Golfers Will Love a Florida Vacation At The Marriott Beach Resort

If you are a golf enthusiast then you will be glad to know that the Gulf Coast is now being called the "Golf Coast" and to show you why, the Marriott Beach Resort on Marco Island has created 2 amazing Golf Packages to give you an amazing Florida vacation that can be considered a golfer's dream. Part of this package includes the customized Callaway X-460 Titanium Driver that each golfer will be able to take home. Keep in mind, this club has a retail value of three hundred dollars.

Golfer's of all skill levels will be able to choose from 3 days of non-stop golf on The Rookery at Marco Island or a 3-day Faldo Golf School instructional class. Each vacation package includes deluxe accommodations with a balcony view of the resort, as well as a one hundred dollar gift certificate to Kurrents, which is the resort's exclusive restaurant located on Marco Island. This package is on sale from today until September 30th of this year, and it starts at just 279 dollars per person, per night. This price is based a minimum stay of 3 nights at the Naples golf resort.

The Rookery at Marco Island, which was recently redesigned, is an eighteen-hole private golf course at the resort, and it features the Nick Faldo Golf School as well as a recently built clubhouse that cost investors roughly ten million dollars. This course happens to be Audubon-endorsed, and it is dedicated to preserving the ecosystem of the Island, with emphasis on birds and wildlife in their natural environment.

Travelers Have Various Resorts to Choose From at Disney World

Finding a resort when you are at Disney World can be tough sometimes, considering that there are roughly twenty hotels that make up the Walt Disney World Resort Hotel collection. There are various properties to stay at when visiting the theme park and attractions, and they are categorized as the following: Deluxe, Moderate and Value hotels. Deluxe Resorts range anywhere from 205 dollars to 780 dollars per night, Moderate Resorts range anywhere from 139 dollars to 215 dollars per night, and Value Resorts Rates range anywhere from 79 dollars to 137 dollars per night.

Many of the Deluxe resorts are geared toward those who have big bankrolls and who wish to have the best experience when visiting. The resorts in this category are the Polynesian, Animal Kingdom Lodge, Contemporary, BoardWalk Inn, Grand Floridian, Wilderness Lodge, Yacht Club and Beach Club, as well as the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin. These resorts have beautiful themed pools equipped with waterslides, world class eateries, babysitting, a workout center, room service, spa, and much more.

Within the category of moderate resorts, there are four hotels, which include the Caribbean Beach, Port Orleans Riverside, Coronado Springs, and Port Orleans French Quarter. Accommodations for these Disney World hotels include several restaurants and food courts, swimming pools with a waterslide and a hot tub, room service, recreation areas, luggage service, and transportation accommodations.

The final category of the three types of hotels offered at Disney World is the value resort category. These particular hotels are for those who wish to economize during their vacation. The resorts available at the Pop Century, All-Star Movies, All-Star Sports, and All-Star Music. Each resort provides much-needed accommodations including pizza delivery, food courts, swimming pools, transportation, and luggage services.

The next time you travel to the wonderful world of Disney, be sure to shop around before you decide on which resort to stay at. The more research you do before you make your choice, the happier you will be with where you stay.

Florida Vacation for Vermont Travelers Easier Courtesy of JetBlue

Good news for Vermonters seeking a Florida Vacation, JetBlue Airways added a nonstop service between Burlington and Orlando, starting 1/10, 2007. The well-known airline will operate 1 daily flight on the route, giving Vermont its only nonstop flight to Florida. Introductory fares to Florida start as low as seventy-nine dollars each way, while regular fares start at ninety-nine dollars each way.

"Vermonters remember that JetBlue brought low fares to town, and we're happy to thank them with the addition of nonstop service to their most requested destination," stated Marty St. George, JetBlue's VP of Network Planning.

In addition to the non-stop Florida service, JetBlue also offers 4 daily low-fare flights from Burlington International Airport to NYC's John F. Kennedy International Airport, where easy connections are available to 7 cities in Florida, plus forty-nine cities across the USA, Caribbean and Mexico.

"JetBlue has been a major air carrier in Burlington since 2000, and I am proud to have helped the incubation of this successful partnership since its inception," said Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy.

"JetBlue's arrival has been a significant factor in the expansion of Burlington International Airport as a business gateway, and many Vermonters have come to rely on JetBlue for their regular low fares and reliable service. JetBlue is already the largest carrier between Vermont and Florida, and it is great news that JetBlue now will be offering direct Orlando service to its Burlington travelers during the busy winter travel season."

"We are pleased that JetBlue is expanding another nonstop route from Orlando," said Ray Gilley, President and CEO, Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission. "This new direct link to Burlington, Vermont, is great for business. With a connecting flight no longer needed between the areas, it will help save time, money, productivity...and bring humanity to business travel."

Florida Travel Sale by AirTran

AirTran is having a big sale to all of its Florida vacation destinations.

One low rate of sixty-four dollars is offered to Daytona Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Pensacola, Sarasota, Tampa and West Palm Beach.

