Best Western International Launches "You Must Be Trippin'" Blog for Travelers Around the World.New Interactive Web Site Offers Vacation Tips and Ideas from Travel Experts PHOENIX -- Best Western International, the world's largest hotel chain, recently launched its comprehensive travel blog, "You Must Be Trippin'" (www.youmustbetrippin.com) with industry journalists and experts contributing money-saving tips, travel news and destination ideas. Contributors, which include business travel expert Chris McGinnis and leisure travel expert Amy Graff, tackle topics such as business travel by road or air, traveling with children, and practical packing tips. "From questions about hidden costs of business and leisure travel to affordable vacations, 'You Must Be Trippin' includes relevant content for today's travelers from the industry's leading experts," said Dorothy Dowling, Best Western International's senior vice president of marketing and sales. "Best Western understands that travelers need to have information right at their fingertips "Fingertips" is a 1963 number-one hit single recorded live by "Little" Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label. Wonder's first hit single, "Fingertips" was the first live, non-studio recording to reach number-one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the United States. , and we hope that 'You Must Be Trippin' becomes their go-to resource." As the newest contributor, McGinnis offers business travelers advice and information to make traveling and working on the road as smooth as possible. McGinnis has served as a business travel columnist columnist, the writer of an essay appearing regularly in a newspaper or periodical, usually under a constant heading. Although originally humorous, the column in many cases has supplanted the editorial for authoritative opinions on world problems. for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Entrepreneur, written two books and been a travel correspondent on CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. Headline News. In addition to McGinnis, other contributors to www.youmustbetrippin.com include seasoned leisure travel expert and journalist Amy Graff, who takes readers on the road with her husband and two children, her girlfriends and sometimes alone; adventure travel expert and mountain climbing mountain climbing, the practice of climbing to elevated points for sport, pleasure, or research. Also called mountaineering, it is practiced throughout the world. Types There are three types of mountain climbing. guru guru (g  `r, g r` Neal Mueller; and other veteran
travelers that provide top tips of the week, videos from recent trips,
real-life experiences, quirky quirk n. 1. A peculiarity of behavior; an idiosyncrasy: "Every man had his own quirks and twists" Harriet Beecher Stowe. 2. destination suggestions and much more. While the Web site currently features seven contributors, visitors also have the opportunity to comment on blog posts, giving other readers their suggestions and further making www.youmustbetrippin.com a great destination to share information with fellow travelers fellow traveler n. One who sympathizes with or supports the tenets and program of an organized group, such as the Communist Party, without being a member. Noun 1. . To visit the blog, visit www.youmustbetrippin.com and for more information on Best Western visit www.bestwestern.com. ABOUT BEST WESTERN INTERNATIONAL Best Western International is THE WORLD'S LARGEST HOTEL CHAIN[R], providing marketing, reservations and operational support to over 4,0001 independently owned and operated member hotels in 801 countries and territories worldwide. An industry pioneer since 1946, Best Western has grown into an iconic i·con·ic adj. 1. Of, relating to, or having the character of an icon. 2. Having a conventional formulaic style. Used of certain memorial statues and busts. brand that hosts 400,0001 worldwide guests each night. Best Western's diverse property portfolio, its greatest strength, stems from a business model designed to give owners maximum flexibility to address market-specific needs. Equally committed to the business and leisure traveler, Best Western recently embarked on a five-year mission to lead the hotel industry in customer care. Since 2004, Best Western has served as the Official Hotel of NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. [R]. For more information or to make a reservation, please visit www.bestwestern.com. 1 Numbers are approximate and can fluctuate. |
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