Best of the West Travel Guide Just in Time for Summer.Bank of the West and Sunset Magazine SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Most people would never expect their local bank to offer the gateway to a great summer vacation Summer vacation (also called summer holidays or summer break) is a vacation in the summertime between school years in which students are off for 3 months, depending on the country and district. , but that's exactly what new customers will discover at Bank of the West. Sunset magazine and Bank of the West - two of the West's premier brands - have teamed up for a unique travel and entertainment guide Best of the West. In conjunction with its spring consumer checking campaign launched this week, Bank of the West is offering customers a free copy of Best of the West, a 208-page travel, dining and entertainment guide. The limited-edition guide is available through June 30 exclusively to new customers who open a Best of the West Checking Account with direct deposit and also obtain a debit card debit card, card that allows the cost of goods or services that are purchased to be deducted directly from the purchaser's checking account. They can also be used at automated teller machines for withdrawing cash from the user's checking account. . "The time was right to make a product offer of a free, interest-bearing checking account with an attractive yield," said Andy Harmening, Senior Executive Vice President and head of Bank of the West's Retail Banking Group. Harmening pointed out that the campaign also features promotions on bundled offerings, including money management, lending and payments products. The guide is designed to help people discover the regions of the West and the communities Bank of the West serves, to find entertainment, family fun and adventures. With spectacular color images of the West by more than 80 photographers, the guide is conveniently divided into six sections where Bank of the West has branch locations: Northern and Central California Central California can refer to one of several divisions or regions of the U.S state of California:
"Bank of the West and Sunset magazine share the same Western heritage and what could be more natural than our collaboration to help customers explore the great regions of our Bank footprint," said Sarah Thornton, Executive Vice President, Marketing, at Bank of the West. "Best of the West highlights many of the top spots our editorial staff has found for vacationing, relaxing, dining, and just having fun in the West," said Barbara Newton, President of Sunset Publishing Co. "It is a great collaboration: Sunset brings 110 years of editorial expertise and Bank of the West brings its 134 years of meeting people's financial needs in the West." A sampling of inviting destinations and events featured in the Best of the West guide include: * San Francisco's Wave Organ by the Bay; * Cheyenne Mountain State Park, Colorado's newest state park; * The Stars-N-Parks star parties in several state parks in southern New Mexico; * Chimney Rock National Historic Site
* North Clackamas Aquatic Park, an indoor water park near Portland, Ore.; and * The Museum of Neon Art The Museum of Neon Art (MONA) is a small museum in Los Angeles, California devoted to art built using neon lighting. This includes preservation of old neon signs as well as display of original fine art. According to its flyer, the museum was founded in 1981. in Los Angeles The Best of the West guide highlights a number of Bank of the West-sponsored events, including the world's oldest women-only tennis tournament the Bank of the West Classic The Bank of the West Classic is a tennis tournament on the WTA Tour held in Stanford, California, United States. The 2007 event will be held from July 23 to July 29. Held since 1971, the tournament is played on outdoor hardcourts. at Stanford University, the Bank of the West Celebrates America Rock Concert in Omaha, the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee The Sacramento Jazz Jubilee is held every May during Memorial Day weekend in Sacramento, California, United States. It is organized and put on by the Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society, usually sponsored by Raley's and Bel-Air supermarkets, and features some of the most noted jazz , and Albuquerque's International Balloon Fiesta. About Bank of the West: Founded in 1874 and headquartered in San Francisco, $62 billion-asset Bank of the West is the fourth-largest commercial bank based in the Western United States Noun 1. western United States - the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River West Santa Fe Trail - a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century . Bank of the West offers a full range of business, trust, international and personal banking services. The bank currently operates more than 700 commercial and retail banking locations in 19 Western and Midwestern states. See www.bankofthewest.com. |
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