The View From the Walt Disney Family Museum
The Walt Disney Family Museum is located within the beautiful confines of San Francisco’s famous Presidio. They found a pretty nice spot. Breathtaking, really. In fact, one of the best exhibits in the museum isn’t an exhibit at all. It’s a window. As you are walking from one of the many rooms to the next [...]
Happy Halloween From UpTake!
Wherever your travels take you this afternoon and into the evening, be extra alert for little goblins, aliens and unicorns — especially around the witching hour (just after dinner). Today is Halloween and families will be out in costumed force. Your friends here at UpTake wish you and yours a Happy Halloween! Have fun and [...]
2011 Golden Ticket Awards from Amusement Today
Amusement Today has announced the winners of its 14th annual Golden Ticket Awards, presented to amusement parks from around the world for being tops in 25 different categories from best park and best new ride to the friendliest and cleanest parks. The winners of the Golden Ticket Awards were selected based on a survey of amusement-park [...]
Weird Hotel Promos, from Ring Coffins to Cloudy Days
Sure, every hotel has a promotion or package offer ongoing at any given time. Usually, they’re all pretty tame, like free upgrades, late checkouts, an extra night’s stay free, a gas card or complimentary attraction tickets and discounts. But there are some hotels that apply a whole lot of creativity and imagination for their promo [...]
CA Tourism Benefits From Will and Kate’s Royal Tour
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge spent their first overseas trip, from June 30 to July 10, 2011, in North America. The enormous interest in all things Will and Kate with 1,300 journalists following them around has brought the destinations they visited a windfall in free publicity. But Will and Kate divided their time between [...]
Philly Pulls Ads From T+L Over Dirtiness Ranking
The June issue of Travel + Leisure magazine features a listing of America’s Dirtiest Cities, with New Orleans in first place and Philadelphia in second place. This undesired trashing has the media in Philadelphia up in arms, and the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corp. (GPTMC) has even pulled its banner ads from T+L. It may [...]
Unintended PR Fiascos, From Pink Donkeys to Flagpoles
Public relations in the age of social media is a very hazardous occupation, and it’s hard to say what may or may not trigger a viral social media firestorm. Sometimes, it is a promotional stunt gone wrong, like painting a donkey pink and chaining it outside your premises. But it may just as well be [...]
Free Event in Los Angeles, CA-Festival of Childhood from Echo Parenting & Education
The Echo Parenting & Education Foundation, a 10 year old organization, is holding their annual Festival of Childhood: Peace through a Child’s Eye in Los Angeles, CA. The event will be held this Saturday, April 30th from 1 to 5pm in the neighborhood of Echo Park. The idea behind this festival is to promote positive [...]
Prince William & Kate Kidnapped from Windsor Hotel
Well… actually it was not the real Will and Kate, but their cardboard cutouts that got kidnapped. Also, it was not Windsor Castle where the dastardly deed happened, but in the 5-star Hotel Windsor in Melbourne. The 128-year old historic Windsor hotel is offering a royal wedding package to celebrate the April 29 wedding of [...]
Sans Souci Hotel, Ft. Lauderdale-Spring Break Getaway Away from the Noise
Along the Intercoastal Highway in Ft. Lauderdale resides the seeminlgy endless stretch of white sand beaches, high rise hotels and shops that sporting beach towels, sunglasses, shot glasses and bathing suits that tout frolic in the sun. Thanks to the Sans Souci Hotel, located a mere few blocks from the beach, there's a quieter version [...]
Waterproof Kenya Map by ITMB (International Travel Maps) (Map)
Product Description Folded paper (waterproof), road and travel map in color. Scale 1:920,000. Distinguishes roads ranging from freeways/expressways to other roads (unpaved). Legend includes tracks, railroads, ferry routes, waterfalls, wildlife reserves/game sanctuaries, sites of natural interest, parks or reserves, international airports, national airports, airfields, gas stations, hospitals/medical facilities, campsites/huts, rest houses, hotels, border crossings, UNESCO [...]
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