Sausalito, Calif (PRWEB) February 08, 2012

Outdoor enthusiasts looking for an activity that combines breathtaking vistas and exercise, with the satisfaction of helping marine mammals, should register now for The Marine Mammal Center’s Run for the Seals event on Saturday, March 10, in the Marin Headlands, Sausalito, CA. This fun run and walk kicks off at 9 a.m. and is one of the Center’s top community events that gives participants an opportunity to support the work volunteers and staff do 24/7 to rescue and provide medical care for ill, injured and orphaned seals and sea lions. This year’s Run for the Seals will help the Center take care of and feed the hundreds of young elephant seal and harbor seal patients that will be admitted during the upcoming “pupping season” between the months of March and May. In all, event organizers are hoping to raise $ 60,000 from online fundraising activities which is enough to purchase almost 60-thousand pounds of herring that this year’s seal pup patients will need.

“This is one of my favorite events at The Marine Mammal Center because it gets hundreds of people out to enjoy the beauty that the Golden Gate National Recreation Area has to offer;” remarked Jeff Boehm, The Marine Mammal Center’s executive director. “Run for the Seals also gives us a wonderful opportunity to educate the community about the need to help marine mammals and conserve the ocean environment while having a lot of fun and getting some exercise too!”

Once the air horn blasts at Rodeo Beach, announcing the official start of the self-timed event at 9 a.m., participants will either run the four mile course through the Marin Headlands, or they can choose a leisurely two mile walk which is perfect for strollers and fans with dogs on leash. They can also directly help seal patients by forming their own fundraising teams and creating fundraising pages with videos, photos and personal links. Each registrant who raises $ 100 or more will be entered into a drawing for prizes, and those who raise $ 5000 or more could win 15 luxury suite tickets to a 2012 Golden Gate Warriors game and a behind-the-scenes experience at the Center. Individuals who raise $ 2000 or more could win a sailing trip for four along with some wonderful local restaurant and hotel packages. All participants who register online before March 7 will receive a signature Run for the Seals event t-shirt.

Refreshment and information stations (including doggie watering spots) will be spaced throughout the route making the event suitable for families, runners, walkers, strollers and dogs. After the race, all participants are invited to attend a FREE Family Fun Day at the Center featuring complimentary food, beverages, tours and educational booths. Runners and walkers will get a chance to learn more about the work of the Center and see elephant seal pup patients viewed from the outdoor observation deck.

Medals will be awarded to the first, second and third place finishers of the four mile run (male & female) and to children 12 years and under. Additionally, prizes for the most creative ocean-themed costumes (human and canine) will be awarded. More information and registration details are available at http://www.runfortheseals.org.

Event schedule:

    7:00A.M. – CHECK-IN and race day REGISTRATION OPENS (near Rodeo Beach)
    8:30A.M. – ROADS CLOSE!
    9:00A.M. – four mile race starts, followed by the two mile route participants
    10:30-11:30A.M. – Winners & Awards Presented at The Marine Mammal Center. Collect T-shirts (after race)**
    12:00P.M. – ROADS OPEN. Vehicles will not be able to leave the race area until the race finishes and we are given clearance by the National Park Service and Park Rangers.

Registration Fees:

    Adult Online (http://www.runfortheseals.org) Registration: $ 35 per person by March 7 – $ 45 on race day.
    Child (under 12) Online Registration: $ 20 per person – $ 25 on race day.
    Children under 4 are FREE (but still need to be registered online)
    Dogs are also FREE! Dogs must be on a leash.

