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Comfort Inn LBV becomes Clarion Lake Buena Vista

September 3, 2010
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Located just minutes away from the Walt Disney World resort, the Comfort Inn Lake Buena Vista will become the Clarion Lake Buena Vista effective October 1, 2010. Following a $10 million dollar renovation project with beautifully decorated new rooms and an upgraded public space, the hotel was recently awarded the AAA 3 diamond...
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Travels with Terry: Honeymoon in Hawaii

September 2, 2010
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We arrived at the Queen Kapiolani Hotel in Waikiki at 5PM to start our honeymoon trip. We had been in the air or at airports for 23 hours. Things get better
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Pampering in Paradise at Kauai’s Anara Spa

September 2, 2010
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Pampering in Paradise at Kauai’s Anara Spa

Garden Spa Treatment Hale Anara Spa’s setting is amazingly blissful. Stone paths lead you past tropical gardens filled with blooming ginger, palms, ferns, and plumeria. Your mind is put at ease by the sounds of waterfalls cascading over lava rock walls and tropical birds. You’ll ...
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Aigialos – Yades Greek Historic Hotels

August 31, 2010
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Aigialos – Yades Greek Historic Hotels

Aigialos Traditional Settlement - Yades Greek Historic Hotels "A Touch of Nobility" The Aigialos Collection consists of sixteen, renovated neoclassical houses that were originally the fine homes of the island's noble captain families. The architecture and design of the houses bring to life the traditional way of life of the island's...
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Exploring San Juan Puerto Rico With Kids

August 31, 2010
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Exploring San Juan Puerto Rico With Kids

We were invited guests of the San Juan Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino . The hotel paid for the cost of our air tickets, hotel, activities, and most meals. They did not require that I express a particular point of view. We woke ...
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Surprising Finds on Comino Island in Malta

August 30, 2010
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Surprising  Finds on Comino Island in Malta

I’m always a little skeptical when I plan a trip and people, whether friends or locals, tell me that I should reconsider going or staying there. That’s what happened recently when I planned to stay two nights on Comino Island, the smallest of the three Maltese Islands . I was told that the...
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Rooms at the top: Sweden’s stylish new treehouse

August 27, 2010
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Treehouse holidays are going up in the world, but the new Treehotel in Sweden's Lapland, with its futuristic pods, aims to soar above the rest, says Rhiannon Batten Towards the end of his 2008 documentary, The Tree Lover, which explored the link between trees and people in Sweden, Jonas Selberg Augustsén says: ...
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Aloha Friday Photo: Two Lucky Ducks, er Lucky Macaws Edition

August 27, 2010
By Island Tips
Aloha Friday Photo: Two Lucky Ducks, er Lucky Macaws Edition

Today’s vibrant photo was supplied by the Big Island’s Mauna Kea Hotel . I had noticed this photo they posted on twitter , claiming that these two birds are their “most demanding guests .”  I have to wonder if these macaws know how good they’ve got it?...
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Some September Steals

August 25, 2010
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Some September Steals

Why not sneak away for a steal? September kicks off "shoulder season," when prices (and temps) dip, and the time of year when I always recommend that you should jet set. Here are four destinations I am suggesting for this coming month...and ...
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Episode 50 – Cruise Industry Report

August 24, 2010
By Island Tips

MS-NBC’s travel guru Chris Elliott explains his latest article Revenge of the hotel clerks: 5 things they’ll do to difficult guests.  Johnny Jet, the world traveler travels over 150,000 miles a year. Find out how he went being afraid to fly to making a living out ...
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