TripSmarter.Com Smart Tips

Monday, September 22, 2003

Dear Traveler,
Another fantastic Summer in the Southeast has come and gone, and as the seasons change, it's time to begin thinking about all the wonderful things to see and do this time of year. Fall is a great time to head to the emerald coasts of Panama City Beach, Destin, and Pensacola. Festivals and events of all kinds will start to spring up in every city, from super-festivals like Key West's Fantasy Fest, and Saints football in N'awlins, to hot Atlanta nightlife... you won't want to miss any of it! Those of you who worked on your tans all Summer might want to enter the Alvin's Island Model Search, or Grand Strand locals may want to rate hot Media Personalities in a Myrtle Beach contest!

PLUS, you asked for more deals, so here they are: Every month,
HOT Travel Deals will feature the best travel packages to some of the finest hotels in the Southeast! It's just one more way TripSmarter.Com is working for you! And if you have ideas about other things you'd like to see in our SmartTips newsletter, please tell us about it!

- The TripSmarter.Com Team

In This Issue:
• HOT Travel Deals - The BEST deals for Fall!
• Upcoming Special Events
• Alvin's Island Model Search - Wanna be a model?
• Hottest Media Personality - vote for your Myrtle Beach favorite!
• Daze of Futures Past - 25 Years of Fantasy Fest!
• Latest Posts in Our Message Boards
• Look Before You Leave: Toursit Network TV Stations LIVE Online!
• Link to Us & WIN
• User Survey: WIN FREE STUFF!

HOT Travel Deals!

New Orleans
Paris without the Jetlag Package
Includes deluxe accommodations at The Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans or Maison Orleans, breakfast in bed, a soothing in-room bath and complimentary parking. Prices begin at $330, tax and gratuity not included. Make your reservations online, or call toll-free 1-800-241-3333. Reservations are subject to availability.

Emerald Coast (Destin, FL & surrounding areas)
Southern Resorts Package
Stay 3 nights get the 4th FREE until Oct 31, 2003!
See why leaving our properties is difficult, but finding one is easy! Make your reservations online, or call toll-free 1-800-737-BEACH(2322). Reservations subject to availability.

Panama City Beach
Chateau Motel Package
What's the best kept secret in Panama City Beach? $59 off season rates at the Chateau Motel! Double room, double occupancy, plus tax. Make your reservations online, or call toll-free 1-888-84 BEACH. Weekends and special events slightly higher. Valid through 12/30/03.

Panama City Beach
Romance On The Beach!
Edgewater Beach Resort Deluxe Gulf-front one-bedroom suite, welcome bottle of chilled champagne, breakfast in bed for two, complimentary passes to health club, spa and tennis center. $157 per night thru 10/31/03. $119 per night 11/1/03 thru 12/30/03. Make reservations online or call 1-800-874-8686.

Upcoming Special Events

Atlanta
Weekends in October Six Flags Fright Fest
Throughout October Oktoberfest
More Events for Atlanta

Destin
9/27 Annual MidBay Bridge Run/Walk
9/27 Annual Dog Daze
10/3 Destin Seafood Festival
10/17 Boggy Bayou Mullet Festival
11/6 Seeing Red Wine Festival
More Events for Destin

Key West
10/11 Columbus Day 10K Get Away
10/17 Goombay Festival
10/17 Fantasy Fest!!!
10/30 Meeting of the Minds (Parrot Heads)
More Events for Key West

Myrtle Beach
9/26 Annual Atalaya Arts and Crafts Festival
10/1 Annual Myrtle Beach Fall Beach Bike Rally
10/11 Oktoberfest
11/5 Taste of the Town
More Events for Myrtle Beach

New Orleans
10/3 Gretna Heritage Festival
10/4 SwampFest
10/9 New Orleans Film & Video Festival
10/26 The New Orleans Media Experience
10/31 Halloween in New Orleans
11/1 Voodoo Music Experience
More Events for New Orleans

Panama City Beach
9/25 Thunder Beach Autumn Rally
9/26 St. Andrews Fall Seafood & Pirate Festival
10/3 Oktoberfest
10/8 Shag-A-Rama
10/10 Indian Summer Seafood Festival
10/25 Nature's Gallery Fall Arts Show
10/31 Halloween on the Beach
More Events for Panama City

Pensacola
9/26 Pensacola Seafood Festival
9/27 Annual Santa Rosa Island Triathalon
10/11 Suncoast Music Conference & Festival
10/16 Pensacola Interstate Fair
10/18 Hot To Trot Duathlon
10/19 WSRE Wine & Food Classic
More Events for Pensacola

Tourist Network TV Stations:
Streaming LIVE Online!

Atlanta Channel
Atlanta, GA

Beach TV
Destin, FL

Key TV
Key West, FL

Beach TV
Myrtle Beach, SC

New Orleans Television
New Orleans, LA

Beach TV
Panama City Beach, FL

Beach TV
Pensacola, FL

Daze of Futures Past - 25 Years of Fantasy Fest!

Key West celebrates the 25th year of Fantasy Fest in October, 2003. It's sure to be the party of the decade where fantastical fun will be shared by 70,000 costumed partygoers. The anniversary theme, "Daze of Futures Past-25 years of Fantasy" is expected to recapture the zany, capricious history of Fantasy Fest and all its silly splendor.

Since its inception in 1979, Fantasy Fest has dazzled us with images of Hollywood, Broadway and TV; transported us through time and back again; fabricated artful visions of beasts and beauties; explained myths and mysteries; and provided a stage for dreams and fantasies...

Click here for full article, including daily event schedules!

in our Message Boards:

Best Bars in Atlanta

MTV at Fantasy Fest!

Wine Cellar Night at Beach Walk Cafe in Destin

SwampFest in New Orleans

Places to stay at Fantasy Fest in Key West

Hottest Media Personality Contest in Myrtle Beach

Live Cams in Panama City Beach

Is Club Hour coming to Pensacola?

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