About The Marine Mammal Center:

The Marine Mammal Center is a nonprofit veterinary hospital, research and educational center dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of ill and injured marine mammals – primarily elephant seals, harbor seals and California sea lions – and to the study of their health. Since 1975, the Center has been headquartered in the Marin Headlands, within the Golden Gate National Parks and has rescued and treated more than 17,000 marine mammals. The Center’s newly rebuilt headquarters in Sausalito gives visitors the unique opportunity to learn about marine mammals through viewing areas and educational exhibits. The hospital is open to the public daily 10 A.M.-5 P.M. except for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. For more information and to sign up for the Center’s eNewsletter, go to: http://www.MarineMammalCenter.org

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World Wide Nate at Loyal Studios, Burbank

(PRWEB) February 17, 2012

On February 17th 2012 popular travel blogger Nate Fluellen, better known as World Wide Nate (WWN) will begin his first adventure to South Africa as part of South Africa Tourism’s Influencer Tour. Nate will have a show produced and distributed on RealHD.TV. He has an upcoming interview with multi platinum selling artist Ray J. The interview will be shot and produced at Loyal Studios. Fluellen will join three other travel bloggers–Rob Lloyd, Ryan Gargiulo, and Teri Johnson–on the 14-day tour that includes stops in Johannesburg, Kruger Park, Cape Town, Wine Country and Durban.

“Nate is a dynamic individual who is also a very experienced travel expert and host,” notes Producer Bob Bekian of Loyal Studios. “This South Africa trip will definitely have some exciting moments” he adds.

The Influencer Tour is part of South Africa’s social media campaign, which hopes to use the influence of social media bloggers like WWN to promote South Africa as a safe, entertaining and inspirational tourist destination. Treated with the highest level of South African hospitality, the bloggers will visit South Africa’s most notable and historical sites including: the Museum of Africa, the Cradle of Human Kind, San/Bushman Tour, Singita Kruger National Park and Wine Tasting at M’Hudi Wines.

As a social media influencer, WWN’S global reach is large, 100,000 unique visits per month, and he will share his South African adventure with his global audience through his widely read blog http://www.worldwidenate.com where he also posts updates from tourism boards across the globe and information from travel related companies. “Visiting South Africa is a childhood dream come true, I don’t want to sleep so I can enjoy every minute!” says World Wide Nate. WWN hopes that his experience will encourage his social media audience to make their own plans to #visitSouthAfrica.

Follow WWN on the South African Influence Tour February 17 – March 1, 2012 on http://www.WorldwideNate.com.

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BreakFree Holidays has launched £15pp short breaks at 130 UK holiday parks

(PRWEB UK) 14 February 2012

Temperatures have plummeted, but one company is giving families a holiday pick-me-up with the launch of £15 per person short breaks across the UK.

BreakFree Holidays has launched thousands of £15 per person short breaks at more than 130 holiday parks in popular seaside destinations in England, Wales and Scotland.

Families can book a break along the Olympic Torch route to catch a site of the historic journey, mark the bicentenary of Charles Dickens by using their £15pp stay as a chance to catch up on one of the great author’s novels or celebrate the 60th birthday of the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, which was first established in 1952.

Parks with Royal connections will prove popular in the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee year and the BreakFree Holidays sale includes £15pp stays at sites within easy reach of historic Leeds Castle in Kent, Dover Castle and Alnwick Castle in Northumberland.

“We’re encouraging families to treat their home region as a holiday destination and take a few days away to have fun, relax together and experience some of the amazing natural attractions the area close to them has to offer,” says Jo Taylor, marketing managing at BreakFree Holidays.

As well as great locations, holiday parks have the added benefit of a wide range of leisure facilities, often including indoor pool complexes with water-confidence classes for toddlers, inflatable games and aqua aerobics; a variety of sports ranging from team games such as basketball and football to bowls, tennis and squash; and family-friendly evening entertainment with singing celebrities, comedians and magic acts.

There’s a range of high quality holiday homes to choose, including modern, spacious Luxury models starting at £15pp, to Premium Plus homes, from £40pp, which include linen, flat-screen TVs and DVD players.

Prices vary by travel date, so spring short breaks in February, March, April and May, and autumn breaks in late September, October and November can all be booked for £15 per person based on parties of four.

Early summer breaks in June and the beginning of July, and for early September, start from only £20pp for groups of four. Three night stays run from Friday to Monday, four night breaks from Monday to Friday.

About BreakFree Holidays

BreakFree Holidays provides holidays for more than 250,000 customers per year through the website breakfreeholidays.co.uk. The company features special deals at 400 locations in the UK and across Europe from many of the top holiday brands and independent operators. All types of self-catering accommodation are on offer, including caravans, chalets, lodges and apartments.

