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For Valentines Day, try giving a CA getaway
By CARY ORDWAY
If you’re looking for a last-minute Valentine’s Day gift, don’t overlook the gift of travel. The beauty of giving a trip is that you get two chances to make a lasting impression on your Significant Other: 1/ when you give the gift, and 2/ when you use the gift.
You don’t necessarily have to use your Valentine’s lodging on Valentine’s weekend. In fact, you’ll probably get a better choice of accommodations and rates by booking your getaway for a weekend that is less busy. The best places fill up fast for Valentine’s Day – especially this year because it’s falling on a weekend.
Whenever you end up going, it’s important to make the right choice – you want something memorable, not just something you can get a good deal on. Sometimes, if you’re lucky, you get both. In any event, we’ve hand-picked three experiences that we think would be ideal for a Valentine’s Day gift.
Dana Point is just a 90-minute drive south of Los Angeles, yet seems like a completely different world with its coastline vistas, marina, quiet neighborhoods and plenty of nearby shopping.
Our base of operations was the Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort and Spa, an impressive resort built on the cliffs overlooking the Dana Point Harbor. All of the services and amenities you would expect were there – a couple of resort-style restaurants, pools, Jacuzzis, tennis, a 2,500-square-foot fitness center and a modern spa offering a host of services including massages, body treatments and salon services.
This 376-room resort had the feel of a comfortable beach hotel you might find in Hawaii. While the beach in this instance is a 15-minute walk, the hotel’s spacious rooms are done in bright, well-coordinated tropical colors. On the walls are five-foot-high paintings of boats and beaches and surfers, all reminding you just where you are. If you’re fortunate
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| Signs of a thaw in travel economy | 01-25-2010 |
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While many resorts and hotels are navigating their way through a tough economy, a recent CNN article indicates there are signs that the economy could be turning the corner for the travel industry. According to the article: Winter travel numbers are inching up in several categories, such as ski resort visits, and the hotel occupancy rate is expected to rebound later this year, travel analysts say. Scott D. Berman, an analyst for PricewaterhouseCoopers, says that his company's research shows that hotel lodging demand should increase this year. In 2009, the hotel occupancy percentage (the average percentage of rooms a lodge has reserved for customers) was 55.2 percent, seven percentage points below the long-term average of 62.8 percent, Berman says. But PricewaterhouseCoopers forecasts predict that the hotel occupancy percentage will grow to 55.8 percent this year to accommodate growing demand, Berman says.
Like cherry blossoms budding at the beginning of spring, the signs of increased winter traveling may be small, but they are there. At one of the premier golfing resorts in Florida, business is up this year, officials say. The PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens hosts professional golfing events, but they also open their courses for public | |
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