Friday, July 07, 2006

Summer 2006: Hotels Profit, Guests Pay | PKF Reports 



ATLANTA, Two conclusions from a recent report issued by PKF Hospitality Research are likely to have an impact on travelers staying at hotels this summer. First, hotel rooms will be harder to find, compared to last year, and, second, travelers will pay more for these rooms. In fact, summer travelers are forecast to spend an average of 6.0 percent more to rent a hotel room this summer compared to
Source: www.hospitalitynet.org

Incites | Interleague play sells tickets, and that's all that matters 
Baseball's annual journey into interleague play has drawn the annual bleats and laments from traditionalists who want the "experiment" abandoned.
Source: www.philly.com

Priceline.com Releases Top 50 Destinations List For Summer 2006 
NORWALK, Conn.----June 28, 2006--Priceline.com today released the results of its study of the Top 50 Destinations for Summer 2006. The study is based on a sampling of more than 100,000 opaque hotel room booking requests made by priceline.com customers for the period between June 15 and August 15, 2006.
Source: biz.yahoo.com

Taking a spin 
Six months into his pilot training for the U.S. Air Force, Greg Ulrich decided to spend part of his four-day vacation in his old stomping grounds. Ulrich and his wife, Theresa, traveled from their home in Del Rio, Texas to participate in the Vacaville Gran Prix team relay on Sunday with friends Christine Huber from Seattle and Greg Hammond from
Source: www.thereporter.com

Out & About 
Washington and Oregon officials will meet at 2 p.m. today by telephone to review summer chinook fisheries in the lower Columbia River. A new forecast of the run, along with updates on sport and commercial fisheries, will be available.
Source: www.columbian.com

Thursday, July 06, 2006

American League Game Capsules



Lexington Clipper-Herald - LA Angels of Anaheim 4, Seattle 0 Seattle, WA (Sports Network) - Bartolo Colon tossed a four-hit shutout and Robb Quinlan provided the offense with a three-run homer as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim completed a three-game sweep of
Source: www.lexch.com

At last, M’s give old Seattle Pilots a day at the park
Tacoma News Tribune - On July 9, 1969, Seattle’s major league baseball team was rolling. It had just beaten the California Angels with the help of some former Angels and was in third place in the American League West. “Pride is a prickly prod,” wrote News Tribune
Source: www.thenewstribune.com

Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Prices flat-line, more condo projects, etc.



Palm Beach Interactive - I confess though Icannot resist buying more property in Florida because it is so CHEAP versus other vacation destination Seattle/Redmond median home price: $550,000 Boston median home price: $430,900 Long Island median home price: $470,000 (Nassau
Source: www.palmbeachpost.com

What Can a Host Agency
Travel Trade - com was founded by Jami Sales 17 years ago with what she calls “a then-radical idea” — selling strictly vacation travel They maintain an administrative office in the Seattle area, and Jami continues to support the home based model by
Source: www.traveltrade.com

Monday, July 03, 2006

LA Coliseum: Take a Mini Vacation to Ethiopia with Food, Fashion, Music, Soccer All Week Long, July 2 - 8 



23rd annual Ethiopian soccer tournament comes to the LA Coliseum for a week long get together of Ethiopians and friends for sports and cultural activities. This is the largest event outside of Ethiopia each year. 50,000 - 75,00 expected. (PRWEB Jun 27, 2006)
Source: www.prweb.com

Feature and TV Films 
* An alphabetical listing of movies on TV this week, with ratings and showtimes, June 25-July 2. Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) Raymond Massey, Gene Lockhart. Over the space of 30 years, young Abraham Lincoln goes from storekeeper to backwoods lawyer to suitor to president of the United States.
Source: www.calendarlive.com

A bequest between vastly wealthy friends 
The friendship between Warren E Buffett and Bill Gates has been forged over a shared passion for such homespun American treats as cherry Coke, burgers and college football. They delight as well in loftier pursuits, like playing bridge and solving complex math problems.
Source: www.bangkokpost.com

PGA Tour Veteran Tees Up With Timeshares 
SellMyTimeshareNOW teams up with PGA veteran golfer Bobby Cole, July 6 - 9, at the US Senior Open. (PRWEB Jul 2, 2006) Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/chachingpr.php/U3VtbS1FbXB0LVNxdWEtUGlnZy1JbnNlLVplcm8=
Source: www.prweb.com