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Credit Vault Publishing

Portland, OR (PRWEB) February 12, 2012

Credit Vault Publishing has recently published its fifth title in their ‘Credit Power’ book series and continues its mission of educating the millions of American Families being adversely affected by low FICO® credit scores. This latest credit guide shows people how to dramatically increase their consumer credit scores in less than 6 to 12 months so that they can take advantage of the historically low interest rates on auto and home loans.

The latest title is ‘Credit Power for Busy Families.’ The information contained in this authoritative guide goes much deeper than the standard five rating categories always cited by the credit bureaus.

The primary author, Roger Cruise, a noted expert on consumer credit and finance, has exposed years of misinformation and false propaganda bandied about by the credit bureaus and the banking industry themselves. For example the credit bureaus try and convince people that they are stuck with negative credit entries, (accurate or not), for a minimum of 7-10 years. “This is patently false,” stated Cruise. “The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) which governs credit reporting laws in the U.S., does not state a minimum time frame for any negative entries to remain on credit reports; the FCRA cites this as the maximum time frame for negative items [accurately] reported.” (Note: Because the insider information contained in the Credit Power book series is so powerful and controversial, the CDIA (a trade industry run by the largest credit bureaus) revoked Mr. Cruise’s FCRA certificate in spite of his near-perfect score on their certification exam.)

How this is Affecting the U.S. Economy:

According to the Mortgage Banker’s Association, in 2010 $ 1 trillion of the $ 2.6 trillion (38%) in total loan applications failed to close. The primary reasons were FICO® credit scores that were too low or insufficient property values, followed by insufficient debt-to-income ratios. “FICO® statistics imply that over 40% of the U.S. [adult] population has credit scores of 640 or less (or none at all), and this poses a substantial risk of any meaningful housing recovery taking place during the next two to three years. The best way of getting people back on their feet financially is to start helping them get their credit and debt situations improved,” stated Cruise.

About Credit Vault Publishing:

Credit Vault Publishing was established in 2011 to provide a wide range of educational products, tools, and in-depth information that will help millions of America’s consumers to thoroughly understand how to effectively repair, build and maximize their credit ratings, while improving their finances in the process.

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New York, NY (PRWEB) February 09, 2012

The Global Spa and Wellness Summit (GSWS) today shared details about its annual conference to be held in Aspen, Colorado from June 3-6, 2012. This year’s Summit, which will take place on the Aspen Institute campus, promises to be a unique event: a packed three days of presentations and panels that will squarely focus on the most imaginative and innovative strategies that can propel the $ 2 trillion global spa and wellness industries forward. Seven top-tier keynote speakers – and a crucial research initiative on current spa management education realities and future needs – have already been confirmed.

The organization, formerly the “Global Spa Summit,” also announces that it has added the word/concept “wellness” to its name, to better reflect the expanded focus of – and approaches increasingly being delivered by – the modern spa industry. The invitation-only Summit enters its sixth year in 2012, after successful prior gatherings in New York City; Interlaken, Switzerland; Istanbul, Turkey; and Bali, Indonesia.

Keynotes Lining Up: Seven diverse headline presenters have been confirmed, all selected to speak on topics surrounding “innovation” and “imagination.”

    Philippe Bourguignon: Vice Chairman, Revolution Places; Former co-CEO of the World Economic Forum (Davos)

    Dr. Richard Carmona: 17th Surgeon General of the U.S. and Vice Chairman, Canyon Ranch

    Jose Maria Figueres: Former President of Costa Rica, and expert on global, environmental practices

    Mariel Hemingway: Academy Award-nominated actress & wellness advocate

    John Kao: Author of the bestseller “Innovation Nation,” and creator of executive programs on innovation at Harvard Business School

    Peter Rummell: Former Chairman of Disney Imagineering, and current chair of the Urban Land Institute

    Elizabeth Stephenson: Partner at global management consulting firm, McKinsey & Company

Unlike most conferences where keynote speakers present and depart, Summit keynotes typically attend the entire gathering, so they contribute their expertise (and are immersed with delegates) throughout the event. One panel will involve Jose Maria Figures and Elizabeth Stephenson comparing notes on political and global-economic perspectives, while a collaborative session with Pete Rummell, John Kao and Philippe Bourguignon will explore “The Healthy Town of the Future.” Additional speakers and panelists will be announced over the next several months.

