Hawaii hotels less full, room rates higher (BizJournals) Hawaii hotel occupancy is still below 2006 numbers, while room rates continue to exceed last year's....more...Local travel agent puts entire focus on Disney trips (The Pantagraph) LEROY -- "Hello, my name is Julie, and I'm a 'Disney Dork.' " That could be Julie Ambrose's introduction at a 12-step meeting if she were in the mood to recover from her addiction to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla....more... Gaylord posts $106.8M profit (Orlando Sentinel) Gaylord Entertainment Co. reported second-quarter profit of $106.8 million, citing strong performance from its hospitality segment. But the Nashville, Tenn.-based company's Orlando property, the Gaylord Palms, posted declines in occupancy and revenue per available room. The company rebounded from a loss of $5.2 million in the second quarter of 2006. ...more... Orlando-Area Resort Hosts Florida's Premiere 'Cold-Weather' Christmas Attractions (PRWeb) Gaylord Palms Resort in Kissimmee provides a unique slate of Christmas activities in November and December, all part of Best of Florida Christmas. Special events include ICE! Skating, and ICE!, a walk-through attraction hand-carved from nearly two million pounds of ice. (PRWeb Aug 3, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/UGlnZy1Qcm9mLUNyYXMtU3F1YS1UaGlyLVplcm8=...more... Orlando-Area Resort Hosts Florida's Premiere 'Cold-Weather' Christmas Attractions (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) Gaylord Palms Resort in Kissimmee provides a unique slate of Christmas activities in November and December, all part of Best of Florida Christmas. Special events include ICE! Skating, and ICE!, a walk-through attraction hand-carved from nearly two million pounds of ice....more... Back Office Automation and e-Procurement Solutions Highlighted at HITEC (ThomasNet) Birch Street Spotlights New Solutions for Hospitality Industry and Announces Global Hyatt Corporate as Latest Customer Win ORLANDO, Fla., June 25 / / - This week at HITEC, Birch Street Systems will showcase its innovative e-Procurement solution, the Birch Street Application Suite. Birch Street will shine the spotlight on its solution, which is a collection of web-based applications designed ......more... TripAdvisor Announces Top 10 Amusement Parks Outside Orlando (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) TripAdvisor®, the world's largest travel community, today announced the top 10 amusement parks in the U.S., according to traveler popularity and TripAdvisor editors. What sets these tremendous parks apart is that they offer something for every kind of visitor, from wonderful family rides and shows, to great food and games, to thrilling rides and coasters....more... For Deltona officials, simply driving to work can pay off (Orlando Sentinel) Some Deltona commissioners may be breaking state rules by charging taxpayers to drive between their homes and City Hall. ...more... Gaylord Palms sees decrease in occupancy (Orlando Sentinel) Gaylord Entertainment Co. reported second-quarter profit of $106.8 million, citing strong performance from its hospitality segment. But the company's Orlando property, the Gaylord Palms, posted declines in occupancy and revenue per available room. ...more... |