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HOTEL HAPPENINGS & PROGRAM PROMOTIONS –AUGUST 2025

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Battle of the Branches hosted by World Food Championships.

Mission Zero Hundred Hours (MZHH) is a 501(c)(3) charity focused on Veteran suicide prevention and awareness through competitive culinary arts. The charity helps Vets channel their energies toward healthy goals while developing culinary life skills. This year, the MZHH “New Days For Veterans” program will deploy to the World Food Championships’ Kitchen Arena in Indianapolis from October 18-19 for the “Battle of the Branches: WFC Edition.” Military branch teams, consisting of Veterans or service members, are led by experienced

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HOTEL HAPPENINGS & PROGRAM PROMOTIONS –LATE JULY 2025

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GREAT IDEAS!

Gaylord Palms, Orlando Magazine & Bright Now! Dental are giving away a two-night staycation.

Orlando Magazine, Gaylord Palms, and Bright Now! Dental have partnered for a summer staycation sweepstakes to leave the winner smiling! One winner will receive a two-night staycation experience at Gaylord Palms (Kissimmee, FL) for up to four people (one room), valid

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HOTEL HAPPENINGS & PROGRAM PROMOTIONS –JULY 2025

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GREAT IDEAS!

Florida Festivals & Events Association Sunsational Award competition seeks judges.

The Florida Festivals & Events Association (FFEA) Sunsational Awards seeks qualified individuals to judge this year’s award entries. Judging is done online anytime between July 1 – 11 and all that is required is a computer with internet access. Judges do not need to be FFEA members. Any judge affiliated with an event can be excluded from judging. FFEA is looking qualified people in graphic design, social media, photography

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HOTEL HAPPENINGS & PROGRAM PROMOTIONS –APRIL 2025

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THEY SERVE UP DEALS! YOU SAVE!

The newly-redesigned Trailborn Grand Canyon has opened in Williams, AZ.

Stay for two nights at the newly renovated Trailborn Grand Canyon (Route 66 in Williams, AZ) and receive $50 hotel credit, and Trailborn swag. Plus, the first 100 guests to book get a zero-waste disposable camera to capture their stay. The property has 96 rooms, outdoor activities, a restored saloon-style event space, restaurant, and bar. Opening soon will be Miss Kitty’s Steakhouse and Bar. The town, known as the “Gateway to the Grand

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HOTEL HAPPENINGS & PROGRAM PROMOTIONS –LATE MARCH 2025

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THEY SERVE UP DEALS! YOU SAVE!

Higgledy, Umbridge’s former house-elf, can be seen at Epic Universe.

Create Your Own Vacation Package with Universal Epic Universe (Orlando, FL). Save up to $200 when you book seven nights or more (but savings begin at a two-night hotel package with a three-park + one-day Universal Epic Universe ticket package). Book from now through December 10 and stay from May 22 (official opening) through December 31, 2025. Included in this package are tickets to Universal Epic Universe, Universal Studios Florida, Universal

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HOTEL HAPPENINGS & PROGRAM PROMOTIONS –MARCH 2025

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New olive grove patio venue for events or strolling at Tommy Bahama Miramonte Resort & Spa.

Book your event by March 31 for use from June-August 2025 or 2026 at Tommy Bahama Miramonte Resort & Spa (Santa Rosa Mountains in the Greater Palm Springs Valley, Indian Wells, CA) and receive some exclusive incentive perks, such as one (1) night stay resort certificate; one (1) waived room rental; one (1) comped villa

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HOTEL HAPPENINGS & PROGRAM PROMOTIONS –FEBRUARY 2025

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WANT TO HELP SET A WORLD RECORD?

Even if you never learned to play a kazoo, this is your chance to helped set a world record. Friday, March 28, join thousands of visitors & Maconites (Macon, GA) during the annual International Cherry Blossom Festiva​l to attempt the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the Largest Kazoo Ensemble. Proceeds from the $5 admission fee (children six and under are free) to the Atrium Health Amphitheater will go to the Otis Redding Foundation & Otis Redding Center for the Arts. The program is sponsored by Visit Macon, Cherry Blossom Festival, Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce, Choose Macon, Otis Redding Foundation, and many more Macon Community Organizations! The current record is 5,190 participants and was achieved in

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HOTEL HAPPENINGS & PROGRAM PROMOTIONS –LATE JANUARY 2025

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Dinner under the stars is one of the amenities with Pueblo Bonito’s February romance package.

Romance is in the air throughout February at Pueblo Bonito Pacifica Golf & Spa Resort, an adults-only beachfront property listed among “The World’s Most Romantic All-Inclusive Resorts” by Travel + Leisure. For couples looking to celebrate, the 201-room resort just 10 minutes from Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and situated along a 1.2 miles of virgin beach, there are a variety of options included that evoke romance, from sparkling wine

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HOTEL HAPPENINGS & PROGRAM PROMOTIONS –JANUARY 2025

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Back to the Future filmed in Utah.

Once upon a time, I was intensely involved in the Florida Film and TV industry. Back in those days, we mistakenly thought we would be Hollywood East and that the state’s tourism and economic development office would continue to do whatever was necessary to encourage that growth. They didn’t and other states have since capitalized on film and TV productions. I bring this up because I just learned that The Moab to Monument Valley Film Commission

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NOTHIN’ COULD BE FINER THAN OUR MEALS IN THE CAROLINAS

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No food pictures this time. This was going to be a leisurely few days getaway… and then we discovered restaurants worthy of your attention if in Greenville or Franklin (North Carolina) or Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Originally, my husband Russ and I booked a flight and hotel in Asheville, NC. When Hurricane Helene drove forceful winds and powerful floods throughout the artsy mountain community, we ended up staying

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