“The spa and wellness industry faces vast opportunities, but also confronts complex challenges: having recently had to adapt to austere economic conditions – all while serving more sophisticated consumers demanding more and the ‘different’ – but with a shrinking pool of talented staff,” said Philippe Bourguignon, co-Chair of the 2012 agenda and Summit Board Member. “The answer, I believe, is innovation through imagination – the right, exciting theme for this year’s Summit. The great companies are founded on innovation, not from market surveys. Innovation doesn’t stem from experience, but from a vision of what we wish to experience tomorrow. The agenda will purposely exit the industry ‘highways’ to explore new side roads, discoveries and ideas. It will incite us to use our imaginations to become more innovative, so that this industry can continue to speak to people’s imaginations.”

A Social, Networking Environment: The GSWS anticipates that an international delegation of 300-plus senior executives from 40-plus countries will gather in Colorado this June. In addition to the robust “formal” agenda of presentations, there will be an array of social and one-on-one networking experiences each day: from gala dinners, to group touring and hiking excursions in and around Aspen – a destination recognized worldwide for its natural beauty and cultural sophistication.

Centerpiece Research Initiative: Annual polls of Summit delegates consistently reveal that a lack of professionally trained managers/directors remains a powerful obstacle to industry growth. So, for 2012, the Summit commissioned research firm SRI International to undertake the study “Spa Management Education, Addressing Market Gaps.” SRI International was also responsible for other landmark Summit research initiatives, “The Global Spa Economy Report” (2008) and “Spas and the Global Wellness Market” (2010).

Pre- and Post-Summit Experiences: Every delegate will also have the opportunity to visit famed destination spa, Miraval, in Tucson, Arizona. Available pre- or post-Summit, this three-night wellness retreat will give delegates the opportunity to experience the resort’s award-winning, signature menu of offerings (from the Miraval Equine Experience™, to yoga and meditation classes, to outdoor activities and “challenges”) – while extending their networking and educational opportunities.

Delegates looking to stay closer to Colorado can opt for “Aspen Experience Day” (Sunday, June 3rd), featuring a group walking/hiking trip in this picturesque area, followed by a guided historical tour of Aspen’s town center. Post-Summit, delegates can also join a day trip to Glenwood Hot Springs, to experience the nation’s only “vapor cave” and a dip in natural hot springs, followed by lunch at the historic Hotel Colorado and treatments at the Spa of the Rockies.

To register, or to learn more about attending or sponsoring the Summit, click here: http://www.globalspaandwellnesssummit.org/

Note to Editors:

    Access more information about the 2012 Summit: http://www.globalspaandwellnesssummit.org/index.php/summit-2012

    Follow the Summit on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gswsummit

    Read the Summit Blog: http://blog.globalspasummit.org/

    Follow/”fan” the Summit on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/globalspasummit

    View agenda, presentations and notes from previous Summits: http://www.globalspaandwellnesssummit.org/index.php/archive

    Read other Summit press releases: http://www.globalspaandwellnesssummit.org/index.php/media/press-releases

About the Summit: The Global Spa & Wellness Summit (GSWS) is an annual event that attracts executives and leaders from around the world with an interest in the spa and wellness industries. Delegates from diverse sectors, including the hospitality, tourism, finance, medicine, real estate, manufacturing, technology, consulting and product industries, attend this intimate, invitation-only gathering focused on advancing the spa and wellness sectors. The Summit has been responsible for some of the most important recent spa industry research, including the “Global Spa Economy Report” and “Spas and the Global Wellness Market” (conducted by SRI International), as well as “Wellness Tourism and Medical Tourism: Where Do Spas Fit?” The organization recently launched a breakthrough research tool, SpaEvidence.com, the world’s first online portal to the medical evidence for common spa and wellness therapies. The GSWS was honored as “Spa Event of the Year” for 2009, 2010 and 2011 by AsiaSpa magazine’s awards program.

