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July Update

The Florida Department of Environmental Protections recently awarded the Comfort Suites A/P Cruise Port in Fort Lauderdale its Green Certification and welcomed it to the Florida Green Lodging Program. The Hotel presented a $500 check to the Broward County Parks for use towards plantings and reforestation.

There are now ten certified green lodgings in Broward. Are you doing anything to adapt cost-saving green practices that reduce waste and conserve natural resources? Let us know.

Best wishes to Liberty Suites on celebrating its 10th anniversary. Congrats to Joe Van Enron and Jack Zimmerman, co-proprietors. This superior small lodging which caters to the Gay and Lesbian markets has won numerous awards. You may know Joe from the original Visit Florida GLBT Task Forces.

Jungle Island just celebrated their birthday bash by offering a special buy one regular admission get one free offer. Congrats to Jungle Island.

Neiman Marcus at Sawgrass Mills is holding their end of season clearance sale July 16th through August 2nd. Gabriele is offering our members a special invite and group sales offer. If interested, contact her at Gabriele_gannaway@neimanmarcus.com

Hope to see you next week at Turnberry Isle Resort and Club for “Travel Marketing in a Recession”. It should be a great presentation by Peggy Nordeen, President of Starmark International. Note that online/pre-registration closes on Monday, July 14th at noon.