occupancy.

This offer is valid for travel through Sept. 7, 2009.

Multiple lodging options are also available. Guests taking advantage of this package also get a complimentary Adventure Passport packed full of activities including fly-fishing and golf clinics, nature walks and more.

Package rates include lodging and two rounds of golf at the Keystone Ranch Course. Stay & Play is based on availability and black-out dates apply. Taxes and resort fees are not included in the daily rates.

For more information, call 888-222-9298 or visit www.keystoneresort.com

Southwest Airlines Vacations is offering a Classic Family Vacation by Hyatt to clients who book a Southwest Airlines Vacations package for two or more nights, including flight and Hyatt hotel stay.

The offer includes daily complimentary breakfast for all registered guests; 15 percent discount on Hyatt Pure spa services; 15 percent discount on dining; free half-day kids program at Camp Hyatt; locally inspired in-room kids snack amenity; and exclusive 20 percent discount valid in National Geographic’s online store. The offer applies to bookings  to Sept. 2 by 6 p.m. CST for travel to Sept. 7.

Five-day advance purchase required. Here is how to book the hotel portion of this deal: find a Hyatt hotel; select “Upgrade Room”; select the room type with the red promotional text that reads: “Sale! Breakfast and More!”