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WorldVentures Opens 21st Country, Zimbabwe

Plano, TX (PRWEB) February 08, 2012

WorldVentures marked its official launch in Zimbabwe with a celebration in Harare, Feb. 3 that included dancers in full African dress and honorable guests. Because of its expansion into the country, Zimbabweans can now take advantage of WorldVentures’ DreamTrips Life Membership and earn extra money through its business opportunity.

Among the more than 2,000 attendees were Zimbabwe’s Minister of Tourism & Hospitality Industry, Hon. Eng. W Mzembi, FZwIE, MEIZ; WorldVentures Vice President of International Kyle Lowe; and Rovia President Mike Putman. Mzembi, the event’s keynote speaker, addressed the crowd and affirmed the partnership between the Zimbabwe and WorldVentures, explaining that the company offers Zimbabweans the opportunity to travel.

“The introduction of WorldVentures’ DreamTrips Life product gives Zimbabweans access to holidays at deeply discounted prices, letting them visit places previously out of their reach,” said Putman, whose company, Rovia, creates the trips available through WorldVentures’ DreamTrips Life Membership. “DreamTrips allow members to travel the world and experience four- and five-star holidays at the price they would typically expect to pay for three-star accommodations—it’s a unique way to travel.”

But WorldVentures also sees an opportunity to help the country’s people improve their standard of living by offering an extra stream of income by marketing the memberships. “WorldVentures’ business opportunity provides the people of Zimbabwe, and in WorldVentures’ 20 other markets, a chance to earn a residual income and enhance their lifestyles,” Lowe said. “The ideas at the very foundation of WorldVentures—fun, freedom and fulfillment—are universal, and cross all cultures and economies.”

About WorldVentures

WorldVentures is a lifestyle company on a mission to help people achieve more fun, freedom and fulfillment in their lives. Combining the power of the Internet with the strength of the direct-selling industry to market its DreamTrips Memberships, WorldVentures is a leader in leisure travel. WorldVentures is a privately held company based in Plano, Texas, with active Representatives and members in 21 countries.

For inquiries, contact:

Whitney Allen or Laura Wards

Email: press(at)worldventures(dot)com

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Sydnia, a Dallas based Software Consulting & Development Agency

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) February 05, 2012

BookMyGroup, headquartered in Fairfield, New Jersey since 1992, is a group travel organization that specializes in securing hotel accommodations throughout North America. BookMyGroup places $ 35 million into hotels on an annual basis.

With the new system BookMyGroup will offer online team lodging accommodations for leagues and associations, tournament housing, as well as individual travel to many hockey, baseball, soccer and lacrosse clients throughout North America. With the new Platform hotels will have real time visibility into their group inventory.

“Sydnia is eager to work with one of the leaders in the group lodging business. The new system will allow group travelers, BookMyGroup & hotels effectively collaborate to meet the lodging needs of this diverse segment” says Kapil Khanna, CIO of Sydnia.

“BookMyGroup” is excited about the new system and the ability to offer all their services via an online platform to their clients spread across North America “says Terry O’Leary, President of BookMyGroup. “BookMyGroup will make group booking hotel accommodations easy and stress free.” We look forward to expanding our business by offering seamless online Housing/Hotel needs for Tournaments, Conferences, Conventions, Special Occasions, Tours and Travel.

About Sydnia

Sydnia is a software consulting & development agency with an entrepreneurial spirit comprised of creative thinkers and innovators. We pride ourselves in helping small to mid sized companies build their businesses online. We help them create new user experiences that blend best design practices with cutting edge cost effective technology. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across industries and business functions we offer full service web site application design & development, e-commerce, mobile and interactive development. We run the technology that runs your business.