Florida travelers must give at least a 10-day advance notice of travel for this price.
This low rate applies on trips to Florida on Mondays-Thursdays and return trips to Atlanta Tuesdays-Fridays.

Sale prices for Fridays-Sundays trips to Florida and northbound trips to ATL Saturdays-Mondays are seventy-nine dollars each way.

Fly your Florida trip on or after Sept. 4 and the last permitted day of this sale is Oct. 18. www.airtran.com.

Florida Travel Affected by Hurricane Dean

Hurricane Dean is already hitting Florida travel and Caribbean vacationing. Carnival began re-scheduling cruises Thursday throughout the Caribbean, nixing a Friday stop in Antigua for the Destiny and moving the Miracle's Monday destination from the British Virgin Islands to the Bahamas.

But Royal Caribbean declared it too early to start running for cover. Company officials will meet this morning at eleven to check the latest forecast and decide if cruises should change plans, spokesman Michael Sheehan said.

"The storm is an evolving situation," he said. "We're looking at these three-day and five-day cones. And that's a long time off from now."

With only general forecasts available, the National Hurricane Center said Thursday the eye of Dean will hit either Cuba or Jamaica on Sunday afternoon.

Great Florida Travel - Golfing Getaway

Are you looking for a great Florida travel destination place to take the family next summer, a place where the wife and kids can have a good time, but where dad can experience some high quality golfing?

How about taking a Florida vacation to Northern Florida? More specifically, the northwest section of the state, where beautiful little cities with sandy beaches on the Gulf of Mexico create a relaxing, invigorating, environment.

Located near Panama City Beach, the WaterColor region is where the movie "The Truman Show" was shot. And much like the film, you'll find yourself wondering if it's real or all just a movie set.

It's perfection, as is the golf.

The Camp Creek Golf Club is a world-class course, designed by the legendary Tom Fazio.

This course was ranked eight last year out of the seven hundred public-access courses.

The course was recently selected as one of the Top Golf Courses in the United States by the Zagat Guides for 2007-08.

The 7,151-yard course is vastly governed by water, which should come as no surprise given its proximity to the Gulf.
The northwest Florida area is a great golfing destination.

Florida Travel for Jazz On the Islands

Florida travel fans get ready, August 2007 brings a festival of jazz to Florida's Gulf Islands. Jazz on the Islands is the yearly month-long event, mixing the flavor of the Gulf Islands and the sounds of modern, swing and smooth jazz to Anna Maria Island, Longboat Key and other grand Manatee County locations. Local musicians will include KoKo Ray, John Dewey, the Diane Linscott Trio and Tom Barrett's Sophisticated Jazz. Island venues included are Banana Cabana, the Sun House, Jessica's Beach Lounge in Bradenton Beach, the Sandbar in Anna Maria and Euphemia Haye on Longboat Key.

Traveling from one location to another will be easy and fun aboard the free Island trolleys, which feature musicians Bob Mofffitt, Mark Mannio and T.K. Mizunuma.

Other performers include John Rinell, Chuck Caudill and Jazz Mo at the Beach House restaurant in Bradenton Beach. Featured at Da Giorgio Ristorante are the Ron Barber Trio, Project SRQ and John Young Trio. The Herb and Harris Jazz Trio will be playing at the Ooh La La Bistro. Finally Skip Cook will be playing at the Beach Bistro.

For more information visit www.jazzontheislands.com

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Florida Travel Gets Better with Food Festivals

Florda is a great place for food. And more and more individuals are planning their Florida vacations around food-related events. Florida boasts many delicious travel destinations for celebrating its cuisune.

Florida's food festivals are the perfect activity for the whole family. Besides the main attraction, delicious food, these festivals feature a variety of activities (musical entertainment, off-beat competitions, arts and crafts, car shows, children's activities, and much more).

Florida travel has never been better! Florida's food festivals are rocking! Here's a sampling of what's coming to Florida.

August:

Fort Lauderdale - Taste of Weston
Key West - Lobsterfest
Kissimmee - Old Town Chili Cookoff
Port St. Joe - Gulf County Scallop Festival
Tampa - WaZoo

September:

Clearwater - Taste of Clearwater
Crystal River - Florida Barbecue Association Funcook
Green Cove Springs - First Coast Ham Jam
Hollywood - Hollywood Beach Clambake
Pensacola - Emerald Coast Brew Fest & Beach Party
Pensacola - Seafood Festiva
Sandestin - Seafood & Mini Wine Fest

October:

Bradenton - Hunsader Farms Pumpkin Festival
Brooksville - Hernando County BBQ & Rodeo Festival
Cedar Key - Seafood Festival
De Land - Great Bowls of Fire Chili Cookoff
Destin - Seafood Festival
Jay - Gabbert Farm Peanut Festival
Niceville - Boggy Bayou Mullet Festival

November:

Apalachicola - Florida Seafood Festival
Fort Myers - Taste of the Town
Jensen Beach - Pineapple Festival
Land O' Lakes - Flapjack Festival
Safety Harbor - Wine Festival
St. Petersburg - Ribfest
Sebastian - Clambake Lagoon Festival