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| Thursday, March 30, 2006
Greetings Traveler, Spring is here and the weather has been great! All across the Southeast, we've been enjoying warm sunny days and cool clear nights! The warmer weather provides wonderful opportunities to experience the many festivals taking place this time of year. From Atlanta to New Orleans to Key West, festivals and celebrations are happening every weekend! And don't forget, now is the perfect time to visit your favorite Beach destination... before the summer crowds and traffic. Speaking of Beach destinations, Spring Break '06 is winding down in Panama City Beach. Crowds of party-hungry students will soon be replaced by families looking to relax on the beach and find a little fun in the sun! Destin and Pensacola Beach will also have their share of beach-lovers enjoying the sugar-white sands and emerald-green waters, great attractions, world-class shopping and five-star dining! Jazz Fest in New Orleans is shaping up to be one of the best ever! Check out the incredible lineup, including Bob Dylan, Dave Matthews, Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Buffett, Paul Simon and lots more! Don't forget to check our HOT DEALS when making your vacation plans! - The TripSmarter.Com Webteam
In This Issue: • HOT Travel Deals - featured hotels from your favorite destinations! • TripSmarter.Com Travel Community: Latest Forum Posts • Margit's Top Five: A Survey of Atlanta Dining • Wayne's Weather: A Warm Winter • Randy's Ramblings: Spring Break Everywhere • Upcoming Special Events • Join our VIP Travel Deals email list! • Look Before You Leave: Tourist Network TV Stations LIVE Online! • Link to Us & WIN • User Survey: WIN FREE STUFF! • SmartTips Email Archive 
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Latest Forum Posts:Beach Restoration in Destin "Does anyone have any info on the beach restoration? I always go to..." Spring Break in Key West "Me and a few buddies of mine are headed to Key West for spring break this year..." Boating to Key West "Hello, I am looking for a boat (ferry, shuttle, cruise, etc) to Key West from the east (Tampa, Port Manatee, Fort Myers, etc..." GW Fins in NOLA - Unique Crab Catch "Four types of crabs on one plate is a seafood lover’s dream – especially when those crabs are the top quality from each of their respective regions..." Rogben's Spring Break Journal "Although we arrived on Saturday night, we didn't manage to get out-and-about until Tuesday afternoon..." Spring Break 2006 Report "So it's that time again! Spring Break 2006! Panama City Beach! Here's the first report..." New to Atlanta? New to Atlanta? Well, so is our food writer, Margit Bisztray. She introduces her first Top Five Pick as a “survey of Atlanta dining,” encompassing all the major neighborhoods and dining districts, with suggestions on what not to miss. You know when you’re sitting somewhere that could only be the place you are, eating something entirely local to the area? This is the kind of place Margit looks for in her travels, especially when visiting a new place: true, regional dining. What else, she asks, is the point of going anywhere? In Atlanta, she found charms in everything from the classic, all-American Buckhead Diner (the homemade potato chips with Maytag Blue cheese are to die for, and mid-afternoon with a cold beer? Forget trying to improve on THAT. Another Buckhead classic has nothing to do with potato chips: it serves coastal, Greek cuisine. At Kyma, Margit raves about calamari, and vows to return for more. On the outskirts of Buckhead, the Top Five show encounters ... Click for more! A Warm Winter By Wayne Gentry, Meteorologist Among all the things we promote in the tourism industry, weather is one of the most important. Over the winter months, the bulk of our visitors relish the opportunity to walk outside and see flowers in bloom. Our weather is arguably our number one “attraction.” Many of you may already know that the period from September through January was the warmest on record for the Southeast and much of North America. Though our records only go back roughly 150 years, depending on where you live, it’s no small feat to top any record that has stood for the majority of our country’s history. March 20th was the official onset of spring, but many of our markets have been thinking “spring” for months. On the other hand, Atlanta and Myrtle Beach have endured a few cold snaps, but even their temperatures for the year have averaged three to five degrees warmer than usual. In contrast, Key West has experienced slightly cooler conditions, dipping the mercury to 48... Click for more!
Spring Break Everywhere.... By Randy Peterson, Host of Club Hour Two words sum up March here in the Southeast... SPRING BREAK! Those words can be followed by pub crawls, beer, parties, funnels, girls, guys, hangovers... debauchery, one-night "friends", contests, did i mention beer?!? Well, this year, once again, Club Hour found itself enjoying all the college craziness all over Panama City, Myrtle Beach and even Key West.... if you didn't make it to one of our markets for Spring Break this year... and, even more importantly, if you DID make it... check out the SPRING BREAK PHOTOS from 2006! and, don't miss our updated Spring Break videos...but get ready, it just might make you want to take out another student loan and head back to the world of co-eds, keggers, and academic probation.... Click for more!
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