Archive for the ‘Summer Vacations’ Category

Arizona Locals boost Local Economy

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

   Arizona Resorts/ Arizona Travel Deals / Arizona Golf / Spas in AZ 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, ...

Hot Valley Resort Deals is a Suite Deal

Monday, July 14th, 2008

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 ...

Phoenix launches sunny tourism ads

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Arizona Resorts / Arizona Travel Deals / Arizona Golf     You know, when winter-storm warnings flash across the Weather Channel for most parts of the country and Arizonans start bragging about our balmy weather.   Greater Phoenix tourism officials are among those currently touting the states temperate climes, beckoning to chilled ...

Arizona In All Its Colorful Glory

Friday, November 23rd, 2007

Arizona Resorts / Arizona Vacations   Arizona is one of the most colorful places to vacation. Between enchanting sunrises and sunsets and the colorful fields, pine forests with the ever-changing climates and mountain ranges that seem to change colors by the minute, it is art for the eye.   There ...

Roll Out the Grand Canyon Skywalk

Saturday, October 27th, 2007

The Skywalk at Grand Canyon West, operated by the Hualapai Nation, opens March 28. Visitors walk out on a glass walkway suspended 4000 feet above the Grand Canyon floor The Grand Canyon Skywalk has been rolled out from the cliff top at Grand Canyon West, giving visitors a bird's-eye view of ...

Niche hotels spice up Scottsdale’s image

Friday, October 19th, 2007

  Scottsdale, long renowned for its luxury golf and spa resorts, havens for rich — and aging — baby boomers, is becoming suddenly hip. Scottsdale ranks low in ‘hip’ spots A handful of minimalist boutique hotels, modeled after the famed W brand, have sprouted in the city’s chic downtown district. The boutique boom is ...

Phoenix … when it sizzles

Monday, September 3rd, 2007

Ah, the good life! Sipping a prickly-pear margarita while you wallow in an infinity-edge pool. Settling in for a siesta in your spiffy hotel room with its exquisite southwestern décor. There's no denying those triple-digit temperatures in the heart of the Sonoran Desert at this time of year. "Why not?" my friend ...