About BookMyGroup

BookMyGroup is a Travel Organization specialized in securing hotel accommodations throughout North America for every type of group, including Association, Student, Athletic, Corporate, College & University and Tour

Operators. We book hotel rooms for our clients by matching the specific and unique requests of our customers with the hotels that will best fulfill their needs. For nearly 20 years, BookMyGroup has been fulfilling our goal of saving our clients both time and money by learning your needs and objectives and delivering the results to you. With a wealth of diversified experience in all facets of hotel sales and travel industry businesses, the BMG team loves what we do…it’s in our blood. Our purchasing power allows for a one stop shop for all Tournament Directors, Teams, Coaches and Families to ease the booking of hotel rooms. We handle several hundred tournaments and events each year.

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American Spirit Alaska

Guilford, CT (PRWEB) February 02, 2012

American Cruise Lines (http://www.americancruiselines.com), the leader in small ship cruising, announced today a magnificent lineup of complimentary shore tours for its Alaskan itineraries beginning this summer. Each tour will take passengers to the finest local sites at each port and provide insight into the area’s culture, heritage and history.

The seven-night Alaska Inside Passage cruise departs from and returns to Juneau. During the cruise, American Cruise Lines will travel into Glacier Bay and Tracy Arm Fjord, and will visit Sitka, Hoonah and Petersburg. At each port of call, two or three tours will be offered, so that every interest is accommodated. The complimentary shore tour package is only available with American Cruise Lines. Examples of the complimentary shore excursions include:

▪Glacier Bay National Park: American Cruise Lines brings passengers deep into the heart of this pristine environment on an exclusive tour for an experience unlike any other. Passengers will come face-to-face with impressive glaciers, view snow-capped mountains towering above, and see wildlife all around the ship. A National Park Service Ranger and a Native Cultural Interpreter will join passengers aboard to provide narration and unique insight throughout the exploration, as well as help identify the area’s abundant wildlife.

▪Stikine River Jet Boat Tour (Petersburg): A jet boat tour on the fastest navigable, free-flowing river in North America takes passengers through this area’s extraordinary habitat where a variety of wildlife can be spotted, including moose, deer, bald eagles, and brown and black bears.

▪Tribal Dance and Cultural Legends Excursion (Hoonah): Passengers will gather at the Heritage Center Native Theater for the Tribal Dance and Cultural Legends performance, showcasing the rich heritage of a people shaped by the wild lands and inland seas of southeast Alaska.

▪Mendenhall Glacier and Juneau Tour (Juneau): A guided tour through historic downtown Juneau, plus a visit to the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor’s Center where passengers can discover the mystery behind the impressive half mile-wide glacier and view it from an unobstructed vantage point.

See a complete listing of shore excursions here.

Seven-night roundtrip cruises from Juneau and 11-night one-way cruises between Juneau and Seattle are being offered aboard the 100-passenger American Spirit. The newest vessel to operate in Alaska, the American Spirit offers a full range of onboard amenities, including an elevator to all decks, numerous glass-enclosed lounges and oversized staterooms, the majority of which have private balconies. The ship is specially designed to navigate calm, narrow inland waterways like those of the Alaska Inside Passage, with an intimate and refined onboard atmosphere perfect for guests who seek enriching travels and share their passion for exploration, adventure and discovery.

About American Cruise Lines

American Cruise Lines, the largest U.S. cruise company, operates the newest fleet of small ships in the industry and offers more than 35 unique itineraries along the inland waterways and rivers of the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, the Mississippi River System and East Coast of the United States, from New England to Florida. To learn more about American Cruise Lines, visit our Website at http://www.americancruiselines.com or call (800) 814-6880. Also find us on Facebook and Twitter.

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Edisto Beach

Edisto Island, SC (PRWEB) January 31, 2012

Constant worry about the global economic climate has just about everyone thinking that they better not spend a dime on anything other than essential needs, but that’s because they’ve never heard about shoulder months.

Shoulder months are on either side of a vacation destination’s peak season. These months have no crowds, plenty of vacancies, the absolute best rates, and beautiful weather. So why are they not peak months? That’s simple: they don’t fall into the official summer months of June, July, and August.

For an area like South Carolina, the summer months are just a few of many months full of warm temperatures, blue skies, soft breezes, and sparkling water. That is why many families visiting South Carolina beaches make it a point to stay in the ‘off-times’ so they can reap the savings that go along with that time. One such place for this activity that is popular along the South Carolina coast is Edisto Island.

