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More locals booking Phoenix resorts
Phoenix resorts that have always reached out to local residents as summer guests are finding a more attentive market now that gasoline prices have topped $4 a gallon.
"We have seen an increase in Valley residents booking short vacations and extended weekends," Stephanie Dowling of the Westin ...
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Arizona Resort & Day Spa Tops the World's Best List
Since their inception in the 1980s, day spas have become wildly popular worldwide. In a culture filled with stress, hectic schedules and a mind-numbing pace, spas offer welcome and much-needed ...
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Locals staying home ease Arizona's tourism losses
The Arizona Grand Resort's sprawling water park attracts throngs of local residents.
Every year for the past few years, Ashley Cornils and her fiance have headed out of town over the Fourth of July, ...
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For many, plaza is 'overall experience'
Italian-village atmosphere sets Scottsdale mall apart
With a faded turquoise-colored street sign pointing to places such as "Giotto Cortile" and "Via Montenapalone," it's easy to forget you're sitting in the middle of a bustling city and not in a small Ialian village.
But since the Borgata of ...
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Second marina adds to Lake Pleasant fun
The opening of a second marina at Lake Pleasant next week promises Valley boaters more opportunities for fun and lower prices at the popular water destination.
The Scorpion Bay Marina & Yacht Club opens Thursday at the lake, which drew nearly 700,000 visitors in the ...
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Drop in hotel demand could spur suite deals
Valley hoteliers battle decline in bookings
A week ago, the two Pointe Hilton resorts in Phoenix started a promotion offering $99 room rates for three-night weekend stays in April and May.
That's up to $70 off their normal room rates this time of year.
The ...
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Scenic drive: Dos Cabezas Mountains
There may be no better way to sample the sights of southeastern Arizona than a circumnavigation of the Dos Cabezas Mountains. (Geologically, the mountains are simply the northernmost extension of the Chiricahuas, but, historically, they are a range unto themselves.)
The trip takes you past an old ...
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How about a MANcation in Arizona?
Buddies, hubbies and bachelors: Get away for a MANcation (and then your ladies can plan a girl's getaway, too) to gorgeous Lake Powell in Arizona.
Bordering Arizona and Utah, this man-made reservoir with almost 2,000 miles of shoreline (and more than 400 feet deep, 186 miles ...
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Adventure on the rocks
Step away from the tourist strip and drink up the scenery
Have Your Aura Photographed. Psychic Energy Readings Here. Vortex Information. Therapy on the Rocks.
These are just a few of the enthusiasm-dampening signs along the roadside driving ...
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Four Seasons provides luxury in the desert
Arriving at the Four Seasons Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona., feels exactly the way it's supposed to -- like reaching an oasis in the desert.
We drive up to the giant lobby doors at dusk, ...
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