Monthly Archives: July 2007

Darling Harbor Hotels and Accomodations

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Travel to Australia often entails a trip to Sydney but many miss the great opportunities in the surrounding areas by sticking to the city. Finding a nice place to stay in areas such as Darling Harbour offers you a nice alternative to traditional big city travel packages. Booking a room in Darling Harbour and enjoying the same beautiful environment as a larger city like Sydney but without all the tourist hype or big city troubles makes for a great vacation.

Darling Harbour is a neighboring city on the western edge of Sydney and home to some of Australias great attractions with the Sydney Entertainment Center and the Australian National Maritime Museum considered two national treasures. The Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre plus Sydneys Gardens and the Sydney Aquarium all make Darling Harbour a major destination for Australian tourist attractions.

Finding things to do in Darling Harbour outside the norm is easy with great websites like Cheaperthanhotels.com.au where you can find super deals on accommodations in Darling Harbour and the surrounding Sydney area. Their Australian travel directory offers detailed information on places to stay such as hotel rooms, villas and apartment suites for long term and short term vacation stays.

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Is Hawaii ready for the Superferry?

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There’s been a lot of anticipation about the superferry coming to Hawaii and I have to say that I’ve been caught up in this anticipation as well. When I first heard about the ferry coming, I thought it would be a great idea and as a travel agent I was thinking of all the possibilities that this could open up. For example; we could create all-inclusive packages that included a car and our clients could simply drive onto the ferry then disembark and drive to their hotel or any activity that they choose. I also thought it would be great for people who live here and to finally be able to get to some of the other islands pretty easily by taking with us to the neighbor islands. I love driving my car however, there’s not too many places you can drive after [...]

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Hawaii Travel News

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KING KAMEHAMEHA’S Kona Beach Hotel was purchased by Investwest Financial/Pacifica Hotel Co. and a group of Hawaiian investors. The new owners have committed $25 million to a renovation that will emphasize the hotels historical setting as one-time home to the warrior king, Kamehameha. The hotel will remain open during the renovation, which will begin next spring. The purchase is the first in Hawaii for InvestWest Financial/Pacifica, which owns and operates hotels in California and Florida.
MORGAN STANLEY REAL ESTATE and Trinity Investments have completed a $575 million purchase of Maui’s 1,800-acre Makena Resort. The purchase includes 1,300 undeveloped acres, two golf courses and the 310-room Maui Prince Hotel.
STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS is negotiating to purchase or partner in the controversial expansion of the Turtle Bay Resort on Oahu’s North Shore. Newspaper reports, unconfirmed by Starwood, identify the company as a potential joint-venture partner with the current owner, Oaktree Capital [...]

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