Ramada Suites Orlando Airport

An ideal accommodation for the business traveler or vacationer trying to avoid the tourist crowds, the Ramada Suites Orlando Airport is located less than a mile away from the Orlando International Airport and just a short drive from all of the attractions that have made Orlando an international tourist destination.

Guests of the Ramada Suites Orlando Airport can enjoy free amenities such as high speed wireless Internet, hot breakfast, outdoor parking, airport shuttle, fitness center and newspapers in the lobby. Nearly a dozen restaurant chains are a short walk or drive from the hotel. The hotel?s business center includes a computer, copy fax service and printer. Best of all, guests have room to move about in this all-suite non-smoking hotel with separate sitting areas.

Ramada Suites at Orlando International Airport is also a proud member of the Wyndham Rewards program a free travel rewards program where guests can earn points redeemable for hundreds of rewards, just for staying at one of Wyndham?s more than 6,000 locations around the globe. Travelers looking for an ideal ?base of operations? for their next trip to Orlando can get started at the Ramada Suites Orlando Airport.

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Gulf Coast seeing tourism increase since last year?s oil spill

All along Florida?s Gulf Coast, the hotels, restaurants, and other tourism industry related businesses are hoping that visitors will soon be coming back to the beach after last year?s spill in the Gulf of Mexico caused environmental damage and kept tourists away, even in areas that had been untouched by the BP/Deepwater Horizon industrial accident.

The Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Blog is reporting that tickets purchased through Expedia.com to Panama City Beach for March are up by 156 per cent compared to last year, which is a hopeful sign to local businesses that were devastated by the loss in revenue during the 2010 season. As the college students begin their spring break vacations, Panama City Beach hotels, bars and restaurants are already hosting special events that cater to the youthful crowds.

And just to make sure Panama City Beach is ready for the influx of students this season, the VisitPanamaCityBeach.com website has a full listing of events?as well as a listing of spring break dates for just about every major university east of the Mississippi River.

Farther down the coast, the beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel is reporting that nearly 178,000 visitors who spent $288.5 million during the month of January 2011. According to the Lee County Tourist Development Council (TDC), total visitation was down 2.5 percent from last January, but the number of visitors in paid accommodations increased 2.2 percent.
More information on events and accommodations at the beaches of Fort Myers and Sanibel is available at www.FortMyersSanibel.com.

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Sanibel and Sunshine: Things to Know Before You Go

We are full throttle into summer, the days are hot and sunny and though off set by other factors, visitors should not be mislead. Neither the cooling waters of the Gulf nor the balmy breeze through the trees will protect you from the sun's rays. If you want to be outdoors, the only real defense against sun burn is staying in the shade.


But, hey, who is going to come all the way to the beautiful and tropical Island of Sanibel and stay in the shade all day? You know you will want to jump into the sea, take a dip in the pool, bike the Island or in some way immerse yourself in the inviting embrace of el sol.


But before you slather up, there are some things to keep in mind about the efficacy and impact of using sun screen. According to recent research, some sun tan lotions are more harmful than beneficial.

A form of vitamin A is added to some sunscreens to minimize the aging effects of the sun. What?s not to love about that? Potentially plenty: Researchers with the National Toxicology Program say retinyl palmitate?a vitamin-A compound used in at least 40 percent of American sunscreens?may speed up the development of skin cancer?related tumors and lesions when used on skin hit with sunlight.

And Vitamin A isn?t the only controversial ingredient slipped into some SPFs. Oxybenzone and octinoxate, common block chemicals, are linked to allergic contact dermatitis and photocontact dermatitis (irritation caused when certain chemicals are on skin that?s exposed to sunlight), as well as hormone disruption, in lab animals. But your sun screen can not only damage you, it can damage the environment as well.

Twenty thousand tons of sunscreen wash off swimmers, divers, and surfers into the oceans every year, eventually affecting marine life, according to a 2008 study published in Environmental Health Perspectives. And coral reefs are getting especially creamed. Researchers say sunscreens with octinoxate, oxybenzone, parabens, or camphor derivatives are killing hard corals (which could negatively impact biodiversity and reef ecosystems). None of this is a problem if you?re hiking, biking, or sunbathing on dry land. But if you plan to swim in the sea, slather on a biodegradable sunscreen that doesn?t contain ingredients that are mean to marine life.


Before using any sunscreen, make sure it has not expired, has been stored properly, and that any medication you are on will not make you more prone to burning.


Sanibel sunshine awaits your arrival, but do play it safe!

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Deep sea fishing without a boat at the Florida Skyway Fishing Pier

Sunshine Skyway BridgeAnyone that has driven any distance around the state knows that here in Florida old bridges never die; they just become fishing piers. I came across one of the most elaborate I have encountered as I...

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ResortQuest Southwest Florida Launches a New Real Estate Website

ResortQuest Naples launches a new, comprehensive Real Estate website with numerous features to guide the potential buyer and seller.

(PRWeb March 03, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/ResortQuest-Naples/Real-Estate/prweb724674.htm

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Sanibel's First Day of Spring

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Top ten California beach camping sites - part two

Continuing my list of favorite beach camping spots in California we head south towards San Francisco and the central coast area. Like most of the campgrounds to the north these top ten spots are State Park Campgrounds...

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