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Waikiki Will Welcome New Resort

by Lissa Poirot

Oahu’s famed Waikiki Beach will be home to a new resort this fall. The ‘Aloholani Resort will bring 800 rooms and suites, an infinity pool…

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Carnival Bringing Water Park to Its Cruises

by Lissa Poirot

Carnival Cruise Line announced it will be expanding its Dr. Seuss-themed programming with the addition of a new water park on its 2018 sailing of…

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Quirkiest U.S. Summer Festivals

by Lissa Poirot

Looking for something different to do this summer? Motel 6 has the answer with its curated list of the Top 6 Quirkiest Summer Festivals of…

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Escape Rooms Find Way to Science Museum

by Lissa Poirot

Escape Rooms, challenging rooms that teams work together solving clues in order to escape, have become the rage. Now, The Franklin Institute becomes the first…

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Discount Flights to Israel Announced

by Lissa Poirot

Discount air carrier WOW out of Iceland has been positioning itself with extremely low-cost airfares to exotic destinations. Its newest announcement begins flights to Tel…

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Sesame Place Theme Park Joins SeaWorld for Expansion

by Lissa Poirot

Sesame Place theme park outside of Philadelphia has long been a popular destination of the Northeast. Serving as the only theme park based entirely on…

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Adventures By Disney Adds Iceland

by Lissa Poirot

Adventures By Disney, which operates family vacation tours for families, announced its first-ever trip to Iceland. The new family vacation destination will begin tours in…

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Atlanta Airport Opens New Renaissance

by Lissa Poirot

Atlanta’s busy Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is adding a luxury hotel to its collection this week: the Renaissance Atlanta Airport Gateway Hotel. Connected to the SkyTrain,…

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Historic Hotels of America Nears 300

by Lissa Poirot

Historic Hotels of America has inducted four new hotels to its collection of historic properties dating back to the founding of our country. Historic Hotels…

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This Ain’t Your Mother’s River Cruise: Sports Deck and More Coming to AmaWaterways

by Lissa Poirot

River cruises are known for their leisurely approach and ability to see multiple ports on a slow-paced vacation. Now, luxury river cruise line, AmaWaterways, plans…

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The Best Amusement Park in Every U.S. State

by Lissa Poirot

Summertime has always meant exciting playtime for kids, and what better way to have fun than at an amusement and water park? First appearing in…

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Gaylord Hotels Prepares for SummerFest

by Lissa Poirot

Four Gaylord Hotels across the country are welcoming families to its properties this summer with a special SummerFest series, launching Memorial Day Weekend. The destination…

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Disney Cruises Sailing to Quebec City

by Lissa Poirot

Disney Cruise Line will enter Quebec City in 2018 on two itineraries available between the French provence of Canada and New York City. The seven-night…

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Great Wolf Lodge Appeals to Parents

by Lissa Poirot

Responding to request from parents visiting the family-friendly indoor water park resorts Great Wolf Lodge, the resorts will now offer an evening turndown service just…

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iForest Brings Music to the Adirondack Woodlands

by Lissa Poirot

The 81-acre Wild Center in New York State’s Adirondack region is adding a new summer sound experience this Memorial Day Weekend. iForest, an immersive sound…

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American Girl Joins Manhattan’s Langham Place

by Lissa Poirot

Langham Place, New York, Fifth Avenue, is partnering with the American Girl with a special package that will delight your little one. The new partnership…

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Park Hyatt Heads to St. Kitts

by Lissa Poirot

The Caribbean island of St. Kitts will welcome a 126-room Park Hyatt this summer in the Christophe Harbour. The new hotel will offer a boutique…

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32nd Annual International Kite Festival Returning to The Wildwoods

by Lissa Poirot

The New Jersey Shore’s Wildwoods kicks off summer with a Memorial Day Weekend celebration that includes the 32nd Annual Wildwoods International Kite Festival. From the…

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‘Kids to Parks Day’ Returns for 7th Annual Celebration

by Lissa Poirot

The 7th Annual Kids to Parks Day, aimed to celebrate local, state and national parks, will take place on Saturday, May 20th. Special events in…

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Baltimore Welcomes New Inner Harbor Hotel

by Lissa Poirot

Baltimore’s Inner Harbor welcomed the first East Coast location of the Sagamore Penury brand. The Sagamore Penury Baltimore opened on Mar. 25 on Recreation Pier…

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New Texas Live! Entertainment District for the Texas Rangers

by Lissa Poirot

The Texas Rangers announced plans for a new entertainment district, in partnership with The Cordish Companies and Loews Hotels. The new hotel and convention center,…

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Baha Mar Finally Opens in the Bahamas

by Lissa Poirot

After much turmoil between original developers, bankrupcy and legal woes, the $4.2-million integrated resort development of Baha Mar on the island of Nassau has finally…

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Dorney Park Reopens for 134th Season

by Lissa Poirot

For the 134th year, Allentown’s Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom will reopen in the Lehigh Valley for a summer full of amusement. The reopening takes…

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Two New Beachfront Resorts Opening in Cabo, Mexico

by Lissa Poirot

The Solmar Group, which develops all-inclusive, beachfront properties, has announced two new resorts to debut in Cabo, Mexico, by December 2017. The Rancho San Lucas…

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All-Inclusive Azul Beach Resort Opens in Jamaica with Big Savings

by Lissa Poirot

Negril, Jamaica’s newest all-inclusive family resort offering, Azul Beach Resort, opens on the island on May 1. To celebrate, the resort is featuring up to…

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