Edisto Island is 45 minutes south of Charleston and home to Edisto Beach. The beach is a non-commercialized town where visitors step back in time to a place where the simple pleasures in life are appreciated. Its four miles of beach are lined with everything from small cottages from the 1930s featuring nothing more than the basics to brand new structures equipped with the latest and greatest. However, the one thing nobody will ever see on Edisto Beach is a hotel.

That’s because this place is committed to providing vacationers with a place to go where swimming, sun bathing, boating, ecotours, fishing, and shelling are the main sources of entertainment all year long.

Average highs in March hover in the high-60s, but it is not uncommon for temperatures to get as high as 80. April really warms up with average temperatures in the mid-70s.

So, how much can a visitor really save on lodging? “We’re seeing a trending towards people coming to Edisto during the shoulder months where they can save upwards of 50% off peak prices,” Robert Hart, founder of EdistoBeach.com, said. For example, “Great beach front homes like Tropical Breeze, that go for around $ 5,000 per week in the Summer, can be had for almost half that amount in the fall when the weather is often still very good.”

For all its un-commercialized flair, visitors will find that Edisto Beach still manages to offer a variety of restaurants (all of which feature local seafood), one grocery store, a service station, public marina, gift shops, art galleries, a beach-front state park, and hundreds of rental homes all within walking distance to the beach. During these months of savings, Edisto Beach should be on the short list for those looking for a family friendly vacation at family friendly prices. For more information on Edisto, visit http://www.edistobeach.com.

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www.katiescards.com

Teddington, Middlesex. UK. (PRWEB) January 20, 2012

Katie’s Cards have reported record Christmas e card sales and subscriber sign ups in 2011, for both the consumer and corporate divisions of the business. The ecard company, who have been creating high quality animated ecards for over 5 years, saw a 50% rise in sales over the ten-week holiday period, ending on 31st December 2011. The news comes as many retailers across the globe have experienced mixed results due to the economic crisis. The crucial Christmas sales period exposed many struggling business, but Katies Cards benefitted from increased marketing activity and an upsurge in the trend for sending digital greetings.

Katie’s Cards ecards have received wide praise for the high quality of their e cards and premium service provided to their consumer and corporate customers. Their innovative and low cost ‘do-it-yourself’, company ecard service provides businesses the opportunity to send high quality static or animated e cards with their logo, web-link and personal message included, at a very competitive price.

The company, who offer a large selection of cards for all occasions, including birthday ecards, Christmas and Easter, created over 60 new cards in 2011. New ecards added to the consumer website include 5 new birthday e cards, and a varied assortment of new ecards for Chinese New Year, Valentines Day, Easter, Thanksgiving and Halloween. New corporate contracts completed in 2011 include the development of two ecard microsites for international blue chip clients, included the creation of a set of 5 unique e cards, each one illustrating a specific element of the organisation’s core values.

2011 saw Katie’s Cards establish and grow it’s social media platforms, including the development of a Facebook application. The ‘app.’ enables members to send e cards to their Facebook friends and integrates profile information with their membership account to create a set of birthday reminders. The company is now promoting its products across the social web on a variety of different sites.

Katies Cards is a small, family run e card company who have created over 180 different e cards to suit all occasions, tastes and ages including birthday ecards, Christmas ecards, Easter e cards, Valentines day, Mothers and Fathers day, new baby, wedding day, thanksgiving, Hanukkah and many more. They charge a small subscription fee in return for unlimited access to every card they create and are adding new cards and game-cards all of the time. Members have access to their own membership account from which they can plan and pre-schedule deliveries, manage their own address book and monitor e card deliveries. For more information and to preview the ecards visit katiescards.com/

For more information:

Telephone: +44 208 274 2069

Facebook: facebook.com/pages/Katies-Cards/131480713601167

Twitter: twitter.com/#!/katiedavies

Copyright information: This article is free for reproduction but must be reproduced in its entirety, including live links; this copyright statement must be included. Visit katiescards.com for more services.

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