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Friday, June 10, 2005

Orlando Package

From only $99 per person. A $632 Value.
5 days / 4 nights at the 5 star Westgate Resorts.

PLUS: • Big Savings at Disneyworld, Seaworld & Universal Studios
• Kids stay free
http://www.leisuretime.com/orlando.php?source=1438

Thursday, June 02, 2005

Florida Resident Fear Factor Live vacation From $89* per adult, per night.

•Includes two nights hotel accommodations
•2-Day 2-Park Ticket with a 3rd Day FREE
•And much more!

Click here to book your Fear Factor Live vacation package!

*Rates are per adult, per night, double adult occupancy based on a 2-night minimum stay at the Sleep Inn & Suites. Subject to availability. Rate valid for travel 5/16/05-07/30/05. Florida residents only. Taxes included. Holidays and blackout dates apply. Additional restrictions may apply and benefits are subject to change without notice. All days must be used within 7 days of first use. Parking not included. Restrictions may apply.

Exclusive MasterCard® Offer –
2 Parks for the Price of 1

Use your MasterCard to book your Universal Orlando Resort hotel and ticket getaway* and get a 1-Day, 2-Park ticket for the price of a 1-Day, 1-Park ticket. Enjoy all the thrills and excitement of both Universal Studios and Universal’s Islands of Adventure

Use promotional code: UNMCFEAR to receive exclusive savings.
Click here to book your vacation online!

*1-Day, 2-Park ticket offer valid for bookings thru 6/19/2005 and travel thru 8/31/2005 with a Florida residents only hotel and ticket vacation package purchased through Universal Parks & Resorts Vacations. Must use valid MasterCard as payment option and promotional code for savings. Promotional code is not valid on any other ovfer or ticket type. Taxes included. Limited quantities available on 1-Day, 2-Park ticket offer. Holidays and blackout dates apply. Additional restrictions may apply and benefits are subject to change without notice.
http://themeparks.universalstudios.com/orlando/website/florida_residents.html

Friday, May 27, 2005

Florida town tops list for second home

Thursday May 26 3:49 PM ET
Florida town tops list for second homesInman News Consumer Real Estate News
Naples, Fla., maintained its position as the number one most searched town for second homes during April, EscapeHomes.com announced this week.

EscapeHomes.com, which offers real estate tools and listings for consumers seeking second homes, created the Second Home Market Index to provided information on trends and consumer interest while cluing consumers to some potential markets for real estate investment.

South Padre Island, Texas, ranked second in the April index, followed by Orlando, Fla.; Myrtle Beach, S.C.; Park City, Utah; Destin, Fla.; St. Augustine, Fla.; Murphy, N.C.; Santa Barbara, Calif.; and Napa, Calif. The results are based on more than 200,000 property searches made on EscapeHomes.com in March.

Naples and South Padre Island remained the two most searched locations in April, as they were in March. Orlando moved up two positions while Destin dropped two positions. New to this month's index are Murphy, Santa Barbara and St. Augustine. The most noticeable shift in the April index was Park City, which moved up five spots on the index.

"Park City is an active and growing four-season resort community only 30 minutes from Salt Lake City and the Salt Lake City International Airport. Along with three world-class ski resorts, we offer five golf courses, fishing, boating, and seemingly endless miles of mountain biking and hiking trails," said Dennis Hanlon with Lewis, Wolcott & Dornbush.

Investors comprised 38 percent of the Park City home seekers, while 26 percent are looking for a retirement home, 22 percent are searching for a vacation property, and 14 percent are planning to relocate.
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Sunday, May 15, 2005

Kayla

Name: Kayla
Home: Disney's Animal Kingdom, Orlando, Fla.
Disney's herd of seven endangered white rhinos welcomed this new addition just a couple of months ago. Kayla weighed 143 pounds weeks after birth and gains a healthy 3.5 pounds every day.
See her: Kayla will soon join the rhino herd on the park's savannah.

African elephant was born last summer

Name: Kianga

Home: Disney's Animal Kingdom, Orlando, Fla.
Whoa, baby -- Kianga, whose name means ''sunshine'' in Swahili, weighed in at 230 pounds at birth. The African elephant was born last summer, following a male calf, Tufani, in May 2004.
See her: during park hours, 9AM-5PM