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Bedbug Cases Creep Up At S. Fla. Hotels

Exterminators find bedbugs in several hotels around South Florida ... and not just on beds.

Bring Your Furry Friends Along With Destin Pet Friendly Hotels

DESTIN, FL--(Marketwire - 09/03/10) - Family vacations and weekend getaways should be fun for everyone in the family and if that means not leaving your pet behind, then pet-friendly hotels in Destin, Florida are a perfect destination. Pets love beaches too and being pet-friendly is a way of life at the Residence Inn Sandestin at Grand Boulevard Hotel located just beyond the gates of the 2,400 ...

Fla. beach hotels filling for Labor Day weekend

Hotel rooms are nearly sold out here for the three-day Labor Day holiday weekend, bolstering expectations that this will be the busiest weekend since the BP oil spill in April.

Tourism, Oil and The End Of The Summer

This weekend marks the end of the tourism season in Northwest Florida and it has been a rough one. The BP oil spill on April 20th, ruined most of the summer for area hotels and restaurants, even though little to no oil washed up on Florida beaches. The coast is clear but the economic damages remain, and getting BP to pay claims is getting even tougher.

Innkeepers wheel, deal for holiday

Southwest Florida's lifeblood hospitality industry is pinning a lot on this weekend to survive the slowest month of the year.

The potential for bedbugs is lurking out there

University of Florida entomology professor Phil Koehler got a firsthand lesson about the bedbug problem when he bought used mattresses this summer in Gainesville.

Waldorf Astoria Resorts of Florida Launch Fall Promotion

MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Waldorf Astoria Resorts of Florida have launched a fall promotion which offers guests up to $100 in resort credits, plus at check-out, a complimentary one-night certificate for a future stay, to make that fall getaway all the more extraordinary and enticing. The hotels participating in this promotion are the Waldorf Astoria Orlando, Boca Raton Resort & Club ...

Rev Up, Go Fish, Freefall, and Hit a Birdie In Charlotte Harbor amp; the Gulf Islands, Florida

CHARLOTTE HARBOR THE GULF ISLANDS, Fla. Want to kayak remote, wild areas, learn to skydive, sail or see the best private collection of muscle cars ever Halfway between Sarasota and Fort Myers is Charlotte Harbor the Gulf Islands, an outdoor adventure paradise made for active types. Floridas Southwest Gulf Coast offers an off-the-beaten-path escape from crowds and congestion, where skydiving,...

Plenty of activities available in Southwest Florida for Labor Day weekend

Labor Day weekend is here, and many Southwest Florida residents are either busy making plans or already in the process of enjoying the three-day break from work. Taking its place in U.S. history books as the first Monday of September , the holiday officially recognizes the “esprit de corps” of the trade and labor organizations of the community. The Labor Day celebration of the working class also ...

Beware of offer for money-making conferences in town

Maybe you got an invitation in the mail for free conferences through the Labor Day weekend with complimentary breakfast, lunch or dinner. The conferences are scheduled at hotels in Olympia and Tacoma.